CAL-MAINE FOODS IN CALM (NASDAQ)

(JACKSON, MISS.)Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said Monday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 38 percent, as higher feed costs outpaced strong demand for eggs. Profit for the quarter ended Au...READ MORE

Among the earnings stories for Monday, July 28, from AP Financial News: GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)--Lorillard Inc. on Monday said it earned a smaller second-quarter profit, as expenses ...READ MORE

(JACKSON, Miss.)Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit almost doubled because of strong demand and pricing for eggs. Profit rose 99 percent to $36.6 million...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Inc. jumped in Monday trading after the financial publication Barron's reported the egg producer's full-year, per-share earnings may grow 290 percent.READ MORE

(JACKSON, Miss.)Cal-Maine Foods Inc. agreed to buy Zephyr Egg Co. and its Eggland Best franchise in South Florida, the egg company said Wednesday. Cal-Maine, based in Jackson, Miss., did not discl...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough fell sharply in premarket trading Monday after new clinical data showed their cholesterol drug Vytorin may be no more effective than...READ MORE

(TULSA, Okla.)Bacteria from the waste of more than 140 million chickens raised each year in the Illinois River watershed has polluted the land and poses a serious health threat, Oklahoma's attor...READ MORE