(NEW YORK)Falling prices for oil and other raw materials that are used to make some consumer products may boost profitability at Clorox Co. and Kimberly Clark Corp., an analyst said Friday.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)In an Oct. 31 story about Clorox Co.'s fiscal first-quarter profit, The Associated Press reported erroneously comments from an analyst. Caris & Co. analyst Linda Bolton Weiser made...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Clorox Co. said Friday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 15 percent as consumers continued to buy its brand-name products, even as it raised prices and financial uncertaint...READ MORE
Consumer products companies are deciding how much they can raise prices without driving away consumers. They look forward to seeing lower commodity costs help the bottom line. Thre...READ MORE
Among the earnings stories for Friday, Oct. 31, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--Insurance broker Aon Corp. said Friday that its third-quarter profit fell 43 percent, hurt by ...READ MORE