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		<title>(SFD) Smithfield Food &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smithfield Food (SFD) has delivered strong second quarter 2012 earnings of $0.76 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.07. The result was driven by strong fresh pork earnings and robust exports despite higher raw material costs. Further, management has undertaken restructuring initiatives in an effort to save costs and boost profitability, which augur well for future operating performance. The company&#8217;s vertical integration and product mix also help increase margins. Though rising raw material costs will continue to challenge Smithfield in future, the company is attempting to continue its fresh pork and hog production businesses and expand its packaged meats business through stronger branding and innovation. SMITHFIELD FOOD (SFD): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(SFD) Smithfield Foods &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods (SFD) has delivered strong second quarter 2012 earnings of $0.76 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.07. The result was driven by strong fresh pork earnings and robust exports despite higher raw material costs. Further, management has undertaken restructuring initiatives in an effort to save costs and boost profitability, which augur well for future operating performance. The company&#8217;s vertical integration and product mix also help increase margins. Though rising raw material costs will continue to challenge Smithfield in future, the company is attempting to continue its fresh pork and hog production businesses and expand its packaged meats business through stronger branding and innovation. SMITHFIELD FOOD (SFD): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(TSN) Tyson Foods Settles Wage Dispute with Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN), the world’s leading producer, distributor, and marketer of chicken, beef, pork, and prepared food products, has decided to give up $32 million in order to settle a wage dispute with workers who claimed that they were being paid less than they actually worked for. The workers of meatpacking and food processing units claimed that they were deprived of thousands of dollars in lost pay for time they spent donning and doffing safety gear. The movement is backed by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2005, in &#8220;IBP Inc. v. Alvarez&#8221; that stated that meat plant workers had to be paid for time required to put on and remove protective clothing and safety gear and for time required to walk to and from work stations. More than ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACHN) Company News for September 9, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD) posted Q1 EPS of $0.69, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 6.6% year-over-year to $3.09 billion •    PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) said it will acquire Caliper Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:CALP) in a deal worth about $600 million. Following this development, shares of the genomic-detection tech maker advanced 41.14% to close at $10.43 •    Shares of retailer Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) declined 6.54% after the company reported first-quarter earnings results that came in below the Street’s expectations •    Zagat, which provides reviews of bars, restaurants and shopping locations, will be acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). However, Google remained silent on the terms and conditions of the deal •    Clothing and luggage maker G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.’s (NASDAQ:GIII) share prices fell ]]></description>
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		<title>(SFD) Smithfield to Explore Packaged Meat</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/sfd-smithfield-to-explore-packaged-meat/77683</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the pull out from the acquisition deal of Spain’s Campofrio Food Group SA in June, Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD) is now looking for potential opportunities in packaged-meats such as in smoked ham, bacon and frozen meatballs in an effort to enhance its brand value in the emerging markets. Currently, Smithfield is eyeing on Sara Lee Corp. (SLE), which is spinning off its beverage business to focus on meat. As an alternative, the company might get interested in China&#8217;s People’s Food Holdings Ltd., the world’s biggest consumer of pork and who has considerable amount of net cash and gets all its sales in China. Sara Lee Smithfield was always interested in the retail meats division of Sara Lee. In August 2006, Smithfield bagged Sara Lee’s European meats arm for $614 ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMY) Company News for September 8, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/08/bmy-company-news-for-september-8-2010-corporate-summary/50773</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Bristol-Meyers (NYSE:BMY) said it agreed to acquire ZymoGenetics (NASDAQ:ZGEN) for $9.75 per share, in a deal valued at 885 million • A Bloomberg report said Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) will sell its stake in China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) for $6.6 billion • Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD) posted inline fiscal first quarter earnings of 46 cents a share on a 6.9% revenue increase to $2.90 billion, below estimates of $3.06 billion • Phillips-Van Heusen (NYSE:PVH) reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings of 72 cents a share, up from estimates of 54 cents on inline revenues of $1.1 billion, up 108% YoY. The firm also offered upside fiscal 2011 earnings and revenue guidance, with earnings of $3.70-$3.80 and revenues of $4.44-$4.47 billion anticipated • Navistar (NYSE:NAV) reported estimate-topping second quarter earnings of $1.83 a share, up from estimates of $1.47, on ]]></description>
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		<title>(SFD) Smithfield Foods Looses More Than Double the Prior-Year Same Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/sfd-smithfield%c2%a0foods-looses-more-than-double-the-prior-year-same-quarter/14574</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SmithField Foods Inc. (SFD), producer and marketer of fresh and packaged meat products in the U.S. and internationally, reported results for its first quarter of fiscal 2010 with a net loss of 56 cents per share. The loss was a penny higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. The loss was also greater than net of loss of 21 cents reported in the comparable prior-year quarter. Despite controlled production, the company reported a loss primarily due to higher one-time items and lower hog prices domestically due to oversupply, the impact of the H1N1 (commonly referred to as &#8220;swine flu&#8221;) pandemic and the recession. Net sales for the quarter declined 13.6% year-over-year to $2.7 billion attributable to lower volumes and currency fluctuations, especially in international operations and lower prices ]]></description>
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