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Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-estate data coming out.

Canned corned beef -- a staple of quick, cheap meals -- is in short supply, and retailers including Walmart are pointing to a series of recalls last year as the cause for the product not being on store shelves. The mystery meat inside typically originates from Brazil, where a major processor has...

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ConAgra Foods (CAG) posted earnings from continuing operations of 32 cents a diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, compared with 37 cents a share a year earlier. Sales fell 2.4% from a year earlier to $2.8 billion, the company said in a statement. Sponsored Links "Our fiscal...

ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods has issued a recall of Marie Callender 's Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals after more than two dozen people were diagnosed with salmonella poisoning. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said all of those frozen meals, regardless...

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: In its latest forecast of worldwide hiring, Manpower (MAN) said Tuesday survey results show "employer optimism in the global labor market is gradually improving." Employers in 30 of 36 countries indicated stronger hiring...

Apart from perhaps pawnbrokers and repo men, no one much likes a recession, but it hasn't been all bad for packaged-food companies. Take ConAgra, which served up one of Wall Street's most savory meals this week: a beat-and-raise quarter.