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It's been an exciting week on Wall Street. Not only did investors get a taste of how earnings are stacking up for companies like Apple and Chipotle, Zillow's stock really took off during its first day of trading. We asked Chris Hill from The Motley Fool what the numbers really mean.

As food prices continue to rise, many food companies are shrinking packages instead of raising item prices. But don't be fooled: You're definitely paying more for less.

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but an expected boost in sweetheart-holiday spending could still help a few stocks show your portfolio some love over the longer term. Here are the bull and bear cases for three companies that stand to see at least some benefit from Cupid's arrow.

Hershey is kissing goodbye 500 to 600 workers at its Pennsylvania plant, as part of a restructuring program that aims to stir in greater efficiencies at the historic chocolate maker.

The Milton Hershey School ad during the Oscars on Sunday night melted the heart faster than Hershey's "Great American Chocolate Bar" campaign. Underprivileged students enthused how how their lives were changed by the Hershey-subsidized Pre-K-to-12 boarding school, which had operated under the...

Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods (KFT), as Kraft faces a Tuesday deadline for changes to its bid. Cadbury shares moved above 800 pence in Monday trading in the United Kingdom, indicating the market was looking for...

After weeks of sitting on the sidelines while Cadbury played cat-and-mouse with Kraft Foods, Hershey is finally ready to make a bid for the U.K.-based chocolate maker. Sources close to the Hershey board say that the company will bid $17.9 billion for Cadbury.

Hershey (HSY) is an odd sort of company. Its governance is not in the hands of its board of directors. A charity called the Hershey Trust, established in 1894, effectively decides how the confectionery company is run and who will run it. Hershey has its own board, but in some ways it is close to a...

Just when you thought Cadbury (CBY) might just gather up its creme eggs and call it quits on buyout talks, two additional suitors have stepped forward to woo the legendary British chocolate company. Hershey (HSY) and Italy's Ferrero have confirmed they are interested in bidding for Cadbury,...

Walk into almost any store this month, and you'll be hit with a wash of pink products -- pink clogs, pink vegetable peelers, pink cleaning products, even pink food -- sold in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Consumers, feeling as if they're participating in the effort to find a cure for...