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From PepsiCo to Avon to Xerox, these women are responsible for some of the biggest companies and brands that consumers touch and feel everyday. And this year, there's a new No. 1 on Fortune's list of the most powerful women.

Higher raw materials costs, supply problems in Brazil and poor sales in Russia drove the cosmetics company's quarterly sales and income.

Some stocks may seem like bargains when they're really duds. Here's how you can find stable, defensive stocks that might provide market-beating returns. You can start with these nine high-quality stocks that should do well for buy-and-hold investors.

Wall Street's consensus sees the S&P 500 tacking on an 11% gain over the next 12 months -- with lots of ups and downs along the way. That has us inclined to play defense, with an eye toward bargain stocks paying generous, sustainable dividends. Here are our top 11 picks for 2011.

Stronger than expected retail sales propelled the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) to a triple-digit gain on Monday, maintaining both the market's upward momentum from last week and optimism about the economic recovery. By mid afternoon, major stock indexes rose more than 1%, with the Dow...

Looking for work, any kind of work? Have you considered direct sales? My friend Shira did. I got a Facebook announcement from her over the weekend: "I've decided to become an Avon Lady!" "Wow, those are still around?" I asked myself. Sure enough, Avon sales reps are worldwide, and the company...

Blaming the recession, Avon Products (AVP) today announced it would eliminate 1,200 of its 42,000 jobs over three years as part of a global restructuring that will include closing its Springdale, Ohio, facility. The Springdale plant comprises manufacturing, a returned-goods processing operation,...

Beware, Avon ladies (and men) who actually work on-site for the company: the cosmetics giant announced today that it will shed 1,200 jobs by 2013 in an effort to reduce operating costs.The news comes in the midst of Avon's full-speed-ahead campaign to attract new independent sales representatives....

For the first time in its history, Avon Products is using infomercials to recruit new Avon ladies. But your prospects for making a living pitching these beauty products is still pretty ugly.With rising unemployment economic uncertainty presenting an opportunity, multi-level marketers are looking to...

Multi-level marketers like Mary Kay, Avon and Amway have been recruiting new associates from the ranks of the laid-off with promises of "unlimited income" and a job that can't be outsourced. The Dallas Morning News recently reported that "Mary Kay is reporting a significant increase in the number...