consumer goods

Procter & Gamble recently added "Shop Now" buttons to the Facebook fan pages for its of several brands such as Gillette, Olay and Tide. Even if this latest plunge into e-commerce succeeds, though, there's some question about whether it could boost P&G's bottom line.

If you're nearing retirement, Procter & Gamble (PG) might be a good addition to your stock portfolio. Its personal care focus, its history of creating new products, its near 50% dividend payout and its strong cash flow give it a stable outlook and make it a compelling choice for those looking to buy and hold.

January's retail and food services sales rose a sharp 7.8% from January 2010 and 0.3% from December. For the most part, merchants and manufacturers worked to line up wares that consumers want at prices that attract those who are now more frugal.

Hot summer weather got us thinking about short summer haircuts, which is as good a reason as any to take a close look at some consumer staples stocks. Save for utilities, no other sector has held up as well in a down market.

On the heels of Intel's better-than-expected June quarter earnings report, the latest U.S. business inventories and import/export reports suggest the nation's economy slowed somewhat in the second quarter.

DailyFinance and Landor Associates collaborated to publish a list of the top 10 Breakaway Brands of 2009. To get a deeper sense of the key trends tracked our study, as well as trends that are over the horizon, I spoke to Hayes Roth, Chief Marketing Officer of Landor Associates. Part of Roth's job...

It's hard to get kids interested in learning about economics and the environment in the classroom, especially when textbooks have outdated information about it or none at all. That's why a 20-minute video called The Story of Stuff is becoming a sleeper hit in American classrooms.It's a condensed...