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Activist Investor Objects to Smithfield Chinese Takeover

Closing Bell for Friday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Trail South All Day

Smithfield Foods Company Earnings Weak, but Who Cares?

Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Markets Recoup from Low Open to Post Gain

Financial News Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Smithfield Buyout: Do You Want China Owning Your Meat Supply?

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 11, 2013: Markets Recover Slightly from Low Open (BBY, BTU, SFD, ADBE, MT, CSIQ, CHYR, DKS, RENN, CVI, DMND, FCEL, URBN, BONT, SSI, BBRY, T, ZNGA, YHOO)

Shareholder Attack of Smithfield Has Risks, but Merits Too (SFD, HRL, TSN)

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 7, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Chop to Higher Close (SAP, CLH, ANGI, SD, BIG, ALJ, PETM, MTN, CIEN, DANG, JRCC, KR, SFD, FNSR, HRB, P, WDAY, ANN, FL, AMD, PBR, FB)

Bringing Home the Bacon at Smithfield Foods

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 6, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Closed Mixed (JCP, ICE, BBY, QCOM, VVUS, GEVO, QIHU, SWHU, PAY, AEO, BIG, TFM, HOV, SPLS, STP, PETS, MTN, CIEN, DANG, JRCC, KR, SFD, MTG, PBR, BBRY)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CMA, FB, FIO, HES, JDSU, KMB, LOGI, QCOM, RIMM, RF, STX, SFD, UTX)

Beef: Prices Rising or Falling?

Week in Preview: Calm After Storm for U.S. Markets

A quiet week for earnings, along with new reports on consumer credit, consumer sentiment, economic optimism, wholesale trade, the U.S. trade balance and federal budget balance, should give the stock markets a chance to settle down after last week's volatility.

Smithfield Foods Brings Home the Bacon

Smithfield Foods reported an upswing in profits for its fiscal first quarter Wednesday as costs fell and sales rose. The CEO touted strength in pork and hog production segments.

Week in Preview: Economic Reports and Earnings

On tap: The Federal Reserve's next Beige Book report, which compiles anecdotal information on current economic conditions from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank districts, and results from Smithfield, Talbots and Men's Warehouse.

Obama takes food safety to heart; but is Sasha's lunch determining policy?