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8 Companies Increasing Dividends

Ford doubled its payout, and Hormel and Goldcorp joined in on the dividend-hiking fun to lead 2013's first list of companies increasing dividends. More

Gap’s Intermix Buy Is No Reason to Go Short

If the deal shows anything, it that Gap should sell off Old Navy. It could easily reap $5 billion or more and would improve Gap's price points. More

Fed Sinks Markets in Mere Minutes — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Stocks took a dip south Thursday right after the release of Fed meeting minutes, though solar stocks were a glaring exception to the day's trading norm. More

12 Intraday Movers and Shakers

Same-store sales reports are driving momentum in retail stocks today, notably the 6% gain in Ross Stores's (ROST) same-store sales, which was double the estimate. More

Hormel Foods Buys Skippy Peanut Butter, Shares Jump

Hormel Foods will purchase the Skippy brand of peanut butter from Unilever for $700 million, sending Hormel's shares up in Thursday trading. More

4 Packaged Foods Stocks to Buy Now

This week, four Packaged Foods stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader. Each of these rates an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy"). More

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

Some of InvestorPlace's top stock picks in grocery, materials, consumer discretionary, insurance and meat stocks can be bundled into ETFs instead for a little portfolio protection. More