Analysis: Wal-Mart's price push tests manufacturers' prowess

Consumer staples companies have a problem. It costs more to make everything from soup to soap to soda, but when they raise prices they turn off consumers and strain their relationships with Wal-Mart Stores ...

ByProfit Fan:Some of the largest companies in the S&P 500 operate in the consumer staples sector, and it was reported yesterday that Wal-Mart (WMT), Philip Morris (PM) and Procter & Gamble (

Clay King submits:In my first article in our series of building a dividend growth portfolio sector by sector

By AnalytixInsight:Dollar General Corp. (DG) reports preliminary financial results for the quarter ended 2012-10-31.

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author name submits:Looking at the overall returns of American stocks throughout the 20th century, some of the best companies that you could have invested in are those that sell low-cost consumer products with very strong brand names such as: Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Colgate-Palmolive (

By David Fry (ETF Digest): Consumer Staples are considered a more conservative and defensive sector. After all, no matter the economic conditions, people still need "stuff" from soap to toothpaste.

By Takeover Analyst:What follows is a list of consumer good companies that I am bullish about. All three of these companies -- Kraft (KFT), Coca Cola (KO), and Staples (SPLS) -- have strong brand names and are led by top management.