Avon, Mary Kay ranks boom as a second job

By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Tuesday January 29.

By Wexboy:Avon Products (AVP) has high quality beauty products, a long/distinguished history and a premier reputation in direct sales. It offers its 6.4 million direct sales reps. ('Avon ladies') a compelling income/empowerment opportunity, while offering investors attractive global/emerging markets exposure (83% non-U.S. revenues)

Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Paul A. Ferrillo, counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP specializing in complex securities and business litigation, and is based on an article by Mr. Ferrillo and Joseph T.

As this decade hobbles to a close, a new kind of social gathering is invading America's living rooms: the gold party.

OTTAWA/TORONTO — Factory worker Nelson Claros has little time for talk of the Canadian economic miracle. The 50-year-old was laid off last year from his job of 22 years at a bus-assembly plant northwest of Toronto, and has since applied for 130 jobs. His best offer: A job at $12 an hour, half his previous wage and not enough to pay his bills. “Really there is a recession right now. They don’t call it a recession, but the companies are closing, there are a lot of layoffs. How can this be a miracle economy?” he asked.

(Reuters) - Avon Products Inc's reported a narrower first-quarter net profit as the cosmetics company again sold fewer items and the number of active sales represe

(Reuters) - Avon Products Inc's reported a narrower first-quarter net profit as the cosmetics company again sold fewer items and the number of active sales representatives fell 2 percent.