Gap Inc. (GPS), which announces third-quarter results after today's closing bell, just declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, which translates into an industry-leading dividend yield of 1.5%. The company also reported sales growth for the month of October.

Company Description

Gap Inc. is a global specialty retailer that sells clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime and Athleta brands. The company operates stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Japan.

Gap also has franchise agreements with unaffiliated franchisees to operate Gap and Banana Republic stores in many other countries around the world. Under these agreements, third parties operate or will operate stores that sell apparel, purchased from Gap, under Gap's brand names.

Estimates are Bullish Ahead of Earnings Announcement

Analysts polled by Zacks have been upbeat on GPS ahead of today's

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BRGO, Bergio International, Inc., BRGO.OB

BRGO is entering into its 20th year of operations and concentrates on boutique, upscale jewelry stores. BRGO currently sells its jewelry to approximately 150 independent jewelry retailers across the United States.

BRGO has spent millions in branding the Bergio brand through tradeshows, trade advertising, national advertising and billboard advertising since launching the line in 1995.

To consider about BRGO:

1.- BRGO has come to an agreement to launch the Bergio Collection in the Neiman Marcus stores, starting with

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PWRM, Power 3 Medical Products Inc, PWRM.OB

PGCX, Pangenex Corporation, PGCX.PK

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PWRM, Power 3 Medical Products Inc, PWRM.OB

 

 

Power3 Medical PWRM continued to rally for the 2nd day in a row closing at $0.17 hitting a 52 week high of $0.22 on the way. PWRM’s volume has also performed trading over 36 million shares today by the time the closing bell rang.

 

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PGCX, Pangenex Corporation, PGCX.PK

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PanGenex Expands Clinical Trial Sites after Promising Pre-Clinical Data about Lower Coronary Arterial Calcium Scores in Cardiac Patients

TAMPA, Fla.–(CRWENEWSWIRE -Nov 18, 2009)–PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets: PGCX) (“PanGenex” or “the Company”) announced that due to promising pre-clinical results from its clinical trial at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South (http://www.cardio.com/site1.php), the Company will extend its trial to two additional sites.

The Company initiated a 100 patient, placebo based, double blind clinical trial at the CardioVascular Institute of the South. Early results

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The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), recently reported first-quarter 2010 results. The quarterly earnings of 23 cents a share were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but fell 17.9% from 28 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter.   However, on a reported basis, including one-time items, quarterly earnings came in at 20 cents, and jumped 17.6% from 17 cents posted in the year-ago quarter. Management reiterated that it expects its fiscal year 2010 earnings in the range of $1.19 to $1.28 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 per share lies at the low end of the range.   Revenue for the quarter tumbled 19.6% to $230.5 million from $286.8 million reported in the prior-year quarter. The quarterly revenue was hurt by higher promotional cost, fall in personal care product sales to drug stores and foreign currency fluctuations.  Included in the prior-year quarter revenue is ...

Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) recently posted record results for the third quarter. Earnings per share of 41 cents topped the previous year's 26 cents and matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue was a record $334.2 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year.

Company Description

Nu Skin Enterprises is a $1 billion direct selling company that markets and distributes premium quality personal care, nutrition and technology products through a global network of more than 750,000 active independent distributors and preferred customers. The company operates three core brands, Nu Skin, Pharmanex, and Big Planet.

The Nu Skin brand has a line of more than 100 premium skin treatment and other personal care products. With a team of more than 100 in-house scientists, Pharmanex uses a pharmaceutical approach that is setting the standard for the dietary supplement industry. Big Planet brings the benefits of technology to everyone with innovative products like Maxvault, a line

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Tiens Biotech Group, Inc. conducts most of its business through two of its subsidiaries: Tianjin Tianshi Biological Development Co., Ltd., and Tiens Yihai Co., Ltd. Founded in 1998, Tianjin Tianshi focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing supplements and personal care products. Tiens Yihai on the other hand focuses on the research and development, production and marketing of nutrition supplements products, home care and personal care products.

Tiens’ herbal products, vitamin and mineral supplements and personal care products are sold in China as well as approximately 90 other countries. The company has significantly increased its revenue and earnings over the years by capitalizing on worldwide consumer demand for nutritional and wellness products. Tiens has positioned itself for further growth through product line enhancements and additional channels of distribution.

As a result of its ongoing R&D efforts, Tiens has developed, manufactured and marketed more than 20 major products and launches 5-to-7 new products

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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s apparel, beauty and personal care products, recently raised its third-quarter 2009 earnings guidance but warned on below-expectation October comparable-store sales trends. The operator of the Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works store chains now expects its earnings per share between break-even and a loss of 4 cents. Earlier, Limited had forecasted a loss of 7 cents to 12 cents a share. Limited also notified that it now expects free cash flow in the range of $500 million to $600 million for the fiscal year 2009, up from the $350 million to $450 million previously anticipated. Despite an optimistic outlook, the retailer lowered its comparable-store sales guidance for the month of October 2009. The company cautions investors about the downtrend seen in the sales. Limited now expects comps to be negative low-to-mid single digits, slightly up ...

Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) recently reported third-quarter earnings of 54 cents per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29% and surpassing the previous year's 47 cents. Sales were up 9% in local currency. The company also declared a dividend of 25 cents, representing a 14% boost.

Company Description

Tupperware Brands Corporation is a global direct seller of premium, innovative products across multiple brands and categories through an independent sales force of over 2 million.

Product brands and categories include design-centric preparation, storage and serving solutions for the kitchen and home through the Tupperware brand as well as beauty and personal care products through its Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fulller, NaturCare, Nutrimetrics, and Nuvo brands.

A Stellar Third Quarter

The company recently reported third-quarter earnings of 54 cents per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29% and surpassing the previous year's

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Yesterday, Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) announced a third-quarter report that included a positive earnings surprise, a (slight) gain in sales, a raised full-year guidance and a raised dividend.

< ?DART(15);?> As a result, shares of this kitchen food storage staple have advanced approximately 10% today, making it a Zacks #1 Rank Top Performer. Volume has surged today by about 2.3 million shares, compared to the daily average around 601,000.

Even before the quarterly report, earnings estimates on TUP had been advancing. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year stands at $2.73 per share, which is up 2.6% from $2.66 in the past month on raised estimates from 4 of 7 covering analysts. The past 7 days have seen a slight advance of a penny.

Meanwhile the Zacks Consensus Estimate for next year is at $3.19 per share, or 4.6% better than a month ago. Four

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