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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On May 22, 5-star manager Neil Hennessy gave CNBC.com his Web Exclusive stock picks. But which stock did he slam?

Hennessy offered CNBC.com exclusively a list of value stocks that are worth a look, as investors wait for oil to top out:

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So it looks to me like

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It was nice to see oil stop rising to the moon and for stocks to still continue higher as a constant rotation from commodity into higher quality tech stocks does seem to be evolving. In fact, it appears commodity stocks are going to continue higher with those new leaders that are starting to emerge. I can only pray that this trend of prettier charts and higher quality longs continues to show in the market. There is no doubt when you see longs like HRS, PVA, FMC, COP, FST, JOYG, TUP, CRK, BUCY, and CLR move like they did today that we do not have some sort of speculative action in oil longs. Along with this action, you can see a lot of technology industries moving higher on the list of IBD industry groups. There is only one way to spin that: bullish. The great thing that some commentators were actually complaining about ...