3M COMPANY, $207.42, New York symbol MMM, makes over 60,000 consumer and industrial goods, including Post-It notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard fabric protection and Thinsulate insulation.

In the three months ended June 30, 2018, overall sales rose 7.4%, to $8.39 billion from $7.81 billion… Read More

CAMPBELL SOUP CO., $41.91, New York symbol CPB, makes a variety of food products under the brands Campbell’s Soup, Pepperidge Farm, V8, Bolthouse Foods and others.

Due to slowing sales of processed foods, Campbell’s stock has declined 12% so far this year. As a result, the… Read More

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $76.40, Toronto symbol TD, raised its quarterly dividend 11.7% with the May 2018 payment. Investors now receive $0.67 a share, instead of $0.60. The new annual rate of $2.68 yields 3.5%.

The bank also reported-stronger-than-expected earnings for its fiscal 2018 second quarter, which ended… Read More

CAMPBELL SOUP CO., $$34.37, New York symbol CPB, makes a variety of food products including Campbell’s Soup, Pepperidge Farm, V8 and Bolthouse Foods.

The stock fell 12% on Friday after the company announced weaker-than-expected sales and a reduced sales outlook for the entire year. Campbell CEO… Read More

3M COMPANY, $196.12, New York symbol MMM, makes over 60,000 consumer and industrial goods, including Post-It notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard fabric protection and Thinsulate insulation.

The company reported higher results for the first quarter of 2018. However, it has cut its full-year forecast… Read More

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP., $41.71, New York symbol TUP, makes household goods such as plastic containers for food, beverages, cosmetics and fragrances. It sells these products through 3.2 million independent dealers. That network keeps its distribution costs down.

The stock fell 12% this week after Tupperware cut… Read More

Ford continues to aggressively pursue the development of electric-powered and self-driving cars. While that work is still ongoing, the automaker plans to add several of those vehicles to its lineup within the next couple years.
Their addition should spur sales for Ford, which has seen its… Read More

Boeing and Ford are highly cyclical manufacturing companies. That means their shares and earnings tend to rise and fall with overall business and economic cycles.

For new buying we prefer Ford, which trades at a much lower p/e than Boeing. When the economy slows, Boeing’s… Read More

WAL-MART STORES INC. $104.59, New York symbol WMT, is the world’s biggest retailer, with 11,695 outlets in 28 countries.

With the April 2017 payment, Wal-Mart raised its dividend by 2.0%. The new annual rate of $2.04 a share yields 2.0%. It has now increased that yearly… Read More

WAL-MART STORES INC. $100.87, New York symbol WMT, is the world’s biggest retailer, with 11,695 outlets in 28 countries.

In response to the U.S. tax reforms, which cut the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, the company plans to increase the starting wage for… Read More