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The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Avon Doesn't Feel Pretty The cosmetics company's shares took a beating today after reporting some downbeat indications.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Sad Day for Colgate The company announces a huge four-year restructuring plan. The stock is up 6% on today's news. But, with the stock trading at 20 times consensus earnings, it is hardly cheap.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Kimberly-Clark's Cash The paper products giant has plans in store for its record cash flows.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Brighter Smile At Colgate? With Colgate-Palmolive shares down from $55 to $46, but climbing, now may be a good time to buy.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Brian Gorman	Are Tobacco's Days Numbered? Even with all the cards stacked against them, tobacco stocks remain by some measures attractive investments. Nevertheless, the global regulatory environment may be getting just too hot to handle.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Rich Duprey	A Patented Challenge to CNS The Patent and Trademark Office is reconsidering two patents of the nasal strips maker. Investors took notice and slapped the company down 8%, which ought to present an opportunity to pick up shares.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Chris Mallon	Unlocking Value at Altria Altria's decision to split the company is sweet vindication for long-suffering shareholders.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Diane Brady	Jarden Corp: Not A Household Name -- Yet But many of the brands owned by the company are -- and CEO Martin Franklin has big plans to turn the eclectic holding company into a top purveyor of consumer goods.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2004 John Teresko	Technology Leader Of The Year -- P&G's Secret: Innovating Innovation In 2000, the CTO of America's biggest consumer packaged goods company began his technology and innovation driven transformation of what some called a stodgy 167-year old Midwestern giant. Now, he's been acknowledged as its "technical innovation leader" by the company's CEO.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Estee Lauder, Beauty Queen? The makeup matriarch reports a promising first quarter. Given its formidable product line, promising attributes in its earnings, and its enthusiastic eye towards future growth, it seems Estee Lauder might bear a closer look.
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