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The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Looking for Leverage With Unilever Investors, if you are worried that you missed out on Unilever, don't be. It's gone almost exactly nowhere in the past year. That doesn't mean that the turnaround isn't coming along, though.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Unilever Looks for Growth Leverage Management is realistic about its performance, and results seem to be on the road to recovery.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Unilever Needs Juice Unilever's earnings growth seems strong, but lacks depth.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Sell-Off Overdone? The consumer-products giant sees a sell-off on second-quarter results. Is the stock a good value now?
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Unilever Versus the Consumer Slump Unilever announced second quarter results.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Surprising Growth at Unilever The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant delivers surprisingly strong first-quarter sales. As you think about how best to position your portfolio over the next few years, consider Unilever as a potential core holding.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Rocks the Quarter Like Spinal Tap Although the recession is likely still with us, Unilever nonetheless managed to grow volume by an impressive 2%, and the company gained market share in products that comprise about 60% of its sales.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Unilever Won't Unify After simplifying its management structure, the European food and consumer goods company decides to keep its dual corporate structure. What does this mean to investors?
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Unilever Needs to Do Better Turnarounds require patience, but Unilever shouldn't press its luck. Though it is easy to see why Unilever would be appealing to value-oriented investors, and that sizable dividend doesn't hurt.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Robert Eberhard	Dividend Stock Picks on the Defensive Consumer goods companies such as these seven are a great place to find defensive, dividend-paying stocks to protect your portfolio: Kimberley-Clark... Unilever... Dr Pepper... Proctor & Gamble... PepsiCo... General Mills... Coca-Cola...
The Motley Fool August 18, 2011 Tony Luckett	2 Consumer Giants Predict the Future P&G and Unilever can indicate the health of the global economy.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Is Unilever Up for Grabs? Peanut butter, toothpaste, and laundry detergent make for an interesting combination. Unilever investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Tamara Rutter	A Recession-Proof Stock for Your Portfolio Is Procter & Gamble is a winning bet in a losing market?
The Motley Fool August 5, 2011 Piper Terrett	Unilever Battles the Downturn Unilever, the company behind Lynx and Dove, looks cheap compared to its rivals.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Is a Dividend Champ Unilever's dividend can weather the consumer storm.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Better Days Ahead for Unilever Though not completely back on track, the company has made significant strides. More aggressive investors might find the potential in these shares a little unimpressive, but it still seems like a solid turnaround story.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Munches on Cheesy Profits Steady growth and sale proceeds drive a solid first quarter for the consumer products company.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2011 Owain Bennallack	Unilever Marked Down on Margins Prices aren't rising fast enough to make up for soaring commodity costs.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Is Stronger Than You Think Unilever's recession woes look contained, but volume may not turn positive anytime soon.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Holds Steady Unilever reported an impressive earnings gain in the third quarter, but after stripping away unusual items, the results look pretty much like what we've seen all year -- steady but unspectacular.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Rolls Through Q2 The Dutch consumer-products company reports solid quarterly results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 G. A. Chester	Unilever Worth Looking At The consumer goods group is on an attractive discount to its peers.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Best International Stock: Unilever When global markets are down, it's time to play defense with a company like U.K.-based food and consumer staples company Unilever.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Is This Global Giant a Buy? Shares of Unilever have fallen with good reason.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Unilever vs. Diageo: Unilever In honor of the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness -- here is "Stock Madness 2007." When there's something strange in the stock market -- who you gonna call? Unilever!
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Overcomes Cost Pressures The Anglo-Dutch consumer-products giant grows profits despite cost increases.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Shifts Into High Gear For investors who prefer their consumer-staples companies big and global, Unilever is a standout name.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Todd Wenning	A Five-Star Foreign Dividend Payer There are many foreign stocks that offer higher dividend yields than their U.S. counterparts. Take a look at U.K.-based consumer goods and food company Unilever.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	"Green" Tea, Greener Profits? Unilever's efforts to promote sustainable tea production could be a major profit maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Unilever Lathers Up Alberto-Culver Unilever agreed to acquire Alberto-Culver.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Seth Jayson	Second Chance for Value Despite sliding share prices, Colgate-Palmolive's future looks sparkling.
HBS Working Knowledge November 28, 2005	Unilever: Transformation and Tradition In a new book, Harvard Professor Geoffrey Jones looks at Unilever's decades-old transformation from fragmented underperformer to focused consumer products giant. This epilogue summarizes the years 1960 to 1990.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Unilever's Back With a Big Bang Never mind the sales numbers. The improving volumes are the key barometer.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Unilever: Slow Progress Is Still Progress Unilever isn't breaking any speed records with its turnaround, but this is a case where slow and steady win the race. The stock is doing just fine.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Who Has the Best Brands? Take a closer look at seven of the largest consumer brand companies: Proctor & Gamble... PepsiCo... Coca-Cola... Colgate-Palmolive... Unilever... General Mills... Kraft...
The Motley Fool November 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Leave It Up to Unilever Shares of Unilever just reached another 52-week high and are up nearly 30% over the past year. If sales trends continue to accelerate with a positive impact on earnings and cash-flow generation, expect further gains ahead.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 Todd Wenning	Dividend Report Card: Unilever Unilever has done a fine job increasing its dividend at a comparable rate to earnings, which is an ideal pattern.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Rich Smith	China to Messenger: Off With Her Head! In announcing a planned price increase, Unilever had accidentally violated at least three separate Chinese laws ... only one of which is written on paper.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2010 Mike Pienciak	The Latest M&A Rumor Another batch of consumer brands could be up for sale.
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The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Did Kimberly-Clark Blow It? The tissue giant may have pushed price increases too far.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Playtex: Time to Buy? Playtex's second-quarter results are mixed, but the realignment continues. Analysts expect the company to earn $0.61 a share in 2006, pricing the stock at 17 times forward earnings.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Kimberly-Clark Mixes Higher The paper products giant delivers again in the first quarter.
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The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Steven Mallas	General Mills: Generally Good It's not growing like a tech stock, but it makes plenty of cash for dividends.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Rich Duprey	Is Unilever Taking a Bath? The consumer products conglomerate warns of lowers sales and profits.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Procter & Gamble Leads the Way In its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings conference call, Proctor & Gamble shows why it continues to dominate the global market in consumer goods.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Avon's Makeover Signs suggest the beauty-product manufacturer and seller's ongoing restructuring might be working. It will take more positive top-line trends and eventual cash flow growth for the stock to break out of its current trading range, which won't be easy.
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