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The Motley Fool February 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Straight Talk From Unilever The European food and consumer goods company is facing its challenges and looking for a turnaround.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Unilever Versus the Consumer Slump Unilever announced second quarter results.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Momentum Builds at Unilever Fourth-quarter sales cap off a strong year for this consumer products giant.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Unilever Needs Juice Unilever's earnings growth seems strong, but lacks depth.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 November 5, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Overcomes Cost Pressures The Anglo-Dutch consumer-products giant grows profits despite cost increases.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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