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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.
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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.
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The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Is a Dividend Champ Unilever's dividend can weather the consumer storm.
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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 5, 2011 Piper Terrett	Unilever Battles the Downturn Unilever, the company behind Lynx and Dove, looks cheap compared to its rivals.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Unilever Needs Juice Unilever's earnings growth seems strong, but lacks depth.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Keeping the Faith in Kimberly-Clark Consumer products company Kimberly-Clark turns in results from the fourth quarter that continue its recent solid trends.
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 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.
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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 May 25, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Is This Global Giant a Buy? Shares of Unilever have fallen with good reason.
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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 27, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Kimberly-Clark Has Its Tissues Ready Fourth-quarter earnings could definitely have been worse for Kimberly-Clark. At least the company didn't tell us that anyone's getting a pink slip.
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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.
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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 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.
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The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Polishes Off Sara Lee's Leftovers The U.K. conglomerate helps itself to the dessert maven's personal-care division.
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