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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 July 29, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Unilever Needs Juice Unilever's earnings growth seems strong, but lacks depth.
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 April 8, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Is a Dividend Champ Unilever's dividend can weather the consumer storm.
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 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 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 5, 2011 Piper Terrett	Unilever Battles the Downturn Unilever, the company behind Lynx and Dove, looks cheap compared to its rivals.
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 January 28, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Colgate Doesn't Have That Fresh Feeling Colgate-Palmolive's fourth-quarter earnings weren't particularly cheering.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Church & Dwight's Second-Quarter Penance Squeezed margins at Church & Dwight worry investors.
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 August 20, 2010 Nate Weisshaar	P&G to U.S. Consumer: It's Just Not Working Anymore The company is moving on to the rest of the world.
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 November 5, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Unilever Overcomes Cost Pressures The Anglo-Dutch consumer-products giant grows profits despite cost increases.
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 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 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 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 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 August 5, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Church & Dwight Cleans Up This lesser-known consumer-staples name continues to outperform larger competitors.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Bargains in the Cupboard "Buy what you know" is truer than you think. Procter & Gamble... Clorox... Church & Dwight... Colgate-Palmolive...
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 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 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 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 11, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Your Ticket to Steadily Rising Profits Church & Dwight, the unsexy consumer products company, consistently delivers the goods.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2006 Steven Mallas	Yield Not Right for Church & Dwight Church & Dwight is a good company with a solid brand portfolio -- and a lousy yield. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Seth Jayson	Colgate: Another Boring Success All systems are go at Colgate Palmolive. Just don't ask for excitement. Companies of this size aren't spectacular growth opportunities just waiting for exploitation, but they do provide robust downside protection.
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 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 June 3, 2010 Jim Royal	1 Reason Procter & Gamble Is a Must-Have It's a boring -- but safe -- company.
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 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 November 4, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Church & Dwight Not Worth the Price The consumer products company reports mixed third-quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Steven Mallas	Church & Dwight & an Insufficient Yield Church & Dwight reported second-quarter earnings. The consumer-products company that owns brands such as Arm & Hammer, Trojan, and the recently acquired Orange Glo, had a good quarter but needs to pay a bigger dividend.
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 November 4, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Stability? Growth? Get 'Em Here! Church & Dwight, owner of the Arm & Hammer, Orange Glo, and Trojan brands, has proven itself a consumer-staples outlier, consistently delivering brisk profit growth without stretching the balance sheet.
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 March 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	P&G Gets Nicked Procter & Gamble shares dropped 2.5% after the firm released EPS guidance that didn't quite meet Wall Street's fancy. Investors, too bad the blip's not bigger.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Procter & Gamble Fights the Tide Global currency fluctuations and declining volume hurt P&G's profits in the fourth quarter.
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 April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Chattin' Up Chattem Great brands owned by a boring and unknown company. Might there be value afoot for investors?
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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 February 7, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Church & Dwight's Double Life If you haven't heard of this consumer goods company, take a look at them now. Church & Dwight has a full stable of recession-proof consumer brands.