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The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Illinois Tool Fails to Impress Despite Solid Work Illinois Tool Works' second-quarter earnings miss estimates, company lowers outlook.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Stanley Works Acquires Its Way to Growth The nation's leading toolmaker continues to build solid growth. The company projects full-year earnings of $3.20 to $3.30 per diluted share, which would represent an increase of 12% to 16% over last year's earnings.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Illinois Tool Still Working Growth guidance chilled investors, but the ROIC should warm an investor's heart.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	It's 80/20 at ITW Will Illinois Tool Works' recent gains continue? Overall, cyclical companies are hard to recommend as long-term buy-and-hold investments.
CRM December 1, 2007 Bailor & Lager	A Shift in SAP's Growth Strategy: Buy Big to Get Bigger SAP's planned acquisition of analytics powerhouse Business Objects represents the largest in company history.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Michael Goode	Brady Buys a Bunch The manufacturing conglomerate grows through acquisitions, but restructuring charges hurt its net.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tooling Around Illinois Tool Works The valuation outlook on this diversified manufacturing company is mixed.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Graco: Boring, but Brilliant Despite its sleepy industry (paints, coatings and finishings), Graco produces exceptional results. Too bad the stock isn't cheap.
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The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Andrew Tonner	4 Stocks With Stellar Earnings Let's see how these movers and shakers fared this earnings season.
Prepared Foods July 23, 2007	Differing Organic Policies The U.S. and E.U. governments have adopted markedly different policy approaches to the organic sector.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	SAP Goes Big The major business-software company jolts Wall Street with a transformative deal, agreeing to spend $6.8 billion for Business Objects.
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers	Your Guide To Organic Food Although organic food only accounts for 1% to 2% of all food sales around the world, it is gaining in popularity. However, this surge in the popularity of organic foods raises a number of questions. Read on to find out all the answers.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2008 Colleen Paulson	A Healthy Bite Out of Organic Foods Organic growth can be tough to come by in a recession. But what if we're talking about organic foods: Can these good-for-you products trigger substantial investment gains?
Entrepreneur August 2003 Nichole L. Torres	Natural Instinct Have a feeling the organic market's got a lot to offer? You're not the only one.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Parker Is Still Perky As long as economic activity stays strong and management continues to execute on its improvement efforts, investors shouldn't be in a rush to part from this industrial stock.
AskMen.com Jen Janzen	Organic Food Primer These days, you can buy almost everything in organic form, from the cotton in your T-shirts to the spinach in your fridge. Read our organic food primer to learn about the benefits of going organic and how easy it can be to incorporate it into your life.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Still in the Pink Reported growth at this toolmaker remains robust, but acquisitions are increasingly important. Given that the company will find it increasingly difficult to maintain its current rate of profit growth, the shares look fairly valued today.
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The Motley Fool November 17, 2010 Andrew Bond	Cisco Did Deserve This Whipping Cisco's recent quarterly results don't bode well for the future.
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The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Anders Bylund	General Electric: A Finger in Every Pie GE is getting a makeover, but also meeting its internal goals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	ITT Offers Some Defense Economic cycles come and go, but many of this industrial company's businesses are inherently defensive. Investors, take note.
Food Processing October 2006 David Feder	Well Noted: Organic by Any Other Name While the demand for organic foods and ingredients threatens to outpace supply, some companies are coming under fire for allegedly "fudging" what is truly organic. So what do the "purists" expect?
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The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Honeywell May Be on Autopilot Can this huge conglomerate stay ahead of maturing markets? The company is on track to match its long-term record of mid-single-digit growth in annual structural free cash flow, offering no compelling reason to purchase shares today.
InternetNews October 8, 2007 Larry Barrett	Shareholders, Analysts Pan SAP's Strategic About-Face SAP, which has long lauded the virtue of growing from within, took some heat Monday after paying $6.8 billion to acquire Business Objects.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008	Organic Transistor and Memory Market to Reach $21.6 Billion by 2015 The growing demand for flexible, large-area electronic circuitry from packaging, displays, smartcards, sensors, and other sectors will drive the organic transistor and memory market to $21.6 billion by 2015
InternetNews November 8, 2006 Paul Shread	Cisco Surprises Cisco Systems capped a historic day Wednesday with results and guidance that beat Wall Street expectations.
Science News November 2, 2002 John Pickrell	Federal Government Launches Organic Standards Though for decades some foods have carried the label "organic," consumers never could be sure exactly what the term meant. Action by the Department of Agriculture last week should clarify things.
Food Processing April 2007 Kathryn Trim	Organic Supply and Demand Organic ingredients are ramping up to meet processors' needs. Advance planning is the best sourcing ingredient.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Another NICE Quarter Enterprise and security solutions continue to fuel growth for this Israeli content analytics specialist.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	NICEly Done This little-known Israeli information analytics company puts up another good quarter. As long as the company can keep earnings and cash flow growth on track, investors could find it a pleasant opportunity.
Food Processing August 2008	Organic tortillas make their debut Los Angeles, Cal.-based Tumaro's Gourmet Tortillas introduces its USDA certified Organic Tortillas for food service distribution.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Anders Bylund	SAP Fires Back at Oracle One angry word begets another. William Wohl, VP of SAP's global communications, took issue with three main points in Ellison's earnings report. Investors -- who's closer to the truth?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Oh, Danny Boy ... Danaher has a bewildering array of businesses, but they've delivered growth so far. Annualizing the second quarter's results leaves you with a return on assets of more than 10% and a return on equity of close to 20% -- two hallmarks of well-run companies. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Whole Lot to Like at Dover This incredibly diverse conglomerate has the wind at its back with hot markets in industrial equipment, oil and gas, and electronics. While returns on capital and a somewhat sizable move in the stock mute some enthusiasm, Dover's shares look very interesting.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Actuant Accentuates the Positive Despite a tough market for cars and recreational vehicles, the specialized hydraulic company still produces solid cash flow. This is exactly the kind of company to look for, just not at this price.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	GE's Spring Cleaning General Electric continues to downsize its insurance unit, which is a weak spot in an otherwise strong quarter.
Prepared Foods May 6, 2007 Marcia Mogelonsky	Organic Beverages Consumer concerns about food integrity, government organic standards and the availability of organics in mainstream channels are helping to fuel an organic product expansion.
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BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Diane Brady	Why the Stink Over China's Organic Food? Mainland farms are going natural - if natural means large, government-run farms that don't meet USDA standards.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Rich Duprey	A Very Brady Christmas The sign maker continues to post record sales and profits as Asian expansion continues. But the company trades at a rich enterprise value-to-free cash flow ratio of 22, so the company's price of $37 a share is not particularly cheap right now.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Anders Bylund	Oracle: All Business, No Show There is little doubt that Oracle will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. The real question is, how quickly? Ellison and his gang need to come up with some organic growth outside of the mainstay database business. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Adrian Rush	Dean's Organic Dilemma A dairy boycott prompts a debate over the meaning -- and scope -- of organic food. Investors win no matter where they turn. Thanks to the popularity of organics, they can get healthier right along with their portfolios.