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The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Picks Its New Man The former head of Brunswick may not seem like a scintillating choice, but 3M made a solid selection for its CEO. Both the company and the stock look like winners.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M's 3 Challenges Despite at least three significant challenges, 3M looks like a solid value. While the P/E seems a bit elevated, quality large-cap stocks usually do get a bit of a premium.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Needs to Get MMMoving New CEO George Buckley seems a bit more interested in engineering and innovation than his predecessor. Should he succeed in leveraging 3M's great base of engineering talent, better future growth is attainable. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 John Bluis	Follow the Leader An enjoyable and enriching way investors can find new companies to research is to play "Follow the Leader." As an example, let's take a look at 3M.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Does 3M Spell Bingo? With 3M's projected earnings growth of 12% per annum over the next five years, you'd probably want its P/E of 19 and price-to-free cash flow ratio 17 to drop a bit before buying this one.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Investors Whack 3M Old news is bad news for 3M. It doesn't make too much sense to see even more weakness in a stock on the same negative news investors already expected.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Philip Durell	Profit From a CEO Change A company is far more than the person at the top, yet the market routinely reacts wildly to a CEO change. Learn how to profit from this overreaction.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M's Shares Rise Amid Sinking Earnings With its earnings down 37%, 3M tacked on 2% in a forlorn market.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Nick Baker	Fool by Numbers: 3M Q2 2005 3M posted second quarter results: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Brian Richards	Here's Where 3M Makes Money A look at where the company is selling its goods.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Jim Gillies	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: 3M Constant innovation and rewards for shareholders -- there's a lot for investors to like here.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Brian Gorman	3M's Global Focus 3M's emphasis on developing countries poses new opportunities and risks. 3M's investors should understand that future growth may be on shakier ground.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3M Makes More Money 3M boosts its 2004 outlook again. It's an adhesive charm.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	MMM'mmm Good Like other conglomerates, 3M is coupling decent upper-single-digit revenue growth with margin improvements and driving nice double-digit earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Rolls On Some analysts may get hung up on a revenue shortfall, but results from the first quarter were good.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M Steering Straight Solid earnings and straight talk make this a stock worth owning.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	3M Bucks the Trend Given its track record, it's hard to argue against 3M, and judging by a recently cranky Mr. Market, more investors may be heading into 3M's stable arms.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	3M: Punished for Performance Despite rolling out record third-quarter sales and earnings, the company watched its shares tumble amid an increasingly cautious look ahead.
CIO April 29, 2010 Rick Swanborg	Social Networks in the Enterprise: 3M's Innovation Process When 3M wanted to expand the reach of its innovation process it deployed an internal social network to access all 75,000 global employees, bringing in hundreds of new ideas.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Really See 3M to Appreciate It A familiar story: Earnings are up, but the stock is down. Is value piling up within the stock?
The Motley Fool September 21, 2010 Seth Jayson	How's Boeing's Performance at the Margin? With recent TTM operating margins below historical averages, Boeing has some work to do.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2011 Todd Wenning	What Does 3M Do With Its Free Cash? Let's find out if company management is a good steward of your capital.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2011	A Brief History of 3M's Returns The good news is that, at 15 times earnings, shares look reasonably valued today.
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The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 David Compton	3M's Pharma Unit for Sale The branded-drugs unit is on the block, and Wall Street likes the move. It allows 3M to focus on its core strengths, and the branded drugs will be much better marketed by a large pharmaceutical company.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 Seth Jayson	Value at Fair Value? Does holding out for the ultra-cheap hold us back? A 16% drop isn't normally enough to get my value sensors buzzing. But in the case of 3M, maybe a small discount should be enough to pique one's interest.
Information Today February 6, 2014	3M Cloud Library Launches in Canada and Debuts Automation Tool 3M announced that the 3M Cloud Library ebook lending system from 3M Library Systems is now available in Canada.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	James McNerney No matter that the manufacturing sector was on the skids before he even showed up at 3M. The conglomerate has been flying since McNerney rolled out his five-part productivity overhaul in 2001.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 David Lee Smith	Grey Skies to Clear Up at 3M? Stephen Roell, 3M's chief executive, displays some new optimism about the second half of this year.
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The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M's Tiny Beat Hurts Its Shares While it topped the analysts' forecast, the market found 3M's results less than inspiring.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M = Miraculous Money Maker 3M hits on all sectors and geographic areas while posting yet another solid quarter.
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	3M's Downside-Up Quarter Take away year-ago asset sales, and 3M has grown earnings nicely.
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The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	3M Strong Despite Stock's Slip Experienced leadership keeps 3M, maker of Post-It Notes and Thinsulate, performing well.
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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007	Scrutinizing Six Sigma The story on 3M's evaluation of Six Sigma triggered a vigorous debate among readers.
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