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Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) is the world's largest marketing and advertising conglomerate. It is organized as a holding company for a group of independent advertising and communication services firms. However, more than 50% of Omnicom's revenues come from sources other than traditional advertising...

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) is a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging for beverages and foods. Most of Ball Corporation's customers are breweries and soft drink bottlers, which pay Ball to make aluminum soft drink and beer cans. The company sells 18 different beverage can sizes and helps...

Avon (NYSE:AVP) makes beauty and personal care products, including various types of cosmetics - lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, basically anything that would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift - apparel and accessories, and home and decoractive products. Avon's products face intense competition...

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) is a communications and information technology company primarily serving the US government and with commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Since the release of its Falcon III Multiband Manpack Radio in Fiscal 2007, Harris has expanded primarily in its...

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) makes office products and self-adhesive labels that cover everything from shampoo bottles to highway signs [1]. The company also makes barcode tags, price tags, and security devices for retailers. With product sales in over 89 countries world-wide, international sales...

Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ: ASCA) operates eight casino resorts in the Midwestern U.S. Unlike other casino operators such as Wynn Resorts (WYNN) or Las Vegas Sands (LVS) which attract higher-end tourists, Ameristar's main customers are local residents and regional, in-state tourists.[1] Customers...

Brazil-based Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ARA) is the world's largest producer of bleached eucalyptus pulp, as well as one of the lowest-cost producers of this product. The company is responsible for 31% of the global supply of the product, which is used in the production of a wide range of paper...

Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Connecticut, U.S., Amphenol Corporation (APH) designs and manufactures connectors and interconnect systems that are used primarily to conduct electrical and optical signals for a wide range of sophisticated electronic applications. The company is one of the...

AMSC (American Superconductor Corporation - NASDAQ: AMSC) serves the electric utility, industrial and wind power markets with a host of energy technologies based on proprietary high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires and power electronic systems. [1] Business and Financials They make a...

America's Car-Mart was founded in 1981. They presently have 92 locations in Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Texas, Car-Mart (CRMT)provides affordable used vehicles for the proletariat. With over 36,000 customers (many repeats, according to...

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, the largest U.S. tobacco company. Altria also formerly owned Kraft Foods, but spun the company off in March 2007 to focus on its tobacco business. Additionally, Altria has also spun off it's international tobacco business...

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) manufactures fiber optic and coaxial cables, network connectors, and other physical components used in broadband communications networks. ADC's products are designed to help clients, such as landline and wireless telephone companies, cable providers...

Alberto-Culver (NYSE: ACV) owns cosmetics brands such as Nexxus, TRESemme, Alberto VO5, and St. I'ves. Nexxus and TRESemme are responsible for the majority of the company's revenue.[1] TRESemme and Nexxus were acquired by ACV, and are now the company's best-performing brands. [2] Though...

Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) is a biotechnology company that makes drugs to treat cancer, neurological diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The company's most important products are Avonex and Rituxan, which treat multiple sclerosis (MS) and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs), respectively. The company...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) is the holding company for Acuity Brands Lighting, the world's largest manufacturer of lighting fixtures. Seventy percent of the company's sales are for outdoor lights - the federal highway system, with its purchases of street lights, is a key customer for acuity...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) is one of the world's largest video game publishers and distributors. Along with primary competitor Electronic Arts (ERTS), ATVI develops software for the PC and video game console markets. The company is home to the popular games: Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Call of...

American Capital Strategies (NYSE:ACAS) is the largest business development company in the U.S., with $15 billion in assets under management, and the only one in the S&P 500.[1] that makes investments of $5 million to $800 million in companies whose employees and management hold a large...

AVX Corporation manufactures and distributes passive electronic components that are used in all types of electronic devices ranging from cell phones and computers to automobiles. Passive components operate without electricity, while active components require electricity to run. AVX's passive...

AGA Rangemaster Group Plc, formerly Aga Foodservice Group plc, is United Kingdom-based company engaged in the design, development, manufacture, sale and service of premium brand cookers, kitchen and household products. The Company operates in only one business segment being the manufacture and...

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is the largest producer of soup in the world. It has a 60% market share in the 4 billion dollar soup market. Campbell's has market shares in a number of food industry categories with products such as soups, sauces, snack foods, baking goods and beverages...