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Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) makes devices to handle and apply industrial liquids - which can include lubricants, sealants, and paint. The company's customers are generally in the manufacturing and construction industries.[1] Graco owns a 60% share of the paint sprayer market.[2] In fiscal 2007...

Goldcorp (TSX:G NYSE:GG) is one of the world's largest, most cost effective (twice as much net income as Kinross Gold in the first three quarters of 2010 despite similar revenue) and most active (has had a major interest in a number of other major companies including Silver Wheaton, Glamis Gold...

Le Gaga Holdings (NASDAQ:GAGA) is Chinese farming corporation which grows vegetables mostly in greenhouses. The company owns and operates 16 farms, which together, consist of 1,257 hectacres of land. The majority of the farms are located in Southern China, and the company sells most of its...

Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) makes devices to handle and apply industrial liquids - which can include lubricants, sealants, and paint. The company's customers are generally in the manufacturing and construction industries.[1] Graco owns a 60% share of the paint sprayer market.[2] In fiscal 2007...

Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (NYSE: GA) is a Chinese company that develops and operates online video games. Giant was founded in November 2004 and has since developed and released 2 online games, including the massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), ZT. Giant also plans to...

Freddie Mac is one of two mortgage giants established by the U.S. federal government to provide liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, along with sister company Fannie Mae (FNM). Freddie buys mortgages from banks and other financial institutions and packages them into bonds called...

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) sells leisure products such as boats, foosball tables, air hockey tables, bowling and billiards equipment, and fitness equipment. BC also owns and operates bowling centers in several countries and billiards stores in the U.S. Its marine division, which markets...

Fossil, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) sells watches and other accessories such as handbags and sunglasses. The company sells goods through its own retail and online stores, as well as in many department stores such as Macy's Inc. (M), J.C. Penney (JCP), and Nordstrom (JWN). The company also operates 127...

Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO) is a conglomerate with three major businesses - home hardware, distilled spirits, and sports equipment. Fortune's portfolio includes several widely recognized brands, including Moen faucets, Jim Beam bourbon, and Titleist golf equipment. The company earned $6.7...

Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) sells more athletic shoes than any other retailer in the U.S. The company offers athletic footwear and clothes in nearly 4,000 stores across North America, Europe and Asia through its eponymous Foot Locker locations, which even have specialized stores just for women and...

Flextronics International Ltd. (Flextronics) provides electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers (OEM). It also provides supporting supply chain services, including packaging and transportation throughout the world, as well as design and after-sales. The company has...

Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) is the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles by units sold and revenues in North America with 2009 revenues of $1.52 billion. The company manufactures travel trailers, park homes and motorhomes under the Airstream, Four Winds and other brand names. Thor also...

Federated Investors is one of the largest mutual fund management companies in the United States, with over $389 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) in 145 mutual funds as of December 31, 2009.[1] Federated invests in equities, fixed income assets, and money market assets and makes money by...

Based in Tokyo, Fuji Photo Film Company (Fuji Photo) is a leading global producer of photographic imaging products. The company develops, manufactures, and markets traditional and digital imaging products. In addition, Fuji Photo provides services and solutions for consumers, professionals...

Evergreen Solar is a vertically integrated solar panel manufacturer that uses String Ribbon technology to produce solar cells with 50% less silicon[1] than is needed by its competition. Growth in solar panel efficiency from less than 10% before 1980 to more than 40% in 2009[2] has made the sun...

Tim Hortons, Inc. (NYSE:THI) is the largest fast food restaurant chain in Canada (and the fourth-largest in all of North America) based on market capitalization.[1] Its best selling product is coffee, and the chain is known for its "double-double," a coffee with two creams and two sugars. Tim...

The Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) manufactures and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products in 140 countries. EL distributes its products through a variety of different channels, including large department store retailers, smaller boutique retailers, beauty salons and spas...

Encore Acquisition Company (NYSE: EAC) is an independent oil & gas company that operates in the famed Bakken Shale - rumored to have up to 400 billion bbls of recoverable petroleum.[1] To stay strong against competition, Encore has been exploiting many of the projects that it discovered in...

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ : VAR) is the world's largest producer of cutting-edge radiation therapy equipment used to treat cancerous tumors. Its other, significantly smaller businesses include X-ray tubes for scientific research and X-ray security equipment.[1] The company earned $2.2...

Bare Escentuals Inc. (NYSE: BARE) is a San Francisco based natural health and beauty company that develop and sells its own line of cosmetics (i.d. bareMinerals, RareMinerals, and Bare Escentuals brands). The company operates over 300 privately owned boutiques and holds retail contracts with...