Avon Products News

Avon Products Inc, the beauty products direct seller, said on Monday it tapped a former Tupperware Brands Corp executive to be responsible for turning around its business in North America, where sales have been declining for years.

Sheri S. McCoy, the chief executive officer and a director of Avon Products, will deliver the keynote address at Stonehill College's 62nd Commencement on Sunday, May 19.

In addition, the company will leverage on new technology to provide advanced products to consumers at reasonable prices.

The heater design can fail to prevent ignition of nearby combustible materials that come in contact with the unit, posing a fire hazard.

A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs.

In a recent Action letter, the FDA warned Avon about product claims for, among other products, it's Renew line of wrinkle creams and serums.

FIRST A , a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology, today announced the appointment of two long-time FIRST supporters, Sheri McCoy and Bob Tuttle, as Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors for the international organization.

One wonders that anyone could reasonably expect a gel or cream to affect the bust region, but Avon "Solutions Liquid Bra " has been marketed as a bust firming cream that works in one week.

Everyone is talking about USD/JPY and the big breakout move that it experienced over the last 48 hours and while we do not underestimate the significance of breaking 100, we think that it is extremely important for investors to realize that this is not a USD/JPY story but a broader story of U.S. dollar strength.

Since the 2009 lows, shares of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. have surged over 450% to all-time highs and the company's market capitalization has soared 500%. With such significant growth over the past four and a half years, many investors wonder if they have missed the opportunity to cash in.

While Krzanich is being given the keys to the car, he's not sitting in the front seat all alone.

We know there are many forces working against women in the workplace, things like poor maternity leave and child care policies as well as some good old-fashioned institutionalized sexism, and that as individuals we have very little power to change them.

Avon Products has had a stellar ride so far in 2013, boasting a year-to-date gain of more than 60%, and outpacing the broader S&P 500 Index by north of 25 percentage points during the past three months.

The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock.

The firm currently has a "market perform" rating on the stock. AVP has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

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Avon Products, Inc. has had a stellar ride so far in 2013, boasting a year-to-date gain of more than 61%, and outpacing the broader S&P 500 Index by north of 25 percentage points during the past three months.

Renowned value investor Donald Yacktman just reported his first quarter holdings.

Sheri McCoy '80, CEO of Avon Products, to deliver undergraduate commencement address, receive honorary Doctor of Business; the Hon.

The firm currently has a "sector perform" rating on the stock. Avon Products traded down 1.60% on Wednesday, hitting $22.79. Avon Products has a 1-year low of $13.70 and a 1-year high of $24.30. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $21.0. The company's market cap is $9.852 billion.