Ecolab News

's stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Barclays Capital in a note issued to investors on Monday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

The Suburbs' Chan Poling brings the mic in close for audience members to sing "Love is the Law" on the final song of the night at a concert celebrating Minnesota's new gay marriage law at Ecolab Plaza in St.

Kyle Hanson of Minneapolis dances with his daughter Sofie, 6, as his husband, John Stumme, left, dances with their son Henry, 3, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Ecolab Plaza in St.

From General Mills to 3M to Target, most of the state's marquee companies already operate in states and other nations where same-sex marriage is legal.

Ecolab is counting on restaurant owners and chefs to quickly begin using its antimicrobe food wash in order to protect patrons from the dangers of salmonella, E coli and other pathogens.

An outdoor music concert will be held Tuesday evening at St. Paul's Ecolab Plaza to celebrate Governor Mark Dayton's signing of the Freedom to Marry Bill.

Ecolab claims its new Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment product can kill 99.9 percent of bacteria such as Listeria.

They currently have a $88.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $80.00. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

Excess natural gas is burned off at well sites, as seen at a well east of Williston, ND, in the heart of the Bakken oil region.

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money.

Welcome to our daily roundup of top insider trades. Here's a look at the most significant inside sales and purchases filed with the SEC on Monday, May 6, 2013.

Minnesota remains a heavy hitter in the corporate world, a new Fortune 500 ranking of America's largest companies shows.

's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

The firm said global Food and Beverage sales increased 6% and excluding an acquisition, first quarter fixed currency sales grew 4% in its first quarter results.

This morning, Credit Suisse increased its price target on shares of Ecolab to $86 following strong earnings from the company yesterday.

The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Ecolab traded up 0.19% on Wednesday, hitting $84.783. Ecolab has a 52-week low of $61.45 and a 52-week high of $84.12. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $80.07. The company has a market cap of $25.007 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.01. Ecolab last announced its ... (more)

Equity markets ended April on a strong note as all three benchmark indexes in the U.S. closed higher.

Ecolab Inc., which closed this month on its acquisition of Champion Technologies Inc.

BP net surged to $16.9 billion. Domino's net surged 66% as same store sales jumped 6.2%. NYSE Euronext net climbed 15% and Office Depot net swung to a loss.

Ecolab announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.01, ARN reports.