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				</language><webMaster>search@zibb.com (RB Search)</webMaster><copyright>Copyright (c) 2007 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:34 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Zibb.com: Fortune Brands Incorporated (Industry News &amp; Blogs)
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					</url></image><item><title>Fortune Brands (FO) Showing Bearish Technicals With Neutral 3 STA...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5687225/Fortune+Brands+FO+Showing+Bearish+Technicals+With+Neutral+STARs+S+P+Rating</link><description>Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) closed yesterday at $38.53. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $17.68 and 52-week high of $46.77. Fortune Brands stock has been showing support around 37.34 and resistance in the 39.34 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&amp;P gives FO a</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5687225/Fortune+Brands+FO+Showing+Bearish+Technicals+With+Neutral+STARs+S+P+Rating</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Insight - Fortune Brands to expand non-US sales</title><link>http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99129</link><description>Fortune Brands, owner of Beam Global Spirits &amp; Wine, expects to increase the proportion of its sales from outside of the US, group chief financial officer Craig Omtvedt has told an investor conference.</description><guid>http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99129</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.just-drinks.com" /></item><item><title>Whirlpool, Fortune see slightly improved home market</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE59M39Q20091023?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=businessNews</link><description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quarterly results from Whirlpool Corp , Fortune Brands  and several other manufacturers pointed to slight improvements in the U.S. housing market, sending</description><guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE59M39Q20091023?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=businessNews</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:50:25 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands profit slumps; spirits go flat - MarketWatch</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fortune-brands-profit-slumps-spirits-go-flat-2009-10-23</link><description>Flat growth in sprits, along with lower volume in golf and home products, drags Fortune Brands Inc.’s third-quarter profit down sharply.</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fortune-brands-profit-slumps-spirits-go-flat-2009-10-23</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:28:04 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands 3Q profit falls, raises outlook (AP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_fortune_brands</link><description>Fortune Brands Inc., a seller of consumer goods ranging from faucets to bourbon, said Friday that its third-quarter profit dropped 63 percent as the prior-year's results included a hefty gain related to the termination of a joint venture.</description><guid>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_fortune_brands</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:59:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands profit, sales fall</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/fortune-brands-profit-sales-fall/article1335249/</link><description>FO-N reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates Friday, as each of the consumer goods company's business units performed at or above its expectations.</description><guid>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/fortune-brands-profit-sales-fall/article1335249/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands' rating cut by Moody's</title><link>http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=35194</link><description>(Reuters) — Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday cut its ratings on Fortune Brands to its lowest investment grade, citing weakness at the company's home and hardware and golf businesses. Moody's cut Fortune Brands' long-term rating one notch to Baa3 and gave the company a negative outlook...</description><guid>http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=35194</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.chicagobusiness.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands Reports Second Quarter Results - FOXBusiness</title><link>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/retail/fortune-brands-reports-second-quarter-results/</link><description>Stability of Spirits Business Tempers Impact of Recession on Home and Golf Products</description><guid>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/retail/fortune-brands-reports-second-quarter-results/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:51:37 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.foxbusiness.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript</title><link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/151269-fortune-brands-inc-q2-2009-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed</link><description>Fortune Brands Inc. (FO)Q2 2009 Earnings CallJuly 24, 2009, 10:00 a.m. ET&lt;a</description><guid>http://seekingalpha.com/article/151269-fortune-brands-inc-q2-2009-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:44:18 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://seekingalpha.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands reports 2Q decline The Business Journal of Milwauk...
      </title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/07/20/daily76.html</link><description>Fortune Brands Inc., the Chicago-based conglomerate that owns Master Lock Co. in Oak Creek, is reporting a more moderate decline in sales and revenue than in the first quarter. Net income for second quarter 2009 was $99.8 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, down from $136 million, or $0.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/07/20/daily76.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:20:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands Q1 net income down 94%</title><link>http://brewing.drinks-business-review.com/news/fortune_brands_q1_net_income_down_94_060509</link><description>Fortune Brands, which is engaged in the manufacture, production and sale of Spirits, has reported a net income attributed to the company of $7.4m, or $0.05 per diluted share attributed to the company, for first quarter ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of 93.9% compared to $120.5m $0.</description><guid>http://brewing.drinks-business-review.com/news/fortune_brands_q1_net_income_down_94_060509</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:05:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://brewing.drinks-business-review.com" /></item><item><title>World Vision Recognizes Fortune Brands Home &amp; Hardware</title><link>http://www.kbbonline.com/kbb/content_display/news-and-features/news/e3i30b29365238b36523d1dc4707613fbaa</link><description>World Vision, the international aid organization, recently honored Fortune Brands Home  Hardware with its annual Crystal Vision Award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to serving children and families affected by poverty. The annual award honors the corporation whose contribution</description><guid>http://www.kbbonline.com/kbb/content_display/news-and-features/news/e3i30b29365238b36523d1dc4707613fbaa</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.kbbonline.com" /></item><item><title>A Big Upgrade for Fortune Brands (at Motley Fool)</title><link>http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/04/30/a-big-upgrade-for-fortune-brands.aspx</link><description>Get The Motley Fool's FREE report: "The Only Energy Stock You’ll Ever Need" to find out how you can cash in on the coming oil and natural gas boom.</description><guid>http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/04/30/a-big-upgrade-for-fortune-brands.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:31:28 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fool.com" /></item><item><title>Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: April 28 (at TheStreet.com)</title><link>http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10492912/1/cramers-mad-money-recap-april-28.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description>Cramer says Wall Street pays more attention to the economy than any other metric, even earnings.. Check out TheStreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines.</description><guid>http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10492912/1/cramers-mad-money-recap-april-28.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:35:54 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.thestreet.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands Cuts Dividend - Wall Street Journal</title><link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124092908139863763.html</link><description>Hurt by the housing slump, Fortune Brands, which makes Moen faucets, KitchenCraft cabinetry and Master locks, cut its quarterly dividend to 19 cents a share from 44 cents.</description><guid>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124092908139863763.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:46:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://online.wsj.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands offers 1Q view, slashes dividend - Forbes</title><link>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/28/ap6347422.html</link><description>Fortune Brands Inc., which makes consumer products ranging from Jim Beam bourbon to Titleist golf balls, said Tuesday it expects its first-quarter profit to beat analyst expectations but slashed its dividend by 57 percent in a cash-saving move.</description><guid>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/28/ap6347422.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:33:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.forbes.com" /></item><item><title>FedEx Threatens to Cancel Boeing Orders</title><link>http://www.cnbc.com//id/29873892</link><description>FedEx is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organize at the package-delivery company, the Wall Street Journal said.</description><guid>http://www.cnbc.com//id/29873892</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnbc.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands names new SVP of strategy and corporate developmen...
      </title><link>http://www.drinks-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=5BF3A1CA-38CE-4DA0-854B-634CC3A7ED33</link><description>Consumer products company Fortune Brands has said that Patrick Koley has joined the company as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development.</description><guid>http://www.drinks-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=5BF3A1CA-38CE-4DA0-854B-634CC3A7ED33</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.drinks-business-review.com" /></item><item><title>S&amp;P raises outlook on Constellation Brands (AP)</title><link>http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090114/constellation_brands_ratings.html?.v=2</link><description>S&amp;P raises outlook on Constellation Brands. - NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services raised Constellation Brands Inc.'s outlook Wednesday and said it may boost the company's ratings near term if it can maintain a solid operating performance and continue to improve credit.</description><guid>http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090114/constellation_brands_ratings.html?.v=2</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:02:19 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://biz.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Netflix Finally Lands on TiVo (at Seeking Alpha)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=126dfgpf1/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/102988-netflix-finally-lands-on-tivo?source=yahoo</link><description>Fast forward a few years and it’s pretty clear that the landscape has drastically shifted. Content is everywhere and Netflix intends to serve as many platforms as possible:</description><guid>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=126dfgpf1/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/102988-netflix-finally-lands-on-tivo?source=yahoo</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:13:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>BJ Services Q4 EPS 57 cents vs 64 cents</title><link>http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~r/marketwatch/realtimeheadlines/~3/9ynOnrpXfrQ/quotes.asp</link><description>BJS Stock Quote, and financial news from the leading provider and award-winning MarketWatch.com.</description><guid>http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~r/marketwatch/realtimeheadlines/~3/9ynOnrpXfrQ/quotes.asp</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:07:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://feeds.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Housing Slump Hurts Sales at Fortune Brands - | ISWOnline</title><link>http://www.iswonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&amp;ContentID=17236</link><description>Fortune Brands lowered its profit forecast for the year after the slumping American housing market sent sales in its home and hardware unit, which produces Moen faucets and Aristokraft cabinets, down 20%, according to Bloomberg News.</description><guid>http://www.iswonline.com/IndustryNewsLanding/tabid/61/Default.aspx?tid=2&amp;ContentID=17236</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:50:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.iswonline.com" /></item><item><title>RSI Predicts Brighter Future For Fortune Brands</title><link>http://community.investopedia.com/news/cadvisor/cotd/archive/FO20081027.aspx</link><description>Traders will watch to see if the oversold readings on the RSI signal a move higher &lt;a</description><guid>http://community.investopedia.com/news/cadvisor/cotd/archive/FO20081027.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://community.investopedia.com" /></item><item><title>Fortune Brands announces management change at Beam Global</title><link>http://www.talkingdrinks.com/news/7328-fortune-brands-announces-management-change-at-beam-global-spirits-a-wine.html</link><description>Fortune Brands, makers of Jim Beam bourbon, has announced that Tom Flocco, president and chief executive officer of its Beam Global Spirits  Wine business is leaving the company to pursue other interests.The Beam Global senior executive team will rep</description><guid>http://www.talkingdrinks.com/news/7328-fortune-brands-announces-management-change-at-beam-global-spirits-a-wine.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:47:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.talkingdrinks.com" /></item><item><title>Pernod Ricard</title><link>http://www.drinksmediawire.com/afficher_cdp.asp?rssid=3656-2</link><description>Early termination of the distribution agreement for Vin &amp; Sprit brands by Future Brands in the US, effective October 1st 2008. Disposal of Cruzan rum brand to Fortune Brands</description><guid>http://www.drinksmediawire.com/afficher_cdp.asp?rssid=3656-2</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Fortune Brands Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.drinksmediawire.com" /></item></channel></rss>