5 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch For 2015

5 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch For 2015: Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN)

Furniture Brands International, Inc. engages in designing, manufacturing, sourcing, and retailing home furnishings in the United States and internationally. The company offers case goods, such as bedroom, dining room, and living room wood furniture; stationary upholstery products comprising sofas, loveseats, sectionals, and chairs; and motion upholstered furniture, including recliners and sleep sofas. It also provides occasional furniture, such as accent pieces, home entertainment centers, and home office furniture, as well as wood, metal, and glass tables; and decorative accessories and accent pieces. The companys brand portfolio includes Thomasville, Broyhill, Lane, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Lane Venture, Maitland-Smith, La Barge, and Creative Interiors. It markets its products through its Thomasville retail stores, interior designers, multi-line/independent retailers, and mass merchant stores to retailers, including independently owned furnitu re stores, department stores, and chains. The company was formerly known as Interco Inc. and changed its name to Furniture Brands International, Inc. in 1996. Furniture Brands International, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Sally Jones]

  Heres a look at what goes inside those new homes: new furniture. As furniture makers increase outsourcing and the U.S. manufacturing sector declines, investors must be wondering about the future of American furniture companies. Trading histories show Guru billionaires have taken years of losses, especially in the case of Furniture Brand International Inc. (FBN), but the recent insider trades at Furniture Brand may be some indication of what we can expect from Guru shareholders when their second quarter trading activity in this sector is revealed.

• [By Bryan Murphy]

  Have you ever looked back ! after a stock's rebounded and realized you missed the obvious hints that the bottom had been made (and you missed out)? Yeah, well, I suspect a bunch of traders are going to look back at Furniture Brands International, Inc. (NYSE:FBN) a few weeks from now and realize right now - as in today - is when FBN made a major bottom and began a bullish reversal.

• [By FoxBusiness]

  In an interview to appear on FOX Business Networks (FBN) Countdown to the Closing Bell (3PM/ET), Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat speaks with anchor Liz Claman about the companys recovery. Corbat says, I think when we look back, we've done a pretty monumental transformation of the company and that we feel like we've got the right business model and the right mix of businesses. Corbat also comments on cyber security saying, I think the threat of cyber security is absolutely real and that this is an area where we dedicate a lot of resources, people, hours, money, to making sure that we've got the best technology.

• [By Fox Business News]

  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn spoke with FOX Business Networks (FBN) Charlie Gasparino about his positions in Apple and Herbalife. He discussed his proposal for Apple to launch a $150 billion stock buyback, saying, They could certainly innovate as much as they want and still do this buyback. When asked whether he could maintain a stake in Herbalife for years, Icahn said, I could. I have no compunction the way Herbalife is going right now. Icahn also discussed his Twitter war with PIMCO Founder and Co-CIO Bill Gross, and said, I certainly respect Bill Gross, but its a little fun.

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