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The food giant, who has a sturdy presence in the world's yogurt market through its Yoplait brand, is finding new ways to boost calcium absorption, either by adding new ingredients, finding new foundations of calcium or fresh proce

General Mills has a potential upside of 11% based on a current price of $36.81 and an average consensus analyst price target of $40.8

Food Manufacturer General Mills (NYSE:GIS) is looking for innovative ingredients or technologies to "go beyond the known impact of calcium and vitamin D" to increase bone formation process through cultured foods.

The release by the 28 member nations of the IEA is "in response to the ongoing disruption of oil supplies from Libya."

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said, "We are taking this action in response to the ongoing loss of crude oil due to supply disruptions in Libya and other countries and their impact on the global economic recovery.

The U .S. Department of Energy will release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic National Reserve, it announced today, as part of a supply increase announced by the International Energy Agency.

Economists had expected 547,000 starts in the month. April's housing starts were revised up to 541,000 from 523,000.

Starts of single-family homes rose 3.7% to 419,000, while starts of multi-family homes increased 8.9% to 134,000.

Starts rose in the South and West, but fell in the Midwest and Northeast.

Housing starts in May increased 3.5% from April's upwardly revised numbers, to a seasonally adjusted rate of 560,000.

Shares of Pfizer are down after Reuters reported the drug maker received approval from European Union regulators to acquire the consumer health care business from Danish medical services firm Ferrosan. EU regulators said a study

Health care shares are down in mid-day trading along with the broader market. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) falls after it gets the green light for its acquisition of a European company.

Consumer shares are higher in mid-day trading while McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) turns positive after briefly dipping into red this morning. McDonald's said May global comparable sales rose 3.1%. U.S. comparable sales increased 2.4%, Eur

Health care shares are seeing mild support in mid-day trading while Merck & Co (MRK) makes a move to address emerging markets. Merck and Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced today the cre

Technology shares are down in mid-day trading but deal news is providing some support to the sector. In mid-day news, shares of Sony Corp. (SNE) are down in after the consumer electronics maker cut European prices for its PlayStat

Financial shares are lower in mid-day trading, while Citigroup (C) is also pointing to the downside, despite plans to change the way it clears customer checks. In an internal memo, the bank said it will process checks starting wit

Technology shares are down in mid-day trading following disappointing news from a key industry trade group. Earlier, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported chip sales fell 1.1% in February. That sent chip issues lower. In

Health care shares are trending higher, while Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is seeing solid gains after reporting study results. In sector news, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) today announced that data from its Endovascular Valve Edge-to-E