CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) said Monday it has been awarded a $34 million contract to provide technical support for the U.S. Army's night vision and electronic sensors directorate, known as the night vision lab. The Virginia-based lab conducts research and development of advanced night vision and other sensor technologies, such as infrared weapon sights and surveillance systems, to assist the armed forces in night and limited visibility conditions. CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) will provide program management and systems engineering support for the development and advancement of electro-optical and infrared sensor components, which detect and identify air, sea and ground targets.Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) on Monday reported Q3 results above analysts' expectations as the manufacturer of household and personal-care products benefited from volume growth, but the company also tightened its 2014 earnings guidance to a penny below analysts' consensus estimate and predicted Q4 earnings below the Street view. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), whose brands include Arm & Hammer and Oxiclean, reported Q3 net income of $115.9 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, up from $107.9 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ were expecting a profit of $0.82 per share.Net sales rose 4.6% to $841.8 million, topping the $828.8 million expected by the Street. On an organic basis, sales rose 4.7%, driven by volume growth of 5.2%, which the company noted was "partially offset by 0.5% unfavorable product mix and pricing." The company tightened its forecast for 2014 EPS to 8% growth or $3.01 per share, versus its prior view for growth of 7% to 9%. The $3.01 is a penny below analysts' latest consensus estimate. The company sees organic sales growth of 3% for 2014.For Q4, it also expects organic sales growth of 3% and projected EPS of about $0.78, a 20% increase over the prior-year period but below the Street's view of $0.82. The company noted half of the expected year-over-year growth will be on the lack of a write-down, a lower share count and lower litigation costs. For 2015, Craigie said the company expects high-single-digit EPS growth. Analysts recently were predicting 2015 EPS of $3.32, up 9.9% from the $3.02 they expect for 2014. The company also gave Chief Financial Officer Matthew T. Farrell the additional title of chief operating officer. He doesn't appear to be directly succeeding anyone in the post of operating chief.AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU) reported both its Q3 production and cash costs were better than it had predicted. AU is trading near the lower end of the 52-week range between $8.07 and $19.53. The gold mining company said its adjusted headline earnings, after one-off items, fell to $66 million or $0.16 per share from $110 million or $0.28 a year ago due to a lower gold price, annual inflationary increases, higher amortization and taxation charges. No analyst estimate was available for comparison.Production rose 8% to 1,128 Moz, exceeding the guidance for 1.06 Moz to 1.09 Moz. Cash costs rose 1% to $820/oz, below the $850/oz - $890/oz guidance. For 2014, AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU) tightened its production to 4.35 Moz to 4.45 Moz, at the top end of its initial guidance of 4.2 Moz to 4.5 Moz.
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