Major consumer company Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has announced plans to boost its use of recycled plastic in packaging. The company has set additional sustainability goals which include doubling the use of recycled resin and ensuring that 90% of its product packaging is recyclable, or that programmes are in place to create recycling ability. P&G says it is on track to reduce packaging by 20% per unit of production by 2020. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) in last trading activity moved up 0.51% to close at $84.61. Company weekly performance is 1.27% while its quarterly performance stands at 5.78%. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is -0.93% away from its 52 week high. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is set to report its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the market closes. This follows Verizon Communications Inc.’s (NYSE: VZ) earnings report, which disappointed as it lost on both the top and bottom lines compared to consensus estimates. AT&T and Verizon took a small dip in trading Tuesday morning reflecting this, but both gained handily afterward. On last trading day AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) moved up 0.99% to close at $34.62. Its volatility for the week is 1.80% while volatility for the month is 1.38%. T's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 57.50%. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) monthly performance is -1.20%. Church & Dwight Co. (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $808.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $805.85 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co. will post $3.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On last trading day Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE:CHD) moved up 1.75% to close at $70.81. Its volatility for the week is 1.90% while volatility for the month is 1.40%. CHD's sales growth for past 5 years was 5.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE:CHD) monthly performance is 0.30%. Analysts at Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL) in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL) has 0.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 54.70%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $3.94. Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH) announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of its common stock. Chardan Capital Markets, LLC is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering. Nanosphere plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and working capital. On Tuesday shares of Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH) closed at $0.74. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 48.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 20.00%.
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