Industry group strength or weakness can help boost or weigh down the stock. The grade is in the fourth column of the IBD daily stock tables, to the left of the stock's name. If you have your eye on a leading stock, be sure to check what kind of company it keeps. Always make sure it meets all your buy criteria. A new window will open up. The Industry Group Relative Strength Rating compares a stock's group performance over the past six months with all other groups. The strongest leaders...

Chemicals should not be mixed, and participants should pack materials and then drive directly to the collection site, remembering never to smoke while handling or being around hazardous materials. Oil paints, pesticides and household cleaners should be sorted and packed separately in sturdy upright boxes, padded with newspaper. The following materials will be accepted: Oil-based paints, stains and varnishes, wood preservatives (except Penta), paint strippers and thinners, solvent adhesives...

When the soil pH is not alkaline, he says, the tree may be better able to take up the soil nutrients it needs and less likely to have mouse-ear leaves. It's called mouse-ear because afflicted river birch tree leaves are small and cupped, with brown edges. For details on how to take a soil test, check with a local garden center or your county's office of the MSU Extension. Alkaline soil might be to blame for river birch leaf problems September 7, 2007. Cregg suspects some trees with...

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Shareholders of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc may have started to reap the benefits of the current acquisitions and consolidation exercise of the company as the company s turnover in its 2007 financial year hit an all-time high of N105. Chief Ukpabi attributed its impressive financial performance to its modernisation, strategic investments and acquisitions adding that if it secures the approval of its shareholders, it will be paying a record dividend of 90 kobo per share, an improvement of...