Consumer Business Wrap: Barclays NAMES Names

Certain U.S. companies that are more exposed to the crisis in Europe are viewed by Barclays as more prone to weakening operating performance. The analyst points out five firms, which include Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP), Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI), and Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) as the major consumer goods producers for which credit concerns are likely to exacerbate Europe-driven weakness, and also which the firm says are “potential underweights” from a credit point of view.

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