Consumer Countdown for Thursday, Oct. 24

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Consumer Countdown for Thursday, Oct. 24

In today's Consumer Countdown, the Motley Fool's consumer goods team takes a look at some of the big earnings announcements in their sector from the past few days.

First the team discusses some of today's big earnings announcements, including Under Armour,SiriusXM, and IMAX. Then, they take a look back at some of the big headlines from the past few days, including LumberLiquidators getting its confidence back, Lorillard seeing e-cig sales grow, Six Flags having a great quarter, and Skechers getting unfairly punished.

After that, the guys discuss an old bet about Safeway, and then they make some new bets about the futures of Altria and Hershey. Finally, the team takes a look ahead at which stocks they're watching next week.


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Mark Reeth has no position in any stocks mentioned. Michael Finarelli owns shares of Skechers. Sean O'Reilly has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Burger King Worldwide, IMAX, Lumber Liquidators, and Under Armour. The Motley Fool owns shares of IMAX, Lumber Liquidators, and Under Armour. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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