Consumer Countdown for Thursday, Oct. 24

By Mark Reeth, Michael Finarelli, and Sean O'Reilly – Oct 24, 2013 at 2:32PM

In the Consumer Countdown, the Fool's consumer goods team takes a look at all the big earnings news, headlines, and more from their sector.

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,Sirius XM, and IMAX. Then, they take a look back at some of the big headlines from the past few days, including Lumber Liquidators 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 wasn't born incredibly handsome, like so many are--he had to work hard to get to where he is today. Thankfully, through much blood, sweat, and hair products, Mark Reeth is now one incredibly good-looking Consumer Goods Editor. But Mark Reeth wasn't born a Consumer Goods Editor--he started as a writer for Fool.com, became a Blog Editor, and now loves reading all the latest Consumer Goods news. If you want to read all the latest Consumer Goods news, follow him on Twitter @ChristmasReeth.

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