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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Posts Sales Increase of 15%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/an-autonation-posts-sales-increase-of-15/97936</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) posted a 15% increase in new vehicle sales to 25,489 units in March 2012 compared with the same month in the previous year. The company recorded improvement in sales in all of its segments. Sales in the Domestic segment hiked 26% to 7,991 vehicles; Imports increased 10% to 13,403 vehicles and the Premium Luxury segment rose 10% to 4,095 vehicles during the month. Last month, light vehicle sales in the U.S. grew 10% to seasonally adjusted annual rate of 14.4 million units from 13.1 million units in the same month of 2011. The increase was driven by higher demand for fuel-efficient small cars and compacts due to rising gas prices. Mild weather and increasing age of vehicles on road stimulated sales during the month. Large vehicles also ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Beats Expectations &#8211; Earnings Rise 13%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/an-autonation-beats-expectations-earnings-rise-13/90958</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) saw a profit of $71 million or 51 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with $68 million or 45 cents per share in the comparable quarter of 2010 (excluding debt refinancing costs of $1 million or 1 cent per share, after-tax), reflecting an increase of 13% on a per-share basis. With this, the company has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents per share. Revenue went up 13% to $3.7 billion from $3.2 billion in the year-ago period, driven by stronger retail new and used vehicle sales.  It was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.5 billion. New vehicle revenues appreciated 17% to $2.1 billion. This translated into revenue per vehicle of $34,650, up from $33,465 a year ago. The retailer’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Driven By Luxury Brand Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/an-autonation-driven-by-luxury-brand-sales/89992</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) revealed an 11% rise in new vehicle sales to 24,342 units in December last year, mainly driven by strong sales growth in its Premium Luxury brands. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, escalated 17% on a year-over-year basis to 7,609 units. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY), were flat at 11,621 units due to disruptions in production on the back of the twin disasters in Japan in March last year and severe floods in Thailand in the second half of 2011. Meanwhile, sales of the Premium Luxury brands, comprising stores ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) Stock Market News for January 5, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/05/an-stock-market-news-for-january-5-2012-market-news/89726</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major indices of the American stock markets closed flat on Wednesday after experiencing a strong rally on the first trading day of the Year. Euro zone worries were not strong enough for markets to move southwards. Retail stocks surged after Christmas sales figures increased 5.3% on a year over year basis. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) gained a meager 0.17% or 21.04 points to close at 12,418.42. The tech laden Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.01% to end the day at 2,648.36. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 moved up 0.02% or 0.24 points to finish at 1,277.30, with health care and telecom sector stocks faring the worst and consumer-discretionary items emerging as gainers. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered to be the fear gauge of the market, closed near 22. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/12/an-autonation-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/84955</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/12/an-autonation-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/84955#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have retained a Neutral recommendation on AutoNation, Inc. (AN). We appreciate the company’s optimal brand and market mix, which is pushing up new vehicle sales as the market revives. However, we are concerned about tough competition and rising interest rates faced by the company. In the second quarter of the year, AutoNation reported an 18% rise in profits to $73 million or 49 cents per share from $62 million or 38 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. With this, the automotive retailer has inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents per share. The second quarter profits excluded an adjustment related to debt-refinancing costs of $12 million (after-tax) or 7 cents per share. Revenues in the quarter scaled up 7.5% to $3.34 billion, driven by higher retail ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Second Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/kmx-carmax-second-quarter-earnings-preview/83680</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc. (KMX) announced that it would release its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 that ended on August 31, 2011 before the market opens on September 22, 2011. Richmond, VA-based CarMax earned a profit of 55 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates of 47 cents per share. In the upcoming quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CarMax is pegged at 51 cents per share, reflecting an annualized growth of 6.60%. The downside potential of the estimate, essentially a proxy for future earnings surprises, is 1.96%. With respect to earnings surprises, the company outdid the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters. This is reflected in the average earnings surprise of 14.30%, implying that the company has beaten the Zacks ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation&#8217;s June Sales Rise 3%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/an-autonations-june-sales-rise-3/78614</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN), the largest automotive retailer in the U.S., is about twice the size of its nearest competitor. It recently announced its sales results for June 2011.  The company’s retail new vehicle unit sales for the month amounted to 16,564, an increase of 3% from 16,153 units reported in June last year. Specifically speaking, retail new vehicle sales were 5,638 units for the Domestic segment, 7,564 units for the Import segment and 3,362 units for the Premium Luxury segment. Each of the segments showed improvements from last year’s sales, the growth rates being 18%, 9% and 11% for Domestic, Import and Premium Luxury segments, respectively. The Domestic segment of the company includes stores selling vehicles manufactured by General Motors Company (GM),  Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler whereas the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Remains Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/an-autonation-remains-neutral/77463</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on AutoNation Inc. (AN), which is the largest automotive retailer in the U.S. and almost twice the size of its nearest competitor. The company sells 31 different brands of new vehicles, its core brands being  Ford Motor Co. (F), General Motors Company (GM), Chrysler, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (NSANY), Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (HMC) and BMW. AutoNation also offers vehicle maintenance and repair services, vehicle parts, extended service contracts, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products. It also arranges financing for vehicle purchases through third-party sources. AutoNation released its 2011 first quarter results on April 26, 2011.  The company reported net income of $70.3 million or $0.46 per share from continuing operations, up 20% year over year from $58.8 million or ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Profits on Heightened Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/kmx-carmax-profits-on-heightened-sales/77289</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc.(KMX) posted a 25% rise in profit to $126.3 million or 55 cents per share in the first quarter of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011from $101.1 million or 44 cents per share in the prior fiscal year-quarter. The profit exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents per share. The increase in profit was attributable to improved customer traffic and higher unit sales, partially offset by a fall in sales conversion rate. This is reflected in the 6% improvement of comparable store sales for the quarter. Net sales and operating revenues in the quarter appreciated 18% to $2.68 billion, which was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.52 billion. Used vehicle revenues grew 13% to $2.07 billion. Unit sales increased 7.5% or 7,586 vehicles to 108,511 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AZO) AutoZone Increases Share Buyback to $10.4 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/azo-autozone-increases-share-buyback-to-10-4-billion/76481</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoZone Inc. (AZO) announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million of common stock under its existing share buyback program. Since the inception of the repurchase program in 1998, AutoZone has authorized $10.4 billion worth of common stock for repurchase, including the above amount. In the most recent quarter, the company has repurchased 1.3 million shares of its common stock for $339 million, at an average price of $267 per share under the current repurchase program. At the end of the quarter, the company had $152 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization. Recently, the Florida-based automotive retailer AutoNation Inc. (AN) also authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of common stock under its existing share buyback ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Sales Dip on Supply Crunch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/15/an-autonation-sales-dip-on-supply-crunch/75526</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) reported a 15% fall in new vehicle sales to 16,347 vehicles in May due to shortages in supply of vehicles, especially from Japan that accounts for 52% of its sales. The Japanese automotive industry has been hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants, leading to a parts shortage. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise of stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, inched up 3% to 5,995 units. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY), slashed 30% to 7,110 units. The twin disaster in Japan led many automakers ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Announces $250 Million Increase to Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/an-autonation-announces-250-million-increase-to-share-buyback/73626</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 22:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of common stock under its existing share buyback program. This has increased the total authorized amount under the program to $395.9 million. Last year, the automotive retailer had increased the authorization amount during May and July by $250 million each. In the first quarter of 2011, the company repurchased 1.8 million shares at an aggregate price of $58.8 million, reflecting an average price of $32.60. During the quarter, AutoNation reported a rise in profit to $70.3 million or 46 cents per share from $58.8 million or 34 cents in the year-ago period driven by strong new and used vehicle sales. The profit exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents ]]></description>
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		<title>(KO) Reviewing Earnings &#8211; Looking Toward The Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/ko-reviewing-earnings-looking-toward-the-federal-reserve/72433</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings reports will be in focus today as we wait for the Fed Chief&#8217;s history-making news conference on Wednesday following the FOMC meeting that gets underway today. Keeping us busy will be a slew of positive reports from a fairly representative slice of corporate leaders, ranging from Coke (KO) and Ford (F) to 3M (MMM) and United Parcel (UPS). Online retail giant Amazon (AMZN) reports after the markets close today. Ford sped past earnings and revenue expectations, with quarterely results the best in more than 10 years. This solid result should help the automaker wipe out the disappointment from its last quarterly result. Also coming ahead of top- and bottom-line expectations was 3M. The maker of Post-It notes raised guidance for the year as well. Autonation (AN), the nation&#8217;s largest ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Reports Strong Earnings Results for 2011 First Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/an-autonation-reports-strong-earnings-results-for-2011-first-quarter/72491</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) reported net income of $70.3 million or 46 cents per share from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2011, compared with $58.8 million or 34 cents in the year-ago period. The company also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents. Total revenues amounted to $3.31 billion, up 16.5% from $2.84 billion last year led by massive improvements in new and used retail vehicle sales. Reported revenues also crossed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.23 billion. Operating income improved as well to $140.0 million from $115.1 million a year ago. New vehicles added $1.79 billion to total revenues, up 22.6% from last year’s $1.46 billion. The retailer’s new vehicle sales rose 22.8% to 55,710 units, transforming into revenues of $32,043 per vehicle, a marginal decrease from ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Quarterly Earnings Exceed by a Penny</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/kmx-carmax-quarterly-earnings-exceed-by-a-penny/70407</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc.(KMX) posted a profit of $89.5 million or 39 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended February 28, 2011, barely exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The profit increased 83% from $48.8 million or 26 cents per share (excluding favorable adjustments primarily related to loans originated due to CarMax Auto Finance) in the prior-year quarter. CarMax’s results were positively driven by a rebound in customer traffic and sales execution along with a favorable year-over-year comparison. This is also reflected in the improvement of comparable store sales by 12% for the quarter. Net sales and operating revenues in the quarter grew 23% to $2.25 billion, marginally higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.20 billion. Used vehicle revenues appreciated 18% to $1.80 billion, mainly ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALV) Company News for March 21, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/21/alv-company-news-for-march-21-2011-corporate-summary/69285</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced that on March 17, 2011 its board of directors approved the initiation of quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 to its shareholders, which is the first cash dividend in the company&#8217;s history. A quarterly dividend will be paid on April 20, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2011 • Nike (NYSE:NKE) disappointed with fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.08, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 • General Mills (NYSE:GIS) announced an agreement to purchase a majority stake in French yogurt firm Yoplait for $1.1 billion • Merriman initiated coverage on Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) with a Buy rating • Rodman &#38; Renshaw initiated coverage on DSP Group (NASDAQ:DSPG) with an Outperform rating • UBS upgraded Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE:MMI) to Buy from Neutral • Jefferies ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Surpasses Quarterly Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/25/kmx-carmax-surpasses-quarterly-earnings-estimates/63296</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc. (KMX) posted a profit of $82.4 million or 36 cents per share in the third quarter of its fiscal 2011, barely surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents per share. The profit was higher than $74.6 million or 33 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. CarMax’s results were positively driven by a rebound in customer traffic and sales execution along with a favorable year-over-year comparison. This is also reflected by 16% improvement in comparable store sales for the quarter. Net sales and operating revenues in the quarter went up 23% to $2.12 billion, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.97 billion. Used vehicle sales escalated 20% to $1.69 billion. This can be attributable to continued rebound in customer traffic and an improvement in sales conversion, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Reports New Retail Vehicle Sales Up 16%</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) sold 15,511 retail new vehicles in November, a 16% rise from the year-ago level. The sales growth was higher than 12% increase in sales in the U.S. auto industry, excluding sales to fleet buyers including  rental car companies. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, escalated 25% to 4,594 units. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY), went up 15% to 7,944 units. Meanwhile, sales of the Premium Luxurybrands, comprising stores that sell vehicles including Daimler AG’s (DDAIF) Mercedes Benz, BMW and Toyota Lexus Incorporatedhed up 5% to 2,973 units. Last month, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Quarterly Earnigs Miss Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) reported a 9% fall in net income to $58.5 million for the third quarter of 2010 from $64.4 million in the year-ago period. However, on earnings per share basis, profit rose 8% to 39 cents from 36 cents in the third quarter of 2009 as the company had 149.6 million shares outstanding for the quarter ended on September 30, 2010, down from 179.2 million for the quarter ended on September 30, 2009. With this, the company has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents per share. Total revenues amounted to $3.27 billion, up 13% from $2.89 billion recorded last year led by higher new and used retail vehicle sales. Revenues were marginally higher than the Zacks Consensus estimate of $3.20 billion. Operating income increased marginally to ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for October 29, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as investors weighed mixed earnings reports and a possible announcement from the Federal Reserve to buy bonds. 3M Co.’s downbeat earnings and its tepid full-year outlook wiped off market’s initial advance that was fueled by a surprise drop in initial claims. The unexpected drop in first-time claims for unemployment benefits sent the Dow average up 53 points in the morning session. However, as the session progressed the advance petered out and the blue-chip average closed with a loss of 12 points. 3M’s (NYSE:MMM) narrower profit outlook for 2010 and its dim view of the U.S. and European economies weighed in the minds of investors. 3M (NYSE:MMM) weighed heavily on the DJIA after it lowered its 2010 profit view by $0.06 to a range ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Reports Retail New Vehicles Sales Soar 35% in September 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/06/an-autonation-reports-retail-new-vehicles-sales-soar-35-in-september-2010/54185</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) sold 18,040 retail new vehicles in September, a 35% rise from the same month of 2009. The sales growth was higher than the overall industry growth of 29% during the month. However, AutoNation’s new car sales inched up 3% to 56,340 units in the third quarter of the year. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (MTLQQ), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, surged 54% to 5,353 units in September. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY), soared 34% to 9,558 units. Meanwhile, sales of the Premium Luxury brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles by Daimler AG’s (DDAIF) Mercedes ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) CarMax Beats Earnings Expectations on Used Vehicle Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax Inc. (KMX) showed a profit of $107.9 million or 48 cents per share in the second quarter of its fiscal 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents per share. The profit was slightly higher than $103 million or 46 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. The improvement in profit was primarily driven by increases in Used vehicle sales and Wholesale vehicle sales. Net sales and operating revenues in the quarter went up 13% to $2.34 billion, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.28 billion. Comparable-store used unit sales in the quarter rose 4%, driven by an improvement in sales conversion. Used vehicle sales appreciated 10.7% to $1.89 billion. This can be attributable to a higher percentage of vehicles sourced directly from consumers through the company’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) remains focused on improving its product mix and cost-cutting initiatives. The company&#8217;s profit increased 36% in the second quarter of 2010 and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.02 per share. Cost reduction revolved around lower interest expense, disciplined operations and inventory management. The company&#8217;s strong new vehicle unit sales are expected to be boosted further by its recent acquisitions of three dealerships. These factors have led us to upgrade our recommendation on the stock from Neutral to Outperform and set a target price of $28. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Analyst Upgrades Stock to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/an-autonation-analyst-upgrades-stock-to-outperform/49228</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have upgraded our long-term recommendation (6+ months) on the shares of AutoNation Inc. (AN) from Neutral to Outperform. This is based on its improved results and recent acquisitions. In the second quarter of 2010, AutoNation posted a 36% increase in profits (adjusted) to $62 million or 38 cents per share from $50 million or 28 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. With this, the automotive retailer has inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents per share. Revenues in the quarter escalated 19% to $3.1 billion, driven by a marked 25% improvement in the new and used vehicle revenues. It was close to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3 billion. Operating income increased to $125.9 million from $100.9 million a year ago. The company continues to surpass ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Reports Sales Rose 5% Year-Over-Year in July</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/an-autonation-reports-sales-rose-5-year-over-year-in-july/47586</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) sold 19,688 retail new vehicles last month, up 5% from July 2009. Sales rose marginally due to unfavorable comparison with the last year’s Cash for Clunkers program that generated significant demand for retail vehicles. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (MTLQQ), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, went up 13% to 5,995 units. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. ( HMC ) and Nissan Motor Co. ( NSANY), fell a tad 1% to 10,558 units. Meanwhile, sales of the Premium Luxury brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles by Daimler AG’s (DDAIF) Mercedes Benz, BMW and Toyota Lexus Incorporatedreased 12% to 3,135 units. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Profits Up 36%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) witnessed a 36% increase in profits (adjusted) to $62 million or 38 cents per share in the second quarter of 2010 from $50 million or 28 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. With this, the automotive retailer has inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents per share. The adjustments included debt-refinancing costs of $12 million after-tax, or 7 cents per share. Revenues in the quarter escalated 19% to $3.1 billion, driven by a marked 25% improvement in the new and used vehicle revenues. It was close to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3 billion. Operating income increased to $125.9 million from $100.9 million a year ago. New vehicle revenues rose 24% to $1.66 billion. This translated into revenue per vehicle of $31,956, an increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Sales Up 13%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/10/an-autonation-sales-up-13/43087</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) showed a 13% rise in retail new vehicle sales to 16,153 units last month, driven by strong growth in its Domestic brands. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (MTLQQ), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Chrysler LLC, advanced 23% to 4,805 units, thereby accounting for 30% of new vehicle sales. Sales of the Import brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) Incorporatedreased 4% to 8,328 units. Meanwhile, sales of the Premium Luxury brands, comprising stores that sell vehicles by Daimler AG’s Mercedes Benz, BMW and Toyota Lexus, escalated 25% to 3,020 units. During the month under study, auto sales in the U.S. grew 14.4% ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation&#8217;s Sales Figures Outpace Overall U.S. Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/06/an-autonations-sales-figures-outpace-overall-u-s-sales/39483</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) has posted a 22% rise in sales to 19,283 vehicles during May. With this, the automotive retailer has outpaced the sales gain of 19% in the U.S. during the month. Sales in AutoNation’s Domestic segment &#8212; comprising stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors (MTLQQ), Ford (F) and Chrysler &#8212; advanced 28% to 5,852 vehicles. Sales in the Import segment &#8212; including stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC) and Nissan (NSANY) &#8212; went up 21% to 10,232 vehicles. Sales in the Premium Luxury segment &#8212; consisting of stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Mercedes, BMW and Lexus &#8212; escalated 15% to 3,199 vehicles. Light vehicle sales in the U.S. stood at 11.63 million units at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation 2010 First Quarter Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/an-autonation-2010-first-quarter-earnings-scorecard/37620</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation, Inc. (AN) reported its first quarter earnings for 2010 on April 22, 2010, exactly meeting the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The market reacted positively, with its share price rising in the subsequent 3 days. However, the share price started descending from the fourth day of the earnings release. This can be attributable to the company’s weak business with some of its core brands owners, such as General Motors (MTLQQ) and Chrysler. Toyota Motor’s (TM) safety recalls have also been taking a toll on the company’s near-term outlook. Nevertheless, analysts were optimistic about the company given the strong results. Below we will cover the results of the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for both short-term and the long-term outlook for the stock. Earnings Report Review AutoNation ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation&#8217;s Earnings Report Matches Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/an-autonations-earnings-report-matches-expectations/34749</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) showed a 55% increase in profits to $58 million or 34 cents per share in the first quarter of 2010 from $40 million or 22 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. With this, the automotive retailer has met the Zacks Consensus Estimate exactly. Revenues in the quarter appreciated 19% to $2.8 billion, driven by a marked improvement of 24% in the new and used retail vehicle revenues. New retail vehicle revenue escalated 24% to $1.47 billion. This translated into revenue per vehicle of $32,253, an increase of 4% from the year-ago level. The retailer’s new vehicle sales rose 19% to 45,438 units. The increase in unit sales was higher than the industry new retail vehicle unit sales by 4 percentage points, as per CNW Research data. Used ]]></description>
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		<title>(XOM) Inflation &#8220;Chicken Littles&#8221; Have Been Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/xom-inflation-chicken-littles-have-been-wrong/33725</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1% in March, after being unchanged in February and rising 0.2% in January. Over the last year, it is up 2.3%. If one strips out food and energy costs, prices were unchanged on the month, after rising just 0.1% in February and actually falling 0.1% in January. That means since the start of the year there has been absolutely no inflation at all at the core level. As a matter of fact, the last time core inflation rose more than 0.1% was in October. Year over year, core prices are up just 1.1%. Actually, stripping out food AND energy is not really needed, as food really is not an issue in terms of inflation. It rose 0.2% in March after an increase of 0.1% ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Raises First Quarter Earnings Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/an-autonation-raises-first-quarter-earnings-guidance/33081</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) has upgraded its earnings per share (EPS) guidance for the first quarter of 2010 ended March 31, 2010. The company now expects to earn 32 cents–35 cents per share, up from the previous estimate of 29 cents–32 cents announced last week. The compant reported EPS of 22 cents in the first quarter of 2009. While providing the previous estimate, AutoNation had revealed that it expected EPS to increase due to a gradual recovery in the industry. It also expects new vehicle sales to increase 18% to 45,000 units, and used vehicle sales to rise 12% to 38,000 units during the quarter. Consequently, the retailer anticipates its revenue to go up to $2.8 billion from $2.4 billion in the prior-year quarter. AutoNation has posted a profit of $50 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Projects Improved First Quarter 2010 Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/02/an-autonation-projects-improved-first-quarter-2010-results/32688</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/02/an-autonation-projects-improved-first-quarter-2010-results/32688#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc. (AN) has projected an improvement in results for the first quarter of 2010 due to a gradual recovery in the industry. The automotive retailer expects to earn 29–32 cents per share from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2010. This is an improvement from 22 cents per share earned in the same quarter a year ago. AutoNation also expects new vehicle sales to increase 18% to 45,000 units, and used vehicle sales to rise 12% to 38,000 units during the quarter. Consequently, the retailer anticipates its revenue to go up to $2.8 billion from $2.4 billion in the prior-year quarter. AutoNation has posted a profit of $50 million or 29 cents per share (before special items) in the fourth quarter of 2009, which is more than double ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation&#8217;s Profit More than Doubles</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/11/an-autonations-profit-more-than-doubles/27802</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation, Inc. (AN) has posted a profit of $50 million or 29 cents per share (before special items) in the fourth quarter of 2009, which is more than double the $23 million or 13 cents per share (before special items) in the prior-year period. The largest automotive retailer in the U.S. has also inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents per share. The company attributed the EPS growth to a lowering of structural costs and debt levels and an efficient management of its inventory. Consolidated revenue scaled up 8% to $2.8 billion, driven by strong new vehicle unit sales (an increase of 7%). Same-store sales increased 9% to $2.81 billion. In the reported quarter, total U.S. industry new vehicle retail unit sales increased 6%, based on CNW Research ]]></description>
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		<title>(NYT) Heavy Earnings Reports Continue &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/08/nyt-heavy-earnings-reports-continue-earnings-preview/27300</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/5/10 While the bulk of earnings reports are in, there are still many to go, and next week we still have a heavy earnings calendar with a total or 462 firms scheduled to report. Some of the more noteworthy firms reporting are New York Times (NYT), Allstate (ALL), Walt Disney (DIS), Prudential (PRU) and Pepsico (PEP). Unlike the last two weeks, the economic data calendar is relatively light. Monday - No releases of note. Tuesday - Data on wholesale inventories is released. Normally this is not a big market mover, but given the outsized contribution that slower inventory destocking had in the fourth quarter GDP, this report might take on extra importance as it will point to which way the GDP numbers end up getting revised. In December, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) U.S. Retail Sales UP from Last Year</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/an-u-s-retail-sales-up-from-last-year/22624</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/an-u-s-retail-sales-up-from-last-year/22624#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports of the death of the consumer have been greatly exaggerated, according to the latest Retail Sales report from the government. Overall retail sales rose by 1.3% in November from October, and are now up for the first time on a year-over-year basis &#8212; 1.9% higher than last November. The path of year-over-year total retail sales is shown in the graph below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/). The year-over-year change in retail sales bottomed a year ago at over 10%, and remained extremely depressed until recently. In October, the year-over-year change was a negative 2.0%. If we exclude autos, retail sales rose 1.2% from October and are up 1.3% year over year. Ex-autos, retail sales were unchanged in October from September (the numbers are seasonally adjusted) and were down 2.8% from October 2008. ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Consumer Price Index Up on Cars and Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/18/f-consumer-price-index-up-on-cars-and-energy/20875</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October rose by 0.3%, a little bit hotter than the 0.2% that was expected. If one strips out volatile food and energy prices to get the core consumer price index, prices were up 0.2%, also one tick higher than the 0.1% expected. A rise in energy prices was not unexpected. Heck, one only has to see what the price of crude oil and natural gas have done over the last month or so. For the month, the price of energy rose 1.5% overall. The rise was sharpest among energy commodities, like gasoline and heating oil, which rose by 1.9%. Energy services, like electricity rose a more moderate &#8212; but still steep &#8212; 0.9%. The rise in core consumer prices was a bit more of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Predicts Gloomy Business for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/11/an-autonation-predicts-gloomy-business-for-2010/20257</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) has sketched its industry outlook, revealing a gloomy 2010 preceding an improvement in the years following. The company stated that it anticipates a marginal rise in industry sales to 11 million cars and trucks from the current-year rate of 10 million vehicles. This was in stark contrast to an annual rate of more than 16 million vehicles ticked earlier this decade. AutoNation blamed tight credit for pulling down sales this year. However, sales will hit bottom in 2009. Many banks have kept their credit standards extremely high for car loans, which is depressing the industry sales despite continuous efforts taken by the government to ease credit standards. Further, job loss and stability in housing prices are also an issue. Thus, the Richmond, Virginia-based automotive retailer &#8212; the largest ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Just Passes Estimates in Tough Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/01/an-autonation-just-passes-estimates-in-tough-economy/19277</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) has revealed a 44% rise in profits to $65 million or 36 cents per share in the third quarter from $44 million or 25 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. With this, the largest automotive retailer in the U.S. has inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents per share. Despite lower new vehicle industry volume, the retailer benefited (especially in the Domestic and Import segments) primarily from “Cash for Clunkers&#8221; cash incentive vehicle-exchange program. The program, launched by the U.S. Government in late July and open for a month, succeeded in attracting a large number of consumers to the retailer’s showrooms. It aided the retailer’s results for the latest quarter by 7 cents per share. Revenue for the quarter slipped 13% to $2.9 billion, triggered ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation to Review Product Mix</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/13/an-autonation-to-review-product-mix/17496</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) has revealed that it would reappraise its mix of domestic and foreign brands in the auto inventory as General Motors (GM) switches from a &#8220;push production&#8221; to &#8220;pull production&#8221; business model. GM’s &#8220;push production&#8221; model was based on pushing out the maximum number of cars the plants could produce in order to meet the fixed costs. However, AutoNation disliked the business model&#8217;s inefficiencies. Consequently, the Florida-based automotive retailer &#8212; the largest in the U.S. &#8212; has shown little respect for the quality and designs of many domestic brands Incorporatedluding GM. After emerging from bankruptcy, GM has abandoned it old model and started focusing on the &#8220;pull production&#8221; model. This implies that the company will establish its production schedule driven solely by consumer demand. GM’s new model has convinced ]]></description>
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		<title>($AN) Earnings Preview for AutoNation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/08/an-earnings-preview-for-autonation/17199</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) will release its sales and earnings results for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2009, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2009, before the market opens. The Florida-based automotive retailer reported earnings of $55 million or 31 cents per share in the second quarter of 2009. This was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents per share despite a difficult industry environment. The company believed its cost reduction initiatives, lower interest expense, disciplined operating model and inventory management helped it to maintain the profits during the quarter. However, earnings were essentially flat compared to the year-ago level of $56 million or 31 cents per share. For the quarter, Zacks Consensus Estimate for AutoNation is 32 cents per share, reflecting a meager improvement from recorded earnings in the previous quarter. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) &#8220;Cash For Clunkers&#8221; Spending Takes from Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/pce-cash-for-clunkers-spending-takes-from-savings/16477</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August, personal income rose by $19.3 billion, or 0.2%, and disposable personal income (or DPI, essentially after-tax income) rose by $15.5 billion, or 0.1%. The increase in personal income is essentially the same as we saw in July, and in line with consensus expectations. DPI was actually down very slightly in July, so even the 0.1% increase is an improvement. Even though inflation is low, DPI is not keeping up with it. In real terms, DPI is down for three months in a row, having fallen 0.2% in August, 0.1% in July and plunging 1.6% in June. Income from wages and salaries rose by $8.5 billion in August &#8212; almost the same as the $8.6 billion increase in July &#8212; however there was a big difference by sector. Service sector wages ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) AutoNation Boosts Vehicle Orders</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/an-autonation-boosts-vehicle-orders/15017</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AutoNation (AN) has increased vehicle orders in the fourth quarter of the year in an effort to restock showrooms that had been emptied out during the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program. The Florida-based largest automotive retailer in the U.S. has revealed that it has hiked orders by 50% in the fourth quarter compared to the previous quarter. The company has already ordered more cars than expected in the third quarter. AutoNation greatly benefited from the “Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program, a.k.a. Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) – introduced by the U.S. Government in late July. The $3 billion cash incentive program, ended August 24, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon or less for a value of up to $3,500–$4,500. ]]></description>
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		<title>(FDO) Discounters Are Better Positioned for the State of the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/fdo-discounters-are-better-positioned-for-the-state-of-the-economy/14787</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve just released its &#8220;Beige Book,&#8221; which is largely a collection of anecdotal information about the state of the economy in the various Federal Reserve districts. Below are some of the key passages and my reactions to them. In the interest of space and to highlight the key trends, I have edited out most of the individual district information. However, if you want to read the full report, go to: http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2009/20090909/default.htm &#8220;Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August. Most Districts noted that the outlook for economic activity among their business contacts remained cautiously positive.&#8221; This is a much better tone than in recent months, with talk of actual stabilization. Up to this point, the best that could ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) Earnings Preview for CarMax</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/kmx-earnings-preview-for-carmax/14726</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CarMax (KMX) will release its sales and earnings results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended August 31, 2009 on September 22. The Richmond, VA-based used car retailer reported earnings of 11 cents per share, excluding special items, for the first quarter of the fiscal year. This was high above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents per share. For the second quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company is 16 cents per share, an improvement of 45% compared to the recorded earnings in the previous quarter. CarMax, the largest retailer of used vehicles in the U.S., conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries &#8212; CarMax Auto Superstores Inc., Virginia; CarMax Auto Superstores West Coast Inc., California; CarMax Auto Superstores California LLC, California; CarMax Auto Superstores Services ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) U.S. to Reimburse Clunkers Dealers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/05/an-u-s-to-reimburse-clunkers-dealers/14455</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government has pacified dealers who sold cars under the Cash for Clunkers program. It has approved $500 million in reimbursements, which are to be paid by late this month. “Cash for Clunkers,&#8221; a.k.a. the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), introduced by the U.S. government in late July, was a $3 billion cash incentive program. The program, ended August 24, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon or less for a value of up to $3,500–$4,500. The surge of applications under the program saw dealers run out of stock for popular models such as Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Nissan Altima. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that as many as 690,114 new cars were ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) Autonation, Inc. &#8211; Closes in on All-Time Record High Price</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/an-autonation-inc-closes-in-on-all-time-record-high-price/14022</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autonation, Inc. (AN) has been on a big-time rally for the last 9 months, recently topping off above $21 and moving within striking distance of the all-time high. Company Description Autonation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company was founded in 1991 and has a market cap of $3.4 billion. The auto industry has been in the spotlight for the last 18 months for all of the wrong reasons. Major players like GM and Chrysler have required massive government bailouts as the consumer environment has weakened considerably due to rising unemployment and economic uncertainty. But some car dealers are hanging tough, adjusting their strategies and managing costs to drive profitability. These 2 forces helped produce solid second-quarter results, reported on July 31. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) Cash for Clunkers Program Expires</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/an-cash-for-clunkers-program-expires/13194</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the extremely popular vehicle exchange program &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; will complete its tenure. “Cash for Clunkers,&#8221; a.k.a. the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), introduced by the U.S. Government in late July, is a $3 billion cash incentive program. The program allowed consumers to trade in their fuel-inefficient vehicles for efficient ones. Customers received rebates of between $3,500 and $4,500, depending on the improvement in fuel efficiency from their old vehicle to their new one. The surge of applications under the program saw dealers run out of stock for popular models, such as Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Nissan Altima. As of Friday, August 21, about half a million cars – worth about $2 billion – had been sold through the program. However, the sales under the program ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program, a massive government subsidy for Ford</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/07/f-cash-for-clunkers-program-a-massive-government-subsidy-for-ford/12139</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers shed 247,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.4%. Nonfarm payrolls showed the smallest drop since August of last year, and the June loss was revised down to just 303,000 (from the originally reported 322,000 drop). The unemployment rate fell for the first time since April 2008. The numbers were better than forecast. Economists had projected 300,000 jobs to be lost, though the range of forecasts was very wide. Unemployment had been predicted to rise to 9.6%. A big reason for the improvement in the unemployment rate is that many people have either given up on looking for work or settled for part-time jobs. If those people are included, the rate would have been 16.3%. Today&#8217;s report was just one of many signaling that the ]]></description>
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