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		<title>(PNRA) Panera Bread&#8217;s COO Steps Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) has recently announced that effective May 31, 2012, John Maguire will no longer serve as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Maguire resigned from his current position in Panera to join Friendly&#8217;s Ice Cream LLC as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Concurrently, Panera has appointed Charles J. Chapman III, as the new COO. Charles, who currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Development and Business Development &#38; Licensing of the company, was first drafted in the company’s board of directors in January 2008. Last year, he resigned from his position of COO in International Dairy Queen to join the company&#8217;s management team. Chapman has also served as the COO of Bruegger&#8217;s Bagels and has held positions at Darden Restaurants Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPI) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/rpi-restaurant-industry-stock-review-march-2012-industry-outlook/95192</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry appears well positioned for gradual improvement in the first half of 2012. The global economy had been affected by challenges mainly in the second half of 2011 due to concerns about the nagging sovereign debt issues in Europe and the health of the U.S. economy. While these remain issues, the outlook for the U.S. economy has significantly improved lately. But despite these odds, restaurant operators have managed to post improved results in the last few months on the back of modest traffic improvement and the consequent rise in comparable store sales. Easy comparisons from the prior year placed performance of 2011 in a brighter light. Encouraging guidance delivered by most of the companies also indicate a return to solid comps. With some expected turnaround in Greece&#8217;s debt ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/dri-darden-restaurants-incorporated-bear-of-the-day-2/90408</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) registered improving blended comparable restaurant sales for the last few quarters, recent woes at Olive Garden continue to nag the company. Stiff competition resulting in higher discounting rates and promotional offers, increasing food costs for the upcoming quarter and cautious consumer spending add to the worry. Moreover, a recent cut in guidance compels us to downgrade the stock from a Neutral to Underperform recommendation. The company now expects earnings per share from continuing operations to grow 4 7% as against the lower end of 12-15% guided earlier. Our six-month target price of $40.00 equates to about 11.2x our estimate for 2012. The target price implies an expected total negative return of 9.5% over that period. We recommend an Underperform rating on the shares. DARDEN RESTRNT ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/11/dri-darden-restaurants-incorporated-bear-of-the-day/90012</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) registered improving blended comparable restaurant sales for the last few quarters, recent woes at Olive Garden continue to nag the company. Stiff competition resulting in higher discounting rates and promotional offers, increasing food costs for the upcoming quarter and cautious consumer spending add to the worry. Moreover, a recent cut in guidance compels us to downgrade the stock from a Neutral to Underperform recommendation. The company now expects earnings per share from continuing operations to grow 4 7% as against the lower end of 12-15% guided earlier. Our six-month target price of $40.00 equates to about 11.2x our estimate for 2012. The target price implies an expected total negative return of 9.5% over that period. We recommend an Underperform rating on the shares. DARDEN RESTRNT ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADBE) Company News for December 19, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/adbe-company-news-for-december-19-2011-corporate-summary/88857</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) made its debut on the Nasdaq and dropped 5.0% to $9.50. The company’s initial public offering was priced at $10.00 per share •    Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) jumped 6.6% a day after reporting fully diluted pro forma earnings per share of $0.55, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.50 per share •    United Rentals, Inc.’s (NYSE:URI) $1.9 billion acquisition bid for RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RRR) helped RSC’s shares gain a whopping 57.9% •    Shares of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) plummeted 8.5% after the company said that its chief operating officer has planned to vacate office this month •    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.’s (NYSE:VRX) acquisition offer of ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ISTA) for $6.50 per share took the latter’s stocks up by 71.7% •    Darden Restaurants, ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPI) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/rpi-restaurant-industry-stock-review-november-2011-industry-outlook/87405</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry is showing improvements and seems poised for long-term growth, but concerns about the health of the U.S. economy and the nagging sovereign debt issues in Europe pose some risks to this outlook. However, if we look back at the last few months, restaurant operators managed to post improved results riding on the back of modest traffic improvement and the consequent rise in comparable-store sales. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed that the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI), measuring the health and outlook on the U.S. restaurant industry, was 100.1 in September, up 0.7% from August. It was the highest level since June. The RPI run-rate in the last three months connotes improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic. The Current Situation Index, which measures comparable-store ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Slip Less Than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/21/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-slip-less-than-expected/87153</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some fairly good news on the housing front this morning. Housing Starts fell in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 628,000 from 630,000 in August, a drop of 0.3%. But the number was much better than the expected level of 603,000. However, the September numbers were revised sharply lower from 658,000. Thus it looks like a lot of the starts we thought happened got pushed into October. So call the beat of expectations and the downward revisions a wash. Relative to a year ago, they are up 16.5%. The question is: Are the higher starts are being absorbed by the market? Or are they simply adding to inventory? That question should be answered on November 28th when we get the New Home Sales figures. If one looks ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Down &#8211; Permits Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-down-permits-up/83681</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts fell in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000 from 601,000 in July, a decrease of 5.0%. However, the July numbers were revised lower from 604,000, so it is possible to see the decrease as 34,000, or 5.5%. The number was also slightly below the expected level of 575,000. Relative to a year ago, housing starts are down 5.8%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for the homebuilders, so the drop is off a pretty easy comp. Given the extremely depressed state of the housing industry, the decline is not good news. It does, however, mean less inventory is the pipeline, so there is sort of a silver lining in the dark cloud. That is helpful for the longer-term health of ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPI) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/29/rpi-restaurant-industry-stock-review-july-2011-industry-outlook/80154</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry is finally showing improvements and seems poised for long-term growth. Riding on the back of a slowly reviving U.S. economy and the consequent rise in comparable-store sales, restaurant operators have managed to post improved results in recent months. We expect restaurant companies to continue delivering better numbers in the upcoming quarter over the year-earlier period. In second quarter 2011, most big names in the industry outperformed the Zacks Consensus estimates. More good news came from the NPD foodservice market research report, which stated that annual visits to restaurants are expected to increase by 8% over the next ten years. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed that the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI), measuring the health and outlook on the U.S. restaurant industry, was 99.9 in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for July 5, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/aapl-company-news-for-july-5-2011-corporate-summary/78315</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central European Media Enterprises Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:EK) received a mixed ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission on its patent infringement suit against Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) •    Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) reported fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $1.00 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but up 23% from the year-ago quarter&#8217;s earnings of 81 cents per share •    Major auto makers General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) both reported robust June sales figures that jumped 10% over the month. Shares of the companies gained 0.7% and 1.7%, respectively •    Reports suggested that Dendreon Corp.’s (NASDAQ:DNDN) prostate cancer medicine Provenge was recommended to be covered under Medicare •    Merck &#38; Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) won approval to sell its cervical cancer vaccine, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Meets Earnings Estimates &#8211; Hikes Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/dri-darden-restaurants-meets-earnings-estimates-hikes-dividend/78210</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) posted fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $1.00 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but up 23% from the year-ago quarter&#8217;s earnings of 81 cents per share. Total revenue jumped 6.8% from the prior-year quarter to $1,990.4 million and also edged out the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,990.0 million. Combined same-store sales for the company’s three core brands, Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse, rose 2.2% and fared better than the expected growth of 1.9% as per the Knapp-Track benchmark of U.S. same-restaurant sales. The upside in revenue was also led by significant growth in Specialty Restaurant Groups and unit expansion. The company’s full-year earnings per share were $3.41 versus $2.86 per share in fiscal 2010. Revenues were $7.50 billion in fiscal 2011, ]]></description>
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		<title>(PMI) U.S. Manufacturing Outlook Not That Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/pmi-u-s-manufacturing-outlook-not-that-bad/78173</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/pmi-u-s-manufacturing-outlook-not-that-bad/78173#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The busy economic docket of this first day of July notwithstanding, Stocks may not do much today ahead of the July 4th weekend. But they have done plenty lately. In fact, the sharp gains in the last few days enabled the market to recoup earlier losses and effectively break-even for the quarter. And today&#8217;s ISM Manufacturing report is expected to show that this late-quarter surge was not solely due to optimism about Greece. The better-than-expected Chicago Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index (PMI) on Thursday provided a favorable backdrop for the June ISM Manufacturing report coming out today. The reassuring aspect of the Chicago PMI read reflects the auto-centric nature of the region&#8217;s manufacturing base. Please recall that it was Japan-related issues in the auto industry that drove the decelerating trend in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Opens LongHorn in San Antonio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/dri-darden-restaurants-opens-longhorn-in-san-antonio/77988</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LongHorn Steakhouse, operated by Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), recently opened a 6,200-square foot restaurant, in San Antonio, Texas. The restaurant accommodates 240 guests and is the fifth LongHorn in the region. Industry veteran David Marchlewski will assume the role of managing partner in the new restaurant. The Florida-based company started the construction of the restaurant in January this year and management initially expected to launch it in April 2011. LongHorn, which debuted in San Antonio in January 2010, is expanding its presence in the region as people are fond of its quality of food and comfortable atmosphere. Last month, LongHorn also opened one 5,600-square foot restaurant in Bluffton, South Carolina and another 5,000-square foot restaurant in Kingsland, Georgia. Both the restaurants have a capacity of more than 200 guests. LongHorn ]]></description>
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		<title>(STZ) U.S. Jobless Claims Remain High</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/stz-u-s-jobless-claims-remain-high/78020</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/stz-u-s-jobless-claims-remain-high/78020#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beverages - Wineries & Distillers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Constellation Brands Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The positive momentum in the stock market over the last few days reflected growing expectations of a positive outcome for the Greek story. Wednesday&#8217;s successful parliamentary vote, to be followed by another vote today, paves the way for the beleaguered nation to get the funding lifeline from the EU/IMF combine. Hardly anyone expects this to be the end of Greece&#8217;s troubles. But it nevertheless removes the threat of an imminent default and the associated fear of global financial contagion. Stocks will likely reflect the lingering positivity of a diminishing Greek threat on this last day of the quarter. With the Greek story finally moving to the sidelines, the market&#8217;s focus will shift back to the unsettled domestic economic scene. Growth has remained sub-par in the first half of the year ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/dri-darden-restaurants-2011-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/77595</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) is slated to release its fourth quarter 2011 earnings on June 30, after market closes. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate is 99 cents for the fourth quarter (reflecting a year-over-year growth of 15.65%). Darden has outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice and missed once in the last four quarters. The average earnings surprise was a positive of 1.50%. Third Quarter Flashback Darden’s third quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of $1.08 per share were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 and grew 13.7% year over year. Total revenue spiked 5.5% from the prior-year quarter to $1,976.8 million and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,969.0 million. Combined same store sales for the company’s three core brands, namely Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse, rose 0.9%. ]]></description>
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		<title>(NKE) Money Isn&#8217;t Changing Hands Fast Enough &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/nke-money-isnt-changing-hands-fast-enough-aaii-investor-update/77360</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/nke-money-isnt-changing-hands-fast-enough-aaii-investor-update/77360#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continues to be the enemy of savers. On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox fan reiterated his belief that interest rates should be kept at rock-bottom levels for an extended period of time. He views this as necessary in order to keep the economy growing. Part of Bernanke&#8217;s problem has been his inability to accelerate the pace of money movement, or velocity. Velocity is an economic measure of how many times a dollar is used to purchase goods and services. For instance, if I give you a $100 bill and you put it into your dresser, there is no real velocity. However, if you use it to make a repair on your car and then your mechanic spends the cash on buying a replacement part, velocity ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPI) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; April 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/rpi-restaurant-industry-stock-review-april-2011-industry-outlook/71815</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REIT - Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAKE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Denny's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Panera Bread Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PF Chang's China Bistro Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roberts Realty Investors Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ruby Tuesday Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starbucks Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry finally seems ready to show improvements in the second half of 2011. Riding on the back of a slowly reviving U.S. economy and the consequent rise in comparable-store sales, restaurant operators have managed to post improved results in recent months. We expect restaurant companies to continue delivering better numbers in the upcoming quarter over the year-earlier period. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed that the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI), measuring the health and outlook on the U.S. restaurant industry, was 100.7 in February, up 0.4% from January. The RPI gain in February connotes improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic. The Current Situation Index, which measures comparable-store sales, traffic counts, labor costs and capital expenditures in the restaurant industry, was 99.4 in February, up ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANR) Stock Market News for Feb 01, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/01/anr-stock-market-news-for-feb-01-2011-market-news/66140</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/01/anr-stock-market-news-for-feb-01-2011-market-news/66140#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Metals & Minerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Natural Resources Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets closed in the green on Monday as strong earnings results from Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and positive economic data help offset concerns about political unrest in Egypt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.6% to close at 11,891.93. The blue-chip index gained 2.7% in January, the best January performance in the last 14 years. The S&#38;P 500 gained 0.8% to end the day at 1,286.12. The Index rose 2.3% in January making it the best January increase since 2006.The tech-laden Nasdaq jumped 0.5% and closed at 2,700.08. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was on the positive side as for every 5 stocks that rose, 2 stocks ended in the red. On the New York Stock Exchange 7.7 billion shares were traded. The CBOE volatility ]]></description>
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		<title>(SSS) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; January 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/11/sss-restaurant-industry-stock-review-january-2011-industry-outlook/64986</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/11/sss-restaurant-industry-stock-review-january-2011-industry-outlook/64986#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry finally appears well positioned for gradual improvement in the first half of 2011. The industry had been depressed by extremely tough challenges since the end of 2009 from the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, resulting in lower discretionary spending. Riding on the back of a slowly reviving U.S. economy and the consequent rise in comparable-store sales, restaurant operators posted improved results in the recent months. We expect restaurant companies to continue delivering better numbers in the upcoming quarters. Encouraging guidance delivered by most of the companies also indicate a return to positive comps. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association revealed that the Restaurant Performance Index, measuring the health and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry, was 99.9 in November, ]]></description>
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		<title>(SBUX) Starbucks Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/sbux-starbucks-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/63499</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/sbux-starbucks-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/63499#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We currently reiterate our Neutral recommendation on Starbucks Corporation (SBUX). Seattle, Washington-based Starbucks registered robust results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Adjusted quarterly earnings of $0.37 a share was ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 and increased 54.2% from $0.24 delivered in the prior-year quarter. For the full year 2010, adjusted earnings were $1.28 a share, reflecting a 60% increase versus $0.80 earned in fiscal 2009. Further total sales for the fourth quarter jumped 17.2% to $2.8 billion, while full-year revenues increased 9.5% to $10.7 billion. Starbucks has a significant presence in the international market. The company’s international division sells coffee and other beverages, complementary food, whole bean coffees, and coffee brewing equipment and merchandise through company-operated retail stores in Canada, the UK and several ]]></description>
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		<title>(CPKI) California Pizza Kitchen Expands</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/20/cpki-california-pizza-kitchen-expands/60362</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/20/cpki-california-pizza-kitchen-expands/60362#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles-based California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI), which currently owns and operates 207 restaurants and franchises 56 restaurants, is on track to open three company-owned full service restaurants in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 in the U.S. In addition, California Pizza Kitchen’s franchisees plan to open two international full-service  restaurants within the same time-frame. Recently, the company opened its first full-service restaurant in Tuscon, Arizona. The new 4,400 square-foot restaurant is located in the south wing of the Tucson Mall. Some other restaurants with their units in Tuscon Mall are Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(RRGB), The Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE) and Olive Garden of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI). Last week, California Pizza Kitchen opened another restaurant at Bridgewater, New Jersey. The restaurant will compete against The Cheesecake, Chipotle Mexican ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Case-Schiller Index Shows Home Prices Falling Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/wmt-case-schiller-index-shows-home-prices-falling-again/56721</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/wmt-case-schiller-index-shows-home-prices-falling-again/56721#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home prices are falling again. This morning, the Case-Schiller Index data for August (actually a three month average of June, July and August) was released. For the month, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the composite 10 city index (C-10) fell 0.17% while the broader composite 20 (C-20) was down 0.28%. The government has poured huge resources into supporting the housing market. Most notably through the homebuyer tax credit and through the Fed buying up massive amounts of mortgage-backed paper. The covering of tens of billions of losses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are also part of the government effort to prop up housing prices. For awhile those programs did manage to succeed in stabilizing prices and even caused a slight rebound. Now the government support is fading, and so ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Signs Middle East Development Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/23/dri-darden-restaurants-signs-middle-east-development-agreement/56339</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/23/dri-darden-restaurants-signs-middle-east-development-agreement/56339#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Mills Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida-based Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) recently announced that it has inked a development agreement with food service franchise operator, Americana Group of Kuwait to enter the Middle East market. Americana Group will develop and operate all three of Darden&#8217;s brands Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse in the Middle East. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. As per the deal, Americana Group will set up 60 restaurants in Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates over the next five years. The above mentioned deal affirms management’s intent to make Middle East one of the prime markets for Darden’s international expansion. Darden sees tremendous growth potential in Middle East where its finds a fondness for American dining brands. The company seeks to capitalize this ]]></description>
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		<title>(CAKE) Cheesecake Factory Opens Bridgewater Restaurant &#8211; Plans Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/cake-cheesecake-factory-opens-bridgewater-restaurant-plans-growth/49438</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/cake-cheesecake-factory-opens-bridgewater-restaurant-plans-growth/49438#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EAT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California-based Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE) announced that it had opened a Cheesecake Factory restaurant at the Bridgewater Commons in Bridgewater, New Jersey on August 23. The new 8,500 square feet Bridgewater restaurant can accommodate 225 guests. This is the third and last unit opening for this year. In the first quarter of 2010, the company opened two restaurants in Tucson, Arizona and Newark, Delaware. Cheesecake’s restaurants are primarily located in or near malls and shopping centers. Hence, during the economic downturn, a decline in customer visit to malls negatively affected restaurant usage and same-store sales. Cheesecake is planning expansion activities for the upcoming years despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. Beyond 2010, the company remains optimistic about unit developments with recent availability of high-quality restaurant sites. Apart from malls, these sites ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCD) July 2010 New Home Sales in Context</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/29/mcd-july-2010-new-home-sales-in-context/49576</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/29/mcd-july-2010-new-home-sales-in-context/49576#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shockingly low rate of New Home Sales in July needs to be put into context. The only problem is that the context only makes things seem worse than the raw numbers do. The 276,000 annual rate of New Home Sales was the lowest on record, and the record goes back to the start of 1963. At the start of 1963, the population of the country was 188.1 million; in July 2010 it is estimated to be 310.2 million &#8212; an increase of 64.9%. More people should mean more need for places for people to live. Of course, not everyone lives in a new house, but existing houses make pretty good substitutes. Still, there should be a relationship. The graph below shows the number of new houses sold (Seasonally Adjusted ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Still Weak</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/17/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-still-weak/48201</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/17/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-still-weak/48201#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, Housing Starts rose to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 546,000, an increase of 1.7% over the 537,000 rate in June. However, the June rate was revised down from 549,000 so, relative to where we thought we were yesterday, it is a decline of 0.5%. Relative to the 587,000 pace of a year ago, it is a drop of 7.9%. Housing was not exactly booming a year ago, when we were near the deepest point of the Great Recession. Housing starts were also below the consensus expectations of a 555,000 annual rate. The numbers are even weaker than they appear in the headline number. All of the strength was in the extremely volatile Condo and Apartment segment. Starts of single family houses fell 4.2% to an annual rate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(SSS) Restaurant Industry Review &#8211; August 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/05/sss-restaurant-industry-review-august-2010-industry-outlook/46858</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/05/sss-restaurant-industry-review-august-2010-industry-outlook/46858#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second half of 2010 should continue to bring gradual improvements to restaurant industry fundamentals. The industry faced extremely tough challenges through the end of 2009 due to the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, resulting in lower discretionary spending. Riding on the back of a slowly reviving U.S. economy and the consequent rise in comparable-store sales along with a drop in costs, restaurant operators posted improved results in the first half of 2010. We expect the companies to continue delivering better numbers for the remainder of 2010 compared to the year-earlier period. Restaurants have been trying to win back cash-conscious guests who have been reluctant to shell out more disposable income, preferring to dine at home or spend less per meal. Eateries are tweaking ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. New Home Sales Impress! $$</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/dhi-u-s-new-home-sales-impress/38511</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales jumped 14.8% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000. That easily beat expectations for a rise to 425,000. Well actually, after the revisions, that would not be a rise. The March numbers were revised sharply higher to an annual rate of 439,000 from the originally reported level of 411,000. Thus new home sales are actually running 22.6% above what we thought the March level was last night. Sales are up 47.8% from extremely low levels of a year ago. The revision to the March numbers is one more reason to expect that when the second look at the first quarter GDP is released on Thursday, growth will be revised higher than the original 3.2% rate. I would not be at all surprised to see ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJRI) Restaurant Industry Stock Review &#8211; May 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/05/bjri-restaurant-industry-stock-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/36377</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/05/bjri-restaurant-industry-stock-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/36377#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year 2010 will see a gradual improvement in the restaurant industry, which has faced extremely tough challenges due to the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, and lower discretionary spending. With the U.S. economy slowly reviving, we believe that easy comparable-store sales results and moderate costs will help restaurant operators to deliver better numbers in the current year compared to 2009. Restaurants have been trying all means to lure cash-conscious guests. Consumers continue to be reluctant to shell out more &#8212; preferring to dine at home or spend less per meal. Eateries are tweaking entrées, revamping promotions and focusing on value-for-meal menus. We believe that consumers in 2010 will still be looking for value, distinct dining experiences, convenience and enhanced menu deals. Although current ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/21/dri-darden-restaurants-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/34463</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/21/dri-darden-restaurants-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/34463#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants (DRI) boasts a unique position due to its strong value proposition, menu improvements and excellent unit-level execution with differentiated brands. The company&#8217;s balanced portfolio provides a greater diversification in sales and cost synergies. The company is also one of the few casual dining operators expanding during the sluggish economic environment, though it has not altogether been immune, as it registered sagging blended comparable restaurant sales for several quarters. However, comparable sales in third-quarter 2010 showed a drastic improvement, which prompted Darden to lift its fiscal 2010 earnings guidance. As such, we have an Outperform recommendation on the stock. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Analyst Upgrades Stock to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/20/dri-darden-restaurants-analyst-upgrades-stock-to-outperform/34384</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently upgraded our recommendation on Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) to Outperform from Neutral with a target price of $52.00. Boasting a unique position due to its strong value proposition, menu improvements, and excellent unit-level execution with differentiated brands, Darden is one of the few casual dining operators, which expanded during the sluggish economic environment. However, it was not altogether immune having registered sagging blended comparable restaurant sales for several quarters. But in the most recently reported quarter, blended comparable restaurant sales climbed 1.3%, the first positive growth witnessed in nearly two years, and also a substantial improvement over the declines of 4.7% and 5.3% experienced in the second and first quarters of 2010, respectively. The comps also fared better than the 4.3% decline for the Knapp-Track benchmark of ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPX) U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/lpx-u-s-housing-starts-and-building-permits-rise/34095</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/lpx-u-s-housing-starts-and-building-permits-rise/34095#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some good news and some bad news today. The good news is that both Housing Starts and Building Permits rose in March. The bad news is that both housing starts and building permits rose in March. It is good news, since residential investment is historically one of the most important locomotives pulling the U.S. economy out of recessions, and thus far this time around that locomotive has been derailed. It is bad news because we still have an excess inventory of houses, both new and used, particularly if you factor in the massive shadow inventory of used homes where the owners are deeply delinquent on their mortgages or where the banks have already started the foreclosure process. The real answer to the question of if this is good news or bad ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Personal Income Increases &#8211; Savings Slip in February</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/amat-personal-income-increases-savings-slip-in-february/32190</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/amat-personal-income-increases-savings-slip-in-february/32190#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February, Personal Income increased by $1.2 billion from January. That is essentially unchanged, as the increase does not even round to 0.1%. In contrast, personal consumption expenditures, also know as PCE or personal spending, rose by $34.7 billion or 0.3%. If spending rises by more than income, naturally savings will fall. Personal spending in February fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $340.0 billion, down 9.3% from January’s rate of $374.9 billion. The savings rate fell to 3.1% from 3.4%. Relative to consensus expectations, personal income came in a tick lower than the 0.1% increase expected, while PCE was in line with expectations. On both spending and income, the February rate was a slowdown from the revised January increases of 0.3% for income and 0.4% for PCE. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Beats Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/dri-darden-restaurants-beats-consensus-estimates/31638</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI), one of the world’s largest casual dining restaurant operators, recently posted better-than-expected third-quarter 2010 results and lifted its earnings guidance on the heels of improving sales trend and traffic. The quarterly earnings of 95 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 92 cents, and climbed 21.8% from 78 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings came in at 94 cents, up 20.5% year-over-year. The owner of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains said that it now expects fiscal year 2010 earnings per share to rise between 8% and 10% from $2.65 delivered in fiscal 2009. This translates into a profit range of $2.86 to $2.92 per share for fiscal 2010. Earlier, Darden expected an earnings growth ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Savings Rate Falls as Personal Consumption Expense Jumps</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/01/m-savings-rate-falls-as-personal-consumption-expense-jumps/29383</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/01/m-savings-rate-falls-as-personal-consumption-expense-jumps/29383#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, Personal Income rose by 0.1%, a slowdown from the 0.3% increase in December (which was revised down from a 0.4% increase) and 0.4% in November. The Personal Income number was well below expectations for a 0.4% increase. Disposable personal income, or after-tax income, fared even worse, suffering a 0.4% decline. That reversed a 0.4% increase in December. Prior to January, we had been seeing a nice trend in disposable personal income, with increases of 0.5% in November and 0.4% in October. While income grew more slowly than expected, personal spending &#8212; also known as personal consumption expense or PCE &#8212; rose at a faster-than-expected 0.5% (0.4% had been forecast) and acceleration from the 0.3% rate in December, and matching the rate in November and October. Since savings is ]]></description>
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		<title>(EAT) Brinker International Outdoes Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/21/eat-brinker-international-outdoes-consensus-estimates/25687</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brinker International, Inc. (EAT), the operator of Chili&#8217;s Grill &#38; Bar, On The Border and Maggiano&#8217;s restaurants, recently reported second-quarter 2010 results that topped Zacks&#8217; expectations, sending shares up 12.7% or $1.95 to close at $17.26 on Wednesday, despite the high teens fall registered in the top-line. The stock is up another 1.5% on Thursday. Brinker’s quarterly earnings of 29 cents a share outdid the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 22 cents, and climbed 7.4% from 27 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, quarterly earnings came in at 18 cents a share, significantly up from a loss of 21 cents delivered in the year-earlier quarter. In the prior-year quarter, Brinker had sold its Macaroni Grill restaurants to private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital for $88 ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJRI) Restaurant Industry Update &#8211; Jan. 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/05/bjri-restaurant-industry-update-jan-2010-industry-outlook/24139</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BWLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chipotle Mexican Grill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry has been facing extremely tough challenges due to the ongoing economic turmoil. With a weak labor market, lower discretionary spending and continued credit-market access issues, it may be too early to predict any improvement in the restaurant industry, which is grappling with sluggish consumer demand. Although current economic indicators show some signs of improvement, we believe that the weak labor market will continue to adversely impact the restaurant industry, even several months after the recovery is on track. The downturn has shattered consumer confidence, and it will take time before most people resume their former dining-out habits. Restaurants are trying all means to lure cash-conscious guests. With consumers reluctant to shell out more &#8212; preferring to dine at home or spending less per meal &#8212; eateries are ]]></description>
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		<title>(EAT) Brinker International Sells Off 21 Chili&#8217;s Grill &amp; Bar Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/15/eat-brinker-international-sells-off-21-chilis-grill-bar-restaurants/22925</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brinker International Inc. (EAT), a leading casual dining restaurant operator, recently entered into a franchise and development deal with franchisee Muy Mucho Group, under which the latter acquired 21 existing Chili&#8217;s Grill &#38; Bar restaurants in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The transaction brought in $19 million in proceeds for Brinker. In addition to the 21 restaurants acquired, the franchise group also plans to develop 5 to 10 new Chili&#8217;s locations in the same region. At the end of first-quarter 2010, domestic and international franchisees operated 40% of Brinker International&#8217;s restaurants. Mark Menking, a veteran in the restaurant industry and former President of the la Madeline Bakery &#38; Cafe restaurant brand, and Jeff Jones, a 24-year Chili’s and Brinker veteran, head the Muy Mucho Group, which is based in Dallas, Texas. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CPKI) California Pizza Kitchen&#8217;s Profit Climbs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/09/cpki-california-pizza-kitchens-profit-climbs/20141</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cosi Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI) recently reported third-quarter 2009 results with a mid-single digit fall in the top-line but a surprise double-digit rise in the bottom-line. Effective cost management and a lower tax rate have driven earnings growth. The quarterly earnings of 24 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, jumping 20% from 20 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. The casual dining operator now expects fourth-quarter 2009 earnings in the range of 16 cents to 18 cents a share. California Pizza Kitchen continues to experience fall in the top-line. After declining 2.2% and 3.2% year-on-year in the first and second quarters, respectively, total revenue dipped 5.3% to $164.8 million in the quarter under review. Restaurant sales slipped 5.7% to $161.2 million, royalties from the Kraft ]]></description>
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		<title>(RRGB) Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Fails to Lure Diners</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/07/rrgb-red-robin-gourmet-burgers-fails-to-lure-diners/19908</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB), the casual dining restaurant operator, recently reported dismal third-quarter 2009 results. The quarterly earnings of 37 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and fell 17.8% from 45 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Total revenue tumbled 10.4% year-over-year to $187 million, as cash-strapped consumers are either trading down to quick-service restaurants or preferring to eat at home, leading to fall in traffic and same-store sales. Same-store sales fell 14.9% for company-operated restaurants, driven by a 13.8% decline in guest counts and a 1.1% fall in the average guest check. Management expects guest count to decline in fiscal year 2009. Same-store sales for franchised restaurants in the U.S. dropped 14.4% and franchised restaurants in Canada fell 0.2%. Other operators in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJRI) Earnings Up for BJ&#8217;s Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/26/bjri-earnings-up-for-bjs-restaurants/18794</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a turbulent economy and rising unemployment, BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) sustained its growth momentum in fiscal year 2009. The casual dining operator’s third-quarter 2009 profit soared 55.3% year-over-year to $3.2 million. BJ’s quarterly earnings of 12 cents a share jumped 50% from 8 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter, but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The result for the quarter benefited from a 44.6% decline in restaurant opening costs due to the opening of two restaurants in the quarter as against six opened in the prior-year quarter. Revenue for the quarter also climbed 8.5% to $103.9 million. Restaurant operating cash flow rose 18.4% to $19 million, whereas restaurant operating cash flow margin expanded 150 basis points to 18.3% but narrowed 60 basis points sequentially. With about ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJRI) Restaurant Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/21/bjri-restaurant-industry-industry-outlook-2/18349</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Restaurant Industry has been facing extremely tough challenges due to the ongoing economic turmoil. With rising unemployment and lower discretionary spending, we believe it will be too early to predict improvement in the industry, which is grappling with sluggish consumer demand. Although the current economic indicators show some signs of improvement, we believe that job losses will continue to adversely impact the restaurant industry even several months after the recovery is on track. The U.S. restaurant industry, which constitutes fast food, casual dining and upscale chains, is facing its toughest times in three decades. A report by market research firm, NPD Group asserted that U.S. restaurant guest traffic plunged 2.6% for the quarter ended May 31, the steepest fall in 28 years. However, the quick-service restaurants (traffic down 2%), ]]></description>
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		<title>(EAT) Brinker International&#8217;s Profit Drops</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/21/eat-brinker-internationals-profit-drops/18373</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brinker International, Inc. (EAT), the operator of Chili&#8217;s Grill &#38; Bar, On The Border and Maggiano&#8217;s restaurants, recently reported first quarter 2010 results, registering a double-digit decline in both top and bottom lines. Despite lower operating expenses, fall in interest expense and lower effective tax rate, adjusted net profit for the quarter dropped 15% year-on-year to $17.5 million on account of fall in revenue. Total revenue slipped 21% to $778.1 million due to a 6% decline in comparable restaurant sales and an 18.6% fall in restaurant capacity due to the sale of 198 restaurants and the closing of 49 restaurants since the first-quarter 2009. In the second-quarter 2009, Brinker sold the Macaroni Grill restaurants (which were 189 of the total restaurants sold) to a private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital for ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJRI) Restaurant Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/20/bjri-restaurant-industry-industry-outlook/18165</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Restaurant Industry has been facing extremely tough challenges due to the ongoing economic turmoil. With rising unemployment and lower discretionary spending, we believe it will be too early to predict improvement in the industry, which is grappling with sluggish consumer demand. Although the current economic indicators show some signs of improvement, we believe that job losses will continue to adversely impact the restaurant industry even several months after the recovery is on track. The U.S. restaurant industry, which constitutes fast food, casual dining and upscale chains, is facing its toughest times in three decades. A report by market research firm, NPD Group asserted that U.S. restaurant guest traffic plunged 2.6% for the quarter ended May 31, the steepest fall in 28 years. However, the quick-service restaurants (traffic down 2%), ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUB) Luby&#8217;s In-Line with Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/lub-lubys-in-line-with-consensus-estimates/17886</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luby’s, Inc. (LUB), the casual dining restaurant operator, recently reported fourth-quarter 2009 results. The company reported quarterly loss of 20 cents a share compared to a loss of 13 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. The loss per share was in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Restaurant sales tumbled 14.7% year-on-year to $80.2 million, whereas Culinary Contract Services jumped 33.8% to $4 million. The rise in Culinary Contract Services was due to the operation of 15 facilities in the reported quarter compared to 10 facilities in the prior year quarter. Same-store sales fell 13.6% in the quarter &#8212; the sharpest decline registered by the company in fiscal year 2009, due to a fall in traffic counts. Store level profit dipped more than 50.0% to $4 million, whereas store level profit ]]></description>
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		<title>(CPKI) California Pizza Kitchen Raises Earnings Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/09/cpki-california-pizza-kitchen-raises-earnings-outlook/17324</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPKI), a leading casual dining restaurant chain, recently raised its third quarter 2009 earnings outlook on the back of operating efficiencies and a lower tax rate that helped offset falling top-line. Management now expects third quarter earnings in the range of 22 cents to 24 cents a share, up from 19 cents to 21 cents a share predicted earlier. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 21 cents. California Pizza Kitchen registered a decline of 5.3% year-on-year in revenue to $164.8 million in the quarter from $174 million reported in the prior-year quarter. The restaurant chain also experienced a steep decline in comparable restaurant sales, than it had expected for the quarter. Comps fell 8.0% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to a 2.4% ]]></description>
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		<title>(DRI) Darden Restaurants Finds Secure Footing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/15/dri-darden-restaurants-finds-secure-footing/15180</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitch recently revised its outlook on Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) to &#8220;Stable&#8221; from &#8220;Negative&#8221;. The rating agency believes that the company is well positioned in the casual dining segment, which is still recuperating from the economic turmoil, plagued by rising unemployment and weak consumer spending. The revision in outlook reflects Darden’s competitive edge and its ability to generate significant cash flow. The company’s same-store sales fell 1.4% in fiscal 2009 compared to the estimated 5.6% decline for the Knapp-Track benchmark of US comps for casual dining chains. Moreover, Darden’s cash flow from operations increased 2.2% to $783.5 million during the year. Moderating food costs coupled with the company’s cost-control measures and synergies from its RARE Hospitality International acquisition should facilitate cash flow generation. Free cash flow totaled $138 million at ]]></description>
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		<title>($DRI) Restaurant Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/02/dri-restaurant-industry-industry-outlook/11807</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bites of Opportunity Remain in Overcooked Sector OVERVIEW Restaurant stocks have room on the downside Restaurant stock prices have doubled since their November lows, which were retested in March. The Zacks Restaurant Index has surged 211% from its 52-week lows, far outpacing both the Russell 2000 (up 63%) and the S&#38;P 500 index (up 48%). The major indexes remain roughly 25% off their 52-week highs. Valuation multiples have expanded from trough levels and the group now trades at roughly 15 times 2010 earnings. While there are pockets of opportunity in the sector, we think the recovery will be slower than anticipated by the market, weighed down by a consumer sobered by shriveling home values and retirement portfolios and record levels of debt. Casual dining cooks up positive earnings surprises, but ]]></description>
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