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		<title>(AAPL) What’s Next for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/02/aapl-whats-next-for-apple-nasdaq-aapl/97034</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our analysts were right about Apple (AAPL) declaring its dividend and surging past $600/share. But how do they feel about the future of Apple? All I can say is… Our analysts are the real deal. Last year, Investment U Associate Investment Director Marc Lichtenfeld and Senior Analyst Steve McDonald made bold predictions about the world’s largest tech company Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). And already this year, both of their forecasts have come true… Prediction #1: Apple to $600 Steve McDonald’s prediction came first on December 19th. Here’s the condensed version of what he had to say: “A recent survey of buying trends of iProducts for Morgan Stanley by AlphaWise was full of upside surprises. “The street may be underestimating Apple’s 2012 ‘iProducts’ sales by as much as 40 percent. “If this ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Raises Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/02/de-deere-company-raises-dividend/94048</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Company (DE) has upped its quarterly dividend by 5 cents to 46 cents. This marks the tenth consecutive year of the company’s dividend hike. The increased dividend will be payable on May 1, 2012 to shareholders of record as on March 30, 2012. The dividend increase, which translates into a 12% raise from the prior dividend of 41 cents, came after nearly nine months. On May 24, 2011, Deere increased its dividend by 6 cents to 41 cents. Deere reported earnings of $1.30 per share; an improvement of 8% from the prior year quarter of $1.20. Results exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23. The company’s worldwide total sales were recorded at $6.8 billion, which increased 11% year over year. Total revenue outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEX) Terex Tops Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/17/tex-terex-tops-estimates/91803</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terex Corp. (TEX) reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of 26 cents, versus 20 cents in the year-ago quarter. The EPS was a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Excluding the special items in both periods; Terex reported a loss per share of 3 cents in the quarter compared with a loss per share of 30 cents in the year-ago quarter. Net sales at Terex increased 47% to $1.957 billion from $1.327 billion in the year-earlier quarter, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.896 billion. Excluding the impact of the Demag Cranes AG acquisition, net sales increased 20%. Costs and Margins Cost of goods sold amounted to $1.6 billion versus $1.1 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Gross profit increased to $330.5 million from $185.6 million in the year-ago quarter. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Housing and Inflation in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/10/12 Earnings season will be still going on this next week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 50 of those are members of the S&#38;P 500.  By the end of the week we will be over 80% done with earnings season. Many large and significant companies will be reporting this week.  They include: Applied Materials (AMAT),  Apache (APA), CBS (CBS),  Deere (DE), Devon Energy  (DVN), Duke Energy (DUK), Masco (MAS) and Met Life (MET). It will also be a busy week for economic data.  Key reports include Retail Sales, Industrial Production, two regional “mini ISM’s,” Housing Starts and inflation &#8212; both on the Producer and the Consumer levels. Monday Nothing of particular significance. Tuesday Retail Sales are expected to jump by 0.8% after they rose a disappointing ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGCO) AGCO Issues Debt to Fund GSI Holdings Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/agco-agco-issues-debt-to-fund-gsi-holdings-buy/87722</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AGCO Corporation (AGCO) has priced an offering of $300 million of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2021 to partly finance the acquisition of GSI Holdings Corp. The notes were priced at 100% of par value and the offering is expected to close on December 5, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions. The net proceeds are estimated at approximately $297 million after expenses. The notes will be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. In October, the company struck a deal to acquire GSI Holdings Corp. from affiliates of New York-based Centerbridge Partners, L.P. for $940 million. Assumption, Illinois based GSI Holdings is a leading global manufacturer of grain storage and protein production systems with annual revenues of over $700 million. The transaction is expected ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/de-deere-company-earnings-preview/87440</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Company (DE) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 results on November 23, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate is $1.44 for the fourth quarter and $6.44 for fiscal 2011, projecting year-over-year growth of 34.1% and 38.5%, respectively. With respect to earnings surprise, over the trailing four quarters, Deere outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The average earnings surprise was 9.04%, implying that Deere has surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by the same magnitude over the last four quarters. Previous Quarter Recap Deere’s third-quarter EPS of $1.69 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and climbed 17% year over year, largely driven by strong demand for farm machinery and improved conditions in the construction and forestry markets. Deere’s worldwide total sales increased 22% year over year to $8.4 ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLI) Stock Market News for September 14, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/14/xli-stock-market-news-for-september-14-2011-market-news/83160</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets registered their first back-to-back gains this month, as industrial and material stocks helped push the benchmarks higher. The trading session was significantly calm compared to the high levels of volatility that the markets endured since early last month. For the first time since July 26, the Dow traded in a narrow range of a little over 150 points. Hopes about European leaders taking steps to resolve the Greek debt crisis also helped the markets’ uptrend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.4% and finished the day at 11,105.85. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.9% and settled at 1,172.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,532.15, after gaining 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index hovered around 38, reflecting lingering fears among investors. Consolidated volumes on ]]></description>
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		<title>(BJ) Company News for August 18, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/bj-company-news-for-august-18-2011-corporate-summary/81570</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Deere (NYSE:DE) reported Q3 EPS of $1.69, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $1.68 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 24.1% year-over-year to $7.72 billion•    Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) posted second quarter 2012 EPS of 54 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 49 cents. Revenues for the second quarter were $15.7 billion, up 1.0% from $15.5 billion reported in the year-ago quarter •    Target (NYSE:TGT) reported Q2 EPS of $1.03, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97. Revenues for the quarter rose to 11.5% year-over-year to $16.24 billion •    Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS) posted Q2 EPS of $0.22, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.19 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 5.2% year-over-year to $5.82 billion •    BJ&#8217;s Wholesale (NYSE:BJ) reported Q2 EPS of $0.84, ahead of ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEX) Terex Fulfills Minimum Tender Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/tex-terex-fulfills-minimum-tender-offer/78376</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terex Corp. (TEX) recently announced that the company has successfully achieved the minimum tender condition for Demag Cranes. The company offered €45.50 per share to Demag shareholders, which has exceeded the minimum requirement of 51%. Terex Industrial Holding AG offered a price of €45.50 per share, representing an approximately 25% premium on the closing share price of €36.30 on April 29, 2011 and a 28% premium on the three-month volume-weighted average share price of €35.56 as of April 29, 2011. The company also announced the reception of early termination under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with the offer, and that it has formally filed the transaction with the European Commission. According to the information, the offer was accepted for a total of 14 million shares of ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere Fights to Preserve GPS For Agriculture Use</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/de-deere-fights-to-preserve-gps-for-agriculture-use/77450</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Company (DE), a member of the Coalition to Save Our GPS, released a report stating that a proposal under consideration by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will jeopardize the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in agriculture and construction equipment. If the proposal is approved, the company estimates that it will have a direct negative impact on the U.S. economy of $96 billion, tantamount to 0.7% of the U.S. economy. Background The proposal put forward by Reston, Virginia based LightSquared, sets out  the creation of a new, integrated wireless broadband and satellite network that would deploy 40,000 ground stations in the U.S. using airwaves previously reserved mainly for satellite services including GPS. The Federal Communications Commission earlier this year granted preliminary approval to LightSquared to proceed with the ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEX) Terex Bid Adequate &#8211; Demag Cranes Agrees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/tex-terex-bid-adequate-demag-cranes-agrees/77189</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terex Corp. (TEX) is now in the process of acquiring Demag Cranes for $1.4 billion. After agreeing to Terex’s bid of 45.50 euros per share in cash, up from 41.75 euros, last week, Demag has agreed to be taken over by Terex. The offer values Demag at 963 million euros (approximately $1.4 billion), which according to Demag is justified. Demag now recommends its shareholders to accept Terex&#8217;s offer subject to a minimum acceptance threshold of 51% by Demag shareholders. The offer expires on June 30, 2011. Further, according to Demag, shareholders Halso Lux and Boussard &#38; Gavaudan have already accepted the offer tendering some of their shares. These shareholders had stakes of 3-5% each in the company, which now stand at 2.65%, 3.78% and 1.70%, respectively. Demag favors the takeover ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEX) Terex Ups Order &#8211; Demag Nods</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/tex-terex-ups-order-demag-nods/76606</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terex Corp’s (TEX) takeover story of Demag Cranes AG took a positive turn with Terex upping its offer from 41.75 euros to 45.50 euros per share and both the parties signing an agreement foreshadowing future plans. Demag’s board has agreed to recommend the company’s shareholders to accept the improved offer. The new offer is however subject to the same condition as before – a minimum acceptance threshold of 51% by Demag shareholders with an expiration date of June 30. The increased offer values Demag at 963 million euros ($1.4 billion) compared with the previous 883.9 million euros ($1.3 billion). The earlier offer was rejected by Demag on grounds of the offer being too low accompanied with a lack of transparency by Terex as to its future plans for Demag. Further, ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Personal Income and Savings Both Rise 0.4%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/pce-personal-income-and-savings-both-rise-0-4/75115</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/29/pce-personal-income-and-savings-both-rise-0-4/75115#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 22:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching from the 0.4% rise in both February and March, but only after the March numbers were revised down from a rise of 0.5%. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.5% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.5% rise in March and the 0.8% increase in February. Of course, if spending is rising at the same rate as income, it means that the savings rate is unchanged. The savings rate remained at 4.9%, it was as high as 5.8% in September. The savings rate is well above the dangerously low levels that prevailed from 2004 to 2008. The graph below shows ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Market Demonstrates Strong Earnings Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/dell-market-demonstrates-strong-earnings-reports/74389</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/dell-market-demonstrates-strong-earnings-reports/74389#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 15:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Staples Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With nothing major on the economic calendar today, stocks will likely struggle to gain traction, with macro concerns dominating the market discourse. We do have a number of positive earnings reports from household names that may help improve sentiment after days of market weakness. We had a solid report from Dell (DELL) after the close on Tuesday, helping offset some of the negativity produced by Hewlett-Packard&#8217;s (HPQ) weak report. We also have an impressive report from farm machinery giant Deere &#38; Co. (DE). We also have a number of reports from retailers, with Target (TGT) and Ambercombie &#38; Fitch (ANF) coming ahead, while Staples (SPLS) came short of expectations. Dell not only beat expectations, but raised guidance for the coming quarter, reassuring the market that there may still be some ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGL) Company News for May 20, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/agl-company-news-for-may-20-2011-corporate-summary/74598</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/agl-company-news-for-may-20-2011-corporate-summary/74598#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gas Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGL Resources Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casual Male Retail Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMRG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NetLogic Microsystems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petsmart Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Professional-networking site LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) made its debut at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Share prices rocketed 109.44% to more than double to close at $94.25 •    Pet-store chain PetSmart, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:PETM) shares gained 7.58% after the company reported its first-quarter profits late Wednesday exceeding the Street’s expectations •    According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, discount retailer Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) has decided  that it will not sell itself after bids for the company came in below expectations •    Shares of Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CMRG) slid 6.64% to close at $3.94 after the large men’s clothing retailer reported a first-quarter profit that came in below analysts’ expectations •    AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE:AGL) was downgraded by UBS  (NYSE:UBS) to &#8220;Neutral&#8221; rating from “Buy” rating ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) U.S. Personal Income and Spending Improve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/30/pce-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-improve/72840</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/30/pce-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-improve/72840#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, Personal Income rose 0.5%, up from the 0.4% rise in February, but down from a 1.1% increase in January. The increase was slightly above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. The February number was revised up from 0.3%. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.6%, higher than the consensus expectation of a 0.5% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.9% rise in February but above a rise of 0.5% in January. The slowdown from February is only because of a sharp upward revision to the February data, which was previously reported as an increase of 0.5%. Of course, if spending is rising faster than income, it means that the savings rate is falling, however in this case not enough (after rounding) to change the savings ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) February 2011 U.S. Personal Income and Spending Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/pce-february-2011-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-rose/69978</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/pce-february-2011-u-s-personal-income-and-spending-rose/69978#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February, Personal Income rose 0.3%, down from the 1.2% rise in January and a 0.5% increase in November. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation. Both January and December were revised higher. Previously the increase in December was thought to be 0.4% and for January 1.0%. However, most of the increase was due to the 2.0% cut in the employee side of the payroll tax. Payroll taxes &#8212; and other contributions to social insurance &#8212; are counted as a subtraction from personal income, so if they fall, personal income rises. That was only partially offset by the end of the “making work pay” tax credit. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.7%, higher than the consensus expectation of a 0.3% rise. That is an acceleration from ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) U.S. January 2011 Personal Income Jumps on Tax Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/pce-u-s-january-2011-personal-income-jumps-on-tax-cut/67741</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/pce-u-s-january-2011-personal-income-jumps-on-tax-cut/67741#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, Personal Income rose 1.0%, well above the 0.4% rise in December, and a 0.3% increase in November. The increase was far above the 0.3% consensus expectation. However, most of the increase was due to the 2.0% cut in the employee side of the payroll tax. Payroll taxes, and other contributions to social insurance, are counted as a subtraction from personal income. So if they fall, personal income rises. Of the $133.2 billion increase in overall personal income, $94.9 billion was due to the payroll tax cut. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.2%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.4% rise. That is a deceleration from the 0.5% rise in December and a rise of 0.3% in November. The December increase in spending was revised down ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere Earnings Report Outperforms Analyst Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/18/de-deere-earnings-report-outperforms-analyst-estimates/67070</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/18/de-deere-earnings-report-outperforms-analyst-estimates/67070#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) delivered earnings of $1.20 per share in its first quarter ended January 31, 2011, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.00 and more than double of 57 cents earned in the year-ago quarter. Net income was more than double from $243.2 million in first quarter of 2010. The outperformance was largely driven by strong demand for farm machinery coupled with improved conditions in construction and forestry markets. Revenue Deere’s worldwide total sales increased 27% year over year to $6.1 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.9 billion handily. Net sales of equipment operations (which comprise Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry) were $5.5 billion, a 30% year-over-year increase including an unfavorable currency translation effect of 1% and a price increase of 2%. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Stock Market News for February 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/anf-stock-market-news-for-february-17-2011-market-news/67161</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/anf-stock-market-news-for-february-17-2011-market-news/67161#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CMCSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comcast Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frontier Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GENZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genzyme Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holly Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended in the green after optimistic news about the economy from the Fed lifted the mood of investors. Earlier in the day, news of strong earnings and deals sent the markets higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% to 12,228.17. 23 out of 30 stocks of the blue chip index rose with JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) gaining 2.39% to close at $47.94, making it one of the highest gainers of the Dow. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 Index increased 0.63% to 1,336.32. Energy and natural resources companies were the best performers for the index. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.76% to close at 2,825.56. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was positively biased as for every 1 stock that fell, nearly 3 stocks ended in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CTSH) Company News for January 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/13/ctsh-company-news-for-january-13-2011-corporate-summary/65108</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/13/ctsh-company-news-for-january-13-2011-corporate-summary/65108#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognizant Technology Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTSH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hershey Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infosys Technologies Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Towers Watson & Co]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unilever NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Baird has upgraded Micron (NYSE:MU) from &#8220;neutral&#8221; to &#8220;outperform&#8221; increasing the target price from $8 to $15 • Infosys (NASDAQ:INFY) posted fiscal third quarter earnings of $0.69, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66, on revenues of $1.59 billion, slightly lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.55 billion • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has downgraded E*TRADE (NASDAQ:ETFC) to &#8220;neutral&#8221; from a &#8220;buy&#8221; rating with a target price of $18 • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has upgraded Deere (NYSE:DE) to &#8220;overweight&#8221; from &#8220;neutral&#8221; with a target price of $100 • Janney Montgomery has upgraded Wynn Resorts(NASDAQ:WYNN) to &#8220;buy&#8221; from &#8220;neutral&#8221; rating setting a target price $150 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Cognizant Technology (NASDAQ:CTSH) to its Conviction Buy List, setting a target price of $87 • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has upgraded Hershey (NYSE:HSY) to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from a &#8220;market ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Income, Spending and Savings All Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/pce-income-spending-and-savings-all-rise/60424</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/pce-income-spending-and-savings-all-rise/60424#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, Personal Income rose 0.5%, a nice improvement over the 0.0% change in September, and matching the 0.5% increase in August. It was also above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. In addition, we got upward revisions to both the September and August numbers of +0.1 each. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, lower than the consensus expectation of a 0.6% rise. That is an acceleration from the 0.3% rise in September but below the rise of 0.5% in August. Of course, if income is rising faster than spending, it means that the savings rate is rising. It rose to 5.7% from 5.6%. Over the long run, a higher savings rate is good for the country, and is desperately needed as the savings rate has been in more or ]]></description>
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		<title>(PFE) AAII Investor Update: Large-Cap Stocks With Higher Yields Than 10-Year Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/pfe-aaii-investor-update-large-cap-stocks-with-higher-yields-than-10-year-treasuries/60006</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten-year Treasuries are still yielding less than 3%, despite a recent rebound in yields. Since that&#8217;s not very much, I looked to see how easy it would be to create a diversified portfolio with higher yielding stocks. There were three primary characteristics I sought out in potential candidates. The first was a history of dividends, so I required five consecutive years of dividend payments. Second, I wanted companies that generated cash from their business operations. Therefore, I looked for companies that have reported five consecutive years of positive cash flow from operations. (Located on the cash flow statement, this number shows whether a company&#8217;s business operations is producing or using up cash.) Finally, being a value guy, I did not want to overpay, so I required a price-earnings ratio below ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for November 26, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/axp-stock-market-news-for-november-26-2010-market-news/60640</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of Tuesday’s steep losses. The Dow average, which had plunged more than 142 points on Tuesday, surged nearly 151 points, or 1.4%, Wednesday as economic data pointed towards an improving domestic economy. The tech-laden Nasdaq rallied the most, rising more than 48 points, or 1.93%, to 2543.12. The widely followed S&#38;P 500 index gained 17.62 points, or 1.5%, to 1198.35. On the New York Stock Exchange, only 830 million shares exchanged hands as advancing issues beat those that fell in price by a four-to-one ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMP) Company News for November 29, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FedEx Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced that its underwriters exercised their greenshoe option to purchase an additional 71.7 million shares, helping the formerly bankrupt auto company notch up a record $23 billion • Quantas resumed flights of its Airbus A380 aircraft, the first since an explosion of an engine on November 4 caused an emergency landing and forced a review of the entire A380 fleet • Shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX), Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Steve Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) may get a boost after a positive mention in this week&#8217;s edition of Barron&#8217;s • Deere (NYSE:DE) catches an upgrade from &#8220;Market Perform&#8221; to &#8220;Outperform&#8221; • Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) announced it has offered to acquire 51% of South African retailer Massmart AMERIPRISE FINL (AMP): Free Stock Analysis Report DEERE &#38; CO (DE): Free Stock Analysis Report FEDEX CORP (FDX): Free ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMS) Company News for November 24, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/bms-company-news-for-november-24-2010-corporate-summary/60400</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bemis Company Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) received FDA approval for its topical solution drug Axiron, for testosterone replacement therapy in men • Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) reported estimate-beating third quarter earnings of $0.43 a share, ahead of Zacks projections of $0.37, on a 14% revenue jump to $681.7 million that was above Zacks estimates of $651 million. The firm said it sees current year earnings of $2.72 to $2.77 a share • Deere (NYSE:DE) reported better-than-anticipated fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $1.07, up from Zacks estimates of $0.96, as revenues rose 38.9% to $6.56 billion, below Zacks projections of $6.66 billion • Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) received a jury award of $1.3 billion in its suit against SAP (NYSE:SAP) • FBR reiterated its &#8220;underperform&#8221; rating on Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO), with a price target of $56 • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) downgraded Rovi (NASDAQ:ROVI) ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/de-deere-company-bull-of-the-day-2/59321</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) generates the highest operating margin in the industry. During the third quarter of fiscal 2010, the company delivered earnings per share of $1.44, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 and outperforming its peer Caterpillar Inc. by $0.22. With an intact farming customer base and improving economic conditions, the company&#8217;s sales are ready to rebound significantly. Moreover, Deere is likely to receive a boost from the new Tier4i engine developed recently. The stock is trading at a discount of 17% to the peer group, based on forward earnings estimates. Our long-term Outperform recommendation indicates that it will perform well above the market. Our target price of $93.00, 20.6x 2010 EPS of $4.51, reflects this view. DEERE &#38; CO (DE): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) An Easy Way to Boost America’s Energy Independence</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/de-an-easy-way-to-boost-america%e2%80%99s-energy-independence/55343</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Investment U’s Energy and Infrastructure Expert Friday, October 15, 2010: Issue #1367 You know, for all the talk about working towards greater energy independence through alternative energy resources like wind and solar power, there’s another much simpler solution. And it’s sitting on your kitchen table. It’s a well-known fact that America has an eating problem, with the level of overweight and obese people spiraling higher. But what you won’t hear about as often is America’s non-eating problem. For example, think about much food you throw away each year, either in the form of leftovers or when it goes bad. You see food wasted all the time in restaurants, too. A huge amount of perfectly good food goes uneaten and simply gets tossed in the trash. And even ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) July New Orders for Durable Goods Report is Dismal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/05/ba-july-new-orders-for-durable-goods-report-is-dismal/49309</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Orders for Durable Goods rose just 0.3% in July. That was far below the consensus expectations for an increase of 3.0% (oh, what a difference a silly little decimal point can make!). The news is worse than even that headline number suggests. All of the strength came from the extremely volatile Transportation Equipment side, and more specifically, from the Non-Defense Aircraft component. That is mostly orders for big 777s and 747s from Boeing (BA), which are very expensive items. It also includes orders for business jets from firms like Textron (TXT). A few orders for new jumbo jets can really skew the numbers for the month. Excluding transportation equipment, new orders fell 3.8%, well below expectations for a 0.5% increase. Overall, Transportation Equipment orders were up 13.1%, and more ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Beats Earnings Expectations Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/12/de-deere-company-beats-earnings-expectations-again/48485</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) delivered third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.44, moving ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 as well as EPS of 99 cents last year. The outperformance was driven by positive conditions in the U.S. farm sector, particularly in terms of demand for large equipment, somewhat offset by increased postretirement benefit costs. Deere’s worldwide total sales increased 16% year over year to $6.84 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.81 billion. Net sales of equipment operations (which comprise Agriculture &#38; Turf, Construction &#38; Forestry) were $6.2 billion, an 18% year-over-year increase including a favorable currency translation effect of 3% and a price increase of 2%. Deere had projected higher equipment sales in the range of 21%–23% Incorporatedluding a favorable currency translation of 2% during ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for August 31, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/31/bac-company-news-for-august-31-2010-corporate-summary/49898</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saks Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Some private investors are reportedly considering an offer for Saks (NYSE:SKS). The offer values the luxury retailer at $1.7 billion, or $11 per share • Citigroup (NYSE:C) noted Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) may bid up to $74-$77 per share for Genzyme (NASDAQ:GENZ) • Deere (NYSE:DE) plans to sell its wind energy unit to Exelon (NYSE:EXC) for $860 million • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) upgraded Gap (NYSE:GPS) to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from &#8220;market perform,&#8221; with a price target range of $20-$22 • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) upgraded Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) shares to &#8220;buy&#8221; from &#8220;neutral&#8221; • Dollar General (NYSE:DG) posted fiscal second quarter earnings of 42 cents, versus expectatiosn of 38 cents, on inline revenues of $3.21 billion. The company said it sees full-year earnings of $1.67 to $1.74 • Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) downgraded VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC) from &#8220;overweight&#8221; to &#8220;neutral,&#8221; dropping ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index &#8211; Deflation Diverted or Delayed?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/bhp-u-s-producer-price-index-deflation-diverted-or-delayed/48437</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline PPI fell by 0.5% and in May it was down by 0.3%. Still the PPI was running on the hot side last winter so the year-over-year change is a relatively hot 4.2%. Stripping out the volatile food and energy components to get the Core PPI, prices rose 0.3%, which was higher than the 0.1% that was expected. On a year-over-year basis they are still very tame at just 1.5%. Finished food prices rose 0.7% at the wholesale level in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index Indicates Deflation Diverted or Delayed?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/bhp-u-s-producer-price-index-indicates-deflation-diverted-or-delayed/48243</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline PPI fell by 0.5% and in May it was down by 0.3%. Still the PPI was running on the hot side last winter so the year-over-year change is a relatively hot 4.2%. Stripping out the volatile food and energy components to get the Core PPI, prices rose 0.3%, which was higher than the 0.1% that was expected. On a year-over-year basis they are still very tame at just 1.5%. Finished food prices rose 0.7% at the wholesale level in ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere Quarterly Report Beats Expectations &#8211; Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/19/de-deere-quarterly-report-beats-expectations-raises-guidance/37721</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) reported earnings of $1.58 per share for its fiscal second quarter ended April 30. That was substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 and compares favorably with earnings of $1.11 in the year-ago quarter. DE&#8217;s earnings exclude a tax charge of 30 cents per share related to U.S. health-care legislation. The company posted a recurring (non-GAAP) net income of $677 million, up 43% from $472 million in the year-ago quarter. This quarter marked an awesome improvement over the 18.8% earnings per share growth delivered in the first quarter of 2010 and double-digit declines in 2009. The bottom-line improvement was due to rising profit margins on growing production volumes and improving demand for construction equipment. Deere’s worldwide total sales increased 6% year over year to ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company &#8211; Analysts Have Been Raising Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/de-deere-company-analysts-have-been-raising-estimates/32556</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) continues to pressure its 52-week high at $62.08 on rising estimates and a bullish next-year growth projection. Company Description Deere &#38; Co. provides products and services for agriculture and forestry worldwide. The company was founded in 1837 and has a market cap of $25 billion. First-Quarter Results Shares of DE jumped higher on Feb 17 after the company reported better than expected Q1 results. Revenue was down 6% from last year to $4.86 billion, but earnings came in ahead of expectations at 57 cents per share, 200% better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company has surprised in each of the last four quarters by an average of 25 cents, or 159%. The company noted that its results were helped by &#8220;lower materials costs, improved price ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial to Take $100 Million in Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/pru-prudential-financial-to-take-100-million-in-charges/32527</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) is expected to post a charge of $100 million in its first quarter earnings as a result of changes made under health care reform regarding subsidies on retiree health care costs. During 2003, Congress granted the corporations, who were considering dropping coverage to the retirees, a 28% tax-free subsidy for continuing to provide coverage for Medicare cost of retirees. This provided the companies a double benefit as they were able to deduct the cost of providing benefit along with deducting the portion of the drug benefit paid for by the subsidy. Now with the enactment of health care reform, corporations will be barred from deducting the portion of the benefit attributed to the subsidy, although they will continue to enjoy the 28% subsidy, thus shrinking the ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/de-deere-company-bull-of-the-day/32396</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading our recommendation on Deere &#38; Co. (DE) to Outperform from Neutral as we anticipate it to perform well above the broader market. Deere is one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment and commands a strong worldwide presence. The company is expected to continue benefitting from a strong global agricultural cycle as well as encouraging support programs from the Chinese and Brazilian governments. Moreover, Deere has a consistent track record of returning cash to shareholders in the form of regular dividend payments. Our long-term Outperform recommendation on the stock indicates that it would perform well above the market. Our target price of $67.00, 21.0X 2010 EPS, reflects this view. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(ATI) Healthcare Law Changes to Hike Medical Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/ati-healthcare-law-changes-to-hike-medical-costs/32433</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent health care reform has caused unrest amongst the US employers, who will now have to spend more on their employees’ medical plans. The new reform has made taxable the subsidies on retiree drugs offered by the government. Companies that provide prescription drug benefits for retirees have been getting subsidies covering 28% of eligible costs but were allowed a 100% deduction as costs. Therefore, the subsidies received were also allowed to be deducted for computation of taxable income. However, from 2013, the health care reform will allow companies to deduct only the amount of money that is actually expended on medical cost and the subsidies will be taxable. Earlier this month, the US government had signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Under this law, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Earnings Report Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/25/de-deere-company-earnings-report-scorecard/31592</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Release A month back, Deere &#38; Company (DE) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Earnings were $243.2 million or 57 cents per share, up from $203.9 million or 48 cents in the year-ago period. Reported EPS was much above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of just 19 cents. With respect to earnings surprises, Deere’s track record in the preceding four quarters has been positive. It produced an average positive earnings surprise of 158.88% over the last four quarters, meaning that it has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate by that measure over the trailing 12 months. Surprise &#8211; Reported Earnings History The improvement in net earnings was mainly led by the increase in Agriculture and Turf’s operating profit, which rose 21.8% year over year. Agriculture and Turf contributed ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company&#8217;s Report Beats Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/17/de-deere-companys-report-beats-earnings-estimates/28234</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Company (DE) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Earnings were $243.2 million or 57 cents per share, up from $203.9 million or 48 cents in the year-ago period. Reported EPS was well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents. Quarterly revenue of $4.85 billion was down 6% from the prior-year period. Net sales from the company’s worldwide equipment operations dropped 7.1% year over year to $4.24 billion due to lower shipment and production volumes. Equipment net sales in the U.S. and Canada fell 8%, while net sales outside the U.S. and Canada were down 6%. Agriculture &#38; Turf segment sales fell 6% due to lower shipment volumes, partially offset by improved price realization. The segment’s operating profit was $352 million, compared to $289 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere to Invest in Israel-based BHC Manufacturing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/16/de-deere-to-invest-in-israel-based-bhc-manufacturing/23019</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Co. (DE) announced that it made a conditional offer to buy certain assets and customer relationships of Israel-based BHC Manufacturing. BHC manufactures cotton picker repair parts for all makes of equipment and supplies cotton picker row units for other equipment manufacturers. This investment will expand Deere’s products and services in its already successful cotton picker business. Management said that by combining BHC’s assets with Deere’s existing manufacturing capacity, John Deere will have improved efficiency and better geographic reach to serve its customers. Deere continues to focus on its global growth strategy. Earlier in the third quarter, the company announced its plans to expand its farm, forestry and construction operations in Russia. It is setting up a manufacturing and parts center near Moscow. Deere considers Russia an important growth ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Has No Change in Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/25/de-deere-company-has-no-change-in-outlook/21379</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, Deere &#38; Company (DE) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 23 cents per share (excluding goodwill impairment charges of 76 cents per share), which is well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents per share. However, quarterly earnings were down 72% year over year, primarily due to a double-digit decline in sales. Quarterly revenue of $5.3 billion was down 28% from the prior-year period. Net sales from the company’s worldwide equipment operations dropped 30% year over year to $4.7 billion due to lower shipment and production volumes. Equipment net sales in the U.S. and Canada fell 26%, while the net sales outside the U.S. and Canada were down 35%. Agriculture &#38; Turf segment sales fell 26% due to lower shipment volumes, partially offset by improved price realization. ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Announces More Layoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/de-deere-company-announces-more-layoffs/15019</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deere &#38; Company (DE) announced its plans to lay off 367 employees at the John Deere Harvester Works in Illinois. The layoff is effective September 21. Also, most of the plant&#8217;s remaining employees will face a four-week inventory adjustment shutdown and a two-week vacation shutdown starting September 21. The John Deere Harvester Works manufactures combines and front-end equipment for harvesting. The company said the decision was taken in response to the declining market demand for the factory’s products. Deere has been witnessing weak demand levels for the last couple of quarters as farmers and other customers cut their spending under recessionary conditions. The company expects a 21% drop in equipment sales for fiscal 2009. We expect continued weakness in both the segments for the next couple of quarters, as we ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere &amp; Company Invests for Growth in Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/de-deere-company-invests-for-growth-in-russia/14013</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, Deere &#38; Company (DE) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an investment plan for setting up a manufacturing and parts center near Moscow. The company said that the new plant will have the capability to manufacture a broad range of John Deere products Incorporatedluding tractors and harvesting equipment, as well as construction and forestry products. The financial terms were not disclosed. Earlier in July, during the Russia-USA Business Forum, Deere had announced its plans to expand its farm, forestry and construction operations in Russia. The new plant is the first step in this direction. The company has an extensive dealer network across the country for its agricultural and forestry products. Despite current economic conditions, the company has introduced a broad line of its construction equipment into ]]></description>
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		<title>(RAVN) Raven&#8217;s Near-Term Outlook Dark</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/ravn-ravens-near-term-outlook-dark/12844</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raven Industries, Inc. (RAVN) posted fiscal second quarter earnings of 34 cents per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 29 cents. Quarterly earnings were 11% lower than last year due to the impact of economic downturn on the company’s two largest divisions. Quarterly sales declined 18% to $56.6 million from $69.3 million in the year-ago quarter due to lower sales at the Engineered Films and the Applied Technology segments. The Engineered Films Division reported a 43% decline in sales to $15.0 million, reflecting continued weakness in two of its major end markets (construction and energy). The company is cutting down capital spending and focusing on cost controls until there is some improvement in orders. In the Applied Technology Division, sales fell 18% to $18.6 million due to lower ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Stock Market News for August 20, 2009 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/hpq-stock-market-news-for-august-20-2009-market-news/12863</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sharp rebound in Chinese shares helped erase yesterday’s slump and sent Asian stocks sharply higher Thursday, a day after Shanghai’s big fall ignited fears of a Chinese stock collapse and triggered a selling spree around the world.  Asian markets also drew comfort from an overnight recovery on Wall Street after a surprise drop in U.S. crude stockpiles lifted hopes for an economic recovery and sent investors back on the buying table. Shanghai&#8217;s main index jumped 126 points, or 4.5%, to 2,911.58, while Japan&#8217;s Nikkei 225 stock average climbed 179.41 points, or 1.8%, to 10,383.41.  Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng rose 374.63, or 2%, to 20,336.36.  South Korea’s Kospi advanced 2% to 1,576.39. Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street Thursday.  Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 24, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DE) Deere earnings of 99 cents, well above the estimate of 57 cents</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/de-deere-earnings-of-99-cents-well-above-the-estimate-of-57-cents/12708</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early today, Deere &#38; Company (DE) reported fiscal third quarter earnings of 99 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 57 cents per share. However, quarterly earnings were down 27% year over year, primarily due to a double-digit decline in sales. Quarterly revenue of $5.9 billion was down 24% from the prior-year period. Net sales from the company’s worldwide equipment operations were down 25% year over year at $5.3 billion as farmers and other customers cut their spending under recessionary conditions. Equipment net sales in the U.S. and Canada dropped 16%, while the net sales outside the U.S. and Canada were down 37%. Agriculture &#38; Turf segment sales fell 21% due to lower shipment volumes and unfavorable currency translation impact, partially offset by improved price realization. The ]]></description>
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