<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Stock Blog Hub &#187; DG</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/tag/dg/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com</link>
	<description>Start Your Investing Research Here!</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:53:06 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>(PMI) U.S. Jobless Data Shows Decoupling</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/pmi-u-s-jobless-data-shows-decoupling/96249</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/pmi-u-s-jobless-data-shows-decoupling/96249#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surety & Title Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FedEx Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LULU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lululemon Athletica Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=96249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning’s economic data is giving investors the clearest possible evidence of divergence in global economic growth outlook, with the U.S. economy decoupling from Europe and China. We have another better-than-expected read on Initial Jobless Claims in the U.S., while readings of the manufacturing sector in China and Europe show contraction. The surprise factor in the European slowdown is limited since that region is widely believed to be already in a recession, but I suspect that today’s soft Chinese manufacturing data will remain front and center and trump the favorable domestic labor market report. The preliminary Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March created by HSBC Bank (HBC) shows a slippage from last month’s level. The index dropped to 48.1 in March from February’s 49.6, both below the critical 50 level ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/pmi-u-s-jobless-data-shows-decoupling/96249/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(JCP) U.S. Holiday Preview &#8211; National Retail Federation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/jcp-u-s-holiday-preview-national-retail-federation/87634</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/jcp-u-s-holiday-preview-national-retail-federation/87634#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coach Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JWN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Retail Federation (“NRF”), an industry trade group, projects a 2.8% growth in sales, amounting to $465.6 billion, during the current November to December holiday season, lower than the 5.2% rise in the corresponding period of the previous year. Online retail may increase 15% to touch $37.6 billion. These estimates reveal a rebound in consumer expenditure, which amounts to about 70% of the U.S. economy. Brick-and-mortar retailers ran extended hours post Thanksgiving in order to snatch some business from Internet retailers who continue to grow at a brisk pace. The growth trajectory of online sellers remains intact despite huge destruction of consumer wealth during the financial crisis in 2008 and tepid recovery since then. On the other hand, retail icons for middle-class shoppers, J. C. Penney Company (JCP) and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/jcp-u-s-holiday-preview-national-retail-federation/87634/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(TIF) Dollar Stores Win on Double-Dip Fears</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/tif-dollar-stores-win-on-double-dip-fears-2/85219</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/tif-dollar-stores-win-on-double-dip-fears-2/85219#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coach Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JWN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PriceSmart Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The TJX Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiffany & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TJX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=85219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most amazing aspects of this economic recovery has been the resiliency of the American consumer. Given a banking/housing/credit crisis that nearly melted down the economy, you would have thought that high-end luxury retailers like Tiffany &#38; Co. (TIF) and Coach (COH) and upper-tier department stores like Nordstrom (JWN) and Macy&#8217;s (M) would have suffered the most. To the contrary, these were terrific investments as their earnings continued to surprise quarter after quarter. The consumer was not hunkering down in Wal-Mart (WMT) or Kohl&#8217;s (KSS). She was out shopping like nobody&#8217;s business. More on that surprising trend of the past two years in a moment. Now Comes the Recession? Well, the high-end may still do well, but it finally happened. Fears of a double-dip drove both shoppers and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/tif-dollar-stores-win-on-double-dip-fears-2/85219/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for September 2, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/02/adp-stock-market-news-for-september-2-2011-market-news/82530</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/02/adp-stock-market-news-for-september-2-2011-market-news/82530#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PriceSmart Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=82530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors remained cautious ahead of crucial employment data and chose not to bet big bucks, while mixed economic reports and a plunge in banking stocks pushed the markets into the red for the first time in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) inched down by a percent to settle at 11,493.57. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) dropped 1.2% to finish the day at 1,204.42. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 1.3% and ended the day at 2,546.04. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) traded roughly at 32. On the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 7.49 billion shares, down from last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion. On the NYSE, for every four stocks that gained, eleven stocks moved lower. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/02/adp-stock-market-news-for-september-2-2011-market-news/82530/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ADSK) Company News for August 31, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/31/adsk-company-news-for-august-31-2011-corporate-summary/82360</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/31/adsk-company-news-for-august-31-2011-corporate-summary/82360#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technical & System Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADSK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autodesk Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corinthian Colleges Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSW Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peabody Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STEC Inc.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=82360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[•    DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) posted Q2 EPS of $0.74, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.61 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 14.7% to $476.3 million •    Barnes and Noble (NYSE:BKS) reported a Q1 loss of $0.94 which came in better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of $0.95 Revenues for the quarter rose 1.6% year-over-year to $1.42 billion •    Share prices of discount retailer Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) gained 5.83% after the company&#8217;s second-quarter profit came in above the Street’s estimates •    Management of STEC Inc. (NASDAQ:STEC) has approved an additional stock repurchase program of up to $40 million. Earlier this month, the company had repurchased common shares worth $15 million •    Macarthur Coal (ASX:MCC) has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid from Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU). ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/31/adsk-company-news-for-august-31-2011-corporate-summary/82360/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(XLY) Stock Market News for July 21, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/21/xly-stock-market-news-for-july-21-2011-market-news/79541</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/21/xly-stock-market-news-for-july-21-2011-market-news/79541#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=79541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, markets ended almost flat with a marginally negative bias as disappointing home sales data and concerns about the debt ceiling overshadowed Apple’s stellar quarterly results. Volumes remained low as investors chose to take a breather a day after the Dow posted its best rally for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.1% to settle at 12,571.91. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down less than 0.1% to close the day at 1,325.84. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.4% and finished the day at 2,814.23. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index slipped to settle below 19. Volumes remained tight on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, and consolidated volumes were 6.38 billion shares, compared with the daily average of 7.48 billion. On ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/21/xly-stock-market-news-for-july-21-2011-market-news/79541/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-scorecard/78611</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-scorecard/78611#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, recently posted third-quarter 2011 results. Street analysts had a week to ponder on the news. In the subsequent paragraphs, we will cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analysts’ estimate revisions as well as the Zacks Rank and long-term recommendation on the stock. Earnings Report Review Family dollar’s quarterly earnings of 91 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents, but jumped 18.2% from 77 cents earned in the prior-year quarter due to healthy sales witnessed in the Consumable and Home Products categories. Management now expects fourth-quarter 2011 earnings between 62 cents and 70 cents, and fiscal 2011 earnings between $3.08 and $3.16. The company posted an increase of 7.8% in revenue to $2,153.4 million ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-scorecard/78611/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Misses &#8211; Earnings Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-misses-earnings-up/77910</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-misses-earnings-up/77910#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) recently posted third-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 91 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents, but jumped 18.2% from 77 cents earned in the prior-year quarter due to healthy sales witnessed in the Consumable and Home Products categories. However, the shares of Family Dollar dropped 3.3% or $1.76 to $51.26 in pre-market trading. The company had earlier guided earnings in the range of 92 cents to 97 cents for the quarter under review. Management now expects fourth-quarter 2011 earnings between 62 cents and 70 cents, and fiscal 2011 earnings between $3.08 and $3.16. The current Zacks Consensus Estimates for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 are 65 cents and $3.15 per share. We observe that Family Dollar’s strategic initiatives ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-misses-earnings-up/77910/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-preview/77571</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-preview/77571#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of the self-service retail discount store chain, is slated to report its third-quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 94 cents a share and the Zacks Consensus Revenue Estimate is $2,164 million. Second-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis Family Dollar’s quarterly earnings of 98 cents per share came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but jumped 21% from 81 cents earned in the prior-year quarter due to healthy sales witnessed in the Consumable and Seasonal categories. Family Dollar posted an increase of 8.3% in revenue to $2,263.2 million from the prior-year quarter, reflecting sales growth across Consumables categories (up 10.7%), Seasonal and Electronics (up 8%), Home Products (up 3%), and Apparel and Accessories ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/fdo-family-dollar-stores-2011-third-quarter-earnings-preview/77571/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ADP) Automatic Data Processing Report Disappoints Big</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/adp-automatic-data-processing-report-disappoints-big/75281</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/adp-automatic-data-processing-report-disappoints-big/75281#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PVH]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=75281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the May non-farm payroll report coming out Friday morning, the market&#8217;s focus remains on the labor market. And we got a less-than-reassuring glimpse of the jobs picture through the weaker-than-expected report this morning from payroll processor Automatic Data Processing (ADP). ADP reported that 38 thousand private sector jobs were created in May, which was short of expectations in the 190 thousand vicinity. If this is a true reflection of the jobs picture in May, then we better brace ourselves for a major negative surprise from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. Either way you look at it, today&#8217;s ADP report is not a good sign for the economic recovery. ADP&#8217;s position as the nation&#8217;s largest private-sector payroll processor provides it an excellent vantage point from which to ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/adp-automatic-data-processing-report-disappoints-big/75281/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CL) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/cl-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/75549</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/cl-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/75549#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell Soup Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever plc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=75549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have traditionally performed better than the stock market, and especially cyclical companies, during market declines. We are seeing evidence of this at present &#8212; consumer staple stocks have started shining again as concerns about the economy’s growth momentum have taken center stage. The fundamental explanation for this behavior is that food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies manufacture and market brand name consumable products, most of which are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Since product demand is relatively stable, the companies generally report earnings in line with expectations. Beverage companies, however, are able to grow faster at the high single-digit to low double-digit rate given growing penetration rates. But, cosmetics companies can grow earnings a ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/cl-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/75549/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ACM) Company News for June 02, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/02/acm-company-news-for-june-02-2011-corporate-summary/75376</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/02/acm-company-news-for-june-02-2011-corporate-summary/75376#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technical Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AECOM Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAKT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daktronics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OREX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telvent Git S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLVT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=75376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE:HNZ) were downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from &#8220;Neutral&#8221; rating to &#8220;Sell&#8221; rating and its target price lowered to $49 from $53 •    Share prices of Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) increased 9.21% after the company posted better than expected fourth quarter earnings results. Daktronics are makers of electronic scoreboards and billboards •    Diet-pill developer Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ”OREX) share prices rocketed 18.06% after the company said it will provide a regulatory update about  its obesity treatment in two days •    France’s Schneider Electric announced its decision to buy Telvent Git S.A (NASDAQ:TLVT), the Spanish software maker in a deal worth $2 billion. Reacting to the news,  U.S listed shares of the software company increased 15.34% to close at $39.73 •    Share prices of Dollar General ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/02/acm-company-news-for-june-02-2011-corporate-summary/75376/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-scorecard/70603</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-scorecard/70603#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, recently posted second-quarter 2011 results. Street analysts had nearly a week to ponder on the news. In the subsequent paragraphs, we will cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analysts’ estimate revisions as well as the Zacks Rank and long-term recommendation on the stock. Earnings Report Review Family dollar’s quarterly earnings of 98 cents a share was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but climbed 21% from 81 cents earned in the prior-year quarter due to healthy sales witnessed in the Consumable and Seasonal categories. Management now expects third-quarter 2011 earnings between 92 cents and 97 cents, and fiscal 2011 earnings in the range of $3.13 and $3.23. The company posted an increase of 8.3% in revenue ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-scorecard/70603/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Risk-Reward Balances</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/fdo-family-dollar-stores-risk-reward-balances/70501</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/fdo-family-dollar-stores-risk-reward-balances/70501#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.’s (FDO) strategic initiatives to improve merchandising, marketing and store operations have resulted in sustained growth in the top and bottom lines. Management now expects a growth of 8% to 10% in net sales, 5% to 7% in comparable-store sales and 19.5% to 23.3% in earnings per share for fiscal 2011. We believe there is a tremendous opportunity to increase sales and improve gross margin through effective price management, cost containment, tighter inventory control, private label offering, expanded operating hours and merchandise initiatives. Moreover, in order to enhance its market share Family Dollar intends to focus on both consumable and discretionary categories. The company’s point-of-sale technology (credit card and food stamp acceptance) and store realignment initiatives better positions it to drive traffic, meet customer oriented demand and improve ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/fdo-family-dollar-stores-risk-reward-balances/70501/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/70145</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/70145#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of the self-service retail discount store chain, is slated to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 98 cents a share. For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is $2,263 million. First-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis Family Dollar posted lower-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 58 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents, but jumped 18.4% from 49 cents earned in the prior-year quarter due to healthy sales witnessed in the Consumables category. The company posted a 9.5% year-on-year increase in revenue to $1,996.9 million, which came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,986 million, and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/fdo-family-dollar-stores-second-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/70145/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(BJ) Stock Market News for March 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/bj-stock-market-news-for-march-23-2011-market-news/69548</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/bj-stock-market-news-for-march-23-2011-market-news/69548#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnival Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cypress Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OmniVision Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OVTI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SanDisk Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNDK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walgreen Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=69548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The three-day rally of the markets was halted on Tuesday with investors adopting a cautious stance as ensuing unrest in the Middle East pushed crude prices higher. Also, the lack of any new information on the crisis in Japan provided little strength to the indices to extend their winning streak. Last week, markets were in the red, but had started moving up since Thursday, reducing the weekly losses. However, it had been predicted that investors were worried about volatility in the markets and were not ready to bet big. On the second day of this week these fears have come true to a certain extent and the CBOE Volatility Index shot up 1.9% to 20.21, close to pre-Japan crisis levels. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq volumes ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/bj-stock-market-news-for-march-23-2011-market-news/69548/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DLTR) Dollar Tree Earnings Inch Past Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/dltr-dollar-tree-earnings-inch-past-estimates/67525</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/dltr-dollar-tree-earnings-inch-past-estimates/67525#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[99 Cents Only Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NDN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=67525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.29 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 per share and the prior-year figure of $1.01 per share. The quarter was aided by robust sales from increased traffic. For fiscal 2010, the company reported earnings per share of $3.23 compared with $2.37 per share in the year-ago quarter. Earnings also steered past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.21 per share. The company reported consolidated net sales of $1.73 billion in the fourth quarter, a 10.7% increase from the $1.56 billion last year. Comparable store sales increased 3.9% against a 6.6% increase in the year-ago period. Southwest and the Southeast were the top performing regions in the recent quarter. Traffic remained favorable owing to the company’s excellent values, balanced merchandise assortment ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/dltr-dollar-tree-earnings-inch-past-estimates/67525/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Gets Buyout Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/fdo-family-dollar-stores-gets-buyout-offer/67058</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/fdo-family-dollar-stores-gets-buyout-offer/67058#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiffany & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wendy's-Arby's Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=67058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, recently acknowledged that it has received a voluntary offer from Trian Group, led by Nelson Peltz, to acquire the company. Trian Group, the largest shareholder of the company with approximately 8.0% stake, has offered $55.0 to $60.0 per share or approximately $7.0 billion to Family Dollar. Prior to it, Peltz’s Trian also made major investments in Wendy&#8217;s/Arby&#8217;s Group Inc. (WEN), a fast-food chain and Tiffany &#38; Company (TIF), maker of high end jewelry. The buzz is that Peltz has offered Mr. Levine, Chairman and Chief Executive of Family Dollar, to join as an investor in the buyout, next to the Trian Group and insisted to form a board of autonomous directors to think about the proposal. Family ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/fdo-family-dollar-stores-gets-buyout-offer/67058/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ANF) Company News for December 6, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/anf-company-news-for-december-6-2010-corporate-summary/61339</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/anf-company-news-for-december-6-2010-corporate-summary/61339#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Tool Works Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferies Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=61339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[• Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is reported to be in talks with a possible $3.2 billion offer in the works for Australian Riverdale Mining • Barron&#8217;s wrote favorably on Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on valuation merits after last week&#8217;s earnings miss • According to All Things Digital, talks between Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Groupon were terminated • Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) CEO Kindler stepped down from his position • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) says it now meets standards to exit Tarp • Dollar General (NYSE:DG) posted better-than-expected third quarter earnings of $0.39 versus $0.35 estimates, on inline revenues of $3.22 billion • Oppenheimer upgraded Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) from &#8220;market-perform&#8221; to &#8220;outperform,&#8221; with a $23 price target • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Abercrombie &#38; Fitch (NYSE:ANF) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;conviction buy,&#8221; with a price target of $70 • Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) maintained a &#8220;buy&#8221; on Air Products ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/anf-company-news-for-december-6-2010-corporate-summary/61339/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Analyst Upgraded to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/fdo-family-dollar-stores-analyst-upgraded-to-outperform/54913</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/fdo-family-dollar-stores-analyst-upgraded-to-outperform/54913#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=54913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently upgraded our recommendation on Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO) to Outperform with a price target of $50.00. Earlier we had a Neutral rating on the stock. The better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2010 results and an optimistic outlook for fiscal 2011 compelled us to revisit our recommendation. Family Dollar posted fourth-quarter earnings of 56 cents a share that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents, and rose 30.2% from 43 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. The operator of self-service retail discount store chains posted an 8% year-over-year increase in revenues to $1,956.8 million, which remained in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s strategic initiatives to improve the merchandising, marketing and store operations have resulted in sustained growth in the top and bottom lines. Management now expects a ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/fdo-family-dollar-stores-analyst-upgraded-to-outperform/54913/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for September 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace-Defense - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burger King Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dillard's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JWN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saks Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[URBN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=50230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stocks added to the gains from the previous session after better-than-expected retail and housing numbers helped boost confidence in the economy. However, caution ahead of today’s monthly payroll data restrained traders from making big moves. As traders chose to play it safe, volume dipped sharply. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51 points, or 0.5%, to 10,320.10. The blue-chip average had jumped 254 points on Wednesday on better-than-expected manufacturing reports in China and the U.S. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index advanced 10 points, or 0.9%, to 1,090.10, while the Nasdaq composite index climbed 23.17, or 1.1%, to 2,200.01. On the New York Stock Exchange, about two stocks advanced in price for everyone that fell. Since employment, housing and consumer spending have been the areas that have had the greatest ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/31/bac-company-news-for-august-31-2010-corporate-summary/49898#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exelon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GENZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genzyme Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piper Jaffray Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PJC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saks Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanofi-Aventis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VF Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=49898</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/31/bac-company-news-for-august-31-2010-corporate-summary/49898/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DLTR) Dollar Tree&#8217;s Quarterly Earnings Top Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/dltr-dollar-trees-quarterly-earnings-top-estimates/48731</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/dltr-dollar-trees-quarterly-earnings-top-estimates/48731#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[99 Cents Only Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NDN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=48731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) reported second quarter earnings per share of 61 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents and the prior-year result of 42 cents. The quarter was aided by robust sales attributed to increased traffic and higher average ticket. In the second quarter, Dollar Tree executed a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% common stock dividend. The company reported consolidated net sales of $1.38 billion in the reported quarter, a 12.7% increase from the $1.22 billion last year. The result also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 billion. Comparable store sales increased 6.7%, against a 6.8% increase in the year-ago period. Operating income in the quarter was $127.8 million, up from $89.2 million in the prior- year period. Correspondingly, the operating margin ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/dltr-dollar-trees-quarterly-earnings-top-estimates/48731/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(FDO) Family Dollar Stores Raises Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/25/fdo-family-dollar-stores-raises-dividend/25899</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/25/fdo-family-dollar-stores-raises-dividend/25899#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=25899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, recently boosted its quarterly dividend by 14.8%. The Board approved an increase in annual dividend to 62 cents (or 15.5 cents quarterly) from 54 cents a share (or 13.5 cents quarterly). The higher dividend will be paid on April 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business as of March 15, 2010. Family Dollar’s strong liquidity position provides financial flexibility to drive future growth and reward shareholders. Despite a challenging macro environment, Family Dollar’s strategic initiatives to improve the merchandising, marketing, and store operations have resulted in sustained growth in the top and bottom lines. The effective price management, cost containment, tighter inventory control, private label offering, global sourcing efforts, and recent merchandise initiatives ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/25/fdo-family-dollar-stores-raises-dividend/25899/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

