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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Analyst Stays Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hd-home-depot-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/99407</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hd-home-depot-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/99407#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the leading player in the highly fragmented home improvement industry. The company has reinvigorated itself with a shift in focus from new square footage growth to maximization of productivity through its existing store base. In addition, the company has implemented significant changes to its store operations to make them simpler and more customer-friendly, thereby inducing more customer traffic. Driven by solid comparable sales growth and strong operating performance, the company’s reported earnings of 50 cents per share for fourth-quarter 2011, handily surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents and climbed nearly 39% from the prior-year quarter. Following better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, management anticipates 2012 diluted earnings per share to increase by 13% year over year to $2.79 (after share repurchases) on the back of ]]></description>
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		<title>(WHR) Whirlpool Opens New Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/whr-whirlpool-opens-new-plant/98495</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appliances]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) has opened a million-square-feet facility in East Tennessee that will manufacture premium cooking products. The new facility, replacing a 123-year-old plant at the same location, will add 130 jobs to the company’s 1,500 people workforce. The company has invested $200 million in the project. The facility also includes a 400,000-square-foot distribution center. Whirlpool posted a profit of $2.62 per share for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with $171 million or $2.19 per share in the same period last year. However, excluding special items, profits decreased to 32 cents per share from 43 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010. It was significantly lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. Sales in the quarter fell marginally to $4.9 billion from $5.0 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(JWN) Nordstrom Expands Store Network</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/jwn-nordstrom-expands-store-network/96948</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petsmart Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer in the United States, announced the opening of two new Nordstrom Rack stores; one in Huntington, New York, and the other in Upland, California. The New York store at the Huntington Shopping Center in the Long Island community of Huntington is expected to begin operation by fall 2012. The showroom spread out in an area of 36,000 square feet will offer both branded and private label merchandise. Other retailers doing business in the Huntington mall include Bed Bath &#38; Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Buy Buy Baby, Michaels, PetSmart Inc. (PETM) and Toys &#8220;R&#8221; Us. Nordstrom’s new California store is expected to come up at Colonies Crossroads, a large multi-phased power center, housing retailers like TJMaxx, Toys &#8220;R&#8221; Us, Target Corp. (TGT), Kohl&#8217;s Corp. ]]></description>
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		<title>(WU) Western Union Launches WU Pay</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/26/wu-western-union-launches-wu-pay/96481</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/26/wu-western-union-launches-wu-pay/96481#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MGI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneygram International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a conscious effort to expand its e-payment service, Western Union Co. (WU) has announced the launch of WU Pay. The recently launched platform will enable customers to pay for their online purchases from their bank’s online pay service or in cash at any of the company’s agent locations. WU Pay is also of great use to consumers who do not have a debit or credit card as they can make payments without submitting a credit or debit card number. WU Pay can be used to make online payments across various merchant sites including Sears, Kmart, Buy.com, Tiger Direct, RedCats USA and others. Consumers can also use the payment option to buy virtual gift cards from more than 60 retailers including J. C. Penney (JCP), American Airlines, Amazon (AMZN), Dell ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for March 20, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR S&P Homebuilders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a day devoid of major economic events, tepid housing data could do little to bolster the markets and benchmarks ended the day just slightly higher. It was yet another choppy trading session for the benchmarks, which started on a low note and recovered after Apple announced a dividend payout and share buyback. By the closing bell, benchmarks had lost some ground and dropped from the day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) edged up 0.05% and closed the day at 13,239.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed yesterday’s trading session 0.4% higher at 1,409.75. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.8% and settled at 3,078.32. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to close at 15.04. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CENT) Central Garden &amp; Pet Company Stays Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/cent-central-garden-pet-company-stays-neutral/94255</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/cent-central-garden-pet-company-stays-neutral/94255#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Garden &#38; Pet Company (CENT) is a leading producer and marketer of premium and value-oriented products focused on the lawn and garden as well as pet supplies markets in the U.S. On the one hand, the company is witnessing increased sales but on the other hand it is reporting dismal bottom-line results due to rising costs of raw materials that are weighing upon margins. Top Line Sustaining Momentum The company’s diversified portfolio of brands has helped it to develop a healthy commercial relationship with giant retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), The Home Depot Inc. (HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW). This provides a significant upside potential for the company. This was quite evident from the company’s top line that registered growth of 7% to $302.1 million in ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALNY) Alnylam States Preclinical Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/alny-alnylam-states-preclinical-data/89523</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/alny-alnylam-states-preclinical-data/89523#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALNY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biogen Idec Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cohen & Steers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALNY) recently announced pre-clinical data from a trial evaluating its pipeline candidate ALN-HTT for the treatment of Huntington&#8217;s disease (HD). ALN-HTT is a novel therapeutic product that uses the potentially revolutionary RNA (ribo nucleic acid) interference (RNAi) technology. The data showed broad central nervous system (CNS) distribution and robust therapeutic silencing of the gene responsible for Huntington&#8217;s disease. Further, ALN-HTT was well tolerated in these studies. ALN-HTT is being developed in collaboration with Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) and the CHDI Foundation. Alnylam expects to file an investigational new drug application (IND) application for the candidate in 2012. Approval of the IND by the US Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA) will allow the candidate to enter early stage clinical trials. Besides ALN-HTT, Alnylam is developing ALN-RSV01 for the treatment ]]></description>
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		<title>(CENT) Central Garden &amp; Pet Company Analyst Holds at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/cent-central-garden-pet-company-analyst-holds-at-neutral/87676</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/cent-central-garden-pet-company-analyst-holds-at-neutral/87676#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Garden &#38; Pet Company (CENT) is a leading producer and marketer of premium and value-oriented products focused on the lawn and garden as well as pet supplies markets in the U.S. On the one hand, the company is witnessing increased sales, but on the other it is reporting dismal bottom-line results due to rising costs of raw materials that are weighing upon margins. Top-Line Sustaining Momentum The company’s diversified portfolio of brands has helped it to develop a healthy commercial relationship with giant retailers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), The Home Depot Inc. (HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW). This provides a significant upside potential for the company. This was quite evident from the company’s top line that registered a growth of 8.6% to $376.9 million in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Walmart and Amazon.com Tame Packaging Rage</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/wmt-walmart-and-amazon-com-tame-packaging-rage/87741</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/wmt-walmart-and-amazon-com-tame-packaging-rage/87741#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customers buying goods from Walmart Inc. (WMT) can heave a sigh of relief as the world’s biggest retailer teams up with online giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to eliminate cumbersome packaging by manufacturers. The two retail giants are also pushing other biggies like Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) to design user-friendly packaging materials and do away with nearly impenetrable plastic packaging, known as clamshells. These clamshell packages use excessive amounts of harmful plastic such as polyvinyl chloride. In order to make the packages tamper-resistant and also enable adequate display of the contents, manufacturers are often driven to packages that are difficult to open and come with excess packing materials, wire ties and plastic bindings. Cumbersome packaging has been a problem for some time, with both retailers and manufacturers receiving complaints from ]]></description>
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		<title>(AZO) U.S. Retail on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/20/azo-u-s-retail-on-the-rise/87038</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/20/azo-u-s-retail-on-the-rise/87038#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Parts Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AutoZone Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walgreen Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Total Retail Sales rose 0.5% in October on top of a 1.1% rise in September. Relative to a year ago they are up 7.2%. While the number is not adjusted for inflation (it is, but only for seasonality and holidays) it is still a strong showing. It was also better than the expected rise of 0.4% for the month. Retail sales is a very broad measure of consumer spending, not just what is going on at the shopping malls. What happens on the car lots can make a big difference. That said, excluding autos sales, they were up 0.6% for the month after rising 0.5% in September (revised down from up 0.6%) and are up 7.3% year over year. The ex-autos number was much better than the expected rise of ]]></description>
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		<title>(WHR) Whirlpool Slips on Earnings &#8211; Lowers Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/whr-whirlpool-slips-on-earnings-lowers-outlook/86192</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/whr-whirlpool-slips-on-earnings-lowers-outlook/86192#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) reported net earnings of $177 million or $2.27 per share in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $79 million or $1.02 per share in the prior-year quarter. However, the company incurred charges of 8 cents per share related to the recent developments in the ongoing Embraco antitrust matters versus similar charges of $1.20 per share in the year-ago quarter. Excluding these items, the company’s adjusted income in the quarter amounted to $2.35 per share compared with $2.22 per share a year ago. Adjusted income per share was substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.68 per share. Adjusted operating profit was $136 million versus $234 million a year ago. Revenues in the quarter rose 2.3% year over year to $4.63 billion. However, it was lower ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALNY) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Announces Pipeline Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/alny-alnylam-pharmaceuticals-announces-pipeline-progress-at-alnylam/84757</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biogen Idec Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALNY) announced the commencement of an early-stage stage study (n~32) of its RNAi (RNA (Ribo Nucleic Acid) interference) therapeutic program ALN-PCS for treating patients suffering from hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia indicates a situation where the cholesterol levels in the blood are higher than normal. The randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, single-ascending dose study intends to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the candidate in patients suffering from high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc or “bad” cholesterol). Moreover, the clinical activity of ALN-PCS is also expected to be assessed through the study on the basis of measurements of plasma PCSK9 protein and serum LDLc. Results from the study, which is being conducted in the UK, are expected by year end. ALN-PCS is a part of Alnylam’s core product strategy &#8211; 5&#215;15 introduced ]]></description>
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		<title>(SHLD) Sears Shares Reiterated at Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/shld-sears-shares-reiterated-at-underperform/84727</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have maintained our long-term Underperform recommendation on Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD). The company is the fourth largest broadline retailer in the U.S. offering home appliances, tools, lawn and garden equipment, electronics, automotive repair and maintenance products through a countrywide network of over 4,000 retail stores. Sears Holdings disappoints with its overall second-quarter 2011 results. The company&#8217;s adjusted loss of $1.13 per share was well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 64 cents per share while widening drastically from the prior-year quarter loss of 19 cents per share, primarily due to the sluggish top-line performance. Management is still continuing with its cost-cutting measures for boosting profits, which were largely criticized in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, as improving the merchandise mix and customer service would have ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACM) Company News for August 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/acm-company-news-for-august-17-2011-corporate-summary/81508</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/acm-company-news-for-august-17-2011-corporate-summary/81508#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AECOM Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renaissance Learning Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The TJX Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Towers Watson & Co]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    TJX Cos. (NYSE:TJX) posted Q2 EPS of $0.90, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 7.9% year-over-year to $5.47 billion•    JinkoSolar Holding (NYSE:JKS) reported Q2 EPS of $1.38, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 152% year-over-year to $350.6 million •    Towers Watson (NYSE:TW) posted Q4 EPS of $1.06, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.91 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 13.5% year-over-year to $851.3 million •    Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.52, ex-items, which came in ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $0.50 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 6.6% year-over-year to $1.31 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 billion •    Technical and ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for August 16, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/16/aa-stock-market-news-for-august-16-2011-market-news/81400</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/16/aa-stock-market-news-for-august-16-2011-market-news/81400#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Cable Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is being termed as the return of “Merger Monday”, an acquisition spree gave a boost to markets which posted its longest rally since early July. Additionally, positive economic news from Japan also brought joy to the markets and helped the Dow record its best three-day point gains since November 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 213 points or 1.9% to settle at 11,482.90. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P500) gained 2.2% and closed the day at 1,204.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 1.9% to finish the day at 2,555.20. On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were at 4.5 billion shares, marginally ahead of last year’s average of 4.3 billion shares. However, the volumes were significantly lower than last week’s record volumes that went past ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Growth Forecast Concerns Take Center Stage</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/16/wmt-u-s-growth-forecast-concerns-take-center-stage/81401</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agilent Technologies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks will likely be unable to sustain the three-day rally of sorts as the reality of economic growth uncertainty comes back to center stage. We have a number of reports out this morning that highlight the lack of economic growth, not just here in the U.S., but also in Europe. We have known about Europe&#8217;s debt problems for awhile, but this morning brought in a weaker-than-expected report about EuroZone&#8217;s GDP growth in the second quarter. German economic growth was barely in the positive column, while France had no growth at all. The sharp slowdown from the first quarter&#8217;s growth pace raises questions about the interest rate hikes implemented by the European Central Bank recently. Lack of growth makes it difficult for European leaders to tackle the common market&#8217;s escalating debt ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-earnings-preview/81246</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world&#8217;s second largest home improvement retailer, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, August 15, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 67 cents a share. For the quarter under review, revenue is $14,743 million, according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. First-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis On May 16, 2011, Lowe’s posted lower-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results, reflecting sluggish economic recovery and difficult comparison on account of government stimulus programs that benefited the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings of 34 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and remained flat compared with the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings was at the lower end of the company’s guidance range of 34 cents to 38 cents a share. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) Be Calmer Than Mr. Market &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/ma-be-calmer-than-mr-market-aaii-investor-update/81273</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sentiment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market can be finicky over the short term. This has particularly been the case over the past few days, with stock prices fluctuating widely. Some stocks have been excessively volatile. Take Mastercard (MA), for instance. Shares of MA fell 10.6% on Monday, rebounded 10.6% on Tuesday and fell 5.9% on Wednesday. The stock gained 7.7% yesterday. One does not have to be an expert on Mastercard to assume that its business does not change that much on a daily, or even weekly, basis. In his classic book, &#8220;The Intelligent Investor,&#8221; Benjamin Graham described Mr. Market as a business partner who &#8220;lets his enthusiasm or his fears run away with him.&#8221; The description certainly applies to the erratic price movements we are currently seeing. Over short periods of time, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-24-2011-market-news/77389</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, markets rebounded from session lows as Greece agreed to implement a five-year austerity plan. Markets were dragged lower early in the day after a drop in oil prices. However, news from the domestic front was discouraging with disappointing economic reports on initial claims and home sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined 0.5% to close at 12,050.00. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) shed 0.3% to finish at 1,283.50. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed up 0.7% to close at 2,686.75. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) traded above 19. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 8.31 billion shares, compared with the daily average of 7.57 billion. On the NYSE, 13 stocks moved up for every 17 stocks in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MAS) Masco Retains Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/mas-masco-retains-underperform/77340</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lumber Wood Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Masco Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reiterate our Underperform recommendation on Masco Corporation (MAS), which manufactures, sells, and installs home improvement and building products. The company earns 75-80% of revenues from the operations in North America, primarily in the U.S., while its international operations are located principally in Belgium, China, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.K. The company’s principal customer Home Depot, buys approximately 20%-30% of its production. Masco recently reported its fiscal first quarter results delivering a loss of 5 cents per share in stark contrast to a profit of $0.03 per share during the year-earlier quarter. The company’s loss was broader than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents. It was attributed to poor North American sales during the quarter, partially due to expiration of home buyer tax credit ]]></description>
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		<title>(CENT) Central Garden &amp; Pet Company Ups Value</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/cent-central-garden-pet-company-ups-value/76666</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central Garden & Pet Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Garden &#38; Pet Company (CENT), the leading producer of garden and pet supplies products in the U.S., recently announced a new $100.0 million share buyback program. Share buybacks reflects the company’s sound financial position and well-defined future prospects. The signs of recovery in the economy have made share buybacks and dividend increases a common factor among companies sitting on extra cash. These strategies enhance shareholders’ return and boost the market value of the stock. The newly announced program would take place through open market or private transactions. Central Garden’s diversified portfolio of brands has helped it to develop a healthy commercial relationship with giant retailers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and The Home Depot Inc. (HD). This provides a significant upside potential to the company. The company recently ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Cuts Back on New Stores</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/low-lowes-cuts-back-on-new-stores/76573</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Builders FirstSource Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per The Street, Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW) has struck a policy of rewarding shareholder value via dividend payouts and share repurchases at the cost of curtailing new store openings and saving on capital expenses. The company has declared a five-year share buyback program in which it intends to reduce the share base by repurchasing worth $18 billion of its common stock. Lowe’s now targets 25 new store openings in fiscal 2011 in comparison with the earlier expectation of 25 to 30 new stores. Recently, Lowe’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Robert Niblock, revealed that the company’s underperformance was not due to a loss of market share to its arch competitor The Home Depot Inc. (HD), but owed to introduction of new stores that perpetrated a loss in sales of older ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMCSA) Comcast Brings Skype on TV</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/cmcsa-comcast-brings-skype-on-tv/76309</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) announced a pathbreaking value-added service to its customers. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Skype Ltd. to offer its subscribers high-definition (HD) video chat from their TV sets. Comcast will provide a special kit including Skype software, an HD video camera, an adaptor box, and a remote control with keyboard. Using these accessories, a Comcast subscriber will be able to make or receive video or audio calls and text messages with other Skype user or any Skype-compatible devices, such as PCs, smartphones and tablets. Comcast customers will be able to make Skype calls and instant messages while watching TV. Subscribers can import their friends list from Facebook, Outlook, Gmail, and smartphone contract list to their respective Comcast address book. They can find these names ]]></description>
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		<title>(SLV) Silver&#8217;s Bubble and Volatility &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/slv-silvers-bubble-and-volatility-aaii-investor-update/74005</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/slv-silvers-bubble-and-volatility-aaii-investor-update/74005#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent plunge in silver prices provides lessons for all investors, regardless of whether you invest in commodities or not. As I started writing this on Thursday morning, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) was down by 5.7%. Though significant by itself, the decline was just the latest in what has been a very bad month for SLV shareholders. Since the start of May, the ETF has fallen from $46.88 to this morning&#8217;s $32.42, a drop of nearly 31%. The drop is even worse when you consider that SLV hit an intraday high of $48.35 on April 28. Chart courtesy of FreeStockCharts.com Notice the volume bars at the bottom of the chart. Interest in the ETF has surged over the past six weeks. Any time a security jumps in price on ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKAM) Akamai Technologies First Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/akam-akamai-technologies-first-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/72551</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/akam-akamai-technologies-first-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/72551#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.(AKAM) is scheduled to announce its first quarter 2011 results today, after the market closes. We do not see any movement in analysts’ estimates in the run up to the earnings report. Prior Quarter Highlights Akamai reported fourth quarter 2010 earnings per share (EPS) of 30 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. Akamai achieved its top-line guidance of more than $1.0 billion in fiscal 2010. Revenues in the quarter escalated 19.5% year over year and 12.3% sequentially to $284.7 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $283.0 million. The year-over-year growth was attributed to strong performance across all key verticals. Operating income on a non-GAAP basis was $76.6 million, up 15.4% year over year versus $66.4 million in the prior-year quarter. Operating margin declined 90 ]]></description>
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		<title>(XOM) Retail Sales Below Expectations in March</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/xom-retail-sales-below-expectations-in-march/71442</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/xom-retail-sales-below-expectations-in-march/71442#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were slightly below expectations for March. Total retail sales rose 0.4%, and are up 7.1% from a year ago. The consensus of forecasters was looking for a rise of 0.5%. However,  February was revised up from 1.0% growth to 1.1% growth, which more or less offsets the miss. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls; it is a very broad-based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services &#8212; and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend &#8212; but still, it is a pretty important thing to watch. Auto Sales Drag Auto sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(PC) Panasonic Launches New Products</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/pc-panasonic-launches-new-products/71178</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/pc-panasonic-launches-new-products/71178#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic Corp. (PC) launched a number of new products at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2011 show. The company unveiled a range of advanced high definition (HD) and 3 dimensional (3D) products in professional video, pro display and projection systems. Panasonic Solutions Company (PSC), a division of Panasonic North America, introduced AG-3DP1, a 3D P2 HD twin-lens shoulder-mount camcorder; the AG-HPX250, the company’s first P2 HD handheld camcorder with AVC-Intra recording; and two new AVCCAM HD handheld camcorders, the AG-AC160 and AG-AC130, with Full HD imagers and a new, wider 21X HD zoom lens. Panasonic also introduced AG-HPD24 P2 portable deck. The product features powerful 3D synchronized record/playback, native 24P recording with variable frame rates and 24-bit, and four-channel audio recording in AVC-Intra 100/50. This makes high-quality video recording ]]></description>
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		<title>(FAST) Fastenal&#8217;s Quarterly Report Beats Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/fast-fastenals-quarterly-report-beats-estimates/71302</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/fast-fastenals-quarterly-report-beats-estimates/71302#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fastenal Co. (FAST) reported a profit of $79.5 million in the first quarter of 2011, up 42% from $56.0 million in the year-ago quarter. This translates into earnings of 54 cents per share, which has surpassed the year-ago earnings of 38 cents per share by 42.1%. Reported earnings also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents per share. Net sales for the quarter totaled $640.6 million, up 23% year over year driven by an improvement in sales to the company’s manufacturing customers as well as non-residential construction customers of the company. Fastenal’s first quarter sales also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $626 million. During the quarter, daily sales to the manufacturing customers increased 15.5% and that to the non-residential construction customers rose 17.7%. During the quarter, Fastenal opened ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKAM) Akamai Technologies Streams NCAA Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/08/akam-akamai-technologies-streams-ncaa-championship/71049</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/08/akam-akamai-technologies-streams-ncaa-championship/71049#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of cloud optimization services, Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM) announced that the Akamai HD Network exclusively streamed the 2011 NCAA March Madness On Demand (MMOD). NCAA March Madness On Demand (MMOD) covers the NCAA Division I Men&#8217;s Basketball Championship and was provided by Turner Sports and CBS Sports. Turner Sports is a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and all the games were broadcasted on four networks TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Akamai’s global network delivered live and on-demand streaming video across broadband and mobile appliances. Akamai streamed all 67 games live coupled with game replays and highlights via video-on-demand. The live streaming of all games happened for the first time in the championship’s history. The live streaming of the games was done through Adobe Inc.’s (ADBE) Adobe ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Company News for March 30, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/30/amzn-company-news-for-march-30-2011-corporate-summary/70240</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/30/amzn-company-news-for-march-30-2011-corporate-summary/70240#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Home Depot (NYSE:HD) said the company plans to buy back $1 billion of outstanding shares through an accelerated share repurchase program with Barclays Capital, • Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares rose over 2% to $173.88 after the company introduced a service offering remote access to music • Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced its plans to buy software company newScale Inc. for an undisclosed amount, a move which will boost its cloud computing services • Medical devices company CardioGenesis Corp (PINK:CGCP) said it would be acquired by CryoLife Inc. (NYSE:CRY) for roughly $22 million • FIG Partners upgraded bank holding company CVB Financial Corp (NASDAQ:CVBF) to “Outperform” from “Market perform” rating • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) increased the target price of Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) to $74 from $66 • Late on Monday, Coleman Cable (NASDAQ:CCIX) said it would buy Technology Research Corp. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Stock Market News for March 29, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/pce-stock-market-news-for-march-29-2011-market-news/70107</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/pce-stock-market-news-for-march-29-2011-market-news/70107#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic economic data could not support the indices’ upward momentum on Monday as markets snapped back to red in the final minutes, hurt by cautious corporate guidance and geopolitical tensions. Consumer spending edged ahead while inflation soared to hit new highs post June 2009. Investors’ apprehension against betting big bucks was highlighted as volumes touched their lowest levels for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial average sank 0.2% and closed at 12,197.88. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 and Nasdaq shed 0.3% and 0.5% to finish the day at 1,310.19 and 2,730.68, respectively. Geopolitical concerns kept investors’ fears about volatility alive with only 5.9 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the lowest volumes till date for 2011. On the NYSE, nine stocks declined for every six that advanced. ]]></description>
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		<title>(NYX) Analyzing the Proposed Merger Between the NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Deutsche Boerse</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/26/nyx-analyzing-the-proposed-merger-between-the-nyse-euronext-nyx-and-deutsche-boerse/69920</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street has been abuzz with the proposed merger between the NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Deutsche Boerse. The deal would create a new global exchange. It&#8217;s big news for the investment industry. It has also sparked patriotic talk on both sides of the Atlantic about the naming of the combined company. It will certainly bring a close look by regulators. Not to mention the hubbub about what will happen to the infamous New York Stock Exchange trading floor. For individual investors, it&#8217;s an interesting event, but not an actionable one. Trades executed by individual investors for buying or selling NYSE-listed stocks are currently routed to computers, not humans. Should the merger be completed, your trades will still be routed to computers. Over the longer term, it is possible that individual ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) U.S. Retail Sales Meet High Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/17/kmx-u-s-retail-sales-meet-high-expectations/68607</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/17/kmx-u-s-retail-sales-meet-high-expectations/68607#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were in line with high expectations for February. Total retail sales rose 1.0%, and are up 8.9% from a year ago. January was revised up from 0.3% growth to 0.7% growth. That was a major positive surprise. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls and is a very broad-based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a pretty important thing to watch. Auto sales were a bit of a help to overall retail sales in February, rising 2.3% on the month, ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD$) Home Depot Quarterly Report Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/25/hd-home-depot-quarterly-report-surprises/67353</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/25/hd-home-depot-quarterly-report-surprises/67353#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc. (HD), surprised with its fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share. The adjusted earnings not only surpassed the prior-year quarters&#8217; earnings of 24 cents (an increment of 50%), but also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents. For fiscal 2010, adjusted earnings grew by 21.1% to $2.01 a share from $1.66 in the prior fiscal year. Financial Details During the reported quarter, net sales inched up 3.8% year over year to $15,126.0 million compared with $14,569.0 million in the prior-year quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14,800.0 million. The growth in net sales was primarily driven by an increase of 3.9% in total company comparable store sales and a rise of 4.8% in comparable store sales in the U.S. Operating margin for ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Stock Market News for February 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/amat-stock-market-news-for-february-23-2011-market-news/67429</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/amat-stock-market-news-for-february-23-2011-market-news/67429#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Equipment & Materials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fear gauge Volatility Index (VIX) surged to its highest level since May last year and benchmark indices suffered sharp declines on Tuesday. Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continued as immediately after the overthrow of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, demonstrators in Bahrain, Libya and Algeria put forward similar demands. Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa and Bahrain is next only to Saudi Arabia when it comes to oil reserves. The situation has sparked concern over oil prices and crude prices surged to their highest level in 2.5 years. The trend of rising markets now seems to be suffering a setback. On Tuesday, the Dow fell 1.44% and closed at 12,212.79. The S&#38;P 500 was down 2.05% to 1,315.44 and the Nasdaq closed at 2,756.44, ]]></description>
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		<title>(MAS) Masco Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Report Posts Big Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/16/mas-masco-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-report-posts-big-loss/67013</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/16/mas-masco-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-report-posts-big-loss/67013#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lumber Wood Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Masco Corporation (MAS) reported a loss of 8 cents per share (excluding special items) in the fourth quarter of 2010 in sharp contrast to a profit of 5 cents per share (excluding special items) in the same quarter of prior year. The company’s loss was broader than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 2 cents per share. Operating loss widened to $798 million from $197 million a year ago. Masco’s results clearly reflect the challenging market conditions, including expiration of the home buyer tax credit, higher commodity costs and the competitive environment. Sales in the quarter dipped 9% to $1.7 billion from $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009.  The decline in sales reflected a 9% fall in North American sales and a 7% decrease in International ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMX) U.S. January Retail Sales Disappoint Analysts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/kmx-u-s-january-retail-sales-disappoint-analysts/66993</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/kmx-u-s-january-retail-sales-disappoint-analysts/66993#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were weaker than expected in January. Total retail sales rose 0.3%, below the 0.5% consensus expectation, and are up 7.8% from a year ago. December was revised down from 0.6% growth to 0.5% growth. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls and is a very broad-based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy, it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two-thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a pretty important thing to watch. Auto sales were a bit of a help to overall retail sales in January, rising 0.5% on the month,  that is after rising ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) U.S. Retail Sales Report Better Than Expected in November 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/25/amzn-u-s-retail-sales-report-better-than-expected-in-november-2010/62313</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in November, and the numbers for October were revised sharply higher. Total retail sales rose 0.8%, much better than the 0.5% consensus expectation, and are up 7.7% from a year ago. October was revised up from 1.2% growth to 1.7% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales much better than the consensus was expecting (up 0.5%). The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls, and is a very broad-based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy, it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit, since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for December 2, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/aa-stock-market-news-for-december-2-2010-market-news/61095</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/aa-stock-market-news-for-december-2-2010-market-news/61095#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks kicked off December on a solid note, with major averages climbing at least 2%, as a batch of upbeat economic data from the United States and China helped investors set aside eurozone contagion worries. The rally was led by material and energy shares. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped almost 250 points, or 2.3%, closing the day at 11255.85. The gains, biggest since early September, came on reports that private sector employers continued to add jobs in November. A big revision to October’s private sector payroll numbers and reports of improved economic activity in 10 of the 12 Fed regions boosted investors’ belief that the economy is beginning to strengthen. The broader Standard &#38; Poor’s 500-stock index advanced 25.52 points, or 2.2%, to 1206.07. The technology-laden Nasdaq ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Company News for November 16, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/anf-company-news-for-november-16-2010-corporate-summary/59517</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/anf-company-news-for-november-16-2010-corporate-summary/59517#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacobs Engineering Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) posted third quarter earnings of $0.95 that included a $0.05 tax credit, compared to estimates of $0.90, as revenues rose 2.6% YoY to $101.2 billion, off estimates of $102.3 billion. The firm said it sees FY11 EPS of $4.08 to $4.12 • Home Depot (NYSE:HD) posted third quarter earnings of $0.51 that topped estimates by $0.03, on revenues of $16.6 billion, inline with estimates • Abercrombie &#38; Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported third quarter earnings a nickel higher than estimates at $0.56, on a 17.5% revenue jump to $886 million, up from consensus estimates of $879 million • Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) reported fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.61, a $0.01 miss, on revenues of $2.3 billion shy of estimates of $2.5 billion • General Motors raised its offering price range to $32-$33 and ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Stock Market News for November 15, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/anf-stock-market-news-for-november-15-2010-market-news/59381</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/anf-stock-market-news-for-november-15-2010-market-news/59381#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns that China would soon initiate steps to cool economic growth sent stocks sharply lower on Friday. Prices for raw materials and commodities dropped on concerns a slowdown in Chinese growth would impact demand. Eurozone growth concerns also weighed on sentiments. The Dow average fell more than 90 points, or 0.8%, to 11192.58, with shares in energy and material companies leading the drop. The average fell 2.2% during the week, its first weekly drop in five weeks. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index fell 14.43 points, or 1.2%, to 1199.21. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index shed a little more than 37 points, or 1.5%, to 2518.21. On the New York Stock Exchange, declining issues beat those that rose in price by a five-to-one margin. A Chinese government report that said rate ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) October 2010 Retail Sales Better Than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/amzn-october-2010-retail-sales-better-than-expected/59395</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/amzn-october-2010-retail-sales-better-than-expected/59395#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catalog & Mail Order Houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in October, and the numbers for September were revised higher. Total retail sales rose 1.2%, much better than the 0.7% consensus expectation, and are up 7.3% from a year ago. September was revised up from 0.6% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales much better than the consensus was expecting. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls, and is a very broad based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy, it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit, since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services &#8212; and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Valuations Rising &#8211; Are They Pricey? &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/hd-valuations-rising-are-they-pricey-aaii-investor-update/59037</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/hd-valuations-rising-are-they-pricey-aaii-investor-update/59037#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 11, 2010 I noticed a decline in the number of stocks that were trading below their average valuations of the past five years in my Risk-Reward stock screen this past weekend. I was not surprised to see to this change, given the nice upward move in stocks we have had lately. The obvious question, however, is whether valuations are starting to become pricey? To answer this question, I screened the price-book (P/B) ratios of S&#38;P 500 companies using our Stock Investor Pro program. (Price-book is a stock&#8217;s price divided by equity per share.) As of last Friday, 166 S&#38;P 500 member companies had P/B ratios that were above their five-year averages and 297 had P/B ratios that were below their five-year averages. (The remainder either had valuations that matched ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aol Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Technology Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comforce Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NWSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WellPoint Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for October 25, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-company-news-for-october-25-2010-corporate-summary/56381</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-company-news-for-october-25-2010-corporate-summary/56381#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:54 +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[CommScope Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lorillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ODP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RadioShack Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• The Singapore Stock Exchange agreed to purchase its Australia-based peer, ASX, for $8.3 billion • Carlyle announced plans to buy CommScope (NYSE:CTV) for $31.50 per share • Lorillard (NYSE:LO) reported third quarter earnings of $1.81 a share, $0.17 higher than estimated, on revenues up 12.6% to $1.1 billion topping Street estimates of $1.0 billion • RadioShack (NYSE:RSH) posted estimate-topping earnings of $0.37 up from estimates of $.0.35 on inline revenues of $1.05 billion • Office Depot (NYSE:ODP) reported earnings of $0.18, up from estimates of a $0.02 loss, on inline revenues of $2.9 billion • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) admitted to foreclosure mistakes, even as it downplayed the import of the errors • FBR downgrades Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) from &#8220;outperform&#8221; to &#8220;market perform,&#8221; taking the target price from $32 to $27 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Citigroup (NYSE:C) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for October 22, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/axp-stock-market-news-for-october-22-2010-market-news/56122</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equities staged a modest advance as investors weighed another batch of strong earnings reports and a stronger dollar. Investors’ confidence also got a boost after Caterpillar and eBay raised their earnings forecasts and McDonald’s came out with better-than-estimated earnings. Stocks had rallied in the morning session on some better-than-anticipated earnings but the enthusiasm soon dissipated as the greenback began to climb. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.35%, to 11146.57. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index edged up 2 points, or 0.2%, to 1180.26 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.28 points, or 0.1%, to 2459.67. The Dow average jumped as mush as 105 points in the morning session after three of its components – Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Traveler’s Cos. (NYSE:TRV) – reported better than expected earnings. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Retail Sales Rise Better Than Expected in September</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/amzn-retail-sales-rise-better-than-expected-in-september/55316</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/amzn-retail-sales-rise-better-than-expected-in-september/55316#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catalog & Mail Order Houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walgreen Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in September, and the numbers for August were revised significantly higher. Total retail sales rose 0.6%, better than the 0.4% consensus expectation and are up 7.3% from a year ago. August was revised up from 0.4% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales much better than the consensus was expecting. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls and is a very broad based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a pretty ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for September 16, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/16/aapl-stock-market-news-for-september-16-2010-market-news/51722</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/16/aapl-stock-market-news-for-september-16-2010-market-news/51722#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A rally in the last half hour of trading sent U.S. stocks higher on Wednesday, as Japan’s move to rein in the yen helped the U.S. dollar regain some strength. The Japanese currency had risen to a new 15-year high against the greenback on Tuesday, prompting the Japanese prime minister to announce measures to control the yen’s rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 46 points, or about 0.4%, to close at 10,573. The DJIA closed at its highest level since August 10. The Nasdaq added 12 points, or 0.5%, to close the day at 2,301, and the S&#38;P 500 increased 4 points, or 0.4%, to end at 1,125.07. The broader index failed to break the key technical level of 1130. On the New York Stock Exchange, less than 1 ]]></description>
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		<title>(COST) Retail Industry Outlook &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook-2/51616</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aeropostale Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot Topic Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOTT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[URBN]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal Reserve Chairman issued a statement that the recession was over for the U.S. However, trends indicate that the consequences of recession will go beyond the technical indicators. The number of retail store closures in 2010 so far appears to be lower compared to fiscal 2009. However, it is still not insignificant. A revival in consumer spending in the new decade is expected to be somewhat sluggish because of more jobless claims, and many mutli-store chains continue to respond to recessed retail consumption with store ]]></description>
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		<title>(COST) Retail Industry Outlook &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook/51536</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aeropostale Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot Topic Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOTT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal Reserve Chairman issued a statement that the recession was over for the U.S. However, trends indicate that the consequences of recession will go beyond the technical indicators. The number of retail store closures in 2010 so far appears to be lower compared to fiscal 2009. However, it is still not insignificant. A revival in consumer spending in the new decade is expected to be somewhat sluggish because of more jobless claims, and many mutli-store chains continue to respond to recessed retail consumption with store ]]></description>
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