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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/27/kr-the-kroger-company-bull-of-the-day-2/96732</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We upgraded our recommendation on The Kroger Company (KR) to Outperform following the company&#8217;s fourth-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of $0.50 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, and rose 8.7% from the prior-year quarter. Total revenue climbed 7.7% during the quarter. Kroger now expects fiscal 2012 earnings between $2.28 and $2.38 per share and forecasts identical supermarket sales (sans fuel) growth of 3% to 3.5%. We believe that a dominant position among the nation&#8217;s largest grocery retailers enables Kroger to sustain top-line growth, expand store base, and boost market share. The company is also well positioned to deliver higher earnings primarily through strong super market sales (sans fuel) growth. Kroger is also actively managing its capital and returning much of its free cash to shareholders ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/09/kr-the-kroger-company-bull-of-the-day/94667</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We upgraded our recommendation on The Kroger Company (KR) to Outperform following the company&#8217;s fourth-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of $0.50 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, and rose 8.7% from the prior-year quarter. Total revenue climbed 7.7% during the quarter. Kroger now expects fiscal 2012 earnings between $2.28 and $2.38 per share and forecasts identical supermarket sales (sans fuel) growth of 3% to 3.5%. We believe that a dominant position among the nation&#8217;s largest grocery retailers enables Kroger to sustain top-line growth, expand store base, and boost market share. The company is also well positioned to deliver higher earnings primarily through strong super market sales (sans fuel) growth. Kroger is also actively managing its capital and returning much of its free cash to shareholders ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Walmart Helps People Eat Healthy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/wmt-walmart-helps-people-eat-healthy/91490</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a part of the initiative to build a healthy America, retail-major Walmart Stores (WMT) has decided to label the foods that meet its health standards. So Americans have an easier way of finding the healthy foods, as Walmart will label those foods with a bright green label that reads: ‘Great for You.’ Walmart’s decision to label its foods follows the company’s announcement of trying to look for ways to improve the nutritional value of the food it sells. The company also said it wanted to make its healthy foods more easily available by making them less expensive. Walmart management has revealed that during the initial phase, it’s own Great Value and Marketside food items along with fresh and packaged fruits and vegetables sold at its stores, will be tagged ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Kroger Beats Expectations &#8211; Lifts Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/kr-kroger-beats-expectations-lifts-outlook/87924</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kroger Company (KR), one of the largest grocery retailers, recently posted better-than-expected third-quarter 2011 results, thereby prompting management to raise its fiscal 2011 earnings guidance. The quarterly earnings of 33 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents, and rose 3.1% from 32 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate had remained constant with none of the 16 analysts following the stock revised their estimates in the last 30 or 7 days. However, it is to be noted that although earnings per share increased, the company registered a decline in the net income. Net income fell to $195.9 million during the quarter under review from $202.2 million in the year-ago period. The share repurchase activity provided cushion to the company’s earnings ]]></description>
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		<title>(DDR) DDR Corporation-Glimcher Realty Trust Completes Asset Swap</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ddr-ddr-corporation-glimcher-realty-trust-completes-asset-swap/88340</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DDR Corp. (DDR), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently completed the asset swap transaction that was announced earlier in September 2011 with one of its peers Glimcher Realty Trust (GRT). The asset swap was part of the respective corporate strategy to better align the portfolio with the other’s operating platform. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings of both the participating companies. In concurrence with the agreement, DDR sold Town Center Plaza – an open-air mall spanning 650,000 square feet in Kansas City, Kansas to Glimcher for $139 million. In exchange, Glimcher sold Polaris Towne Center – a 700,000 square-foot shopping center in Columbus, Ohio, to DDR for $80 million. DDR intends to utilize the additional proceeds from the asset swap to develop prime retail properties ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/kr-the-kroger-company-2011-third-quarter-earnings-preview/87644</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kroger Company (KR), one of the largest grocery retailers, is slated to report third-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 31 cents a share. The Zacks Consensus estimates revenue at $20,394 million. Second-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis Kroger’s quarterly earnings of 41 cents a share jumped 7.9% from 38 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. Management hinted that the increase in the bottom line remains consistent with Kroger’s long-term goal of 6% to 8% growth. Total revenue (including fuel center sales) climbed 11.5% to $20,913.4 million from the prior-year quarter, and handily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20,477 million. Excluding fuel center sales, total revenue rose 5.2% and identical supermarket sales (stores that are open ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(KR) California Survives Strike After United Food and Commercial Workers Union Settles</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/27/kr-california-survives-strike-after-united-food-and-commercial-workers-union-settles/84122</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern California, which is one of the most competitive food retailing markets in the United States, recently witnessed a withdrawal of a 141 workers’ strike after the United Food and Commercial Workers union arbitrated in settling a long-standing dispute between the workers and three retail giants in the region, namely Ralphs stores, Vons and Albertsons. Ralphs stores are operated by Kroger Co (KR), Vons is owned by Safeway Inc (SWY) and Albertsons&#8217; parent company is Supervalu Inc (SVU). The discontentment was regarding funding of the employees&#8217; health plan, which was the main sticking point during the months of negotiations. As reported by the United Food and Commercial Workers union members agreed to the deal as their leaders had urged. Earlier, both the parties wereinvolved in a bitter 141-day strike in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for September 12, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/bac-company-news-for-september-12-2011-corporate-summary/82981</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Ulta Salon, Cosmetics &#38; Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted second quarter 2011 earnings of $0.38 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 •    VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer Brian Robins, who stepped down to move on to other opportunities •    The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) posted second-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.41 per share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share •    According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is planning to lay off roughly 40,000 employees •    Ticonderoga Securities downgraded Lazard Ltd. (NYSE:LAZ) to “Neutral” from a “Buy” rating •    Credit Suisse downgraded Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) to “Neutral” from an “Outperform” rating •    Bank of America Corporation downgraded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) to “Underperform” from ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/vz-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-rise-again/82822</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 22,000 last week to 414,000. This was worse than the expected level of 400,000. Last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 3,000, so one could see it as an increase of 5,000. Recently, initial jobless claims seemed stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level, after a brief period lower than that earlier this year. The drop three weeks ago below 400,000 level was very good news, after 17th straight weeks above it. Alas, that was not destined to last, and it got revised away. Being below 400,000, as we were in February and March, signaled the start of much more robust job growth, such as we saw in March and April. We seem to be flattening out just over ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) Verizon Strike Raises Inital Jobless Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/25/vz-verizon-strike-raises-inital-jobless-claims/82050</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 5,000 last week to 417,000. This was worse than the expected level of 400,000. Worse, last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 4,000, so one could see it as a increase of 9,000. Recently, initial jobless claims seem stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level, after a brief period lower than that earlier this year. The drop two weeks ago below 400,000 level was very good news after 17th straight weeks above it. Alas, that was not destined to last. This is the second straight week of claims going in the wrong direction. There was, however, a special factor in the last two weeks: the Verizon (VZ) strike &#8212; now on hiatus while talks continue &#8212; added at least ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/kr-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-fall-slightly/78043</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 1,000 last week to 428,000. This was worse than the expected level of 420,000. Last week’s numbers were unrevised. The trend in initial claims had downward, although there were some bumps along the way. Recently they seem stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level. That is a very worrisome trend. This is the 12th straight week we have been above the 400,000 level. Being below it, as we were, probably signaled the start of much more robust job growth. Now it looks like that was a false breakout and we are back to the “trading range” that initial claims were in for almost all of 2010. Initial claims had been generally trending down since they hit a secondary peak ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Kroger First Quarter 2011Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/kr-kroger-first-quarter-2011earnings-scorecard/77342</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Specialty retailer The Kroger Co. (KR) announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Street analysts had almost a week to ponder on the news. In the paragraphs that follow, we cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analysts’ estimate revisions as well as the Zacks Rank and long-term recommendation for the stock. Earnings Review The Kroger Company posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 70 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents, and jumped 20.7% from 58 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. Total revenue (including fuel center sales) climbed 11% to $27,460.9 million from the prior-year quarter, and handily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $26,557 million. Excluding fuel center sales, total revenue rose 4.8%; comparable supermarket sales jumped 4.7% ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Up Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-up-again/77283</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-up-again/77283#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 9,000 last week to 429,000. This was worse than the expected level of 413,000. Last week’s numbers were revised up by 6,000, so one could see it as a 15,000 increase. The trend in initial claims had been downward, though there were some bumps along the way. Last month, they have started to shoot back up again. That is a very worrisome trend. This week brought more damage. This is the 11th straight week we have been above the 400,000 level. Being below it, as we were in March probably signaled the start of much more robust job growth. Now it looks like we are back to the “trading range” that initial claims were in for almost all of 2010. Initial jobless claims ]]></description>
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		<title>(REG) Regency Centers Corporation Leases in Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/reg-regency-centers-corporation-leases-in-florida/76840</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/reg-regency-centers-corporation-leases-in-florida/76840#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corporation (REG) recently leased 2650 square feet of restaurant space in Brandon, Florida at Bloomingdale Square to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (CMG). The tenant is expected to start business in the fall of 2011. Chipotle Mexican operates quick-casual, fresh Mexican food restaurant chains in 35 states throughout the United States, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada. Chipotle Mexican serves a focused menu of burritos, tacos and salads made from fresh, high-quality ingredients, cooked by using traditional methods and served in a unique atmosphere. With properties in high-income high-barrier markets, Regency’s retail strip center portfolio is among the best in the sector, which allows it to continually perform at the top-end of its peer group. The company’s dominant anchor tenants are grocery stores, a segment that is insulated in ]]></description>
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		<title>(CFI) Company News for June 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/cfi-company-news-for-june-17-2011-corporate-summary/76675</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Virginia-based bank Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) rose 2.36% after the bank announced plans to purchase ING’s U.S. online bank.  The deal will help Capital One become the fifth largest U.S. bank in terms of assets •    Share prices of The Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) gained 4.53% after the biggest U.S. supermarket chain reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings figures and increased its earnings forecast for the fiscal •    On Thursday, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) said it plans to acquire natural gas line company Southern Union (NYSE:SUG) for $4.1 billion •    Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX) said it was pricing its public offering of 4.8 million shares at $3.05 a share •    Share prices of digital advertisement company MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MDMD) rose 37.45% after DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ:DGIT) offered ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Initial Jobless Claims Down Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/14/wmt-initial-jobless-claims-down-slightly/75398</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 6,000 last week to 422,000. This was worse than the expected level of 413,000. The trend in initial claims had been moving downward, although with some bumps along the way. Last month, they have started to shoot back up again. This is a very worrisome trend, though we will need a few more weeks of declines to really be sure the trend is still in the right direction. Let us hope the decline continues next week. There have been several indicators lately that the recovery is losing steam, and while the direction this week was right, the level is not that encouraging. This is the 8th straight week we have been above the 400,000 level. Being below it as we were in March ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-fall-again/74530</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 29,000 last week to 409,000. However, last week was revised up by 4,000, so one could see it as a 25,000 decrease. This was better than the expected level of 420,000. The trend in initial claims has been downward overall, although there have been some bumps along the way. Last month, they started to shoot back up again. That is a very worrisome trend, but this is the second week in a row of big declines (last week was down 44,000), so perhaps it was a blip, not a trend. This week repaired some more of the damage. We will need a few more weeks of declines to really be sure the trend is still in the right direction. Let us hope the ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods Market 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/wfmi-whole-foods-market-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview/72989</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/wfmi-whole-foods-market-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview/72989#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on May 4, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 46 cents a share. For the quarter under review, revenue is $2,369 million, according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. First-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis Whole Foods Market posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results on the back of strong sales as shoppers flocked to the grocery chain. The quarterly earnings of 51 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents, and jumped 59.4% from 32 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. The company sustained its top-line growth momentum with revenue climbing 13.8% to $3,003.7 million in the quarter and comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Jobless Claims Jump by 25,000</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/wmt-jobless-claims-jump-by-25000/72697</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 25,000 last week to 429,000. However, last week was revised up by 1,000, so one could see it as a 26,000 increase. This was worse than the expected level of 390,000. The trend in initial claims has been downward, although there have been some bumps along the way. Recently, though, they have started to trend back up again. That is a very worrisome trend. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seemed to have broken decisively to the downside. This week did a lot of damage, and makes it hard to see the trend still being in the right direction. Let us hope the decline resumes next week. Like the weather, there is a trend towards warming in the spring, but that ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Consumer Price Index &#8211; Core Inflation Running 2.7% Annualized</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/18/kr-consumer-price-index-core-inflation-running-2-7-annualized/71684</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.5% in March, matching its rise in February, and after 0.4% increases in both January and December. While that sounds bad, year over year it is up just 2.7%. Beneath the Headline Numbers Looking a little bit deeper, the problem is mostly with energy, and to a lesser extent, food prices. Energy priced surged 3.5% on top of a 3.4% increase in February and a 2.1% rise in January. Overall energy prices are up 15.5% year over year. Actually, the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities, such as gasoline and heating oil were up 5.5% after an increase of 4.8% in February and a 4.0% surge in January. Year over year, energy commodity prices are up 27.5%. That is much ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Jumps</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/14/wmt-u-s-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-jumps/71579</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance jumped by 27,000 last week to 412,000. However, last week was revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as a 30,000 increase. This was much worse than the expected level of 385,000. The trend in initial claims is downward, although there have been some bumps along the way. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. This week is a big bump. Let us hope the decline resumes next week. Like the weather, there is a trend towards warming in the spring, but that does not mean that next week will be warmer than this week, though we can be fairly sure that June will be warmer than January. We rose above the 400,000 level ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Fall Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/wmt-u-s-initial-claims-for-unemployment-fall-again/70932</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 10,000 last week to 382,000. However, last week was revised up by 4,000, so one could see it as a 6,000 decrease. This was a bit better than the expected level of 386,000. The trend in initial claims is downward, although there have been some bumps along the way. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. First the holidays and then the bad weather seemed to have played havoc with the weekly numbers, but those effects should have passed by now. Let us hope the decline continues next week. Keeping Below the 400K Level We managed to remain below the 400,000 level of new jobless claims. If we can stay below it, probably signals ]]></description>
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		<title>(DVR) TiVo Reports Database Compromise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/dvr-tivo-reports-database-compromise/70668</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A developer of advanced television services including digital video recorders (DVR), TiVo Inc. (TIVO), announced that its third-party marketing vendor, Epsilon has been impacted by a massive security breach. TiVo has warned its customers not to provide any personal information to anyone sending e-mail using the company’s name. According to TiVo, Epsilon’s database including e-mail addresses of some TiVo customers was hacked by an unauthorised person. TiVo employs the marketing services of Epsilon, a unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp. (ADS), which sends more than 40 billion emails annually and has more than 2,500 clients including seven of the Fortune 10 companies. According to TiVo, Epsilon does not have access to service or credit card details, so all such data remains secured. However, TiVo will conduct its own internal investigation ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Initial Claims for Unemployment A Bit Worse Then Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/wmt-initial-claims-for-unemployment-a-bit-worse-then-expected/70362</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Were Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance up or down? Well how about both? They fell by 6,000 last week to 388,000, but last week were revised up by 12,000, so one could see it as a 6,000 increase. This was a bit worse than the expected level of 383,000. The trend in initial claims is downward, although there have been some bumps along the way. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. First the holidays and then the bad weather seemed to have played havoc with the weekly numbers, but those effects should have passed by now. Let us hope the decline continues next week. We managed to remain below the 400,000 level. If we can stay below it, this probably ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Jobless Claims Still Falling</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/wmt-u-s-jobless-claims-still-falling/68992</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 16,000 last week to 385,000 (last week was revised up by 4,000, so one could see it as a 12,000 decrease). This was a bit better than the expected level of 386,000. The trend in initial claims is downward, although there have been some bumps along the way. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. First the holidays and then the bad weather seemed to have played havoc with the weekly numbers, but those effects should have passed by now. Let us hope the decline continues next week. We managed to remain below the 400,000 level. If we can stay below it, this probably signals the start of much more robust job growth. We ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Core Consumer Price Index Inflation Still Tame</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/kr-core-consumer-price-index-inflation-still-tame/69035</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.5% in February, up from a 0.4% increase in both January and December. While that sounds bad, year over year it is up just 2.1%. Looking a little bit deeper, the problem is mostly with energy, and to a lesser extent, food prices. Energy Prices Energy prices surged 3.4% on top of a 2.1% increase in January and a 4.0% jump in December. Overall, energy prices are up 11.0% year over year. Actually the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities, such as gasoline and heating oil were up 4.8% after an increase of 4.0% in January and a 6.4% surge in December. Year over year, energy commodity prices are up 19.3%. That is much higher than inflation in the rest ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-rise/68519</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 26,000 last week to 397,000 (last week was revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as a 29,000 increase). This was a bit worse than the expected level of 382,000. While the reversal after several weeks of sharp declines is not welcome, neither is it the end of the world. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. First the holidays and then the bad weather seemed to have played havoc with the weekly numbers, but those effects should have passed by now. Let us hope the decline resumes next week. The good news is that we managed to remain below the 400,000 level. If we can stay below it, it probably signals ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Kroger Analyst Has Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/kr-kroger-analyst-has-neutral-rating-on-shares/68733</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dominant position among the nation’s largest grocery retailers enables The Kroger Company (KR) to sustain growth in top line, expand its store base, and boost its market share. The company’s strong corporate and national brands helped gain customers’ loyalty. Kroger’s customer-centric business model provides a strong value proposition to consumers and positions it well to deliver higher earnings, primarily through strong identical supermarket sales growth (sans fuel). Identical supermarket sales are expected to grow 3% to 4% in fiscal 2011 compared with 2.8% in fiscal 2010. The company aims to achieve annual earnings per share growth of 6% to 8% over a period of 3 to 5 years. Management continues to deploy capital to concentrate more on remodeling, merchandising and other viable projects. These include nearly 25 to 35 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANN) Company News for March 14, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/14/ann-company-news-for-march-14-2011-corporate-summary/68669</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO) shares ended 8.5% higher at $24.51 as crude-oil prices fell below $101 a barrel and after analysts said that the earthquake could prompt demand for companies that could offset loss of energy from Japanese nuclear plants shuttered after the quake • AnnTaylor Stores (NYSE:ANN) reported Q4 EPS of $0.19, ex-items, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.17 per share. Comparable store sales rose 11% • Janney Montgomery upgraded BB&#38;T (NYSE:BBT) to Buy from Neutral • Morgan Keegan initiated coverage on Dresser-Rand (NYSE:DRC) and ENSCO International (NYSE:ESV) with an Outperform rating • FBR Capital upgraded Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) to Outperform from Market Perform • RBC Capital upgraded Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) to Outperform from Sector Perform • RBC Capital upgraded Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) to Outperform from Sector Perform • BMO Capital initiated coverage on Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) with ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 368,000</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/wmt-u-s-jobless-claims-fall-to-368000/68000</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance dropped by 20,000 last week to 368,000 (last week was revised down by 3,000, so one could see it as a 23,000 decline). This was much better than the expected level of 400,000. The weekly numbers, after an erratic few months, seem to have broken decisively to the downside. First the holidays and then the bad weather seemed to have played havoc with the weekly numbers, but those effects should have passed by now. Let us hope the decline continues. This drop below the 400,000, if we can stay below it, probably signals the start of much more robust job growth. While we have had some big upward spikes in recent weeks, the overall downward trend in initial claims seems to be intact. We have ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Going the Right Way</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/wmt-u-s-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-going-the-right-way/67560</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance dropped by 22,000 last week to 391,000 (last week was revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as a 19,000 decline). This was much better than the expected level of 410,000. The weekly numbers have been very erratic of late. This is a series that tends to be a bit on the flakey side around the holidays, but that effect should now be subsiding, so perhaps this is a more normalized level. Beneath 400,000 a Key Level Let us hope the decline continues. If we are below the 400,000 level &#8212; and can stay there &#8212; it would probably signal the start of robust job growth. While we have had some big upward spikes in recent weeks, the overall downward trend in initial ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Consumer Price Index Increases but Still Tame</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/18/kr-consumer-price-index-increases-but-still-tame/67199</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% in January, The same pace as in December (after December was revised down to 0.4% from 0.5%). The CPI increased by just 0.1% in November, so the past two months are a bit of an acceleration. While that sounds bad, year over year it is up just 1.6%. Energy Prices Looking a little bit deeper, the problem is mostly with energy prices, which surged 2.1% on top of a 4.0% increase in December. Overall, energy prices are up 7.3% year over year. Actually the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities, such as gasoline and heating oil were up 4.0% after an increase of 6.4% in December. Year over year energy commodity prices are up 13.4%. That is much higher ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods Market Analyst Rates Shares Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/wfmi-whole-foods-market-analyst-rates-shares-outperform/67098</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the industry with its strong brand image and marketing and merchandising expertise. The stock is poised to surge as the demand for healthier and natural food improves. Whole Foods has been spurring its revenues through new store openings, acquisitions and comparable-store sales growth. Given the food retailing industry is highly fragmented, the company has been able to maintain a track record of successful integration of its regional acquisitions. The stringent cost-control measures, effective inventory management, and improved store-level performance are driving earnings growth. Whole Foods recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results on the back of strong sales as shoppers flocked to the grocery chain. The quarterly ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Jobless Claims Rebound</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/wmt-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-jobless-claims-rebound/67180</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 25,000 last week to 410,000 (last week was revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 27,000 increase). This was only slightly worse than the expected level of 408,000. The weekly numbers have been very erratic of late, and this week’s increase is after two weeks in a row of big declines. This is a series that tends to be a bit on the flakey side around the holidays. The holiday effects should be over now, so perhaps this is a more normalized level. Let us hope the decline resumes, as a fall below the 400,000 level that can be sustained would probably signal the start of robust job growth. Last week’s level was the lowest since June 2008, so ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/08/adp-u-s-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-fall/66317</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 42,000 last week to 415,000 (last week was revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as a 39,000 decline). This was a bit better than the expected level of 425,000. This is a welcome turnaround, but only partially negates last week’s big increase. This is a series that tends to be a bit on the flakey side around the holidays. That, however, does not start to describe the recent behavior of this series, as it has been downright erratic. The Yo-Yo Effect Normally one would get excited about a drop of this magnitude, but this just seems like the yo-yo going down again. We had a big drop during the Christmas week to 388,000, and then big increases over two weeks, ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall Sharply</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/01/wmt-u-s-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-fall-sharply/65463</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 37,000 last week to 404,000 (last week was also revised down by 4,000, so one could see it as a 41,000 decline). This was much better than the expected level of 425,000. This is a welcome turnaround, and suggests that the decline we saw at the end of last year was for real. This is a series that tends to be a bit on the flakey side around the holidays. We had a big drop during the Christmas week to 388,000, and then big increases over the last two weeks, and now another big decline. The overall direction of initial claims still seems to be downward. It looks like we have gotten out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods &#8211; New Store Openings, Acquisitions and Comparable-Store Sales Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/04/wfmi-whole-foods-new-store-openings-acquisitions-and-comparable-store-sales-growth/64427</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the industry with its strong brand image, and marketing and merchandising expertise. The stock is poised to surge once the economy revives and demand for healthier and natural food improves. Whole Foods has been spurring its revenues through new store openings, acquisitions and comparable-store sales growth. Given the food retailing industry is highly fragmented, the company has been able to maintain a track record of successful integration of its regional acquisitions. The stringent cost-control measures, effective inventory management, and improved store-level performance are driving earnings growth. Whole Foods also has been revamping its pricing strategy and concentrating more on value offerings, while maintaining healthy margins. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Consumer Price Index Report &#8211; Inflation Still Tame</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/20/kr-consumer-price-index-report-inflation-still-tame/62432</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.1% in November, down from 0.2% October. Even with the 0.1% increase in September, year over year it is up just 1.1%. Energy prices, were surprisingly well behaved in the month, rising just 0.2% after having surged 2.6% in October on top of a 0.7% increase in September. Year over year, energy prices are up 3.9%. Actually, the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities such as gasoline were up 0.8% after increases of 4.4% in October and a 1.8% increase in September. That is much higher than inflation in the rest of the economy. The relative pricing strength in energy commodities suggests that it would be a good idea to be over weighted in the energy sector. Energy service ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company Earnings 14% Ahead of Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/kr-the-kroger-company-earnings-14-ahead-of-expectations/60011</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/kr-the-kroger-company-earnings-14-ahead-of-expectations/60011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is one industry that can survive a recession, it&#8217;s grocery stores. People may cut back a bit or trade down to generic brands, but they still have to eat. The Kroger Co (KR) is one of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S., and the company weathered the last recession quite well. Kroger recently reported solid results for the second quarter of 2010, marked by strong same-store sales. Management expects this trend to continue for the rest of 2010, too, which has prompted analysts to raise their estimates higher. Second Quarter Results Kroger recently reported its results for the second quarter of 2010. Earnings per share came in at $0.41, a 5% increase over the same quarter in 2009, and 14% ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. It ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Stock Market News for December 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/05/anf-stock-market-news-for-december-3-2010-market-news/61230</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/05/anf-stock-market-news-for-december-3-2010-market-news/61230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced for a second straight day as better-than-anticipated retail sales and housing data continued to point toward economic strength. European Central Bank’s assertion that it would not abandon its plan to buy government bonds helped contain eurozone worries, helping stocks extend their gains. Financials led on the upside, after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its rating on the sector to “overweight,” saying an improving economy is helping U.S. banks’ operations. The upgrade sent Dow components Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) up 3.5% and 1.16%, respectively. The Dow average, after its 250-point surge Wednesday, added another 107 points to its tally, marking its best two-day run since early July. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index gained nearly 30 points, or 1.2%, to 2579.35. The widely tacked S&#38;P 500 index ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rose by 26,000</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/kr-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-rose-by-26000/61112</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/kr-initial-claims-for-unemployment-insurance-rose-by-26000/61112#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 26,000 last week to 436,000 (last week was also revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as a 29,000 increase). This was worse than the expected level of 422,000. Last week’s big surprise to the downside seems to have been a bit of a mirage. However, it still looks like we might get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Initial claims have been generally trending down since they hit a secondary peak of 504,000 (after revisions) on 8/14. The path has, however, been erratic. Since claims can be volatile from week to week, it is better to track the four-week moving average to get a better sense of the trend. It fell ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/01/kr-the-kroger-company-third-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/60996</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kroger Company (KR), one of the largest grocery retailers, is slated to report its third-quarter 2010 financial results before the bell on Thursday, December 2, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is earnings of 31 cents a share. For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is $18,524 million. Second-Quarter 2010, a Synopsis Kroger’s second-quarter 2010 results outpaced the Zacks’ expectations. The quarterly earnings of 41 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents, and jumped 5.1% from 39 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. Total revenue (including fuel center sales) climbed 6% to $18,795.9 million from the prior-year quarter, and handily beat the Zacks Consensus Revenue Estimate of $18,764 million. Excluding fuel center sales, total revenue climbed 3.3%; ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for December 1, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/01/bac-company-news-for-december-1-2010-corporate-summary/60987</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• State Street (NYSE:STT) said it will lay off 1,400 jobs, or 5% of its workforce • RLI (NYSE:RLI) said it will pay a $7.00 per share special dividend • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) initiated coverage of Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) with a &#8220;buy&#8221; rating and a price target of $44 • Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage of Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) with a &#8220;buy&#8221; rating and a price target of $36 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Tyson (NYSE:TSN) to &#8220;neutral&#8221; from &#8220;sell,&#8221; with a price target of $15 • UBS (NYSE:UBS) upgraded Kroger (NYSE:KR) to “buy” from &#8220;neutral&#8221; • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) upgraded Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from &#8220;underweight&#8221; to &#8220;neutral&#8221; • HSBC (NYSE:HBC) started coverage of Corning (NYSE:GLW) with an &#8220;overweight&#8221; rating and a $23 price target • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) initiated coverage of American Express (NYSE:AXP) with an &#8220;overweight&#8221; rating and a ]]></description>
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		<title>(ARO) Stock Market News for November 29, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/aro-stock-market-news-for-november-29-2010-market-news/60747</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/aro-stock-market-news-for-november-29-2010-market-news/60747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets fell during Friday’s shortened trading session as worries about European finances kept jittery investors off stocks. Across the Atlantic, as the USS George Washington moved into the Yellow Sea, a belligerent North Korea warned that the United States and South Korea’s joint military exercise could plunge the region into war. The Dow average, the 30-share blue-chip average, dropped 95.28 points, or 0.85%, to 11092. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell more than 8 points, or 0.3%, to 2543.56. The widely followed S&#38;P 500 index fell almost 9 points, or 0.8% to 1189.40. Although Ireland’s acceptance of a bailout last week helped contain fears of a contagion, fresh worries emerged that Spain, too, would need a financial aid package. However, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the country was not ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Edge Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/18/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-edge-up/59910</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/18/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-edge-up/59910#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 2,000 last week to 439,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 4,000 increase). This was slightly better than the expected level of 442,000. While not as good as a further drop, it still keeps alive hopes that we might be able to get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Initial claims have been generally trending down since they hit a secondary peak of 504,000 (after revisions) on 8/14. The path has, however, been erratic. Since claims can be volatile from week to week, it is better to track the four-week moving average to get a better sense of the trend. The four-week moving average fell ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) U.S. Consumer Price Index Calm</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/kr-u-s-consumer-price-index-calm/59682</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.2% in October, up from 0.1% September, but down from increases of 0.3% in August and July. Year over year, it is up just 1.2%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 2.6% after increases of 0.7% in September and 2.3% in August. Year over year, energy prices are up 5.9%. Actually the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities such as gasoline were up 4.4% after increases of 1.8% in September and a 3.8% increase in August. That is much higher than inflation in the rest of the economy. The relative pricing strength in energy commodities suggests that it would be a good idea to be over weighted in the energy sector. Energy service ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise by 20,000</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/wmt-u-s-initial-jobless-claims-rise-by-20000/58078</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 20,000 last week to 457,000. We just can’t seem to get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Last week, hopes were raised that we might finally be showing some real progress, as claims fell for the third week in a row and for the seventh time in eight weeks. But this week’s numbers put any such celebration on hold. Since claims can be volatile from week to week, it is better to track the four-week moving average to get a better sense of the trend. It rose by 2,000 to 456,000. After declining sharply in the second half of 2009, the four-week moving average has been stuck in a tight trading range. In mid-August, ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 13,000 last week to 462,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 13,000 last week to 462,000. We just can’t seem to get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Last week, hopes were raised that we might finally be showing some real progress, as claims fell for the second week in a row and for the sixth time in seven weeks. This week’s numbers put any such celebration on hold. Since claims can be volatile from week to week, it is better to track the four week moving average to get a better sense of the trend. It rose by 2,250 to 459,000. After declining sharply in the second half of 2009, the four-week moving average has been stuck in a tight trading range. In mid-August, ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Consumer Price Index Report is Tame for September</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/kr-consumer-price-index-report-is-tame-for-september/55312</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.1% in September, down from increases of 0.3% in August and July. Year over year it is up just 1.1%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 0.7% after increases of 2.3% in August and a 2.6% increase in July. Year over year, energy prices are up 3.8%. Actually, the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities such as gasoline were up 1.8% in September &#8212; a sharp deceleration from the 3.8% increase in August and the 4.0% rise in July, but still much higher than inflation in the rest of the economy. Energy service prices, like electricity and piped gas services, actually fell by 0.8%. In August, these increased just 0.4% after being up ]]></description>
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