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		<title>(LOW) Earnings Season Quieting Down &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/21/low-earnings-season-quieting-down-earnings-preview/100632</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AutoZone Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AZO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell Soup Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KKD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview – Week of May 21st It will be a relatively quiet week on the earnings front, as there are only a few reports left before we close the books on the first quarter earnings season. This turned out to be a positive reporting season, with the growth rate, surprises and percentage of beats coming ahead of pre-season expectations. We will get reports from about 100 companies this week, including 17 companies in the S&#38;P 500, which will take the complete tally of S&#38;P 500 results to 495 by the end of the week. The economic calendar this week is on the light side as well, which means that headlines from Europe will likely continue to drive market activity on a day-to-day basis. We will get reports on New ]]></description>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot 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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/whr-whirlpool-opens-new-plant/98495#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whirlpool 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>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 12, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-12-2012-market-news/94788</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-12-2012-market-news/94788#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended modestly higher on Friday buoyed by positive data on the jobs market. On the third anniversary of the stocks’ lowest point during the Great recession, investors drew optimism from reports of an improving economy. However, benchmarks came down from morning highs as a concerns over “credit event” in Greece somewhat weighed on sentiments. Alongside, the week saw the benchmarks’ worst fall of 2012, but that did not stop the majority of benchmarks from closing in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) ended 0.1% higher at 12,922.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up to 1,370.87, registering gains of 0.4%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.6% and finished Friday’s trading session at 2,988.34. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) lost 4.7% and settled at ]]></description>
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		<title>(AES) Company News for February 28, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/aes-company-news-for-february-28-2012-corporate-summary/93746</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/aes-company-news-for-february-28-2012-corporate-summary/93746#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illumina Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ILMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The AES Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•    Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) posted fourth-quarter 2011 quarterly earnings of $0.29 a share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 •    The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) reported fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings per share of $0.23, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 •    Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) jumped 7.7%, following reports that its rival company Elpida Memory Inc. has filed for bankruptcy •    ROCHE HLDG LTD (OTC:RHHBY) extended its takeover offer of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) until March 23 AES CORP (AES): Free Stock Analysis Report ILLUMINA INC (ILMN): Free Stock Analysis Report LOWES COS (LOW): Free Stock Analysis Report MICRON TECH (MU): Free Stock Analysis Report View original at: Zacks Investment Research &#8211; All Commentary Articles]]></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>
		<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 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>(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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ddr-ddr-corporation-glimcher-realty-trust-completes-asset-swap/88340#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Developers Diversified Realty Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glimcher Realty Trust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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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>(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>
				<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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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>(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>
				<category><![CDATA[Appliances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whirlpool Corporation]]></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>(SHLD) Sears Shares Reiterated at Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/shld-sears-shares-reiterated-at-underperform/84727</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/shld-sears-shares-reiterated-at-underperform/84727#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<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>(TGT) Chase Track Records If You Want to Profit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/tgt-chase-track-records-if-you-want-to-profit/82373</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/tgt-chase-track-records-if-you-want-to-profit/82373#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BDX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Becton Dickinson Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harleysville Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LANC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lancaster Colony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Wednesday, August 31, 2011: Issue #1590 Perhaps because I have time on my side, I get excited when the market sells off like it did a few weeks ago. I know that I’ll be able to buy quality stocks at a lower price. That’s especially interesting to income investors who might be able to pick up an extra half a percentage point or so of yield with no real changes to a company’s ability to generate cash. When stocks decline, one of the first places I look is the list of S&#38;P Dividend Aristocrats. Dividend Aristocrats are stocks that are members of the S&#38;P 500 that have increased their dividends every year for the past 25 years. And their track records are welcome ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-earnings-preview/81246#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>(SHLD) Sears Holdings Spins Off Hardware Chain</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/shld-sears-holdings-spins-off-hardware-chain/77638</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/shld-sears-holdings-spins-off-hardware-chain/77638#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) declared that it is spinning off its hardware chain, Orchard Supply Hardware Stores, after five continuous years of bad performance. Sears believes that Orchard Supply will perform way far better and yield good returns to its shareholders as a separate, publicly traded company. Orchard Supply was originally founded in 1931 as a farmer-run purchasing co-op in San Jose, Calif., and was bought by Sears, Roebuck in 1989. The hardware chain, which has 89 stores in California, will have 80% of its shares owned by Sears shareholders and the remaining 20% will be held by Ares Management LLC. Orchards shares will not be directly available to the public but through Sears shareholders who will trade them on the open market. Sears has filed a Registration Statement on ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/mas-masco-retains-underperform/77340#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(SHLD) Sears Holdings Pleads To Move Out of Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shld-sears-holdings-pleads-to-move-out-of-chicago/76919</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shld-sears-holdings-pleads-to-move-out-of-chicago/76919#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going by the Washington Business Journal, the fourth largest broadline retailer in the United States, Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) has proposed the local jurisdiction of several areas in the U.S. for more than 1 million square feet area for shifting its corporate headquarter out of Illinois, Chicago, USA. Sears Holdings&#8217; decision to move out its corporate headquarter out of Chicago, is on the verge of expiration of property tax breaks, an agreement of economic development with Hoffman Estates. In January 2011, the lawmakers in Chicago have raised the state income tax rate to 5% from 3% and the corporate tax rate to 7% from 4.8%. Along with a personal property replacement tax rate of 2.5% of income, the corporations have to cough up an income tax rate of 9.5%. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(SHLD) Sears Holdings Lays Off &#8211; Focuses on Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/shld-sears-holdings-lays-off-focuses-on-sales/76862</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters reports that Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) has slashed 700 jobs in the appliances section of its Kmart discount stores. The company seeks to re-engineer the process of selling its appliances to combat flagging sales. The company has now set up point of sale systems (POS) at its appliances section that require trained employees to handle sales. These employees have the skill to address queries from customers regarding appliances. The company is also introducing a toll free number to provide further assistance to its customers. The lay-off affects employees in 225 stores. Only in February this year, Kmart had multiplied the number of appliance stores to 1,300 from 270 In total, Kmart employs about 100,000 employees. The fourth largest broadline retailer in the U.S., Sears Holdings had disappointed the Street ]]></description>
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		<title>(SHLD) Sears Holdings Downgraded on Weak Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/shld-sears-holdings-downgraded-on-weak-results/76669</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have downgraded our prior long-term &#8216;Neutral&#8217; recommendation on Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) to &#8216;Underperform&#8217; with a target price of $62.00 per share. Moreover, the company holds a Zacks #5 Rank, implying a short-term &#8216;Strong Sell&#8217; rating on the stock. The fourth largest broadline retailer in the U.S., Sears Holdings disappoints with its overall first-quarter 2011 results. The company reported an adjusted loss of $1.39 per share compared with the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of $1.22 and plunged drastically from the prior-year quarter earnings of 16 cents, primarily due to the sluggish top-line performance. Management&#8217;s cost-cutting measures for boosting profits were largely criticized as improving the merchandise mix and customer service would have been a better option. Moreover, Sears Holdings ended its first-quarter 2011 with cash and cash equivalent of ]]></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>
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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>(AKRX) Company News for June 07, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/07/akrx-company-news-for-june-07-2011-corporate-summary/75683</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of home nursing provider Amedisys, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMED) fell 7.41% after CRT Capital reduced its earnings estimates for fiscal 2011 •    According to Canaccord Genuity, data from a trial of Exelixis, Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:EXEL) cancer-drug candidate could possibly worsen its regulatory strategy •    According to the Wall Street Journal, Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) could possibly opt out from the buying race for medical test manufacturer Gen-Probe Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) •    Merge Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ:MRGE) announced plans to buy Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OTC:OISI) for a deal worth $30.3 million in stock •    U.S.-listed shares of Peruvian metal producer Southern Copper Corp. (NYSE:SCCO) declined 11.35%, after a former army rebel won Peru&#8217;s presidential elections •    Raymond James Financial Inc. downgraded Credicorp Ltd (NYSE:BAP) , the Peruvian financial-services firm from &#8220;Outperform&#8221; to &#8220;Underperform&#8221; rating •    ]]></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>
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		<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>(AMR) Company News for May 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/amr-company-news-for-may-17-2011-corporate-summary-2/74307</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    NYSE Euronext’s (NYSE:NYX) shares declined 12.6% after NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) cancelled their bid to acquire NYSE’s parent organization •    JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR) to “Overweight” from “Neutral” rating •    JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) to “Overweight’ from “Neutral” rating •    J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) reported first-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.28 cents a share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.25 cents a share. Earnings came in 12% higher than $0.25 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter •    Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) posted first-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.34 cents a share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 cents a share. Earnings remained flat compared with the prior-year quarter •    Citigroup, Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for May 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/aapl-stock-market-news-for-may-17-2011-market-news-2/74305</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBLU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Refining Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index suffered a heavy fall on Monday, amidst disappointing economic data that subsequently led the markets lower. While investors are apprehensive as the economic stimulus plan nears its end, weakness in economic data furthered fueled investor concerns as New York manufacturing data hit its lowest level in five months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.4% to settle at 12,548.37. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 declined 0.6% to end the day at 1,329.47. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed lower at 2,782.31, after dropping 1.6%. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.85 billion shares versus the average of 7.73 billion shares recorded till now in 2011. For each stock that rose on the NYSE, a couple of stocks moved down. At ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMR) Company News for May 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/17/amr-company-news-for-may-17-2011-corporate-summary/74223</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firstenergy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HALL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hallmark Financial Services Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBLU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nasdaq OMX Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NDAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nyse Euronext Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orthovita Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stryker Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    NYSE Euronext’s (NYSE:NYX) shares declined 12.6% after NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) cancelled their bid to acquire NYSE’s parent organization •    JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR) to “Overweight” from “Neutral” rating •    JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) to “Overweight’ from “Neutral” rating •    J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) reported first-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.28 cents a share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.25 cents a share. Earnings came in 12% higher than $0.25 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter •    Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) posted first-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.34 cents a share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 cents a share. Earnings remained flat compared with the prior-year quarter •    Citigroup, Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for May 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/17/aapl-stock-market-news-for-may-17-2011-market-news/74220</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBLU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Refining Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index suffered a heavy fall on Monday, amidst disappointing economic data that subsequently led the markets lower. While investors are apprehensive as the economic stimulus plan nears its end, weakness in economic data furthered fueled investor concerns as New York manufacturing data hit its lowest level in five months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.4% to settle at 12,548.37. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 declined 0.6% to end the day at 1,329.47. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed lower at 2,782.31, after dropping 1.6%. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.85 billion shares versus the average of 7.73 billion shares recorded till now in 2011. For each stock that rose on the NYSE, a couple of stocks moved down. At ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for April 1, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/01/adp-stock-market-news-for-april-1-2011-market-news/70465</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/01/adp-stock-market-news-for-april-1-2011-market-news/70465#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADSK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autodesk Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CarMax Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LSI Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RadioShack Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets marked one of the strongest quarters of the decade with negligible movement in the indices as investors patiently await the job data from the Labor Department, scheduled for Friday. The indices faced a stiff challenge from global issues but survived the concerns to remain upbeat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained the most among the benchmarks over the quarter, jumping 6.4%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 and Nasdaq followed the Dow, gaining 5.4% and 4.8%, respectively. The Dow was also the best performer for the month of March posting a gain of 0.8% while the S&#38;P 500 and Nasdaq dropped by 0.1% and 0.04%, respectively. For the day, the Dow and S&#38;P 500 slid 0.3% and 0.2% while the Nasdaq gained 0.2%. The trend of low volumes continued ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/26/nyx-analyzing-the-proposed-merger-between-the-nyse-euronext-nyx-and-deutsche-boerse/69920#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cme Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nyse Euronext Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vanguard European Stock ETF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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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>(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>
				<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[Target Corporation]]></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>(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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		<category><![CDATA[Masco Corporation]]></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>(REG) Regency Centers Acquires Willow Festival Shopping Center</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/18/reg-regency-centers-acquires-willow-festival-shopping-center/62577</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/18/reg-regency-centers-acquires-willow-festival-shopping-center/62577#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corp. (REG), a leading operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers across the U.S., has recently acquired Willow Festival, a 405,227 square foot neighborhood shopping center in the Chicago metro area. The company purchased the property for $64 million from Hamilton Partners, a privately-owned real estate development firm. Willow Festival is anchored by leading retailers such as Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY). The property is currently 96% leased and is strategically located in the highly desirable and densely populated North Shore market. The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to own high quality shopping centers with strong co-tenancy and superior market demographics. Regency Centers had earlier acquired Glen Oak Plaza, a 62,443 ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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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>(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>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></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>(BHP) Company News for November 15, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/bhp-company-news-for-november-15-2010-corporate-summary/59383</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Metals & Minerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhp Billiton Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BUCY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bucyrus International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Flavors & Fragrances Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isilon Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massey Energy Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) announced plans to buy Bucyrus (NASDAQ:BUCY) for $8.6 billion, or $92 per share • EMC (NYSE:EMC) said it plans to buy Isilon (NASDAQ:ISLN) for $33.85 per share, or $2.25 billion • ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) said it is interested in buying Massey Energy (NYSE:MEE) • BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) withdrew its offer to acquire Potash (NYSE:POT) and moved to reactivate their $4.2 billion share repurchase program • Lowe&#8217;s (NYSE:LOW) reported third quarter of $0.31, compared with Zacks estimates of $0.30, on revenues of $11.6 billion, that missed Zacks projections of $11.80 billion • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) downgraded Monsanto (NYSE:MON) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;hold,&#8221; with a $65 price target • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage of International Flavors and Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) with a &#8220;neutral&#8221; rating and a price target of $57 • Needham reiterated its &#8220;buy&#8221; rating on Yahoo ]]></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>
				<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[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></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>(AAPL) Apple&#8217;s Earnings Beat Examined In Depth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/02/aapl-apples-earnings-beat-examined-in-depth/55676</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Unicom Hong Kong Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novartis AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Group plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported stellar fourth quarter 2010 results with highest quarterly revenues and earnings in the company’s history, which blew past the bullish Zacks Consensus Estimate. The upbeat quarter results were fueled by strong iPhone sales, record Mac sales Incorporatedreased iPad sales and success of new product launches. Strong results are attributable to the thriving demand for the company&#8217;s iPhone and Mac, as unit shipments remain robust. Despite upbeat results, shares fell in after-hours trading by 6.13% or $19.50 to $298.50 as investors remained cautious on lower-than-expected iPad shipment and weaker gross margins. However, the outlook for the Mac, iPad and iPhone 4 remains extremely strong, backed by demand in the domestic and international markets, boosting Apple&#8217;s revenues and earnings. Earnings Earnings in the quarter were a record at ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for September 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace-Defense - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burger King Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dillard's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JWN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saks Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks added to the gains from the previous session after better-than-expected retail and housing numbers helped boost confidence in the economy. However, caution ahead of today’s monthly payroll data restrained traders from making big moves. As traders chose to play it safe, volume dipped sharply. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51 points, or 0.5%, to 10,320.10. The blue-chip average had jumped 254 points on Wednesday on better-than-expected manufacturing reports in China and the U.S. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index advanced 10 points, or 0.9%, to 1,090.10, while the Nasdaq composite index climbed 23.17, or 1.1%, to 2,200.01. On the New York Stock Exchange, about two stocks advanced in price for everyone that fell. Since employment, housing and consumer spending have been the areas that have had the greatest ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Misses Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/low-lowes-companies-misses-consensus-estimates/48104</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results. Quarterly earnings of 58 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but rose 13.7% from 51 cents in the prior-year quarter. The growth in the top-line and cost containment effort aided bottom-line growth. Lowe’s said that it now expects third-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 28 cents to 32 cents per share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.38 and $1.45 per share. The company’s third-quarter and fiscal 2010 guidance dovetails with the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents and $1.42 per share, respectively. The growth in the top-line has decelerated. After increasing 4.7% year over year in the first-quarter 2010, net sales for the quarter rose 3.7% to $14,361 million. The quarterly sales also missed the Zacks ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/20/low-lowes-companies-incorporated-bear-of-the-day/48642</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. (LOW) recently posted lower-than-expected second quarter 2010 results. The quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company also witnessed a decline in the rate of growth of sales and comps in the quarter that breached its planned outlook. As a result, the company lowered its fiscal 2010 sales guidance. Although the economy is showing signs of revival, we believe that spending on big remodeling projects will likely remain under pressure until the housing market stabilizes, inventory levels normalize and consumer-spending rebounds. Consequently, we prefer an Underperform recommendation on the stock, until we observe steady improvement in the housing markets, which most likely will occur in 2011. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies Earnings Results Outpace Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/low-lowes-companies-earnings-results-outpace-consensus/37427</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers willing to spend on remodeling projects and big ticket items. The quarterly earnings of 34 cents a share came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents, and climbed 6.3% from 32 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Lowe’s said that it now expects second-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 57 cents to 59 cents a share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.37 and $1.47 per share. The company’s second-quarter 2010 guidance fell short of the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents a share. The stock fell $1.12 or 4.3% to $24.95 in pre-market trading on modest outlook despite stronger-than-expected results. Net sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Remains Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-remains-neutral/33083</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), one of the largest home improvement retailers, with a target price of $26.00. Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing in stores to enhance customer-shopping experience by improving point-of-sale and directional signage, and adding more products. The company’s sustained focus on Everyday Low Prices has helped it to grow its market share. The company is also actively managing its capital. Lowe’s is rationalizing its capital expenditures Incorporatedluding store-remerchandising efforts, to improve its return on investment. As a result, the company expects to generate substantial future cash flows. The company’s strong liquidity will position it to drive future growth. We also appreciate the company’s rational approach of cutting new store growth targets, given the weak consumer environment and the trends ]]></description>
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		<title>(REG) Regency Centers Corporation Buys South Charlotte Asset</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/27/reg-regency-centers-corporation-buys-south-charlotte-asset-2/31573</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[REIT - Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruddick Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corporation (REG), a leading operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers across the U.S., recently purchased Providence Commons Shopping Center, a 191,301 square feet retail center in south Charlotte, for an undisclosed amount. Providence Commons is strategically located in Charlotte&#8217;s rapidly growing southeast sector, and enjoys excellent consumer visibility from multiple viewpoints. The property offers a full range of shopping, dining and service options, and is anchored by leading companies such as Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW) and Harris Teeter, a wholly owned grocery chain of Ruddick Corp. (RDK). With the deal, Regency currently owns three retail properties in Charlotte market. Regency seeks to own assets in high-income in-fill markets that are tenanted by market-dominant grocers, category-leading anchors, specialty retailers and restaurants. The average household income in ]]></description>
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		<title>(REG) Regency Centers Corporation Buys South Charlotte Asset</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/25/reg-regency-centers-corporation-buys-south-charlotte-asset/31606</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regency Centers Corporation (REG), a leading operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers across the U.S., recently purchased Providence Commons Shopping Center, a 191,301 square feet retail center in south Charlotte, for an undisclosed amount. Providence Commons is strategically located in Charlotte&#8217;s rapidly growing southeast sector, and enjoys excellent consumer visibility from multiple viewpoints. The property offers a full range of shopping, dining and service options, and is anchored by leading companies such as Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW) and Harris Teeter, a wholly owned grocery chain of Ruddick Corp. (RDK). With the deal, Regency currently owns three retail properties in Charlotte market. Regency seeks to own assets in high-income in-fill markets that are tenanted by market-dominant grocers, category-leading anchors, specialty retailers and restaurants. The average household income in ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) New Home Sales Report Shows Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/24/dhi-new-home-sales-report-shows-plunge/28923</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/24/dhi-new-home-sales-report-shows-plunge/28923#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortune Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some very bad news today on the Housing front. New Home Sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000 from 348,000 in December. That is a drop of 11.2%. The only real silver lining is that the December number was revised upwards from 342,000. The rate was even 6.1% below the extraordinarily depressed level of a year ago when New Home Sales were running at an annual rate of 329,000. How low was it? The lowest of all time, or at least as far back as records are kept (1963). Keep in mind that the U.S. population is far larger now than it was in 1963, growing at about 1% per year. More people should mean more need for places for people to live. Even worse, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Earnings Report Beats Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/low-lowes-earnings-report-beats-consensus-estimates/28541</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results, showing signs of improvement with consumers now willing to spend on remodeling projects. The shares of Lowe’s rose in pre-market trading, but has since fallen 9 cents per share to $23.04 by mid-day. The quarterly earnings of 14 cents a share came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents, and climbed 27.3% from 11 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. Lowe’s said that it expects first-quarter 2010 earnings in the range of 27 cents to 29 cents a share, and fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.30 and $1.42 per share. The company’s first-quarter 2010 guidance fell short of the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents a share. Over the last ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Retail in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/hd-retail-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/28485</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blockbuster Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salesforce.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/19/10 Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&#38;P 500. The focus will mostly be on the retailers, with such heavyweights as Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), Lowe’s (LOW) and Macy’s (M) expected to report. Housing will take center stage on the economic data front, although the most important report will be the second cut at 4th quarter GDP, which is due out on Friday. Monday • Nothing particularly noteworthy on the economic data front Tuesday • The Case-Schiller home price index for December is released. The year-over-year decline in home prices is expected to moderate to 3.0% from 5.3% in November. Housing prices do show some seasonality, so when doing an ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Coverage Initiated at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/18/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-coverage-initiated-at-neutral/25190</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently initiated coverage on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the world’s second largest home improvement retailer operating in the United States and Canada, with a Neutral recommendation and a target price of $24.00. We expect it to perform in line with the industry. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe’s offers services to homeowners, renters and commercial business customers. Homeowners and renters principally include do-it-yourself (DIY) customers and do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers who utilize the company’s installed sales programs. Lowe’s offers a wide range of products and services for home decoration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing in stores to enhance the customer-shopping experience by improving point-of-sale and directional signage, and adding more product selection. The company’s sustained focus on Everyday Low Prices, New ]]></description>
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		<title>(ICON) Iconix Brand Group Renews Three Licenses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/icon-iconix-brand-group-renews-three-licenses/22310</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/icon-iconix-brand-group-renews-three-licenses/22310#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iconix Brand Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohl's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (ICON) announced yesterday that it has renewed three separate direct-to-retail license agreements for its Candie&#8217;s, Fieldcrest and Waverly brands. The exclusive multi-year license agreement for Candie&#8217;s, the junior lifestyle brand, has been renewed with Kohl&#8217;s Corporation (KSS), who has held Candie&#8217;s license since 2005. The terms of the agreement will be similar to the terms of the original agreement. Kohl&#8217;s will continue to distribute Candie&#8217;s apparel, accessories and lifestyle products in its stores and at kohls.com through the year 2016. The company has also renewed direct-to-retail license agreements for two of its home brands, Fieldcrest and Waverly. Fieldcrest will continue to be sold exclusively at Target Corporation (TGT) through 2015. The bed and bath products of the Fieldcrest brand have been licensed exclusively to Target since ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Cash for Clunkers: Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This analysis is by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor, Investment U Monday, December 7, 2009 On the surface, the headline news from the much-vaunted Cash For Clunkers auto program looks pretty good: August car sales were the highest all year – a 26.5% spike from July’s figures. By the time the program ended on August 24, it had accounted for 700,000 new car sales, worth a total of $2.8 billion. But I’ve got news for you: Aside from the short, sharp jolt to the economy, the program made little difference. In fact, it flopped… Credit Suisse Chief Economist, Neal Soss, says at least some of the purchases came from people who’d have replaced their cars in the coming months anyway. So this wasn’t an increase in demand… it was just squeezed ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Companies&#8217; Earnings Report Tumbles</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/16/low-lowes-companies-earnings-report-tumbles/20691</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst a bleak economic outlook, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) recently reported its third quarter results. Quarterly earnings of 24 cents a share fell 27.3% from 33 cents posted in the prior-year quarter due to sluggish consumer demand for big renovations. However, the earnings remained in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The world’s second largest home improvement retailer said that it expected fourth-quarter earnings in the range of 9 cents to 13 cents a share. For the fiscal 2009, earnings are expected between $1.16 and $1.20 per share. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings came in at 23 cents a share, down 30.3% year on year. Lowe’s hinted that the markets of California and Florida, which were battered by the housing downturn, are showing some signs of revival. ]]></description>
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		<title>(HGG) hhgregg, Inc.: The Only Retail Stock Worth Buying Right Now</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/hgg-hhgregg-inc-the-only-retail-stock-worth-buying-right-now/16346</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist For the first time in six months, retail sales ticked higher in August. Granted, it wasn’t by much – a scant 0.7% higher than July. But it’s inevitable that consumers will eventually get back to their spending ways as this recession subsides. And if you’re looking for a way to play it, consider hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG). Here’s why… hhgregg, Inc: This Retailer is Bucking the Industry Trend Based in Indianapolis, the hhgregg operates 111 retail stores selling consumer electronics and home appliances. Yes, I know that’s the same stuff you can get at your typical Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), or Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW). But this company is hardly typical. While most retailers are focused on survival, hhgregg’s in full-on attack ]]></description>
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