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		<title>(AMGN) Stock Market News for Dec 15, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/15/amgn-stock-market-news-for-dec-15-2010-market-news/62397</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the markets closed almost flat after a muted view from the Federal Reserve about the economic recovery. However, stocks were helped marginally by the positive report on retail spending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 11,476.54.The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 was up 0.1% to 1,241.59.The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1% to 2,627.72. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was negatively biased as for every 17 stocks that fell, 13 stocks ended in the green with a consolidated volume of 957 million shares. The Federal Reserve sketched out a cautious outlook of the economy in its last scheduled meeting of the year. The Fed stated that the economic recovery has not been strong enough to reduce the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve also said ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for November 30, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/05/axp-stock-market-news-for-november-30-2010-market-news/60854</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lingering worries about Europe’s ability to contain a credit crisis, even as finance ministers of the European Union designed an $89 billion lifeline for Ireland, continued to weigh on global markets Monday. In the United States, markets reflected those worries as the Dow average nosedived below the psychologically important 11000 mark but value buying at lower levels helped the average stage a sharp recovery. The Dow average fell 39.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 11052.49, after plunging as much as 160 points during the session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 9.34 points, or 0.4%, to 2525.22. The widely followed S&#38;P’s 500-stock index fell 1.64 points, or 0.1%, to 1187.76. On the New York Stock Exchange, about three stocks dropped in price for every two that advanced. Investors still fretted about ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></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>(DDS) Dillard&#8217;s October Retail Sales Slip</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/dds-dillards-october-retail-sales-slip/59029</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion apparel and home furnishing retailer Dillard’s Inc.’s (DDS) comparable-stores sales dropped 1% for the four weeks ended October 30, 2010. Net sales for the same period also fell 2% year over year to $356.1 million. October comparable-store sales results showed an improvement from the 8% decline in a year-ago period. For the four weeks ended October 30, 2010, the company highlighted that stores in the eastern region performed relatively better than average. However, central and western stores were below the average trend. Junior&#8217;s and children&#8217;s clothing sales were strong, while home merchandise and furniture were disappointing. Year-to-date, sales increased marginally to $4,105.7 million from the year-earlier level of $4,095.4 million. Comparable-store stores increased 1% for the 39-week period. Moreover, quarter-to-date sales increased to $1,315.2 million from $1,312.0 million in ]]></description>
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		<title>(JCP) J.C. Penney Has Long-term Plan for New Retail Locations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/jcp-j-c-penney-has-long-term-plan-for-new-retail-locations/55159</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP), in an attempt to drive sales, plans to open new locations in under-penetrated markets and renovate existing stores. These store openings are part of the company’s long-term plan of opening new locations through 2014 to support sales growth of $1 billion over the next five years. A leading retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, fashion jewelry, beauty products and home furnishings, J.C. Penney plans to open stores in San Francisco and Washington in the spring of 2011 and in Dallas in the fall of 2011. As part of its $500 million capital expenditure activity for the year, J. C. Penney indicated that it is investing $160 million to enhance in-store customer shopping experience. The company notified that it has renovated more than 750 stores this year, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DDS) Dillard&#8217;s Reports 3% Increase in September Same-Store Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/dds-dillards-reports-3-increase-in-september-same-store-sales/55335</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. departmental store chain Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) experienced a 3% increase in its same store sales as well as net sales figures for the five weeks ended October 2, 2010. Sales in comparable stores decreased 6% in September, 2009. The company generated sales of $532.3 million for the month, up from $519.3 million recorded in the same period, last year. Region-wise, sales trend was above average in the Central area, in line with ongoing trend in Eastern province, while it was below average in the Western side. Although sales of shoes were higher than average in the month of September, men’s apparel and accessories category posted disappointing results. Year-to-date sales were $3,749.6 million, flat on a year-over-year comparison and comparable stores sales inched up 1% for the 35-week period. For ]]></description>
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		<title>(JCP) J.C. Penney Reports Sales Increase for September 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/jcp-j-c-penney-reports-sales-increase-for-september-2010/55002</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP), a leading retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, fashion jewelry, beauty products and home furnishings, recently reported its sales results for the five-week period ended October 2, 2010. The company’s comparable-store sales for September 2010 climbed 5.1%, reflecting a sharp improvement from an increase of 2.3% and a fall of 1.4%, witnessed in August 2010 and September 2009, respectively. Year-to-date comparable-store sales edged up 1.9% compared with a decline of 7.5% in the same period last year. Total sales also portrayed an improvement. After portraying a marginal increase of 0.8% in August 2010, total sales for September grew 2.9% to $1,480 million from $1,438 million in the same month last year. Year-to-date total sales inched up 0.9% to $10,785 million from $10,693 million in the same ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBY) Stock Market News for September 15, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/16/bby-stock-market-news-for-september-15-2010-market-news-2/51581</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent rally in stocks came to a halt on Tuesday as mixed economic data failed to lift investors’ sentiments. The blue-chip Dow industrials and the broader Standard &#38; Poor’s 500-stock index dropped for the first time in five days even as the Commerce Department noted retail sales rose at their fastest rate in five months. After rising for four consecutive sessions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 18 points, or 0.2%, to close at 10,526.49. The S&#38;P 500 dropped less than a point, or 0.1%, to close at 1,121.10. The tech-heavy Nasdaq bucked the trend and edged up 4 points, or 0.2%, to 2,289.77. On the NYSE, fewer than 1 billion shares exchanged hands, with declining issues ahead of advancers by an eight-to-seven margin. The CBOE Volatility Index, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(TJX) TJX Companies Reports July Same Store Sales Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/tjx-tjx-companies-reports-july-same-store-sales-up/47445</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TJX Companies Inc. (TJX) reported same store sales of 2% for the four week period ended July 31, 2010. This affirms the company’s positive comparable store sales growth momentum so far. Sales in the same period upped 6% to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion in the four-week period ended August 1, 2009 driven by increase in store traffic. TJX’s consolidated comparable store sales increased 6% for the 26-week period ended July 31, 2010. For the period, TJX recorded sales of $10.1 billion, an 11% increase over the $9.1 billion in the comparable period last year. July is a clearance month, as it marks the transition from summer to back-to-school. With prudent inventory management in July, TJX is set to enter the second half of 2010 with a leaner inventory. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) July 2010 Retail Sales Come in Sluggish</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/09/anf-july-2010-retail-sales-come-in-sluggish/47050</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retailers are off to a slow start in the second half of the year as July same-store sales came in below expectations. July is usually a mild sales month as retailers rely heavily on promotions to clear out their summer stocks and spring merchandise as they head into the back-to-school season at the end of the month. Another factor which affected retailers during the month is high unemployment rate. The high unemployment rate hampered the spending pattern of consumers. Until the employment scenario improves, the companies would have to continue with aggressive promotions to drive sales. Hot weather and a weak economy hampered the shopping urge of consumers and hurt the sales of some retailers in July while others still reported strong performances. Among the stronger performers were Abercrombie &#38; ]]></description>
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		<title>(DDS) Dillard Reports Same Store Sales Up by 2%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/13/dds-dillard-reports-same-store-sales-up-by-2/43011</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The departmental store chain, Dillard Inc. (DDS), witnessed an upbeat of 2% in same store sales as well as net sales for the five-week ended July 3, 2010. Sales were $506 million for the month as compared with $497 million in the prior comparable month. Dillard saw an above-average sale in the Eastern region, while revenues from the Western and Central regions were below trend. The sales performance in the cosmetics category was significantly low. The Late Memorial Day weekend gave a strong momentum to sales in June, which eventually tailed off by the middle of the month. We believe the consumer spending still reflects the scars of the recession. The late Memorial Day only shifted the weekend holiday-related sales to June 2010 boosting the sales to some extent. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(JWN) Nordstrom Continues to Expand its Rack Chain</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/jwn-nordstrom-continues-to-expand-its-rack-chain/41948</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/jwn-nordstrom-continues-to-expand-its-rack-chain/41948#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), one of the largest fashion specialty retailers in the U.S., has its eyes on further expanding its Rack concept and plans to open stores in Arlington mall and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Spring 2011 will unveil the wide selection of apparel, accessories and shoes of the Nordstrom Rack store at both the places. Nordstrom Rack store is an off-price retail format of Nordstrom, which sells Nordstrom&#8217;s own off-season and clearance goods from its mall stores and Nordstrom.com at 50%-60% off original Nordstrom prices. Rack also showcases apparel, accessories and shoes that are specially purchased for Nordstrom Rack with a feature of 30%-70% off original prices. The Rack concept is specially designed for customers who appreciate the brand but cannot afford its higher prices. Arlington Mall The store ]]></description>
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		<title>(JCP) Retail Industry Review and Outlook &#8211; June 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/11/jcp-retail-industry-review-and-outlook-june-2010-industry-outlook/40053</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The improving U.S. economic scene, some early tentative signs of a turnaround in the labor market, and pent-up demand held down by the recession have come together to perk up the retailers. Evidence of these favorable trends has been seen in comp sales, though the improvements are far from uniform. Recovery still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant recovery in jobs creation and income growth. In the end, it will be the turnaround in the jobs and income picture that will outweigh other drags, such as tighter credit availability and new credit regulation. Coming out of the downturn, consumer shopping preferences also appear to be shifting. There is clear evidence that consumers now prefer online shopping for electronics and other categories. This has prompted retailers ]]></description>
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		<title>(FNM) U.S. Employment Numbers Seem to Be Stalling</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/fnm-u-s-employment-numbers-seem-to-be-stalling/37861</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 05:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance, or &#8220;initial jobless claims,&#8221; rose by 25,000 last week to 471,000, well by 27,000 if you count the fact that last week’s claims were revised up by 2,000. That caused the four-week moving average, which is considered to be a better measure given the week-to-week volatility in the numbers, to rise by 3,000 to 450,500. As the graph below shows, initial jobless claims fell sharply in the last three quarters of 2009 after reaching near record levels. However, since the start of 2010, the trend in initial jobless claims has been very erratic, and we seem to be stalled at around the current 450,000 on the four-week average. This pattern is beginning to resemble what happened in the last two recessions &#8212; a big initial ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) U.S. Department of Commerce Reports Retail Sales Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/m-u-s-department-of-commerce-reports-retail-sales-numbers/37307</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported retail sales for April. The headline number looks pretty solid. Seasonally adjusted retail sales were $366.4 billion, up 0.4% from March and 8.8% from April 2009 (which is against really low comps). Economists were expecting a monthly increase of 0.2%. The March number was revised higher to 2.1% from 1.9%. When we dig a little deeper, however, the report isn’t as strong as the headline suggests. Driving the April’s gains were building materials, which increases $1.5 billion, or 6.9%, to $25.5 billion. Autos were up 0.5%; gasoline stations were up 0.5%, and drug stores increased 0.9%. Growth in those areas masked weakness in other categories. Electronics and restaurants were flat. However, furniture was down 1.2%; grocery stores fell 0.5%; apparel stores were ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/14/m-macys-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/37227</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy&#8217;s (M) is taking steps to increase sales, profitability and cash flow, which will put it on the growth trajectory once the economy rebounds. These include integration of operations, consolidation of divisions and customer-centric localization initiatives. To help drive traffic, Macy&#8217;s continues to focus on price optimization, inventory management and merchandise planning. These help the company to deliver improved performance, and raised its earnings guidance. Macy&#8217;s hinted that it is also seeking to expand both the Macy&#8217;s and Bloomingdale&#8217;s brands. We have a long-term Outperform recommendation on the stock. Our target price of $27.00, 15.1X 2010 EPS, reflects this view. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s &#8211; Earnings Also Came in Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/13/m-macys-earnings-also-came-in-strong/37076</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 22:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy&#8217;s, Inc. (M) is approaching its multi-year high at $25.25 after reporting solid Q1 results on May 12 that included a 66% earnings surprise. Estimates are on the rise and the valuation picture is in check, creating a nice opportunity to capture growth and value. Company Description Macy&#8217;s, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates department and online stores in the United States under the Macy&#8217;s and Bloomingdale&#8217;s name. The company operates 850 stores in 45 states, was founded in 1820 and has a market cap of $10.25 billion. Even though the domestic economy is showing signs of recovery, American consumers still love a good deal, something they got a very healthy does of in 2009 as retailers slashed prices to stay competitive. That bargain-hungry mentality helped lift Macy&#8217;s to strong ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s April Retail Sales Climb</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/11/m-macys-april-retail-sales-climb/36717</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M), one of the leading department store retailers in the United States, recently posted better-than-expected sales results for the four-week period ended May 1, 2010, on the heels of new merchandise assortments, and raised its first-quarter 2010 earnings guidance. The company’s comparable-store sales for April 2010 inched up 1.1%. Although sales were hurt by a shift in pre-Easter sales in the March reporting period, it exceeded Macy’s guidance of flat comparable-store sales. Comparable-store sales for the March and April months together rose 6.2%. The company said that total sales for April climbed 2.8% to $1,739 million from $1,691 million in the same month last year. For first-quarter 2010, Macy’s total sales grew 7.3% to $5,578 million from $5,199 million in the prior-year quarter. Comparable-store sales for the quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(WYN) Greece, Not the Calendar, Caused Thursday&#8217;s Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/07/wyn-greece-not-the-calendar-caused-thursdays-drop/36507</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 6, 2010 I wrote this on Wednesday evening, prior to today’s (Thursday&#8217;s) large market drop. The primary point I make in the commentary below—that you should not sell simply because it is May—is still valid. Today’s drop has nothing to do with the calendar. Why are traders suddenly very fearful of the problems in Greece, when they weren’t last week or last month? My guess is that this market activity has more to do with momentum trading, in this case to the downside, than anything else. Your best defense is to stay diversified and have an allocation strategy that is appropriate for your age and financial situation. For more information, visit the Asset Allocation (http://www.aaii.com/assetallocation/) section of AAII.com. &#8220;Sell in May and go away&#8221; is an old adage among ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Incorporated &#8211; Consensus Estimates Already Rising</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/29/m-macys-incorporated-consensus-estimates-already-rising/35409</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy&#8217;s, Inc. (M) boosted its full year earnings guidance on Apr 27 as same-store sales are expected to be stronger than previously forecast. The company has attractive valuations, with a forward P/E of 14.1. Macy&#8217;s is a retailer which operates 850 department stores under the brands Macy&#8217;s and Bloomingdale&#8217;s in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Fiscal 2010 Outlook Raised Like many of the retailers, Macy&#8217;s saw a much better first quarter than anticipated as the consumer returned to the shopping mall. For the first quarter, which ends May 1, same store sales were expected to jump by 5% which is what the company also expected when it released March sales results in early April. Given this great first quarter, it hiked its full year sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Reports That March Sales Soared</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/12/m-macys-reports-that-march-sales-soared/33413</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s, Inc. (M), one of the leading department store retailers in the United States , recently posted robust sales results for the five-week period ended April 3, 2010 benefiting from spring merchandise assortments and the shift in Easter holidays. The company’s comparable-store sales for March 2010 jumped 10.8% as shoppers start loosening their purse strings. Year-to-date comparable-store sales climbed 7.6%. Macy’s also hinted that an early Easter, which benefited March sales, will hurt April sales comparisons. The company expects comparable-store sales in April to remain flat, compared to the same month last year. For first-quarter 2010, the company now expects comparable-store sales to climb nearly 5%. The company said that total sales for March surged 11% to $2,143 million from $1,931 million delivered in the same month last year. Year-to-date ]]></description>
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		<title>(LMT) Final Fourth Quarter GDP Revised Down to 5.6%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/27/lmt-final-fourth-quarter-gdp-revised-down-to-5-6/32002</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/27/lmt-final-fourth-quarter-gdp-revised-down-to-5-6/32002#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where the Growth Came From This is essentially the same report as was posted when the first and second cuts at the 4th Quarter GDP numbers came out, but with the revised contributions to growth shown, the numbers from the first two releases are in parentheses, with the second revisions numbers first and in italics. The final numbers are outside the parentheses and are in bold. This will allow you to quickly assess what has changed in this report relative to the first and second iterations, and also assess how the fourth quarter was different from the earlier quarters of 2009. When looking at the GDP report and trying to look at what is driving growth, it is important to keep in mind that now all parts of GDP are ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Retail Industry Stock Review &#8211; March 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/08/m-retail-industry-stock-review-march-2010-industry-outlook/30073</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better-than-expected holiday-period sales and improving confidence among U.S. consumers appear to be indicative that the worst part of the recession may be over. This observation is borne out by the evidence that consumers have loosened their purse strings amid the high unemployment situation and tight credit conditions. According to the Commerce Department figures, retail purchases increased 0.5% last month, reflecting the third gain in the past four months. The increase was also above the initial expectation of growth of 0.3%. In addition, consumer spending grew at an average 2.4% pace in the last six months of the year. Retail sales are an important indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for approximately 70% of the U.S. GDP. The U.S. economy came out of the Great Recession in the third quarter of ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Savings Rate Falls as Personal Consumption Expense Jumps</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/01/m-savings-rate-falls-as-personal-consumption-expense-jumps/29383</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, Personal Income rose by 0.1%, a slowdown from the 0.3% increase in December (which was revised down from a 0.4% increase) and 0.4% in November. The Personal Income number was well below expectations for a 0.4% increase. Disposable personal income, or after-tax income, fared even worse, suffering a 0.4% decline. That reversed a 0.4% increase in December. Prior to January, we had been seeing a nice trend in disposable personal income, with increases of 0.5% in November and 0.4% in October. While income grew more slowly than expected, personal spending &#8212; also known as personal consumption expense or PCE &#8212; rose at a faster-than-expected 0.5% (0.4% had been forecast) and acceleration from the 0.3% rate in December, and matching the rate in November and October. Since savings is ]]></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>
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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>(M) Macy&#8217;s Earnings Report Tops Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/m-macys-earnings-report-tops-expectations/28599</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M) recently posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results buoyed by effective inventory management,  division consolidation and the customer-centric localization initiative called ‘My Macy’s’ aimed at improving sales and reducing operating expenses. Quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share outdid the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32, and exceeded its own guidance of $1.35 to $1.37. The earnings rose 32.1% from $1.06 per share delivered in the prior-year quarter. Macy’s now expects fiscal year 2010 earnings per share in the range of $1.55 to $1.60. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal year 2010 is $1.58. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has risen 6.8%, with 14 out of 17 analysts covering the stock raising their estimates, and one analyst lowering his expectation. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time ]]></description>
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		<title>($WMT) U.S. Retail Sales Advance (Seasonally Adjusted)</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/14/wmt-u-s-retail-sales-advance-seasonally-adjusted/28002</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, retail sales (seasonally adjusted) increased by 0.5% over the December level, and were 4.7% higher than a year ago. That was significantly better than the 0.3% increase that was expected by the consensus of economists. It was also a very nice pick up over the 0.1% decline in December relative to November. Previously the November number had been estimated at a 0.3% decline. The year-over-year growth rate was, however, lower than the 5.5% year-over-year growth rate in December. As the chart below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) shows, on a year-over-year basis retail sales have staged a remarkable turnaround. Year-over-year numbers, though, often tell you as much about conditions a year ago as they say about current conditions. Yes, retail sales are up, but they are coming off extremely easy comps. ]]></description>
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		<title>($M) Macy&#8217;s Incorporated Raises Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/08/m-macys-incorporated-raises-outlook/27387</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M) raised its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2009, buoyed by better-than-expected sales and effective cost management. Macy’s now expects fourth-quarter earnings in the range of $1.35 to $1.37 per share, up from its prior view of $1.14 to $1.18. For fiscal 2009, management expects earnings between $1.36 and $1.38 per share, up from an earlier projection of $1.15 to $1.19. For fourth quarter 2009, Macy’s sales dropped 1% to $7,851 million from $7,934 million. The company’s comparable-store sales for the quarter fell 0.8%. The company had earlier forecasted a drop in sales in the range of 1% to 2%. Macy’s has been taking steps to increase sales, profitability and cash flow, which will put it on the growth trajectory once the economy rebounds. These ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Incorporated Lifting Fourth Quarter Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/08/m-macys-incorporated-lifting-fourth-quarter-outlook/24464</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M) reported a 0.7% growth in total sales for the 5-week period ended Jan. 3, 2009. Total sales for the month were $4.43 billion, compared to $4.40 billion posted in the same month last year. Bolstered by the performance, Macy’s lifted its fourth-quarter earnings guidance to a range between $1.14 and $1.18 per share, compared to an earlier prediction of $1.00 to $1.05 per share. The guidance is in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share derived from 14 covering analysts. Year to date, total sales dipped 6.1% to $22.2 billion from $23.7 billion reported in the same period last year. Online sales, which include macys.com and bloomingdales.com, sustained their growth momentum in December and jumped 29.4% for the month under review, and were up ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Plans to Close Five Stores</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/m-macys-plans-to-close-five-stores/24333</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s, Inc. (M), one of the leading department store retailers in the United States, recently announced the closure of five underperforming stores located in Boise, Idaho; Waterford, Michigan; St. Ann, Missouri; Missoula, Montana and Burlington, New Jersey. Following the closures, Macy’s will operate 849 stores Incorporatedluding 809 Macy&#8217;s and 40 Bloomingdale&#8217;s. Clearance sales at the closed stores will begin on Jan. 10, 2010, and will run for nearly 60 days. The closures will affect 307 employees. Macy’s hinted that it will try to accommodate displaced employees in nearby stores if possible. Macy’s has been experiencing sagging comparable-store sales. The company forecasted comps to decline in the range of 5.4% to 5.7% in fiscal year 2009. However, the company is taking steps to increase sales, profitability and cash flow at stores. ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Analysts Are Initiating Macy&#8217;s at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/04/m-analysts-are-initiating-macys-at-neutral/24087</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently initiated coverage on Macy’s, Inc. (M), one of the leading department store retailers in the United States , with a Neutral recommendation and a target price of $18, as we anticipate it to perform in line with the industry. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio with another office in New York, Macy’s through its retail stores and websites (macys.com and bloomingdales.com) trades in a wide range of merchandise Incorporatedluding men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods. The company is taking steps to increase sales, profitability and cash flow, which will put it on the growth trajectory once the economy rebounds. These include integration of operations, consolidation of divisions and customer centric localization initiatives. Macy’s sustained focus on price optimization, inventory management, merchandise ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Sells St. Louis Distribution Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/28/m-macys-sells-st-louis-distribution-facility/23735</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M) recently notified that it has completed the sale of its St. Louis-based distribution facility, measuring approximately one million-square-foot, for $2 million to 3728 Market Street LLC. The retailer in 2008 had shifted its distribution facility to Bridgeton. Initially, Macy’s had asked for $12.7 million for the property. However, the building, which was put up for sale in late 2007 fell prey to the battered real estate market. Macy’s, which operates department stores in the United States, sells a wide range of merchandise. These include men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel and accessories; cosmetics; home furnishings and other consumer goods. Macy’s November sales fell 6.3% to $2,177 million from $2,324 million posted in the same month last year. Online sales, which include macys.com and bloomingdales.com, sustained their growth momentum ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Initial Jobless Claims Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/27/bac-initial-jobless-claims-fall/23590</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy got a Christmas present today in the form of a decline in initial claims for unemployment insurance of 28,000. We are now down to 452,000, almost 200,000 below the peak set back in April. The decline also reverses increases in the last two weeks. The four-week average (see graph from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/ below), which is generally considered a better measure given the week-to-week volatility in the numbers, has been in a very steep downtrend for most of the year and so far is showing no sign of a plateau as it did following the last two recessions. It is acting much more like it did following recessions of an earlier era, when it would pretty much go straight up and then straight down. However, keep in mind that initial ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) U.S. Retail Sales UP from Last Year</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/an-u-s-retail-sales-up-from-last-year/22624</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports of the death of the consumer have been greatly exaggerated, according to the latest Retail Sales report from the government. Overall retail sales rose by 1.3% in November from October, and are now up for the first time on a year-over-year basis &#8212; 1.9% higher than last November. The path of year-over-year total retail sales is shown in the graph below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/). The year-over-year change in retail sales bottomed a year ago at over 10%, and remained extremely depressed until recently. In October, the year-over-year change was a negative 2.0%. If we exclude autos, retail sales rose 1.2% from October and are up 1.3% year over year. Ex-autos, retail sales were unchanged in October from September (the numbers are seasonally adjusted) and were down 2.8% from October 2008. ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Department Stores Show November Sales Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/07/m-macys-department-stores-show-november-sales-drop/22128</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M), the operator of department stores, recently reported a 6.3% decline in total sales for the four-week period ended Nov 28, 2009. Total sales for the month were $2,177 million versus $2,324 million posted in the same month last year. Year to date, total sales dipped 7.6% to $17,817 million from $19,282 million reported in the same period last year. Online sales, which include macys.com and bloomingdales.com, sustained their growth momentum in November and jumped 22.6% for the month under review, and were up 16.5% year-to-date. The company’s comparable-store sales for the month of November 2009 fell 6.1%, whereas year-to-date comps slid 7.3%. Macy’s notified that the sales in November were negatively impacted by the shift of a sales event into December and warm weather, affecting the sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Raises Earnings Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/11/m-macys-raises-earnings-guidance/20285</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M), the operator of departmental stores, recently reported third-quarter 2009 results. The company posted a loss of 3 cents a share that outshined the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 9 cents, and improved substantially from a loss of 8 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. Effective inventory management and division consolidation to lower costs helped the company to post a narrower quarterly loss. The better-than-expected results prompted management to raise its earnings guidance. Macy’s now expects full year 2009 earnings in the range of $1.01 to $1.06 per share, up from the previously anticipated 70 cents to 80 cents a share. For the fourth-quarter 2009, earnings are expected between $1.00 and $1.05 per share. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, Macy’s reported a quarterly loss of 8 ]]></description>
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		<title>($WMT) Easy Comparisons Help Retail Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/07/wmt-easy-comparisons-help-retail-sales/19813</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easy comparisons and relatively favorable weather helped increase same-store sales in the typically weak month of October for retailers, up 1.8% from the year-earlier level but below the 2% growth expectation. Results for this series, which tracks data for stores open at least a year from 30 major retailers, had come ahead of expectations the last two months. As a result of the financial crisis last fall, conditions were extremely bad in October of last year, when retail sales were down 4.1%. October is typically a weak month for retailers, sandwiched as it is between the active shopping periods of back-to-school and the holiday season. The monthly sales numbers do not include data from Wal-Mart (WMT), which stopped giving monthly sales numbers earlier this year. Results were mixed among the ]]></description>
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		<title>(FDO) Consumer Confidence Crumbles</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/fdo-consumer-confidence-crumbles/18924</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/fdo-consumer-confidence-crumbles/18924#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Conference Boards Index of Consumer Confidence dropped to 47.7 from 53.4 in September. While this is much higher than the readings in the low 20’s earlier this year, it is a very disappointing reading. Both the current situations index, and the expectations for conditions over the next six months dropped. The present situation index fell to 20.7 from 23.0 and now stands at its lowest point since February of 1983, when it hit 17.5. The expectations component had seen a much larger recovery earlier this year, but it dropped from 73.7 last month to 65.7 in October. The number of people who see business as bad increased to 47.1% from 46.3% in September, while the percentage who saw business as good fell to 7.7% from 8.6% in September (where ]]></description>
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		<title>(MAC) The Macerich Company Expands Arizona Center</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/mac-the-macerich-company-expands-arizona-center/18811</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Macerich Company (MAC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently opened the expansion center of Scottsdale Fashion Square, its flagship store in Arizona, featuring the region’s first Barney’s New York departmental outlet along with 18 additional new retailers and restaurants. Spanning across 1.9 million square feet, Scottsdale Fashion Square features leading department store chains such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), Macy&#8217;s Inc. (M) and Dillard’s Inc. (DDS). The shopping center is strategically located at the focal point of the city’s shopping, dining and cultural attractions. Macerich focuses on leasing regional and community shopping centers throughout the U.S. The company focuses on high barrier-to-entry markets and operates through its limited partnership, The Macerich Partnership L.P., in which it holds an 87% stake. Currently, Macerich owns or has a ]]></description>
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		<title>(DDR) Developers Diversified Realty Corporation Has Macy&#8217;s in Tenant Lineup</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/22/ddr-developers-diversified-realty-corporation-has-macys-in-tenant-lineup/18528</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently added Macy’s Inc. (M), a premier departmental store operator, in its tenant lineup in the open-air shopping center spanning approximately 1 million square feet in Nampa, Idaho. Macy’s will open a 120,000 square feet store in the shopping center, featuring a full range of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. The store would also include merchandise for the home. Besides Macy’s, J. C. Penny Company Inc. (JCP) – a leading departmental store, Sports Authority – one of the country&#8217;s largest sporting goods retailers, and Idaho Athletic Club – a physical fitness facility provider, had already opened their retail outlets at the center. The shopping center has been designed with an abundance of natural stone and ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s September Sales Dip</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/13/m-macys-september-sales-dip/17481</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M), the operator of department stores, recently reported a 2.4% decline in total sales for the month of September. Total sales for the month were $2,043 million versus $2,093 million posted in the same month last year. Year-to-date total sales were down 8.5% to $13,948 million from $15,244 million reported in the same period last year. Online sales, which include macys.com and bloomingdales.com, jumped 14.8% for the month under review, and were up 13.3% year-to-date. The company’s comparable-store sales for the month of September 2009, dipped 2.3%, whereas year-to-date comps slid 8.2%. Macy’s department stores sell a wide range of merchandise. Macy’s products include men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel and accessories; cosmetics; home furnishings and other consumer goods. However, sales at these departmental stores have been falling, as ]]></description>
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		<title>(SKS) Initial Jobless Claims Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/08/sks-initial-jobless-claims-fall/17171</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some good news on the job front today as initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 33,000 to 521,000, the lowest level since January. This brought the four week moving average (shown in the graph below from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) down by 9,000 to 539,750. This is 119,000 below the peak it set back in April. Historically, a peak in the four-week average of new claims has correspondened with the end of a recession, although I think clearly this time it jumped the gun by a few months. Still, given the length of time since it peaked and the magnitude of the decline, it seems very unlikely that we will see a new peak in this cycle. However, it does seem likely to me that we will have a period where claims stay ]]></description>
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		<title>(FDO) 50 Little Hoovers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/08/fdo-50-little-hoovers/17194</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the Federal government, states and municipalities are not allowed to run deficits to finance their ongoing operations (they can, of course, float bond issues for capital projects). In a recession, tax revenues fall. The primary source of tax revenues for the states are sales taxes and property taxes; some states also have income taxes. Well, with retail sales falling, so are sales taxes with the price of housing going down. So are tax assessments with people out of work, or working far fewer hours. Income taxes are falling. At the same time, many of the automatic stabilizer type programs are at least partially state funded &#8212; for example Medicaid and unemployment benefits. Those costs rise in a recession. Also, with people under greater stress, the need for things like ]]></description>
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		<title>(TCO) Taubman Centers Writes Down Asset Values</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/tco-taubman-centers-writes-down-asset-values/15978</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taubman Centers Inc. (TCO) recently said it would record impairment charges of $161 million to $169 million in the third quarter. The real estate investment trust is writing down book values of its The Pier Shops at Caesars asset in New Jersey and Regency Square in Virginia to fair values due to the continued economic downturn. The Pier Shops at Caesars is a 282,000 square feet shopping center in which Taubman owns a 77.5% stake. The company considers net operating income from the property to be insufficient to repay its $135 million non-recourse mortgage debt. Thus, it will write down book value of the asset by $106 million to $111 million, out of which Taubman has a share of about $100 million to $105 million. Regency Square is an 820,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MAC) The Macerich Company Forms Joint Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/mac-the-macerich-company-forms-joint-venture/14473</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Macerich Company (MAC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently formed a joint venture with GI partners, a trans-Atlantic private investment firm, at Flatlron Crossing Mall in Broomfield, Colorado. Spread across 1.4 million square feet, Flatlron Crossing Mall is a super-regional mall anchored by retail giants like Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN), Macy’s Inc. (M), Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) and Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS). Retail shopping centers spanning over 800,000 square feet of gross leaseable area are generally referred to as &#8220;super-regional&#8221; shopping centers. Macerich focuses on leasing regional and community shopping centers throughout the U.S. The company focuses on high barrier-to-entry markets and operates through its limited partnership, The Macerich Partnership, L.P., in which it holds an 87% stake. Currently, Macerich owns or has a managing interest in ]]></description>
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		<title>(SKS) Initial Jobless Claims Hovering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/sks-initial-jobless-claims-hovering/14326</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week (8/29), there were 570,000 initial claims for unemployment insurance &#8212; down from 574,000 the week before, but that 574,000 was revised up from 570,000, so it really is about flat with last week. The four-week moving average ticked up again, for the third week in a row now, but remains well below the peak set in mid-April. The current four-week average of 571,250 is 4000 above last week. The Chart below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) puts the recent uptick in perspective. You have to look very closely to see it. I remain convinced we have seen the highs for the cycle, but we are probably in for a long period of jagged sideways movement. That was the pattern in the last two recessions, where initial claims stayed elevated for about two years after ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) New Unemployment Claims Fall Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/bac-new-unemployment-claims-fall-slightly/13609</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial claims for unemployment came in at 570,000, a drop of 10,000 from last week&#8217;s revised figure. However, last week was revised up by 4,000, so the net improvement was only 6,000 from where we thought we were. The four-week moving average dipped by 4,750 to 566,250. New claims peaked at 92,500, higher than back in April, but recently the rate of decline has slowed. As the chart below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) shows, recessions prior to the 1990 downturn tended to to come down fast and in a straight line. The last two recessionary episodes had a quick initial decline, but then remained high for an extended period of time. I think we are transitioning into that phase. Being stuck at this level means that the economy is still losing jobs, but just not at the ]]></description>
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		<title>(M) Macy&#8217;s Beats, Raises Outlook &#8211; effective cost management and inventory-control measures</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/12/m-macys-beats-raises-outlook-effective-cost-management-and-inventory-control-measures/12420</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macy’s Inc. (M) reported better-than-expected second quarter results amid recession due to effective cost management and inventory-control measures. The company attempted to better align its cost structure with shrinking revenues. Earnings per share (excluding one-time items), which came in at 20 cents, surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents and beat management’s guidance for earnings of 15 cents to 17 cents per share. However, it declined 31.0% year over year due to lower revenue. Management now expects EPS for fiscal year 2009 in the range of 70 cents to 80 cents, excluding one-time items, up from its previous guidance of 40 cents to 55 cents. On a reported basis, EPS came in at 2 cents, down from 17 cents in the prior year quarter. Earnings were negatively impacted by ]]></description>
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