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		<title>(BAC) Company News for September 16, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/16/bac-company-news-for-september-16-2011-corporate-summary/83423</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR) posted Q2 EPS of $0.14, in line with Zacks Consensus Estimates. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.6% to $339.6 million •    Swiss bank UBS AG&#8217;s (NYSE:UBS) share prices fell 10.02% after the banking giant revealed that rogue trading in London has resulted in a loss of $2 billion. The investment bank also expressed fears of lower profits for the third quarter because of the loss •    Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added shares of integrated-circuit designer company Aeroflex Holding Corp (NYSE:ARX) to their conviction &#8220;Buy&#8221; list •    Share prices of online movie rental company Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) declined 18.91% after the company lowered its outlook for subscribers in the U.S. for the fiscal third quarter •    Israeli financial services firm Fundtech Ltd.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:FNDT) share prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(KIRK) Kirkland&#8217;s Analyst Continues Shares at Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/kirk-kirklands-analyst-continues-shares-at-underperform/71245</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Furnishing Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We currently maintain an Underperform rating on Kirklands’s Inc. (KIRK). Although the company’s healthy balance sheet supports its investment to bring about a better merchandise mix in its stores, the company’s susceptibility to the global economic downturn &#8212; coupled with stiff competition &#8212; severely undermines the company’s future growth prospects and profitability. The market for home décor and gifts is highly competitive. Kirkland’s primarily competes with specialty stores, department stores, discount stores, and catalog and Internet retailers that carry merchandise in one or more categories that Kirkland’s does. Competing retailers include Bed, Bath &#38; Beyond (BBBY), Pier 1 Imports (PIR) and Williams-Sonoma (WSM). The challenging global economic environment, declining real estate value, reduced lending by banks, solvency concerns of major financial institutions, increase in unemployment levels and significant volatility in ]]></description>
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		<title>(GSK) Company News for April 08, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Bed Bath &#38; Beyond Inc.’s (NASDAQ:BBBY) shares rose 10.5% a day after the retailer projected earnings ahead of Wall Street’s expectations for the fiscal year ending in Feb. 2012 • Drug developer Immunogen Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN) reported positive results from a mid-stage study of its breast-cancer treatment • Home-furnishing retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) reported better-than-expected profit and sales for the fourth quarter and announced plans to buy back up to $100 million in stock • Late Wednesday, XenoPort Inc. (NASDAQ:XNPT) and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) announced that they had received regulatory approval for a drug to treat restless-legs syndrome • Citigroup analysts added semiconductor equipment maker, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) to the brokerage’s conviction sell list • Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) forecasts its full-year profit above the Street&#8217;s view and announced a ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBBY) Stock Market News for April 8, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday markets fell slightly after Japan was hit by another quake, reigniting fears about its nuclear power crisis. Additionally, oil prices rose above $110 per barrel but better than expected March chain-store sales kept losses in check. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.14% to end at 12,409.49. The S&#38;P 500 was down 0.15%, or 2.03 points, to close at 1,333.51 and the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index also slipped 3.68 points or 0.13% to close at 2,796.14. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, only 7.06 billion shares were traded compared with last year’s estimated daily average of 8.47 billion shares. The fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index gained 1.2% to close at 17.11. On the economic front, the Commerce Department said the number of people applying ]]></description>
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		<title>(PIR) Pier 1 Imports &#8211; Turns From Loss to Profit &#8211; Topped Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/pir-pier-1-imports-turns-from-loss-to-profit-topped-estimates/41884</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports, Inc (PIR) analysts are raising estimates after the company posted a surprise profit last quarter. Shares are trading at a bargain and there is plenty of growth over the next few years. Company Description Pier 1 Imports is a specialty retailer focused on home furnishings, gifts and similar items. As you may guess from the company&#8217;s name, its products are imported from around the world to give its customers a unique selection. Back in the Black On Jun 17 Pier 1 Imports reported first-quarter results that showed a 14% improvement in same-store sales. Total sales came in 9% higher, at just over $306 million. Net income for the period was $7.7 million, or 7 cents per share. Operating income was slightly higher at $8.3 million and marked ]]></description>
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		<title>($KMX) March Retail Sales Are Robust!</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/kmx-march-retail-sales-are-robust/33707</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. consumer was quoting from &#8220;Monty Python and the Holy Grail,&#8221; loudly declaring that &#8220;I&#8217;m not dead yet&#8221; in March. Total retail sales rose by 1.6% in March, a sharp acceleration from the 0.5% increase in February. As the horrors of a year ago roll off, the year-over-year numbers showed and even faster acceleration, rising to 7.6% from 4.4% in February. Much of the increase was due to strong sales by auto dealers, but even if those are stripped out the numbers still look pretty good, with a monthly increase of 0.6% on top of a 1.0% rise in February. Excluding autos, they year-over-year growth accelerated to 6.4% from 4.5%. Auto dealers such as CarMax (KMX) and parts stores like AutoZone (AZO) saw sales increase by 6.7%, more than reversing a 1.9% drop ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBBY) Bed Bath &amp; Beyond Surpasses Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/bbby-bed-bath-beyond-surpasses-consensus/15998</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/bbby-bed-bath-beyond-surpasses-consensus/15998#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bed Bath &#38; Beyond Inc. (BBBY) recently reported better-than-expected second quarter 2009 results with a low single-digit growth in the top-line and a surprise double-digit rise in the bottom-line. The company’s quarterly earnings of 52 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents, and jumped 13.0% year on year from 46 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. Results were favorably impacted by the uptick in sales as well as retailer’s effective cost management, which offset the slump in demand for home furnishings due to slowdown in the housing industry. Consequently, operating profit climbed by 18.5% to $222 million, whereas operating margin expanded 150 basis points to 11.6%. The houseware retailer continues to experience growth in the top-line due to the opening of new stores. After increasing 2.8% ]]></description>
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