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		<title>(DLTR) Company News for May 18, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/dltr-company-news-for-may-18-2012-corporate-summary/100533</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) posted first quarter earnings per share of $1.09, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 •    Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) reported a first quarter loss per share of $0.31, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of $0.59 •    Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) reported first quarter earnings per share of $1.00, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.98 •    PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) declined 8.5% a day after data revealed a faster pace of housing starts for April. Despite the report, the stock fell due to lack of investor confidence in these bullish numbers. DOLLAR TREE INC (DLTR): Free Stock Analysis Report PULTE GROUP ONC (PHM): Free Stock Analysis Report SEARS HLDG CP (SHLD): Free Stock Analysis Report WAL-MART STORES (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report To read ]]></description>
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		<title>(MTH) Meritage Homes Issues Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/mth-meritage-homes-issues-notes/97014</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:44:20 +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[KB Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home builder Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) recently announced that it will redeem its 6.25% senior notes due 2015 carrying an aggregate principal amount of $285 million. In order to pay off this debt, the company will raise another debt comprising senior unsecured notes due 2022 carrying a coupon rate of 7% and an aggregate principal amount of $300 million. The closing date for this notes issue is April 10, 2012. The remaining proceeds from the 7% notes issue together with the current cash in hand will be used for repurchasing approximately $26 million aggregate principal amount of the company’s outstanding 7.731% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017. Adjusting for the above transactions, management estimated that the balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 would have reflected approximately $313 million of cash ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for March 20, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR S&P Homebuilders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a day devoid of major economic events, tepid housing data could do little to bolster the markets and benchmarks ended the day just slightly higher. It was yet another choppy trading session for the benchmarks, which started on a low note and recovered after Apple announced a dividend payout and share buyback. By the closing bell, benchmarks had lost some ground and dropped from the day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) edged up 0.05% and closed the day at 13,239.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed yesterday’s trading session 0.4% higher at 1,409.75. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.8% and settled at 3,078.32. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to close at 15.04. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BZH) Stock Market News for December 30, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/bzh-stock-market-news-for-december-30-2011-market-news/89472</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/bzh-stock-market-news-for-december-30-2011-market-news/89472#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Better housing data and a drop in four-week moving average of initial claims joined hands to guide the benchmarks higher yesterday, providing investors another hope that S&#38;P 500 might just end 2011 on a positive note. With yesterday’s gains, the Dow washed out the losses it suffered on Wednesday and sits comfortably in the green for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 1.1% to settle at 12,287.04. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 inched up 1.1% and finished yesterday’s trading at 1,263.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,613.74, moving up by 0.9%. Reflecting subdued fears in the markets, the fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index dropped 3.7% and settled at 22.65. While investors stay busy in the festive mood, the Street yet again posted low volumes. Consolidated volumes on ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for December 30, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/aapl-company-news-for-december-30-2011-corporate-summary/89471</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:24:57 +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[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masco Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    A report in DigiTimes said, in January, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could unveil two of its new next generation iPad at iworld •    Online company Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported sales of its Kindle devices rocketed up in December, with customers buying more than 1 million Kindle devices per week •    A report from the National Association of Realtors reported, Pending Home Sales figure for November increased 7.3%. Reacting to the favorable data, share prices of building supplier, Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) gained 8.41% to close at $10.70 •    Share prices of homebuilder PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) rose 6.05% after the company sold its land in Broomfield, Colorado to Wheelock Street Capital, a private real estate investment firm APPLE INC (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report AMAZON.COM INC (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report MASCO (MAS): ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for December 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/xhb-stock-market-news-for-december-20-2011-market-news/88963</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/xhb-stock-market-news-for-december-20-2011-market-news/88963#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR S&P Homebuilders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benchmarks moved into the red zone on Monday after European debt crisis escalated following dismal comments by European Central Bank head Mario Draghi. Adding to the gloom was a Wall Street Journal report that suggested the Federal Reserve had accepted new standards that require banking giants to hold extra capital. Banking stocks declined after the report, further dampening investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down 0.8% to finish the day at 11,766.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) plunged 1.2% and closed the day at 1,205.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped to 2,523.14, after dropping 1.3%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index rose 2.6% and settled at 24.92.  It was not a busy day on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as total volume was 3.6 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(TOL) Toll Brothers Takes Over CamWest</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/tol-toll-brothers-takes-over-camwest/87447</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/tol-toll-brothers-takes-over-camwest/87447#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) recently announced that it has acquired CamWest Development LLC. The company did not disclose the financial terms of the deal but stated that it will start reaping benefits from the acquisition in the upcoming year. CamWest is considered as one of the largest privately held home building companies in the Pacific Northwest. This acquisition will mark Toll Brothers’ entry into the Seattle market, which is both affluent and possesses a strong employment base. As a result of the acquisition, Toll Brothers’ existing backlog increased by around 1,500 lots (1,300 lots owned and 200 lots controlled) in King and Snohomish Counties. According to management, the acquisition will increase Toll Brothers&#8217; selling community count by approximately 15 communities. In the last reported quarter, Toll Brothers earned $3.9 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) Weakness Prevails in U.S. Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/dhi-weakness-prevails-in-u-s-housing/84158</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/dhi-weakness-prevails-in-u-s-housing/84158#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KBH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana-Pacific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LPX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The weaknesses prevailing in the housing and construction industry in the U.S. have once again come to the fore as the National Association of Home Builders lowered its September outlook. Poor employment growth, increased availability of foreclosed homes, strict mortgage lending rules and lower confidence have restricted the demand for new homes to an all-time low. Moreover, potential customers who are ready to buy homes are opting for pre-owned homes, given their affordable pricing. As a result, the purchases of pre-owned homes have increased almost 2% year over year during August to 5.03 million (annual rate), which in turn affected new home sales. New home sales for August were at a six-month low of 294,000 units (annualized growth). This trend has affected earnings in the recent quarters and is also ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXR) U.S. Home Builders Rated by ValuEngine.com</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/axr-u-s-home-builders-rated-by-valuengine-com/81872</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/axr-u-s-home-builders-rated-by-valuengine-com/81872#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMREP Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-I Homes Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RYL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryland Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard Pacific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The housing market continues to struggle as news today indicates that new-home sales fell during July to the lowest level in five months. Sales decreased by 0.7% on a monthly basis to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000. This is the worst number since February. Sales figures for June were also revised downward to a bigger decline&#8211;2.9% vs the 1% originally reported. The annual rate of 298,000 is far below the &#8220;healthy&#8221; rate of @750,000 sales annually. The housing market is still being battered by tight credit, increased lending standards, and a wave of foreclosures, short sales, etc. New Homes face particular problems because existing homes as well as those being sold under duress are providing cheaper alternatives for those able to secure financing. Below, we provide our Critical VE data points for the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for September 7, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/07/bac-company-news-for-september-7-2011-corporate-summary/82710</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/07/bac-company-news-for-september-7-2011-corporate-summary/82710#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Lufkin Industries (NASDAQ:LUFK) said it had concluded an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase virtually all the assets of Quinn&#8217;s Oilfield Supply Ltd for around $303 million •    Shares of exploration company Sunoco Inc. (NYSE:SUN) gained 5.32% after the company announced its decision to sell off its refinery businesses and concentrate on the gasoline retail segment •    Shipping box maker Temple Inland, Inc.’s (NYSE:TIN) share prices advanced 25.25% to close at $30.85 a share after International Paper Co. (NYSE:IP) increased its offer price for the company •    Shares of the banking sector declined and closed in the red after the cost of insuring bank debt rose substantially. Following this development, share prices of Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE:RBS) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) fell 12.93%, 12.74% and ]]></description>
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		<title>(TOL) Toll Brothers Misses Profit Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/tol-toll-brothers-misses-profit-estimate/82118</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) reported a net income of $42.1 million or 25 cents per share during the third quarter of fiscal 2011 compared with a net income of $27.3 million or 16 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Reported income in the 2011 quarter included a tax benefit of $38.2 million and that in the 2010 quarter included a tax benefit of $26.5 million. Excluding the tax benefits, adjusted income in the quarter was $3.9 million or 2 cents per share, a penny lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents per share. Adjusted income in the last year quarter amounted to $0.8 million. Third quarter pre-tax income was $24.1 million (excluding write-downs and debt retirement charges of $16.8 million and $3.4 million, respectively) compared with $14.0 ]]></description>
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		<title>(DD) U.S. Posts Needed Positive Labor Market Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market&#8217;s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained in the coming weeks will represent a significant positive for the economy. Weekly Jobless Claims dropped 24 thousand to 398 thousand, dropping below the all-important 400 thousand level for the first time in 16 weeks. The four-week average, which strips out the week-to-week volatility inherent in this series, dropped 8.5 thousand to 413.7 thousand. I don&#8217;t want to get too excited by this positive number as the claims data is prone to bouncing around from week to week. But if this trend remains in place over the coming weeks, this ]]></description>
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		<title>(DD) July 28: Positive Labor Market Report &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market&#8217;s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained in the coming weeks will represent a significant positive for the economy.Weekly Jobless Claims dropped 24 thousand to 398 thousand, dropping below the all-important 400 thousand level for the first time in 16 weeks. The four-week average, which strips out the week-to-week volatility inherent in this series, dropped 8.5 thousand to 413.7 thousand. I don&#8217;t want to get too excited by this positive number as the claims data is prone to bouncing around from week to week. But if this trend remains in place over the coming weeks, this could ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 29, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-29-2011-market-news/77888</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-29-2011-market-news/77888#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets moved significantly ahead on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism that the Greek debt-crisis was nearing a solution and positive economic data that suggested a surge in home prices for the first time in eight months.  However, volumes remained tight, reflecting the underlying cautious stance of investors. The Dow Jones Industrial (DJIA) zoomed past the psychological level of 12, 000 as it recorded its biggest gains in two months. The Dow gained 145 points or 1.2% to settle at 12188.69. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.3% to finish at 1296.67. The Nasdaq Composite index was up to 2729.31, after gaining 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index settled at 19.23. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes remained low with just 5.91 billion shares traded. ]]></description>
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		<title>(TOL) U.S. Housing: Past and Future</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/tol-u-s-housing-past-and-future/77727</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/tol-u-s-housing-past-and-future/77727#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this piece written by Larry Kudlow, the host of two shows on CNBC. It is from June 20, 2005: “Homebuilders led the stock parade this week with a fantastic 11 percent gain. This is a group that hedge funds and bubbleheads love to hate. All the bond bears have been dead wrong in predicting sky-high mortgage rates. So have all the bubbleheads who expect housing-price crashes in Las Vegas or Naples, Florida, to bring down the consumer, the rest of the economy, and the entire stock market. None of this has happened&#8230;[T]he homebuilders index has increased 76 percent over the past year, with particularly well-run companies like Toll Brothers (TOL) up about twice as much. The bubbleheads missed all this because they haven’t done their homework&#8230;. ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-23-2011-market-news/77236</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-23-2011-market-news/77236#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended their four-day winning streak, tumbling in the late session, as the Federal Reserve slashed its growth forecast and provided no indications of further economic stimulus. All the benchmarks dropped by around 0.7% during a thin trading session, and investors were mostly spurred to sell their shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 12,109.67, after dropping 0.7%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) declined 0.7% to settle at 1,287.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index also shed 0.7% to close at 2,669.19. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped modestly to hover below 19. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.2 billion shares, lower than the daily average of 7.58 billion. On the NYSE, for every 17 stocks that declined, only 12 ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) Stock Market News for June 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/imf-stock-market-news-for-june-22-2011-market-news/77054</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended in the green for the fourth consecutive day after Greece’s Prime Minister won a confidence vote which may help the nation avoid a sovereign debt default. While the technology and energy sectors chipped in to bolster the benchmarks, a smaller-than-expected decline in existing home sales also contributed to the upside movement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 0.9% and settled at 12,190.01. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at 1295.52, after inching 1.3% higher. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.2% to finish at 2,687.26. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped 10% to settle near 18. On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), consolidated volumes were 3.6 billion shares and for every one stock that declined, six stocks advanced. After shedding their six-week losing ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) Double Dip in Housing is Official &#8211; ValuEngine.com Chief Market Strategist Suttmeier</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/01/axr-double-dip-in-housing-is-official-valuengine-com-chief-market-strategist-suttmeier/75199</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Case-Shiller data&#8211;released today, confirms that housing prices in the U.S. are suffering from a double dip.  Home prices fell 4.2% in the first quarter of 2011 and have a hit a new post-bubble low.   To make matters worse, 60% of the component cities in the Case-Shiller index posted new lows in March.  Only Washington DC and Seattle posted increases in prices.  Overall, prices are now at levels last seen in 2002.  Analysts have found that the end of the home buyer tax credit last year removed much-needed support for the market. Our Chief Market Strategist Richard Suttmeier has been predicting this event for quite some time now.  His analysis of the housing and banking sectors has been quite accurate with warnings about the frailty of the market and ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Stock Market News for May 31, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/31/pce-stock-market-news-for-may-31-2011-market-news/75183</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investor sentiment was bolstered on Friday, as gas prices eased off and economic data struck a positive note. However, the modest gains ahead of the Memorial Day holiday were not strong enough to prevent a fourth consecutive week of losses for the indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.3% to settle at 12,441.58. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.4% and ended at 1,331.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished at 2,796.86, after rising 0.5%. Markets rose for the third consecutive day, but the modest gains failed to wash out the losses suffered earlier in the week. This was the first time since February 2010 that markets have been in the red for four consecutive weeks. For the week, The Dow, S&#38;P 500 and Nasdaq were ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Existing Home Sales Up in April</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/dhi-u-s-existing-home-sales-up-in-april/74568</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/dhi-u-s-existing-home-sales-up-in-april/74568#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:48:29 +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[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The existing home sales in the U.S. rose in April, marking the second consecutive month of improvement in previously owned homes. Total purchases of existing houses stood at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.2 million, up 2% from a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.1 million a month ago. High unemployment, low customer confidence and tough credit rules have acted as driving forces behind this increased sale of pre-occupied homes in the current year. Consequently, construction of new homes was largely affected. In the first four months of the year, total permits issued for new homes totaled at a seasonally adjusted 126,400 units, down 22.2% year over year; new home starts totaled 125,500 units (seasonally adjusted), down 24.7% year over year; and total new homes completed during the period was 122,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(KBH) Homes Crumble &#8211; Mortgage Applications Fall as Rates Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/kbh-homes-crumble-as-mortgage-rates-rise/70985</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/kbh-homes-crumble-as-mortgage-rates-rise/70985#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rising mortgage rates in the U.S. have pulled down the total mortgage applications in the country, thereby discouraging home buyers. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased slightly to 4.93% from 4.92% in the last week, leading to a 2% drop in mortgage application on a seasonally adjusted basis. The overall economic recovery has undoubtedly improved market conditions, making houses more affordable to consumers. But surprisingly this has not accelerated the housing activity much as a result of the twin problems of tight credit conditions and a considerable level of contract cancellations. The limited credit availability is a crucial factor behind the decline in home sales in the U.S. economy. The banks have been tightening their credit facility mostly because of tightened lending standards and uncertain economic prospects. In turn, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Industry Still Struggling</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/dhi-u-s-housing-industry-still-struggling/69023</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/dhi-u-s-housing-industry-still-struggling/69023#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prolonged weakness in the housing industry has extended up to February 2011. Housing starts fell 22.5% year over year to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 479,000 units in February, in contrary to an expectation of an improvement to 580,000 units. The drop in housing starts during the month was the highest since March 1984, driven by a 46% year-over-year decline in multi-family home construction starts along with a 12% fall in single-family starts. The construction of single-family and multi-family home starts decreased to 375,000 units and 104,000 units, respectively. The country’s major homebuilders including D.R. Horton (DHI), PulteGroup (PHM), Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH), Toll Brothers (TOL) and Lennar Corp. (LEN) have been struggling with poor demand, which affects their financial performance. A sloppy housing industry, despite modest recovery in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AOL) Company News for March 24, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aol-company-news-for-march-24-2011-corporate-summary/69667</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aol-company-news-for-march-24-2011-corporate-summary/69667#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Information Providers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aol Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunge Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newcastle Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• According to a regulatory filing, the Federal Reserve rejected Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) plan for a hike in its dividend in the second half of 2011 • Colgate Palmolive (NYSE:CL) announced its plans to buy the Sanex personal care brand from Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) for $940 million in cash • Freeport-McMoRan Copper &#38; Gold (NYSE:FCX) closed 4.97% higher at $54.88 after the company’s CEO said that the company has the balance sheet to handle a large acquisition • Micron (NYSE:MU) reported Q2 EPS of $0.07, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.04 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 15% year-over-year to $2.26 billion, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.094 billion • UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) upgraded internet company AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) to “Buy” from “Neutral” rating • Biotechnology company Omeros Corp.(NASDAQ:OMER) said its ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Stock Market News for March 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/18/eu-stock-market-news-for-march-17-2011-market-news/68980</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/18/eu-stock-market-news-for-march-17-2011-market-news/68980#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peabody Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indices washed out most of the gains of 2011 and plunged significantly as benchmarks S&#38;P 500 and Nasdaq moved into negative territory for the year and the Dow had its worst showing in eight months. On the second-busiest trading day of the year, the crisis in Japan worsened and comments from the European Union about the situation strengthened fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Investors remained tense about the challenges that the crisis was going to create for the global economic recovery. Additionally, investors’ mood was also dampened by the continuing tensions in Libya and Bahrain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) suffered its worst run in eight months as it lost 2.04% and closed at 11,613.3. All 30 components of the Dow were on the declining side. Both the Standard ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Company News for March 09, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/c-company-news-for-march-09-2011-corporate-summary/68350</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/c-company-news-for-march-09-2011-corporate-summary/68350#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey's General Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expedia Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HTCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hutchinson Technology Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moneygram International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Citi (NYSE:C) analyst Mark Mahaney upgraded online travel company Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) from “Hold” to “Buy ”rating with a target price of  $29 per share • Home builders Pulte Group (NYSE:PHM) reported an uptick in sales contracts. The company reported  seasonal pickup in traffic which increased 13% month-to-month • Payment-service company MoneyGram International Inc. (NYSE:MGI) reported a recapitalization deal with affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners and of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) • Southwest Airlines Co’s (NYSE:LUV) passenger traffic in February rose 13% to more than 5.64 billion revenue passenger miles from 5 billion revenue passenger miles recorded a year earlier • Hutchinson Technology Inc (NASDAQ:HTCH) announced a restructuring plan. The maker of disk-drive components also warned of a decline in shipments in its fiscal second quarter • Citigroup (NYSE:C) downgraded  chip maker National Semiconductor Inc (NYSE:NSM) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for March 9, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/axp-stock-market-news-for-march-9-2011-market-news/68348</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/axp-stock-market-news-for-march-9-2011-market-news/68348#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eog Resources Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Range Resources Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suncor Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indices moved out of negative territory on Tuesday, as Bank of America provided assurances of higher profits and an increase in dividends for shareholders. Additionally, crude prices hit a roadblock and eased off by 0.4% as OPEC members consider ramping up production for the first time in two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) inched up 1% to close at 12214.38 recovering losses made on the previous two trading days. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 closed at 1321.82 after gaining 0.9%. According to Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup’s chief equities strategist, the S&#38;P 500 has gained 94% over the last two years,the best bear market jump since the index closed at 676 on March 9, 2009. Nasdaq moved up 0.7% to finish at 2765.77. The fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index fell ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. New Home Sales Decline 12.6%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/07/dhi-u-s-new-home-sales-decline-12-6/67810</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/07/dhi-u-s-new-home-sales-decline-12-6/67810#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:00:47 +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[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The feeble condition of the homebuilding industry has once again reflected in the home sales statistics for January. New home sales dropped 12.6% to a seasonally adjusted 284,000 units from 325,000 units in December last year. Meanwhile, pending home sales index fell 2.8% to 88.9 from 91.5 in the previous month. The decline in new home sales during the month was attributable to the deteriorating conditions in the West as well as in the South, partly offset by improvement in the Northeast and the Midwest markets in the U.S. The Western market saw a 37% drop in sales followed by a 13% decline in the South, partially offset by a 55% increase in sales in the Northeast and 17% in the Midwest. The country’s major homebuilders including D.R. Horton (DHI), ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Stock Market News for December 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/05/anf-stock-market-news-for-december-3-2010-market-news/61230</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/05/anf-stock-market-news-for-december-3-2010-market-news/61230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced for a second straight day as better-than-anticipated retail sales and housing data continued to point toward economic strength. European Central Bank’s assertion that it would not abandon its plan to buy government bonds helped contain eurozone worries, helping stocks extend their gains. Financials led on the upside, after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its rating on the sector to “overweight,” saying an improving economy is helping U.S. banks’ operations. The upgrade sent Dow components Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) up 3.5% and 1.16%, respectively. The Dow average, after its 250-point surge Wednesday, added another 107 points to its tally, marking its best two-day run since early July. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index gained nearly 30 points, or 1.2%, to 2579.35. The widely tacked S&#38;P 500 index ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMD) Company News for October 15, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/15/amd-company-news-for-october-15-2010-corporate-summary/55272</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• General Electric (NYSE:GE) reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings of $0.29 a share, ex-items, beating estimates of $0.27 on revenues that rose 25% to $35.9 billion, below estimates of $37.67 billion as a result of lower equipment sales and reduced GE Capital assets • Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) reported third quarter earnings of $7.64 a share, beating estimates of $6.68 on revenues that surged 25% to $5.48 billion, well above estimates of $5.25 billion. Google noted, &#8220;Our core business grew very well, and our newer businesses &#8211; particularly display and mobile &#8211; continued to show significant momentum.&#8221; Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) kept its &#8220;buy&#8221; rating on Google and lifted the price target to $700 from $625 • Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) posted a $0.09 earnings beat, with third quarter results of $0.77 on a 15.7% revenue ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for September 24, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/24/bac-stock-market-news-for-september-24-2010-market-news/52695</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A surprise increase in unemployment claims and lingering doubts about Europe’s economy sent stocks lower on Thursday, putting breaks on the September rally which has vaulted major averages up at least 6.5% this month. However, a rise in existing home sales from 15-year lows helped stocks trim those losses. Even as investors appeared jittery about the market’s ability to sustain the recent rally, they were greeted with more dour economic reports from Europe. A lower-than-expected reading on business activity in 16 eurozone countries reminded investors of the state of affairs in the eurozone. Then, a report on Ireland’s economy, already reeling under recession, painted a rather disappointing picture. Ireland said its economy shrank 1.2% in the April-to-June period. The country’s first-quarter growth was also revised downwards to 2.2% from 2.7%. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for September 16, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/16/aapl-stock-market-news-for-september-16-2010-market-news/51722</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rally in the last half hour of trading sent U.S. stocks higher on Wednesday, as Japan’s move to rein in the yen helped the U.S. dollar regain some strength. The Japanese currency had risen to a new 15-year high against the greenback on Tuesday, prompting the Japanese prime minister to announce measures to control the yen’s rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 46 points, or about 0.4%, to close at 10,573. The DJIA closed at its highest level since August 10. The Nasdaq added 12 points, or 0.5%, to close the day at 2,301, and the S&#38;P 500 increased 4 points, or 0.4%, to end at 1,125.07. The broader index failed to break the key technical level of 1130. On the New York Stock Exchange, less than 1 ]]></description>
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		<title>(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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(PHM) Pulte Group &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/13/phm-pulte-group-bear-of-the-day-2/47892</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being the largest homebuilder in the U.S. with operations in more than 50 markets, Pulte Group (PHM) suffers from high cyclicality in the industry. The company also faces intense competition from the resale of existing or foreclosed homes, as well as available rental housing. Furthermore, the sub-prime mortgage crisis continues to adversely affect its sales and pricing in the homebuilding business. Therefore, we continue to recommend shares of the company as Underperform and set a target price of $7.75. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(PHM) PulteGroup Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/29/phm-pultegroup-incorporated-bear-of-the-day/35486</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being the largest homebuilder in the U.S., with operations in more than 50 markets, PulteGroup (PHM) suffers from high cyclicality in the industry. The company also faces intense competition from the resale of existing or foreclosed homes and available rental housing. The sub-prime mortgage crisis will have a long-term impact on Pulte. It will continue to negatively impact Pulte&#8217;s sales and pricing in the homebuilding business, as well as reduce the volume and margins in its financial services business. Therefore, we have downgraded our recommendation from Neutral to Underperform and set a target price of $11. Our $11 target price, or 27.5X our 2011 EPS estimate, reflects this view. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(PHM) Pulte Homes Earnings Loss Widens</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/10/phm-pulte-homes-earnings-loss-widens/27574</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulte Homes (PHM) has shown a loss of $835 million or $2.21 per share (before special items) for the fourth quarter of 2009, driven by weak demand for new homes. This is much broader than the loss of $480 million or $1.89 per share (before special items) in the same quarter a year ago and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents per share. Consolidated revenue for the quarter went up 6% to $1.7 billion Incorporatedluding the operations of the recently completed merger with Centex Corporation. Revenue from Homebuilding rose 7% to $1.6 billion. The increase in revenue reflected a 13% increase in closings to 6,200 homes, partially offset by a 7% decrease in average selling price to $258,000. The net new home orders in the quarter Incorporatedlusive of Centex ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) Housing Starts and Building Permits Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/18/dhi-housing-starts-and-building-permits-plunge/20870</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, Housing Starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just 529,000, a 10.6% decline from September and down 30.7% from a year ago.  That puts housing starts at their lowest level since April, and takes a lot of steam out of the incipient economic recovery. Most of the damage, however, came in the very volatile apartment and condo area. Starts in buildings with five or more units dropped to their lowest level yet in this cycle at an annualized rate of just 48,000. That is down 33.3% from September and is off 78.1% from an already depressed level of a year ago. When most people think about housing starts, they think about single family starts.  There the news was bad, but not quite as bad as the news from ]]></description>
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		<title>(PHM) Pulte Homes Loses $361 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/phm-pulte-homes-loses-361-million/19688</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulte Homes (PHM) reported a net loss of $361.4 million or $1.15 per share Incorporatedlusive of approximately $86.7 million of charges and transaction costs associated with its merger with Centex Corporation and $163.8 million in inventory impairments and other land-related charges. This compares to a net loss of $280.4 million, or $1.11 per share Incorporatedluding impairments and land-related charges of $266.6 million in the third quarter of 2008. The company continues to suffer from economic weakness, foreclosures, rising unemployment and recent uncertainty over the expiration of the federal tax credit &#8212; all of which negatively impact buyer behavior. Segment Performance Revenue from Homebuilding settlements shrank 27% to $1.1 billion. The decline in revenue reflected a 23% decrease in closings to 4,166 homes, coupled with a 10% decrease in average selling ]]></description>
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		<title>(MBA) The U.S. Housing Market: Three (More) Reasons Real Estate Isn’t Rebounding</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/03/mba-the-u-s-housing-market-three-more-reasons-real-estate-isn%e2%80%99t-rebounding/11899</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist Editor’s Note: Yesterday we heard from Martin Denholm, the managing editor at Smart Profits, one of our affiliate publications which will be joining us over the next few weeks. We’ll be adding their experts to our esteemed panelists to give you the best investing ideas and advice out there. Today we follow Martin with outspoken favorite, Louis Basenese, who also gives us his take and concern for investors, on the housing market. If ever an off-the-wall indicator existed to predict the fate of the U.S. housing market, I found it… You see, business is booming in one particular niche of the real estate industry &#8211; shrink-wrap. That’s right. Contractors and developers are wrapping mothballed building projects in plastic, literally &#8211; from single-family homes to 25,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Housing  Recovery Here We Come</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/04/08/xhb-housing-recovery-here-we-come/5232</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR S&P Homebuilders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XHB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by The Investment U Research Team It was rumored that market recovery wouldn’t occur until the housing market turned itself around. For months it seemed a popular thing to say. And why not? It makes sense that in order for millions of Americans to move forward, we needed to have a strong foundation first. Homes are the largest investment most people will make. An unstable housing market spells trouble for our fiscal stability. There are some signs of life in the housing sector already, but the question remains whether vulture investors will be able to “lift the bottom” into a sustained real estate recovery. Regardless, this is good news for homebuilders. As this excess inventory is pulled off the market, their prospects should increase. One of the most punished sectors, ]]></description>
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