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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for December 2, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks kicked off December on a solid note, with major averages climbing at least 2%, as a batch of upbeat economic data from the United States and China helped investors set aside eurozone contagion worries. The rally was led by material and energy shares. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped almost 250 points, or 2.3%, closing the day at 11255.85. The gains, biggest since early September, came on reports that private sector employers continued to add jobs in November. A big revision to October’s private sector payroll numbers and reports of improved economic activity in 10 of the 12 Fed regions boosted investors’ belief that the economy is beginning to strengthen. The broader Standard &#38; Poor’s 500-stock index advanced 25.52 points, or 2.2%, to 1206.07. The technology-laden Nasdaq ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Company News for November 16, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/anf-company-news-for-november-16-2010-corporate-summary/59517</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacobs Engineering Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) posted third quarter earnings of $0.95 that included a $0.05 tax credit, compared to estimates of $0.90, as revenues rose 2.6% YoY to $101.2 billion, off estimates of $102.3 billion. The firm said it sees FY11 EPS of $4.08 to $4.12 • Home Depot (NYSE:HD) posted third quarter earnings of $0.51 that topped estimates by $0.03, on revenues of $16.6 billion, inline with estimates • Abercrombie &#38; Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported third quarter earnings a nickel higher than estimates at $0.56, on a 17.5% revenue jump to $886 million, up from consensus estimates of $879 million • Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) reported fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.61, a $0.01 miss, on revenues of $2.3 billion shy of estimates of $2.5 billion • General Motors raised its offering price range to $32-$33 and ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
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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>(AMZN) October 2010 Retail Sales Better Than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/amzn-october-2010-retail-sales-better-than-expected/59395</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catalog & Mail Order Houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in October, and the numbers for September were revised higher. Total retail sales rose 1.2%, much better than the 0.7% consensus expectation, and are up 7.3% from a year ago. September was revised up from 0.6% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales much better than the consensus was expecting. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls, and is a very broad based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy, it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit, since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services &#8212; and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Valuations Rising &#8211; Are They Pricey? &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/hd-valuations-rising-are-they-pricey-aaii-investor-update/59037</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/hd-valuations-rising-are-they-pricey-aaii-investor-update/59037#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 11, 2010 I noticed a decline in the number of stocks that were trading below their average valuations of the past five years in my Risk-Reward stock screen this past weekend. I was not surprised to see to this change, given the nice upward move in stocks we have had lately. The obvious question, however, is whether valuations are starting to become pricey? To answer this question, I screened the price-book (P/B) ratios of S&#38;P 500 companies using our Stock Investor Pro program. (Price-book is a stock&#8217;s price divided by equity per share.) As of last Friday, 166 S&#38;P 500 member companies had P/B ratios that were above their five-year averages and 297 had P/B ratios that were below their five-year averages. (The remainder either had valuations that matched ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aol Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Technology Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comforce Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WellPoint Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for October 25, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-company-news-for-october-25-2010-corporate-summary/56381</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CommScope Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lorillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RadioShack Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• The Singapore Stock Exchange agreed to purchase its Australia-based peer, ASX, for $8.3 billion • Carlyle announced plans to buy CommScope (NYSE:CTV) for $31.50 per share • Lorillard (NYSE:LO) reported third quarter earnings of $1.81 a share, $0.17 higher than estimated, on revenues up 12.6% to $1.1 billion topping Street estimates of $1.0 billion • RadioShack (NYSE:RSH) posted estimate-topping earnings of $0.37 up from estimates of $.0.35 on inline revenues of $1.05 billion • Office Depot (NYSE:ODP) reported earnings of $0.18, up from estimates of a $0.02 loss, on inline revenues of $2.9 billion • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) admitted to foreclosure mistakes, even as it downplayed the import of the errors • FBR downgrades Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) from &#8220;outperform&#8221; to &#8220;market perform,&#8221; taking the target price from $32 to $27 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Citigroup (NYSE:C) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for October 22, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/axp-stock-market-news-for-october-22-2010-market-news/56122</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/axp-stock-market-news-for-october-22-2010-market-news/56122#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equities staged a modest advance as investors weighed another batch of strong earnings reports and a stronger dollar. Investors’ confidence also got a boost after Caterpillar and eBay raised their earnings forecasts and McDonald’s came out with better-than-estimated earnings. Stocks had rallied in the morning session on some better-than-anticipated earnings but the enthusiasm soon dissipated as the greenback began to climb. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.35%, to 11146.57. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index edged up 2 points, or 0.2%, to 1180.26 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.28 points, or 0.1%, to 2459.67. The Dow average jumped as mush as 105 points in the morning session after three of its components – Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Traveler’s Cos. (NYSE:TRV) – reported better than expected earnings. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Retail Sales Rise Better Than Expected in September</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/amzn-retail-sales-rise-better-than-expected-in-september/55316</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in September, and the numbers for August were revised significantly higher. Total retail sales rose 0.6%, better than the 0.4% consensus expectation and are up 7.3% from a year ago. August was revised up from 0.4% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales much better than the consensus was expecting. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls and is a very broad based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two thirds of what consumers spend. Still, it is a pretty ]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc]]></category>
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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>(COST) Retail Industry Outlook &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook-2/51616</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook-2/51616#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aeropostale Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal Reserve Chairman issued a statement that the recession was over for the U.S. However, trends indicate that the consequences of recession will go beyond the technical indicators. The number of retail store closures in 2010 so far appears to be lower compared to fiscal 2009. However, it is still not insignificant. A revival in consumer spending in the new decade is expected to be somewhat sluggish because of more jobless claims, and many mutli-store chains continue to respond to recessed retail consumption with store ]]></description>
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		<title>(COST) Retail Industry Outlook &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook/51536</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/cost-retail-industry-outlook-september-2010-industry-outlook/51536#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal Reserve Chairman issued a statement that the recession was over for the U.S. However, trends indicate that the consequences of recession will go beyond the technical indicators. The number of retail store closures in 2010 so far appears to be lower compared to fiscal 2009. However, it is still not insignificant. A revival in consumer spending in the new decade is expected to be somewhat sluggish because of more jobless claims, and many mutli-store chains continue to respond to recessed retail consumption with store ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) U.S. Auguest Retail Sales Report Better than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/kr-u-s-auguest-retail-sales-report-better-than-expected/51459</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/kr-u-s-auguest-retail-sales-report-better-than-expected/51459#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grocery Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Sales were better than expected in August. Total retail sales rose 0.4%, a tick better than the 0.3% consensus expectation, and are up 3.6% from a year ago. However, July was revised down from 0.4% growth to 0.3% growth, which makes the overall level of retail sales about where the consensus was expecting. However, if one looks deeper into the numbers, it does look like a pretty solid report. The Retail Sales report covers far more than just the shopping malls and is a very broad-based measure of consumer spending. Since consumer spending makes up 71% of the economy, it is a very important number. That overstates things a bit, since retail sales are mostly about the sale of goods, not services, and services make up two thirds of ]]></description>
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		<title>(TIVO) TiVo Announces Partnership with Samsung</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/13/tivo-tivo-announces-partnership-with-samsung/51390</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/13/tivo-tivo-announces-partnership-with-samsung/51390#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CATV Systems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cal Dive International Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of advanced television services and personal video recorders (PVRs), TiVo Inc. (TIVO) announced a partnership with the premier provider of home solution and telecommunication technologies Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Under the collaboration, the companies will jointly build an advanced, TiVo-ready, high definition PVR set-top box for digital video broadcasting (DVB) operators. The new PVR set top box will hit the market in 2011. Financial details on the deal were not divulged. The advanced high definition (HD) PVR will be initially available to European DVB networks and later on will be added to non-PVR devices and additional platforms worldwide. Samsung has licensed TiVo’s Hardware Porting Kit and the new set top box will allow operators to provide a cost effective and advanced television solution. As per the deal, ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) U.S. Trade Deficit in July 2010 Drops to $42.8 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/10/f-u-s-trade-deficit-in-july-2010-drops-to-42-8-billion/50960</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/10/f-u-s-trade-deficit-in-july-2010-drops-to-42-8-billion/50960#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in July to $42.78 billion, down from $49.76 billion in June. This is very good news for the economy&#8230;but not good enough. The trade deficit was also substantially smaller than the $47.3 billion consensus expectation. While it was a major month-to-month improvement, on a year-over-year basis the total trade deficit was up 29.3% from $33.09 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to June, the goods deficit fell to $55.23 billion from $62.22 billion in June, a decline of 11.2%. Relative to a year ago, the deficit was up 26.4% from $43.75 billion. The service surplus was ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for September 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/06/ba-stock-market-news-for-september-3-2010-market-news/50230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace-Defense - Major Diversified]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks added to the gains from the previous session after better-than-expected retail and housing numbers helped boost confidence in the economy. However, caution ahead of today’s monthly payroll data restrained traders from making big moves. As traders chose to play it safe, volume dipped sharply. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51 points, or 0.5%, to 10,320.10. The blue-chip average had jumped 254 points on Wednesday on better-than-expected manufacturing reports in China and the U.S. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index advanced 10 points, or 0.9%, to 1,090.10, while the Nasdaq composite index climbed 23.17, or 1.1%, to 2,200.01. On the New York Stock Exchange, about two stocks advanced in price for everyone that fell. Since employment, housing and consumer spending have been the areas that have had the greatest ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Apple Introduces New iPod Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/02/aapl-apple-introduces-new-ipod-line/50165</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/02/aapl-apple-introduces-new-ipod-line/50165#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. (AAPL) refreshed its iPod line, introducing new features to the iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle at its event held in San Francisco yesterday. Apple also introduced iTunes 10 with Ping (quite unexpectedly), a social networking feature that enables users to follow, comment and recommend songs and albums. Most importantly, Apple launched a new version of Apple TV. The new Apple TV will be available next month. The iPod products will be available next week. Here are some of the highlights: Apple TV Apple unveiled a new redesigned Apple TV set-top box for just $99 (original price $299 and currently available for $229) that will stream rented HD movies and television shows. The Apple TV is 75% smaller than its previous version and has a built-in HDMI2 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for August 31, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/31/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-31-2010-market-news/49897</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/31/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-31-2010-market-news/49897#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That the U.S. stock market would not replicate July’s performance is almost certain now, but what is really disquieting is it could be the worst August in almost a decade. Merger deals notwithstanding, mood on Wall Street turned grim yesterday as worries about the pace of the economic recovery kept traders away from stocks. Ahead of key economic reports due later this week, investors turned cautious and sold stocks. Traders are worried that the economy might slip back into recession. Monday&#8217;s two billion dollar deal announcements, a $1.6 billion bid from 3M (NYSE:MMM) for Cogent (NASDAQ:COGT) and Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) $1.4 billion offer for Infineon&#8217;s wireless unit, failed to provide the much-needed fillip. The Dow industrials fell 141 points, or 1.4%, to close at 10,009.73. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index ]]></description>
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		<title>(JNPR) Juniper Networks Signs New Deal With BitGravity</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/25/jnpr-juniper-networks-signs-new-deal-with-bitgravity/49329</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/25/jnpr-juniper-networks-signs-new-deal-with-bitgravity/49329#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Networking & Communication Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR), one of the leading providers of networking infrastructure products and services, recently announced that it would provide its Media Flow Solutions to privately held BitGravity. Founded in 2006, BitGravity has emerged as a technology leader in the video and media delivery space. The company’s video/content delivery network (CDN) eases out complexities relating to the delivery of high definition (HD) video through the Internet. BitGravity’s CDN platform also performs live broadcasting. The company serves organizations related to media, television network, gaming and event broadcasting. BitGravity expects to develop infrastructure for its CDN platform with Juniper’s Media Flow Controller solution. The solution, which operates on Juniper’s Junos software platform, maximizes system and disk performance through its content delivery, distribution and caching capabilities. Juniper’s Media Flow solutions will complement ]]></description>
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		<title>(DISH) DISH Network Second Quarter Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/dish-dish-network-second-quarter-earnings-scorecard/49048</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/dish-dish-network-second-quarter-earnings-scorecard/49048#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CATV Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMCSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comcast Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Directv Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DISH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dish Network Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tremendous increase in subscriber related revenues led DISH Network Inc. (DISH) to post excellent second quarter 2010 financial results. The results significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the loss of net subscribers makes some analysts skeptical regarding DISH Network’s future prospects. Second Quarter Highlights Total revenue increased 9.1% year over year to $3.17 billion and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.12 billion. Second quarter earnings of $257 million or 57 cents per share were higher than $63 million, or 14 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly earnings also came in well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents. DISH Network lost approximately 19,000 net subscribers, ending the quarter with approximately 14.32 million subscribers. This was primary due to increased competitive pressure, which negatively impacted both ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Panasonic Expands VIERA HD Series TV Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/hd-panasonic-expands-viera-hd-series-tv-line/48433</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/hd-panasonic-expands-viera-hd-series-tv-line/48433#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Directv Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand. The GT25 series has 600Hz sub-field drive; 1080 pixel full HD resolution; 1080 lines of moving picture resolution; VIERA Image Viewer (for viewing of digital still images), 24 pixel cinematic playback and a new fast switching phosphors. GT25 Series can convert a two dimensional (2D) image or video to 3D. For 3D viewing, customers have to purchase an Active Shutter 3D Eyewear, which is sold separately. The new series has two classes. The 42 inch class (41.6” measured diagonally) is the first of its kind priced around $1,699.95. The second one has a screen size of 50 inches (49.9” ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKAM) Akamai Technologies&#8217; Earnings Miss Expectations &#8211; Shares Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/29/akam-akamai-technologies-earnings-miss-expectations-shares-plunge/45251</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/29/akam-akamai-technologies-earnings-miss-expectations-shares-plunge/45251#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Level 3 Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limelight Networks Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM) reported second quarter 2010 earnings of 23 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents. Shares plunged more than 11% in morning trade on the Nasdaq. Earnings including stock based compensation but excluding onetime items increased 6.1% year-over-year, but decreased 5.3% sequentially. Revenue Revenues jumped 19.9% year-over-year and 2.2% on a sequential basis to $245.3 million, marginally above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $243.0 million. Resellers contributed 19.0% of revenues and sales outside the U.S. accounted for 28.0% of revenues in the quarter. International revenues increased 20.0% year-over-year and 2.0% sequentially. Revenues from North America were up 20% year-over-year, and 2% sequentially. The strong year-over-year growth was primarily driven by increased use of cloud computing technology, growth in online high definition (HD) video and improving ]]></description>
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		<title>(FNM) Case Schiller Home Price Index Shows U.S. Home Prices Rose in May</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/27/fnm-case-schiller-home-price-index-shows-u-s-home-prices-rose-in-may/45004</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/27/fnm-case-schiller-home-price-index-shows-u-s-home-prices-rose-in-may/45004#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Case Schiller Home Price Indexes were generally higher in May. On a seasonally adjusted basis (and there is significant seasonality to home prices, so looking at the unadjusted numbers the way that most of the media does is a serious mistake) both the Composite 20 (C20) and Composite 10 (C10) indexes rose by 0.47% for the month. On a year-over-year basis, the C-20 is up 4.63% and the C10 is up 5.44%. The C10 is a subset of the C20, but has a longer history. The first graph below (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) shows the history of the composite indexes. These are repeat sales indexes, tracking the prices of individual houses as they are resold. As such, they are a much more accurate measure than things like the median price of an ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKAM) Akamai Technologies Announces Purchase of Velocitude</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/13/akam-akamai-technologies-announces-purchase-of-velocitude/40118</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/13/akam-akamai-technologies-announces-purchase-of-velocitude/40118#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AKAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Level 3 Communications Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM) recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Velocitude, a mobile services platform that uses cloud computing. However, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The merger is expected to strengthen Akamai’s strategic position in the mobile market. By using Velocitude’s mobile services platform, the company plans to improve the quality of mobile content and applications, and provide superior high definition (HD) video and secure e-commerce to mobile devices. According to research firm, eMerketer, the total number of mobile internet users is expected to reach 134 million by 2013 as a result of increasing usage of smartphones. Analysts expect the number of global internet mobile users to increase faster than desktop internet users in the next five years. Moreover mobile commerce is expected to grow ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/11/jcp-retail-industry-review-and-outlook-june-2010-industry-outlook/40053#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnnTaylor Stores Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
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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>(HD) Home Depot &#8211; Strong First-Quarter Earnings Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/25/hd-home-depot-strong-first-quarter-earnings-results/38320</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/25/hd-home-depot-strong-first-quarter-earnings-results/38320#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot (HD) has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last five quarters by an average of 10.3%. Home Depot is a Zacks #2 Rank stock that trades at 17x fiscal 2011 EPS estimates and 15x fiscal 2012 EPS estimates. Business The Home Depot, Inc., is the leading home improvement retailer with a market capitalization of $56 billion. Strong First-Quarter Results On May 18, Home Depot reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Revenue rose 4.3% to $16.9 billion from $16.18 billion in the year-ago period. The company earned $0.45, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40. Home Depot&#8217;s better-than-expected results were due to an increase in spending on springtime gardening and for basic home improvement projects like paint. Company Outlook Management boosted ]]></description>
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		<title>(KIM) Kimco Realty Forms Joint Venture to Acquire Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/kim-kimco-realty-forms-joint-venture-to-acquire-assets/37619</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/kim-kimco-realty-forms-joint-venture-to-acquire-assets/37619#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kimco Realty Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Petsmart Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently formed a joint venture with BIG Shopping Centers, an Israeli publicly traded company, to acquire high-quality neighborhood and community shopping centers throughout the U.S. Kimco would have the controlling stake in the joint venture with 50.1% ownership interests, while BIG would have a 49.9% ownership stake. Consequently, Kimco would perform as the operating partner of the joint-venture and would earn asset management, property management and other customary fees. As an initial investment, Kimco has contributed two retail properties in California worth $68.8 million to the joint venture. Both the properties were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2009. The portfolio, spanning across 343,000 square feet of space, has The Home Depot Inc. (HD), PetSmart Inc. (PETM) and Staples ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Earnings Report Beats &#8211; Ups Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/18/hd-home-depot-earnings-report-beats-ups-guidance/37522</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/18/hd-home-depot-earnings-report-beats-ups-guidance/37522#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc.’s (HD) fiscal 2010 first-quarter GAAP net income jumped 41% to $725 million from $514 million in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 45 cents, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents derived from 24 covering analysts. Shares of Home Depot have gained 0.65% in pre-market trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Bolstered by the better-than-expected quarterly performance, Home Depot also raised its earnings guidance for fiscal 2010 to $1.88 per share on revenue growth of 3.5% over $66.2 billion recorded in fiscal 2009. The company earlier predicted earnings of $1.79 per share on a revenue growth of 2.5%. The revised earnings guidance for fiscal 2010 is a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) Verizon Adds Adds Time Warner to FiOS TV</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/vz-verizon-adds-adds-time-warner-to-fios-tv/37422</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/vz-verizon-adds-adds-time-warner-to-fios-tv/37422#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Services - Domestic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon (VZ) has announced a major enhancement to its FiOS TV service by adding the network services of media giant Time Warner Inc. (TWX). The US wireless ace has reportedly signed a pact with Time Warner under which the latter’s popular online TV content will be featured on FiOS TV starting June 2010. Per the agreement, FiOS TV subscribers will have unlimited online access to a variety of programming from Time Warner’s Turner networks TNT and TBS at no added cost. Plans are in place to bring the same content to mobile devices soon. The programs will be aired in high-definition (HD) video quality. Verizon offers FiOS TV services by leveraging its high-speed fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network. The carrier launched multiple enhancements for the service in 2009 Incorporatedluding new widgets and ]]></description>
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		<title>($KMX) March Retail Sales Are Robust!</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/kmx-march-retail-sales-are-robust/33707</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/kmx-march-retail-sales-are-robust/33707#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AutoZone Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CarMax Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Safeway Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
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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>(LOW) Lowe’s Companies Analyst Remains Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-remains-neutral/33083</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/low-lowe%e2%80%99s-companies-analyst-remains-neutral/33083#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), one of the largest home improvement retailers, with a target price of $26.00. Lowe’s boasts a proven strategy of investing in stores to enhance customer-shopping experience by improving point-of-sale and directional signage, and adding more products. The company’s sustained focus on Everyday Low Prices has helped it to grow its market share. The company is also actively managing its capital. Lowe’s is rationalizing its capital expenditures Incorporatedluding store-remerchandising efforts, to improve its return on investment. As a result, the company expects to generate substantial future cash flows. The company’s strong liquidity will position it to drive future growth. We also appreciate the company’s rational approach of cutting new store growth targets, given the weak consumer environment and the trends ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) The Home Depot to roll out Spring Black Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/19/hd-the-home-depot-to-roll-out-spring-black-friday/31375</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/19/hd-the-home-depot-to-roll-out-spring-black-friday/31375#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Similar to the traditional Black Friday that kick-starts the Christmas holiday shopping season, The Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has decided to implement Spring Black Friday in March and April to mark the beginning of the busiest shopping season of the home improvement industry. Home Depot will selectively implement Spring Black Friday in each market. In the warmer, Southern and Western states, Spring Black Friday will begin on March 18, and in the colder, Northern states in the U.S., it will begin at a later date. The weekend promotion of regional door buster deals would include heavy discounts on most of the sought-after spring products such as a variety of live goods and lawn care; outdoor power; eco-friendly gardening products; and patio and grills. ]]></description>
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		<title>(NFLX) Netflix Picks Akamai Technologies for Streaming</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/16/nflx-netflix-picks-akamai-technologies-for-streaming/30764</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/16/nflx-netflix-picks-akamai-technologies-for-streaming/30764#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music & Video Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DVD and streaming video company Netflix Inc. (NFLX) announced that it has selected Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) as its primary content delivery network for movies and TV episodes streamed instantly over the Internet. Netflix is the largest online movie rental subscription service in the United States providing subscribers access to more than 18,000 movies, television and other filmed entertainment titles. Netflix has a strong subscriber base due to better subscription services. The company also has a larger number of customers signing up for its DVD-by-mail program. We believe the availability of Netflix rentals over the Internet has been the driving force behind its strong customer and earnings growth. Further, growth at Netflix has been fueled by the increasing penetration of broadband and momentum in online media and entertainment. According ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/08/m-retail-industry-stock-review-march-2010-industry-outlook/30073#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>

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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>(DHI) New Home Sales Report Shows Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/24/dhi-new-home-sales-report-shows-plunge/28923</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortune Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some very bad news today on the Housing front. New Home Sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000 from 348,000 in December. That is a drop of 11.2%. The only real silver lining is that the December number was revised upwards from 342,000. The rate was even 6.1% below the extraordinarily depressed level of a year ago when New Home Sales were running at an annual rate of 329,000. How low was it? The lowest of all time, or at least as far back as records are kept (1963). Keep in mind that the U.S. population is far larger now than it was in 1963, growing at about 1% per year. More people should mean more need for places for people to live. Even worse, ]]></description>
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		<title>(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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/hd-retail-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/28485#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blockbuster Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salesforce.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/19/10 Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&#38;P 500. The focus will mostly be on the retailers, with such heavyweights as Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), Lowe’s (LOW) and Macy’s (M) expected to report. Housing will take center stage on the economic data front, although the most important report will be the second cut at 4th quarter GDP, which is due out on Friday. Monday • Nothing particularly noteworthy on the economic data front Tuesday • The Case-Schiller home price index for December is released. The year-over-year decline in home prices is expected to moderate to 3.0% from 5.3% in November. Housing prices do show some seasonality, so when doing an ]]></description>
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		<title>($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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/14/wmt-u-s-retail-sales-advance-seasonally-adjusted/28002#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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>(CMCSA) Faltering Earnings Momentum at Comcast</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/23/cmcsa-faltering-earnings-momentum-at-comcast/25727</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CATV Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cablevision Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMCSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comcast Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Cable Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comcast&#8216;s (CMCSA) earnings outlook appears far less robust than in the recent past. The cable giant is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2009 results on February 3. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 27 cents, which has seen no revisions in the last three months. Stability comes to mind when we look back at the company&#8217;s results in the last quarter of 2008, when it earned the same amount (27 cents). We do not see any surprises this quarter, with earnings expected to be exactly in-line with the current Zacks Consensus. But Comcast&#8217;s quarterly results were not always this devoid of surprises. In the third quarter, the company beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12%, which was towards the lower end of its positive quarterly surprises in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Supply Supply to Lay Off Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/22/hd-home-depot-supply-supply-to-lay-off-employees/23294</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/22/hd-home-depot-supply-supply-to-lay-off-employees/23294#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot Supply, a leading diversified wholesale distributor in the U.S. and Canada, has recently decided to lay off 350 employees and consolidate 25 branches in order to reduce its operating expenses amid deteriorating fundamentals in the real estate construction industry. Since the fourth quarter of 2008, the company has laid off approximately 4,500 employees across the U.S. and consolidated about 210 branches. Home Depot Supply was earlier a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot Inc. (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer. The division was sold off in 2007 for $8.5 billion, as the parent company wanted to focus on its core business. Currently Home Depot retains a 12.5% ownership stake in Home Depot Supply. Home Depot Supply provides products and value-added services to professional customers in the ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/an-u-s-retail-sales-up-from-last-year/22624#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealerships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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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>(LOW) Cash for Clunkers: Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This analysis is by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor, Investment U Monday, December 7, 2009 On the surface, the headline news from the much-vaunted Cash For Clunkers auto program looks pretty good: August car sales were the highest all year – a 26.5% spike from July’s figures. By the time the program ended on August 24, it had accounted for 700,000 new car sales, worth a total of $2.8 billion. But I’ve got news for you: Aside from the short, sharp jolt to the economy, the program made little difference. In fact, it flopped… Credit Suisse Chief Economist, Neal Soss, says at least some of the purchases came from people who’d have replaced their cars in the coming months anyway. So this wasn’t an increase in demand… it was just squeezed ]]></description>
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		<title>(KIM) Kimco Realty to Issue Stock to Repay Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/kim-kimco-realty-to-issue-stock-to-repay-debt/22232</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/kim-kimco-realty-to-issue-stock-to-repay-debt/22232#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kimco Realty Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The TJX Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced plans to issue 25 million shares to raise cash to repay debt. The company will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 3.8 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is the book-running manager for the public offering. Kimco will utilize the proceeds from the equity offering to partially repay the outstanding debt under its $1.5 billion unsecured U.S. revolving credit facility. The credit facility is scheduled to mature in Oct 2011, although Kimco has an option to extend it by one more year. Together with its subsidiaries, Kimco is the largest publicly traded owner and operator of neighborhood and community shopping centers in the U.S., with interests in 1,462 ]]></description>
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		<title>(GPS) Retail Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook &#8211; Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/29/gps-retail-industry-industry-outlook-upcoming-holiday-shopping-season/21406</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season With a probable end in sight to a prolonged recession, American consumers are somewhat upbeat about the upcoming holiday shopping season. However, customers remain skeptical at the same time and intend to spend less, compared to previous years before the start of the recession. According to a study by A.C. Nielsen, approximately 42% of American consumers plan to spend less this holiday shopping season, representing a 7% year-over-year rise in those who intend to spend less. U.S. customers have undergone a fundamental change in how they spend their money. They are primarily focusing on value-for-money items throughout the holiday shopping season, especially traditional and essential gifts that are popular. As a result, traditional items such as toys, electronic goods and clothing are at the top of ]]></description>
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		<title>(GPS) Retail Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/25/gps-retail-industry-industry-outlook/21375</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season With a probable end in sight to a prolonged recession, American consumers are somewhat upbeat about the upcoming holiday shopping season. However, customers remain skeptical at the same time and intend to spend less, compared to previous years before the start of the recession. According to a study by A.C. Nielsen, approximately 42% of American consumers plan to spend less this holiday shopping season, representing a 7% year-over-year rise in those who intend to spend less. U.S. customers have undergone a fundamental change in how they spend their money. They are primarily focusing on value-for-money items throughout the holiday shopping season, especially traditional and essential gifts that are popular. As a result, traditional items such as toys, electronic goods and clothing are at the top of ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot&#8217;s Sales Dip</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/17/hd-home-depots-sales-dip/20755</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Depot (HD), the largest home improvement retailer in the world, reported net income of $689 million or 41 cents per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to net income of $756 million or 45 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The company witnessed severe stress from declining market fundamentals during the quarter in a challenging macroeconomic environment and weakness in the U.S. housing sector. Total sales decreased 8.0% year-over-year to $16.4 billion, while overall same-store sales decreased 6.9%. In order to tide over the storm, Home Depot has decided to focus on core retail activities and has exited businesses like EXPO, THD Design Center, Yardbirds, and HD Bath. In addition, the company has taken strict cost-control measures and has initiated prudent inventory management policies. Home Depot was ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOGI) Logitech International Acquires LifeSize</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/12/logi-logitech-international-acquires-lifesize/20370</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logitech International (LOGI) announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash. LifeSize is a global leader in high definition (HD) video communication solutions, with more than 9,000 video conferencing customers across 80 countries in large enterprises, small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and public healthcare, education and government organizations. The acquisition will enable Logitech to extend its leadership in video communication beyond the desktop. Logitech and LifeSize plan to pursue existing and new relationships with unified communications, collaboration and VoIP industry partners and competitors to drive the development of an open eco-system for interoperable video communication. LifeSize expects approximately $90 million in revenues in CY 2009, with CY 2010 revenues expected to grow between 40% and 60%. Logitech expects the acquisition to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAX)  Baxter International Beats Earnings, Raises Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/15/bax-baxter-international-beats-earnings-raises-outlook/17754</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baxter International Inc. (BAX) today reported third quarter fiscal 2009 earnings per share of 98 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents and the year-ago earnings of 88 cents. The company also raised its outlook for full fiscal 2009. Sales Net sales in the quarter were roughly flat year over year at $3.1 billion. An unfavorable foreign currency translation (FX) adversely affected net sales. Excluding FX, net sales increased approximately 6% year over year. On a geographic basis, domestic sales accounted for approximately 42% of total sales and increased 5% year over year. International sales declined 4% year over year. In terms of business segments: BioScience revenues increased 2% year over year to approximately $1.4 billion. Growth was due to higher sales of recombinant products (including ADVATE), antibody ]]></description>
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		<title>(HGG) hhgregg, Inc.: The Only Retail Stock Worth Buying Right Now</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/hgg-hhgregg-inc-the-only-retail-stock-worth-buying-right-now/16346</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist For the first time in six months, retail sales ticked higher in August. Granted, it wasn’t by much – a scant 0.7% higher than July. But it’s inevitable that consumers will eventually get back to their spending ways as this recession subsides. And if you’re looking for a way to play it, consider hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG). Here’s why… hhgregg, Inc: This Retailer is Bucking the Industry Trend Based in Indianapolis, the hhgregg operates 111 retail stores selling consumer electronics and home appliances. Yes, I know that’s the same stuff you can get at your typical Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), or Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW). But this company is hardly typical. While most retailers are focused on survival, hhgregg’s in full-on attack ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Home Depot Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in New Product Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/hd-home-depot-joins-martha-stewart-living-omnimedia-in-new-product-line/16539</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has recently announced a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO), a diversified media and merchandising company, to create a new product line of home improvement products. The strategic move is aimed at getting a leg up on rival companies like Lowe Companies (LOW), a leading chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. The new product line will primarily feature outdoor living, home organization, and home decor items. The outdoor living products are scheduled to hit the shelves in Jan. 2010 in the U.S. and in Feb. 2010 in Canada. Home organization products are expected to be launched in Feb. 2010 across the globe. Martha Stewart intends to promote the products through diverse marketing channels including its ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Lowe&#8217;s Confirms 2009 Earnings Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/22/low-lowes-confirms-2009-earnings-guidance/15813</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (LOW) backed its fiscal 2009 sales and earnings guidance, provided on August 17. The company maintains its earnings expectations between $1.13 and $1.21 for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2010. Lowe’s expects total sales to decline about 3% from the previous year, while sales at established stores (same-store sales) are expected to decline between 7% and 9%. The company further stated that it might recognize impairments related to operating stores of up to $100 million during the second half due to uncertainty regarding an economic recovery. For fiscal 2010, the company expects earnings per share to lie between $1.24 and $1.34. Total sales are expected to increase approximately 3% to 4%, with a comparable-store sales increase of approximately 1%. As a reminder, Lowe&#8217;s – ]]></description>
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