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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for March 26, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/28/xle-stock-market-news-for-march-26-2012-market-news/96655</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energy and basic materials took the benchmarks modestly higher on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak. However, meager gains failed to prevent the Dow and S&#38;P 500 from suffering their worst weekly performance this year. Global economic concerns weighed on investors through the week and their influence carried onto Friday. Moreover, tepid housing data made matters worse on Friday, limiting gains. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.3% and closed the day at 13,080.73. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was also up 0.3% and finished Friday’s trading session at 1,397.11. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 0.1% and settled at 3,067.92. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) lost 4.8% and closed at 14.82. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and ]]></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>
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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>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 28, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/28/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2012-market-news/93747</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic housing data, which came in better-than-expected, combined with a drop in crude prices, helped the markets close narrowly higher on Monday. The S&#38;P 500 hit its highest level since pre-recessionary days in May 2008 as it touched an intra-day high of 1,370.89. However, the Dow dropped marginally, prevented investors from seeing it settle above 13, 000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed merely 0.01% lower at 12,981.51. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged up 0.1% and closed narrowly higher at 1,367.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.1% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 2,966.16. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index gained 515 and settled at 18.19. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq were 6.3 billion shares, which was lower than 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>
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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>(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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(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>
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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>(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>(TOL) Toll Brothers Faces Rating Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/tol-toll-brothers-faces-rating-cut/77783</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) has been recently downgraded by Standard &#38; Poor’s Rating Services to a &#8220;BB-plus&#8221; status from a prior &#8220;BBB-minus.” The cut in corporate credit rating implies the company’s weak prospects in the near term. The housing market is still in a fragile stage and thus the spring home sale season is likely to disappoint the homebuilders. Standard &#38; Poor, however, maintained its stable outlook on the company based on Toll Brothers’ satisfactory business profile and competitive advantage over other homebuilders in the industry. During the last reported quarter, Toll Brothers posted a net loss of $31.5 million or 19 cents per share compared with a net loss of $40.4 million or 24 cents per share a year ago. Revenues rose 3% year over year to $319.7 million, ]]></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>
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		<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>(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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/imf-stock-market-news-for-june-22-2011-market-news/77054#comments</comments>
		<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>(BZH) Homebuilders Settle Land Dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/bzh-homebuilders-settle-land-dispute/76802</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/bzh-homebuilders-settle-land-dispute/76802#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., including Beazer Homes USA Inc. (BZH), KB Home (KBH) and Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL), have decided to pay lenders up to $340 million to meet their claims and settle legal actions related to a failed housing development deal near Las Vegas. Individually, Los Angeles-based KB Home will be required to pay approximately $216 million–$225 million to the lenders and is expected to incur net obligation charges between $216 million and $240 million. Beazer will reportedly pay an amount somewhere between $15.7 million and $17 million, while Toll Brothers is said to have reached a cash settlement for an undisclosed amount with lenders. Reportedly, another homebuilder, Arizona-based Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) also owes $13.2 million to its lenders under the same bankruptcy settlement. ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/31/pce-stock-market-news-for-may-31-2011-market-news/75183#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(ANR) Company News for May 26, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/26/anr-company-news-for-may-26-2011-corporate-summary/74988</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 18:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Natural Resources Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) reported Q1 EPS of $0.46, above the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $0.44 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.8% year-over-year to $592.2 million, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $568.0 million •    Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) posted a Q1 profit of $0.17 per American Depository Share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.37 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 49% year-over-year to $877.0 million, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $865.0 million •    Shares of Focus Media (NASDAQ:FMCN) increased 1.87% to close at $32.19 after the Chinese digital-media company reported its earnings results which came in above expectations because of a better advertising market in China •    Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) was upgraded by analysts of Bank of America from &#8220;Neutral&#8221; rating to ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Economy Durable Goods Report Disappoints</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/jpm-u-s-economy-durable-goods-report-disappoints/74884</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/jpm-u-s-economy-durable-goods-report-disappoints/74884#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns about the near-term growth outlook of the U.S. economy may have started to move beyond the debate stage and start showing up in estimates for second quarter GDP. The estimate cut by economists at JPMorgan (JPM) this morning to 2.5% from 3.2%, citing temporary factors, could be an early sign of the emerging trend on the estimates front. Today&#8217;s soft durable goods report for April, coming after a slew of mixed reports on the nation&#8217;s manufacturing picture in recent days, will likely hasten that trend. The economy&#8217;s weak growth pace in the first quarter was attributed to transitory factors that are expected to reverse in the coming quarters. It was this expectation that made the market comfortable in second quarter GDP growth expectations in the 3% to 3.5% range. ]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></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[LEN]]></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>(TOL) Toll Brothers and Deutsche Bank Buy Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/03/tol-toll-brothers-and-deutsche-bank-buy-loans/70495</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gibraltar Capital and Asset Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) and Deutsche Bank (DB) together announced the closing of a private transaction with a large financial institution. The transaction involves the purchase of a portfolio consisting of 83 non-performing loans with outstanding balances of almost $200 million. The average size of the loan is approximately $2.4 million. The portfolio, mainly consisting of residential acquisition, development and construction loans, is located in the nine states of U.S. along with Washington D.C. Besides, this is the second real estate portfolio transaction of Gibraltar, whose asset value is approximately $2 billion. Last year, it entered into a transaction with Oaktree Capital Management LP and Milestone Asset Resolution Co. to purchase a portfolio of loans with a face value ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<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 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>(AMZN) Stock Market News for March 30, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/30/amzn-stock-market-news-for-march-30-2011-market-news/70238</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/30/amzn-stock-market-news-for-march-30-2011-market-news/70238#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:23:05 +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[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Juniper Networks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pioneer Natural Resources Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rowan Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryland Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors shrugged off disappointing domestic data as energy and technology boosted the indices to highest levels since Libyan violence started dampening the markets last month. However, volumes once again remained low and reflected investor cautiousness ahead of earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Standard &#38; Poor 500 surged 0.7% each, closing at 12,279.01 and 1,319.44, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite Index inched up by a percentage point and finished the day at 2,756.89. Volumes have been particularly low for the past few days and the situation was no different on Wednesday with only 3.6 billion shares changing hands on the New York Stock Exchange. On the NYSE, more than two stocks advanced for every declining stock. TheS&#38;P and Case-Shiller Index reported a slide in the home prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for March 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aa-stock-market-news-for-march-24-2011-market-news/69666</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aa-stock-market-news-for-march-24-2011-market-news/69666#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AngloGold Ashanti Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Wheaton Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Materials stocks took the markets modestly ahead over hopes of rebuilding after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan. Weak US new home sales data took the markets to session lows during the day before rebuilding hopes pumped in modest momentum. However, the day saw very tight volumes, reflecting investors’ concern over global worries and bank-dividend disappointment. After trading in the negative zone during the early session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally gained 0.6% and closed the day at 12,086.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 was up 0.3% and finished at 1,297.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,698.30 after surging 0.5%. Wednesday was one of the lightest days in terms of trading volumes on the New York Stock Exchange with composite volumes at a mere 3.9 billion shares. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXR) Home Sales Take Another Dive &#8211; ValuEngine Ratings for Home Builders Show Duress</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/23/axr-home-sales-take-another-dive-valuengine-ratings-for-home-builders-show-duress/69020</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/23/axr-home-sales-take-another-dive-valuengine-ratings-for-home-builders-show-duress/69020#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMREP Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brookfield Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<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[M-I Homes Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meritage Homes Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RYL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryland Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard Pacific Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had poor home sales data last week&#8211;new housing starts came in at their lowest levels since 1974.  Today, we got even more.  New home sales fell yet again and came in at a new record low.  The US Commerce Department&#8211;which has been keeping this data set almost 50 years, reports that on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis the US is on track to sell 250,000 homes.  That is far below the rate of 700,000 considered &#8220;healthy.&#8221;  The prices of the new homes continue to decline as well and have now declined to the levels of December, 2003. Our Chief Market Strategist Richard Suttmeier has been tracking this issue for years now, and called the initial bubble way before most analysts.  He notes in his most recent ValuEngine FDIC Report that ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
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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[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peabody Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwestern Energy Company]]></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>(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>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Range Resources Corporation]]></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>
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		<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[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) Company News for December 2, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/anf-company-news-for-december-2-2010-corporate-summary/61097</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/anf-company-news-for-december-2-2010-corporate-summary/61097#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) announced plans to acquire a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann (NYSE:WBD) for $3.8 billion • Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.30 a share that included a tax benefit, versus consensus expectations for a loss of $0.08. Revenues of $402.6 million beat estimates of $393.2 million • Costco (NASDAQ:COST) reported monthly sales up 9% in November, up from estimates of a 6.3% rise • Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD) posted a 10% sales gain for November • Abercrombie &#38; Fitch (NYSE:ANF) saw November sales up 22%, versus expectations of a 6.8% rise • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;Conviction Buy,&#8221; with a price target of $32 • Johnson &#38; Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) recalled 12 million bottles of Mylanta for insufficient labeling of alcoholic content ABERCROMBIE (ANF): Free Stock Analysis ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 26, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-26-2010-market-news/56645</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose to their highest level since April amid renewed hopes that the Fed would soon initiate steps to stimulate economic growth. A jump in commodity prices, aided by a falling dollar, also helped push stocks higher and the blue-chip Dow average closed at its highest level since late April. Twenty-three of the 30 DJIA components ended in the green as the index gained 31 points, or 0.3%, to close at 11,164, its highest close in almost six months. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite index gained 11.46 points, or 0.5%, to 2490.85. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index edged up 2.54 points, or 0.2%, to 1185.62. On the New York Stock Exchange more than 1 billion shares exchanged hands as advancing issues beat those that fell in price by a three-to-two ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for August 25, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/25/bac-company-news-for-august-25-2010-corporate-summary/49268</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) reported second quarter earnings one cent better than Zacks expectations at 48 cents per share, as revenues rose 5.2% to $1.14 billion, slightly below Zacks expectations of $1.5 billion • Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) reported better-than-expected fiscal third quarter results. Earnings of 16 cents per share were ahead of Zacks expectations of a 15 cent loss as revenues fell 1.5% to $454.2 million, ahead of projections of $390 million • BHP Billiton&#8217;s (NYSE:BHP) full year earnings of $12.72 billion more than doubled last year&#8217;s $5.88 billion on revenues of $52.8 billion, that topped the prior year&#8217;s $50.21 • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) upgraded Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from &#8220;market perform,&#8221; with a price target range of $340-$360 • Oppenheimer upgraded Corning (NYSE:GLW) to &#8220;outperform,&#8221; with a price target of $20 • Morgan Stanley ]]></description>
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		<title>(TOL) December New Home Sales Weak</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/27/tol-december-new-home-sales-weak/26213</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales fell 7.6% in December from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000. This was well below the consensus estimate of a 366,000 annual rate and even 8.6% below the year ago rate of 374,000. The major consolation in the report was that November was not as bad as first thought (the New Home Sales data is notorious for very large revisions) with a rate of 370,000 rather than the first reported rate of 355,000. We are only slightly off the record low set back in January 2009 of a 329,000 rate. As the first graph below shows (from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/) during the bubble, new home sales regularly topped the 1.2 million annual rate. New Home Sales by Region Regionally, the data was all over the place. ]]></description>
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		<title>(VOCS) Vocus Blows the Lid off Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/21/vocs-vocus-blows-the-lid-off-earnings-estimates/18412</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vocus, Inc’s.(VOCS) third quarter 2009 EPS of 20 cents exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents, while revenue of $21.0 million was in line. Revenue Revenue for the quarter was $21.0 million, representing a 5.0% increase over the year-ago period. This was in-line with the company’s guided range of $20.8 million to $21.0 million. The third quarter revenue was positively impacted by an increase in the customer base and the introduction of innovative new products. Operating Performance GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 81.4%, almost flat versus 81.6% in the year-ago quarter. This was short of its long-term target of gross margin in the 83.0% to 87.0% range. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was a positive 0.8% versus a negative 1.1% in the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP operating ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Economic Activity Continued to Stabilize in July and August</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/f-economic-activity-continued-to-stabilize-in-july-and-august/14781</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were no surprises in the latest Beige Book. The Fed&#8217;s periodic report proclaimed, &#8220;Economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August.&#8221; This statement confirmed the data provided by several other reports. Overall, the tone of the report is that the U.S. economy has already hit bottom and is starting to climb its way out of a deep hole. However, as I have said many times, this recovery will not feel like a recovery to many Americans. Most districts credited the &#8220;Cash For Clunkers&#8221; program for helping sales, though some noted that it had an adverse affect on used car sales. The program was also credited for providing a short-term lift to manufacturing. Of course, what remains to be seen is whether or not Ford (F), CarMax (KMX) and ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Stock Market News for August 28, 2009 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/dell-stock-market-news-for-august-28-2009-market-news/13778</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks recovered from early losses to end the day slightly higher, helped by a rebound in energy, financial and technology shares.  Volume was extremely light as investors, lacking in enthusiasm, refrained from taking big positions. The Dow Jones industrial average, which at one point had given up as much as 84 points, rose 37.11 points, or 0.4%, to close at 9,580.63, its eighth consecutive advance.  The broad Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500-stock index rose 2.86 points, or 0.28%, to 1,030.98.  The tech-heavy NASDAQ composite index edged up 3.30 points, or 0.16%, to 2,027.73, helped by a late-session rally in technology shares.  Treasuries fell, pushing the yield on 10-year notes up 0.3 point to 3.46%.  On the New York Stock Exchange 1.16 billion shares exchanged hands and advancing shares were ahead ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/04/08/xhb-housing-recovery-here-we-come/5232#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>(MCO) As Housing Starts Fall… Lenders Putting “Final Screws” Into Homebuilders</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/01/26/mco-as-housing-starts-fall%e2%80%a6-lenders-putting-%e2%80%9cfinal-screws%e2%80%9d-into-homebuilders/2325</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Don Miller, Contributing Writer, Money Morning Editor’s Note: We’ve been talking a lot about real estate in Investment U recently, specifically how it relates to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). One of the other aspects of REITs that’s making them look more attractive is the housing market for new construction. As it declines and the financing dries up for builders, old construction will start increasing in value. That bodes well for REITs. Our colleagues over at Money Morning have taken a look at some of the issues facing builders that we feel are extremely relevant to the real estate market right now. New Housing Starts Hit 50 Year Lows New housing starts fell in December to the lowest levels since the government started compiling statistics in 1959, as surging ]]></description>
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