Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Liberty City Rules At Take-Two Interactive

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The Grand Theft Auto franchise accounted for 60 percent, or $710 million, of total publishing sales in the year-ended October 2008 at Take-...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Garmin's Nuvifone -- Dead on Arrival?

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Ten months after Garmin Ltd (GRMN-$18.80) announced plans to enter the GPS (Global Positioning System) — enabled smart phone market, the pr...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Addicted to Profits at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

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Despite formidable competitors in the single-cup brew industry, including the FLAVIA beverage system (MARS), the TASSIMO beverage system (KR...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Debt Level a Tall Order for Staples

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Given slower store traffic and an uncertain global economic environment, did Staples (SPLS-$18.35) pick the wrong time to spend approximat...

America’s Car-Mart Caters to Riskier Borrowers

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Whereas competitors, such as AutoNation and CarMax , currently face difficulty in moving trucks and sport utility vehicles off their lots, ...
Friday, December 12, 2008

Upscale Shoppers Pinching Pennies at Nordstrom

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Are upscale shoppers less susceptible to economic downturns? Luxury retailer Nordstrom (JWN-$12.63) is now acutely aware that even the weal...

Can Chesapeake Break Spending Habit?

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Aubrey McClendon , Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy (CHK-$16.30) , told investors on a conference call on Monday that the the na...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

SubPrime Mess Still Haunts H&R Block

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Despite shedding its money-losing mortgage operations to focus on its tax business, H&R Block (HRB-$19.95) is still haunted by collaps...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Target Undercut By Consumer Credit Charges

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Amid declining comparable store sales resulting from a decrease in consumer spending, discount retailer Target (TGT-$39.00) is also being a...

Acergy SA -- Betting on an Energy Turnaround

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Acergy (ACGY-$5.72) , a Norwegian-based seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor for the offshore oil and gas industry, exp...
Sunday, December 07, 2008

Fleetwood's Cash Concerns Overshadow Hyped Hybrid RV

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Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. (FLE-$0.25) unveiled its first-ever hybrid motor home at the annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., l...
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Saturday, December 06, 2008

NVIDIA Not Intimidated By Intel

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Intel is looking to wrestle share away from graphics chipset maker Nvidia (NVDA-$7.36) by putting integrated-graphics silicon into its cen...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Beazer Homes' Stock Price Soars on Weak Outlook

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Even though the quarterly loss more than tripled at Beazer Homes (BZH-$2.06) and its management expects losses to continue through 2009, th...

How Certain Are 2009 Tax Profits at Jackson Hewitt?

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Despite popular thinking on the certainty of taxes, recent filings with the SEC suggest even Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (JTX-$13.53) – and ...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Rebates! Rebates! Driving Pill - Popping at NBTY

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Vitamin retailer NBTY (NYT-$13.83) maker of familiar brands Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex and Rexall, is becoming more dependent o...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

No Busy Signals at American Tower

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American Tower (AMT-$25.43) is a leading owner and operator of communications sites for the wireless and broadcast industries, with more th...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Hornsbeck Offshore Optimistic on On Deep Water Rates

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Hornbeck Offshore (HOS-$16.77) does not believe that short-term fluctuations in energy prices will affect the long-range investment plans o...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Nike Sues MercadoLibre over Fake Sneakers

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On August 14, 2008, Nike requested a preliminary injunction against a subsidiary of MercadoLibre’s (MELI-$11.16) in the First Civil and Co...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

More House Cat than Cougar in Force Protection's Future?

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Force Protection (FRPT-$3.47) , a manufacturer of ballistic- and blast-protected wheeled vehicles for the U.S. military, reported a profit o...

Wanted: New Business Model at Crocs

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Sales at Crocs (CROX-$1.16) fell 32 percent in the third-quarter ended September 30 to $174.2 million, as the company experienced substanti...