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• Wallstrip: Education Stocks

  Wallstrip - 2008-11-19

  What's an education system without profiteers? No education system at all! Apollo Group Inc. APOL, Strayer Education Inc. STRA, ITT Educational Services Inc. ESI, DeVry, Inc. DV

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• Pair Trade: Education and Training Services

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-15

  Joe Kunkle submits: For my explanation on pair trading, please see here. Education and Training Services Industry Education is always a key topic when a new President comes into office, and increased government spending along with a weak economy and tough job market sending people back to school, could bode...

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• Education Stocks Assert Themselves

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-04

  Paul Singh submits: A few sectors asserted themselves during last week's market up move. Education stocks are on fire and showing buying interest from the big boys. While most stocks are coming off bottoms and nearing resistance levels, education stocks are near recent highs. click to enlarge...

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• Apollo Group, Inc. F4Q 2008 (Qtr End 8/31/2008) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-28

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Sara Gubins – Merrill Lynch. Sara Gubins – Merrill Lynch Could you talk a bit about recent student demand trends over the past month or two? We’ve read a lot of articles about students...

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• Ten Shining Arizona Stocks

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-24

  Stockerblog submits: Did you know that Arizona has helium? In fact, Arizona is home to some of the richest helium containing gas in the world. A recent increase in the value of helium caused great interest in the quest for this gas. However, there is much more in...

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• Apollo Group, Inc. F3Q08 (Quarter End 05/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-07-01

  Earnings Call Excerpt Apollo Group, Inc. APOL F3Q08 Earnings Call July 1, 2008 5:00 pm ET Executives Dr. John Sperling – Acting Executive Chairman of the Board Joe D’Amico – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Greg Cappelli – Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Assistant...

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• Apollo Group to Present at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference

  - 2008-06-03

  PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) today announced that Brian Mueller, the Company's President, and Greg Cappelli, the Company's Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Assistant to the Executive Chairman, will be presenting at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference to be held on June 17, 2008 at...

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• Zacks Sell List Highlights: Apollo Group, UAL Corp., Toyota Motor, Caribou Coffee Corp

  - 2008-05-21

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sell: Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) and UAL Corp. (NASDAQ: UAUA). Further, Zacks...

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• Apollo Group Inc., F2Q08 (Qtr End 02/29/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-03-27

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from Brandon Dobell - William Blair & Company Brandon Dobell - William Blair & Company I’d like to focus on kind of two related points, one would be what we saw in kind of revenue per student and retention within the Bachelor segment...

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• Zacks Earnings Preview: Apollo Group, CKE Restaurants, Lennar, Oracle and Walgreen

  - 2008-03-24

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR) and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) . To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Earnings Preview is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market Analyst for Zacks.com. Oracle (NYSE:...

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• Apollo Group Provides Update on Current Events

  - 2008-02-21

  * Private loans remain at approximately 4% of revenue

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• Zacks Buy List Highlights: GameTech International, Flowserve Corp., Apollo Group and Zoran Corporation

  - 2008-01-18

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Everyday on Zacks.com, four stocks are selected based on how well they match the criteria for the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. The four Zacks Rank Buy stocks highlighted today...

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• Apollo Group F1Q08 (Qtr End 11/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-01-08

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question is from the line of Jeff Silber. Please go ahead. Jeff Silber - BMO Capital Markets Thanks so much. I appreciate all the color, Brian. I just wanted to delve a little bit further into this private lending issue. I...

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• Apollo Group Appoints Allyson Pooley Vice President, Investor Relations

  - 2007-11-01

  PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) announced the appointment of Allyson Pooley as Vice President, Investor Relations, effective today.

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• Apollo Group Completes Acquisition of Aptimus

  - 2007-10-30

  PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Aptimus (Nasdaq:APTM), an online advertising network. The acquisition aids in the furtherance of Apollo's broader efforts to position the Company to best monitor, manage and control its marketing investments and brands, with the...

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• Apollo Group Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 8/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-23

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line of Mark Marostica with Piper Jaffray. Mark Marostica - Piper Jaffray Good afternoon, everyone. John G. Sperling - Acting Executive Chairman Good afternoon. Mark Marostica - Piper Jaffray My first...

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• Apollo Group and the Carlyle Group Form $1 Billion Joint Venture to Make Investments in the International Education Services Sector

  - 2007-10-22

  PHOENIX & WASHINGTON -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) ("Apollo Group" or the "Company"), and private equity firm The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"), today announced that they have formed a $1 billion joint venture, Apollo Global, Inc. ("Apollo Global"). Apollo Global intends to make a range of investments in the international education...

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• Apollo Group, Inc. to Acquire Online Advertising Network Aptimus, Inc

  - 2007-08-08

  PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL), the nation's leading provider of both online and on-campus education, today announced it will acquire online advertising network Aptimus, Inc. (Nasdaq:APTM) for $6.25 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $48 million. The acquisition serves to advance Apollo's continuing efforts to enhance...

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• Aptimus Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Apollo Group

  - 2007-08-08

  Aptimus, Inc. (NASDAQ: APTM), the Point-of-Action online advertising network, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Apollo Group, Inc., one of the world's leading education providers, in an all-cash transaction for $6.25 per share of Aptimus common stock. The transaction is valued at...

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• Apollo Group F2Q07 (Qtr End 2/28/07) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2007-05-22

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Sarah Gubins with Merrill Lynch. Sarah Gubins - Merrill Lynch Hi, thank you. Good morning. Brian Mueller Good morning. Sarah Gubins - Merrill Lynch A couple of questions, and...

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