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		<title><![CDATA[Centex: Trying to Stay Attractive to Pulte Homes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ockham Research submits:  Centex Corp. CTX reported an EPS from continuing operations of $.68, but the results were greatly improved by a $3.31 per share tax benefit.  Revenue was down 49% overall, and 47% in the home building operations.  Analysts had been predicting a loss of $1.17...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:45:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Homebuilders Slam on the Brakes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Sharp submits: The outlook for homebuilders remains bleak, despite costly efforts to prop the market up. The two major efforts, of course, are a generous $8,000 homebuyer tax credit, and artificially low mortgage rates courtesy of the Fed. Without these supports, the housing market would have dropped much farther...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:34:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Centex Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 03/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Ivy Zelman, Zelman & Associates. Ivy Zelman - Zelman & Associates Tim you spoke about the improvement in sales activity which is obviously nice to report. One of the concerns that I think we all have to realize is at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:43:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Centex - Pulte Combination: When One Plus One Is Less than One]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luke Johnston submits: The announcement that Centex CTX and Pulte PHM would join together to become America's largest home builder made the media all abuzz, causing home builder stocks to jump. Since Pulte and Centex serve different market segments and have regions of the country where they do not compete,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:09:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pulte and Centex Will Be Another Merger of Equals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trader Mark submits: I've explained in other blogs why I believe the "housing recovery" will be a long, drawn-out process; it would appear from the consolidation that is finally occurring, the home builders are seeing the writing on the wall. Another "merger of equals"... Pulte Homes PHM and Centex CTX;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:09:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M & A Activity to Heat Up Between 'Haves' and 'Have-Nots']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment U submits:  We spotlighted Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) along with a few other homebuilders recently as signs that the housing market is starting to move again. Wednesday  morning we were greeted with the news that Pulte is buying out Centex (NYSE: CTX) for $10.50  a share...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:05:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Centex F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator At this time we will begin taking questions. Operator Instructions. Thank you. Our first question comes from Ivy Zelman from Zelman & Associates. Your line is open. Ivy Zelman - Zelman & Associates Hi, good morning everyone, thank you. Timothy Eller Hi Ivy. Cathy Smith Good morning....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:39:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Key Quotes from Centex's FQ209 Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Centex Corp.'s  FQ209 conference call:  Head count, macro fallout:    We&#8217;ve combined and consolidated operations around the country for efficiency. In California, for example, we now operate two divisions with a couple of satellite offices where we once operated nine separate divisions. We&#8217;ve made similar changes in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Centex Corporation F2Q 09 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Nishu Sood &#8211; Deutsche Bank. Nishu Sood &#8211; Deutsche Bank Thanks. Good morning, everyone. First question I wanted to ask was on your reduced forecast for land spend. If I&#8217;m doing my math correctly you&#8217;re taking it down by about...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: Centex Corp.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Centex Corp. CTX is expected to report Q2 earnings Tuesday after the close with a conference call scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 am.Guidance Analysts are looking for a loss of (94c) on revenue of $1.3B. The consensus range is ($2.04) to (17c) for EPS, and revenue of $1.19B to $1.48B,...]]></description>
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