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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Reports Record Second Quarter Operating Profit; Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations Increased 63 Percent to $0.75; Management Raises Full Year Earnings Per Share Guidance to $4.55]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney First Quarter Earnings Per Share Increased 45 Percent; Operating Profit Increased 20 Percent to 8.7 Percent of Sales; Progress on Long Range Plan for Growth Continues]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Reports January Sales; Comparable Department Store Sales Increase 2.5%, Direct Sales Increase 4.3%; Management Outlines Operating Profit Guidance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLANO, Texas -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) comparable department store sales increased 2.5 percent for the four weeks ended January 28, 2006, while total department store sales increased 2.9 percent. Comparable store sales were in line with previous guidance for a low-single digit increase, and compare with a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney First Quarter Earnings Per Share Increase 66 Percent; Operating Profit Increases 37 Percent to 7.5 Percent of Sales; Business Fundamentals Continue to Improve]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLANO, Texas -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) first quarter earnings per share from continuing operations increased 66 percent to $0.63 per share from $0.38 per share in last year's period. On a dollar basis, income from continuing operations increased to $172 million from $118 million last year. Earnings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Reports Strong First Quarter Earnings; Operating Profit More Than Doubles; Financial Condition Remains Strong]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Fourth Quarter Earnings Double; Operating Profits for Department Stores and Eckerd Increase Significantly]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Reports December Comparable Sales; Department Store Sales Increase 4.7 Percent; Eckerd Operating Profits Strong; Management Raises EPS and Cash Flow Guidance]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCPenney Second Quarter Results Exceed Expectations; Eckerd Operating Profits Double; Financial Condition Remains Strong]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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