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		<title><![CDATA[Costco Has All the Right Catalysts in Place]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Everyone&#8217;s favorite home for 5 lb. cracker bags, 50 rolls of TP, and grab-bag inventory, Costco COST is finally breaking through the $50 level that has plagued shares since the beginning of the March rally. On no less than 5 separate occasions, shares of this low-beta name...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:47:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time to Trim Petrobras, Caterpillar Holdings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: There hasn&#8217;t been a lot of activity here for a couple of weeks, the unfortunate result of other obligations and my ongoing intent to put in 5-6 hours of good reading and research time for every hour spent writing up my conclusions. But hey, if it&#8217;s not...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:23:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Look at Caterpillar's Blowout Quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F150373-a-look-at-caterpillar-s-blowout-quarter%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: The Secular Trends Portfolio gobbled up a few more scraps of alpha Tuesday as largest holding Caterpillar CAT breezed past consensus estimates for $.22 per share in Q2. Net profit (that&#8217;s right folks, net) came in at $.60/sh, or $371 million. Ex-out the one-time restructuring costs and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:47:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Check Point, IBM: Finding Safety and Opportunity in Tech]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F148237-check-point-ibm-finding-safety-and-opportunity-in-tech%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Cash No Good...   Following the recent sales of Pfizer PFE, Schering SGP, and Freeport FCX in the Secular Trends Portfolio (the links will take you to my coverage of all 3), the cash position in the Secular Trends Model has shot up to 15%. This...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:32:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/check+point+software+technologies+ltd..html"><![CDATA[Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amgen May Have a Winner on Its Hands]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F147824-amgen-may-have-a-winner-on-its-hands%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Shares of Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) are soaring following the news that a Phase III trial of the company&#8217;s Denosumab drug for osteoporosis showed superior effects in treating adverse bone reactions in patients with advanced forms of breast cancer. In the trial summary data released after Tuesday&#8217;s close,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:11:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Service Sector Report: A Mixed Bag of Sentiment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F147302-service-sector-report-a-mixed-bag-of-sentiment%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: I suppose every analyst has their favorite economic indicators, whether due to the specific sectors they follow or their slant towards bottoms-up or top-down analysis. To the latter, I try to as much of both as my resources allow, and to the former, I am a big...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:55:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/alcoa+inc..html"><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/peabody+energy+corp..html"><![CDATA[Peabody Energy Corp.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I'm Upping Corning and Beckman Coulter Stakes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F146902-why-i-m-upping-corning-and-beckman-coulter-stakes%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: This post is chiefly for time-stamping purposes; I&#8217;ll be attaching my notes and thesis statement for Beckman Coulter BEC at a later date. As to Corning GLW, this has been a small weighting in the model thus far, and I&#8217;m taking it up to 4.5% with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:34:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/beckman+coulter+inc..html"><![CDATA[Beckman Coulter Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I'm Shifting Portfolio Sector Weightings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F146371-why-i-m-shifting-portfolio-sector-weightings%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: This morning there&#8217;s going to be some big changes to the Secular Trends Portfolio; as stated earlier there&#8217;s far too much cash sitting around. There are several themes that deserve representation, and a few sectors where the level of underweight (compared to the S&P 500) is more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:44:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IMAX: Welcome Back to the Land of the Viable]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F146118-imax-welcome-back-to-the-land-of-the-viable%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Ever since I saw the first preview for the Transformers movie sequel months ago, I was running an over/under in my mind for how low the Metacritic score would be&#8230;50? No, that would be way too high.  This movie was pure drivel. I settled in on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:57:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Selling Schering Plough, Looking to India, Brazil and South Africa]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F145265-selling-schering-plough-looking-to-india-brazil-and-south-africa%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: In line with yesterday&#8217;s post on some pending changes to the Secular Trends Model Portfolio, I am blowing out the remaining 1850 shares of Schering-Plough SGP in the model. SGP has really just been a floater since the announcement of Merck&#8217;s MRK buyout in early March, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:33:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/merck+%2526+co.+inc..html"><![CDATA[Merck & Co. Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I'm Buying Micron: Part I]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F143923-why-i-m-buying-micron-part-i%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: I&#8217;ve been watching Micron MU for a few months now, and I think the semi&#8217;s could really run tomorrow on a favorable Philly Fed Index. It won&#8217;t be fundamentally based so much as inventory building, but Micron&#8217;s price represents a solid entry point on its own merits....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:19:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Portfolio Reshuffle: Freeport's Out, Some Pharma's Next]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F143027-portfolio-reshuffle-freeport-s-out-some-pharma-s-next%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: The next few trading sessions will constitute what is, for me, a rash of trading as I adjust the allocations within the Secular Trends Portfolio. For readers who have been wondering why it&#8217;s been so quiet around here, I offer my apologies for not being able to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:54:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NVIDIA: Standing Tall in Semiconductor Purgatory]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F111152-nvidia-standing-tall-in-semiconductor-purgatory%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: There&#8217;s been no shortage of news and activity surrounding NVIDIA NVDA, lately. On one hand, the graphics chipmaker has been getting some love in the form of CNBC plugs and the occasional &#8220;hey check these guys out&#8221; mention. The increased name-dropping is warranted considering that shares have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:26:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caterpillar: Does It Deserve the Goldman Downgrade?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110592-caterpillar-does-it-deserve-the-goldman-downgrade%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Goldman has gone from from permabull (remember the $200 oil &#8220;super-spike&#8221; call from May?) to permabear in less than one year&#8217;s time. Earlier this year the call was for an average spot price for crude to be somewhere between $110 and $120 through 2011, while today the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:09:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Costco: Earnings Show Selective Weakness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110427-costco-earnings-show-selective-weakness%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Costco Wholesale COST reported fiscal &#8216;09 Q1 earnings yesterday morning, and largely confirmed the sales trends noted along with the retailer&#8217;s Nov. sales issuance last week. From Thursday's report:        Q1 net sales up 4%, 1% on a comparable basisBoilerplate comps...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:53:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Las Vegas Sands: Sustainability Thesis Looking Better?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110425-las-vegas-sands-sustainability-thesis-looking-better%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: On Thursday, we officially passed the one-month mark since Las Vegas Sands LVS announced its utterly dilutive stock and warrant offering in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy. Considering the size of the deal and the audacity associated with bypassing the shareholders&#8217; ability to have a say...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:46:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/las+vegas+sands+corp..html"><![CDATA[Las Vegas Sands Corp.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electronic Arts: Sell-Siders Flee on Lowered 2009 Guidance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110283-electronic-arts-sell-siders-flee-on-lowered-2009-guidance%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: I should put it out there that I&#8217;m not a contrarian by nature. Sometimes I agree with what the ole&#8217; herd has to say. It just so happens that lately, the sell-side community has been slicing the ball so severely that &#8220;zigging when they zag&#8221; seems the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:42:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FedEx and Texas Instruments: Two Warnings with Two Very Different Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110060-fedex-and-texas-instruments-two-warnings-with-two-very-different-results%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: It&#8217;s just been raining guidance the past few days. Some companies are dropping it altogether, a few are reaffirming prior cuts, and many more are taking an axe to Q4 and 2009 estimates. Two particularly noteworthy guidance changes came out after the bell Monday, as FedEx FDX...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:59:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Potash Corp. Announces 2009 Production Cuts; Will Pricing Hold?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F110057-potash-corp-announces-2009-production-cuts-will-pricing-hold%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: Potash Corp. came out late yesterday and joined the likes of Mosaic MOS and Uralkali in cutting production of its chief product, as the company will reduce 2009 potash output by roughly 20%, beginning in January. CEO Bill Doyle sees demand as only temporarily weak, noting a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NYSE Euronext: M&A Interest Only Serving to Boost Valuations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F109687-nyse-euronext-m-a-interest-only-serving-to-boost-valuations%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Barnes submits: The M&A rumor mill has been in full effect over the past 48 hours (ah, the memories&#8230;) over the prospects for a merger between Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext NYX, first reported by German magazine Der Spiegel. The official response from Deutsche Boerse, thus far, is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:05:26 -0800</pubDate>
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