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		<title><![CDATA[Recession Boosts Retail CFOs, Fiscal Discipline]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its second annual survey of CFOs at 26 national specialty and department store chains in the United States and Canada, Karabus Management, a subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers, determined that retailers have become more focused on return on investment and more concerned about the cost of growth.    While...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:13:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dress Barn Ups Guidance as Sales, Market Share Grow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dress Barn increase its earnings-per-share guidance for its fiscal year while its value-oriented chains are experiencing sales and market share growth. by Ian Ritter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:51:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RIM Outshines Palm But Fails to Dispel All Doubts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion may have zipped past expectations for its quarterly results and forecast, but it hasn't dispelled all doubts about its staying power to lead the race.By contrast, Palm Inc reported disappointing results on Thursday on weaker consumer demand, and analysts said it looks...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:30:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RIM Still Blows Past Apple In Smartphone Unit Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIM's BlackBerry unit sales are still far stronger than Apple's iPhone by Erik Sherman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:57:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/29/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question today comes from the line of David Palmer with UBS.  David Palmer - UBS I'll just try to wrap in a few quick questions in here -- first you said that you didn&#8217;t believe that it was just easy comparisons, we...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:20:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telstra Expecting 'flat' Sales Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Telco Telstra Corporation Ltd said on Friday that it expects sales revenue in the 2010 fiscal year to be little changed on the result for 2009."Following the continuation of trends seen in the second half of fiscal 2009, Telstra now expects sales revenue in fiscal year 2010 to be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retailers' Super Saturday Expectations High]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Baertlein, Phil Wahba and Nicole MaestriLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Bargain-hunting shoppers are expected to flood stores on "Super Saturday" weekend -- the last before Christmas -- and deliver retailers the highest weekend sales so far this holiday season.But many industry experts doubt whether the final hurrah will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:01:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRex Wireless E-Reader Will Miss The Holiday Party; Amazon Brags]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Nook can&#8217;t be bought to go in stores or ordered for December delivery any more but at least Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is fulfilling orders. Sony (NYSE: SNE) promises the wireless Daily Edition will be shipping for Christmas. PlasticLogic never promised Que for the 2009 holiday season....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Palm, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Simona Jankowski &#8211; Goldman Sachs & Co. Simona Jankowski &#8211; Goldman Sachs & Co. Can you just give us a little bit more color on the SG&A line?  In particular, I heard what you said about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:03:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions. You have a question from the line of Michael Gallo of CL King. Please proceed. Michael Gallo &#8211; CL King Hi, good morning. Congratulations on a very good quarter. My question is around gross margins; obviously, you had a terrific performance in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:50:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Take-Two's Game Sales Up 6 Percent In Fiscal Q4, But Losses Grow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Take-Two&#8217;s fiscal Q4 and full fiscal 2009 earnings report was somewhat anti-climactic, as the company warned investors that it would underperform guidance and analyst expectations about two weeks ago. Still, the numbers are a mixed bag: Game sales were up vs. 2008: Net revenue for Q3 (its fiscal Q4)...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Celestica, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-375234.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Matthew Sheerin &#8211; Thomas Weisel Partners. Matthew Sheerin &#8211; Thomas Weisel Partners Could you just start out by elaborating on the guidance?  It sounds like you&#8217;re seeing seasonal trends in most of the businesses but could...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:41:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hybrids Sell Like Hotcakes and Other Myths of 2009 Auto Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hybrids and small cars are the hot ticket in today's market, right? Wrong. On the other hand, the stampede continues, away from minivans, big pickups and SUVs and into cars and crossovers. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:20:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nike Earnings Beat St, Stands By Tiger Woods]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Nike Inc NKE forecast a return to sales growth this quarter as it expands market share and rides stronger consumer spending, and on Thursday pledged to stand by Tiger Woods, the face of Nike's golf brand.Shares in the world's top athletic apparel and footwear...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:15:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Standard owner closes in on The Independent]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Alexander Lebedev, the owner of London's Evening Standard and a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, is in advanced talks to buy the The Independent and The Independent on Sunday, according to people familiar with the matter.Mr Lebedev has held intermittent talks over the past year with publisher Independent News...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim FinkleBOSTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Oracle Corp ORCL reported a surprise increase in new software sales and said growth could accelerate this quarter as corporate IT spending picks up, sending its shares 4 percent higher.The world's No. 2 business software maker led by billionaire Larry Ellison also expects to win...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Nike Inc NKE reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday as cost-cutting and a steadier order book helped offset weak sales in mature markets, and its shares rose more than 3 percent.Nike has countered declines in consumer spending mainly by cutting costs, streamlining operations and reducing marketing....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Actuant Corp. F1Q10 (Qtr End 11/30/2009) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Hammond - KeyBanc Capital Markets Jeff Hammond - KeyBanc Capital Markets  Andy you talked about the inefficiencies and redundancies, around some of the plant moves. Is there where to quantify that in the first quarter and what that...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ We don&#8217;t typically cover the sample sales market, but because some publications are taking a hard look at it as a potential source of online revenue, we would be remiss not to cover the entrance of a prominent player to the red-hot sector. Mark Vadon, who co-founded online jewelry...]]></description>
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