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Summer economy warming up July 07, 2011 Encouraging reports from U.S. retailers show consumers may be starting to spend as new reports on the job market point to a possible rebound there.

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Analyst Moves: AA, LAMR July 07, 2011 This morning, Citigroup lowered its EPS estimates on shares of Alcoa (AA) ahead of earnings. The firm said input costs remain high and aluminum prices are lower than forecasts.

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Thursday Sector Laggards: Agriculture & ... July 07, 2011 In trading on Thursday, agriculture & farm products shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of LE Gaga Holdings Limited Ads ...

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Lumber Liquidator Shares Fall Following Guidance July 07, 2011 This morning, Lumber Liquidators (LL) announced that it had to lower its full-year earnings guidance to the range of $1.00 to $1.15 as consumer demand has faltered. The company cites the economic ...

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ECB raises rates despite debt crisis July 07, 2011 The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year, as was widely expected, in a bid to cool inflation in the euro zone, despite the intensifying debt crisis in Greece ...

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Japan in huge rare earth find July 07, 2011 Japanese scientists claim discovery of vast deposits of rare earth minerals in the Pacific Ocean, but analysts say extraction is costly and may take decades.

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NWA Declared Top Ten Livable Market July 07, 2011 Northwest Arkansas made an exclusive list when it comes to attracting new businesses and people.

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What’s In The News: July 6, 2011 July 07, 2011 This is what’s in the news for Wednesday, July 6th. The Wall Street Journal reports that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) is part of a bidding group in exclusive talks to buy Citigroup's ...

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Hacker Group Claimed Accessed User Accounts ... July 07, 2011 AntiSec, a hacking group announced over the weekend that they obtained user names and passwords of an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) server.The group displayed materials of 27 user accounts and ...

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Microsoft May Release Windows Phone 7 in Japan ... July 07, 2011 Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Japan unit is looking to launch sales of smartphones based on the most advanced version of the Windows Phone 7 operating system in the country within the year through ...

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Disney CEO says Hulu owners "committed" to selling July 07, 2011 Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney (NYSE:DIS), says that the owners of Hulu — Disney, News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), NBC Universal (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Providence Equity Partners-- are committed to ...

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Morgan Stanley Downgraded Intuit To EW From OW July 07, 2011 Morgan Stanley downgraded Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) to equal-weight from overweight and maintained its $59 price target.Intuit has a potential upside of 13.6% based on a current price of $52.36 and an ...

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Citigroup Raised Its 2011, 2012 EPS Estimates ... July 07, 2011 Citigroup raised its 2011 and 2012 EPS estimates for New York Times (NYSE:NYT) and maintained its buy rating and $11.50 price target.The bank sees 2011 EPS of $0.58, up from $0.54 per share, vs. ...

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Kenexa announces $3M settlement agreement with ... July 07, 2011 Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA) and Taleo (NASDAQ:TLEO) entered into a settlement agreement resolving all outstanding litigations between the parties. As a result, all litigations between the parties will ...

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UBS Initiated Coverage Of Rockwell Automation ... July 07, 2011 UBS initiated coverage of Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) with a neutral rating and $93 price target.Rockwell Automation has a potential upside of 8.4% based on a current price of $87.93 and an ...

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The ISM Said Its Services Index Fell To 53.3% ... July 07, 2011 The Institute for Supply Management said its services index fell to 53.3% last month from 54.6% in May, supplying further evidence that the U.S. economy has lost steam. Economists had expected ...

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Upstate acquires Community General 7-6-11 July 07, 2011 With new signs and a new flag, hospital leadership will commemorate the first day in business Thursday for Upstate University Hospital after acquiring Community General.

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Morgan Stanley Initiated Coverage Of Solazyme ... July 07, 2011 Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Solazyme (NASDAQ:SZYM) with an overweight rating and $29 price target.The bank sees a 2011 loss of $0.82 per share and a 2012 loss of $0.25 per share.

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Kinetic Concepts Sale Could Be Worth More Than $5B July 07, 2011 Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE: KCI) is talking through a sale with at least two private-equity firms that can possibly cost the company at more than $5 billion excluding debt, said two sources who ...

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Blackstone Increases Size of Buyout Fund to $16B July 06, 2011 Blackstone Group’s (NYSE:BX) new buyout fund was already large last December, at $15B, according to the Wall Street Journal. Since then, the buyout fund has seen increased interest and is now ...