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Treasury Inflation Bets Rise to Most Since 2008 Following Oil Price Surge Bloomberg By Wes Goodman - Tue Mar 08 06:02:40 GMT 2011 Treasury traders increased bets on inflation to the most in 32 months after oil prices surged and as economists said an industry report today will show optimism among small business climbed in February. ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian sharemarket closes flat over high oil prices The Australian THE Australian sharemarket clawed back earlier loses to close flat today amid uncertainty that oil prices will soon recede from record highs. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 10.3 points, or 0.21 per cent, at 4808.20, while the broader All ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia Stocks Fluctuate, Inflation-Linked Bonds Rise on Libya; Metals Drop Bloomberg Central banks are focusing more on inflation as the world economy gathers strength and food and oil prices surge. The People's Bank of China raised reserve requirements twice this year and increased lending and deposit rates once as part of the ... See all stories on this topic »

TODAY'S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX ... Learning and Finance The unrest abroad has sent oil prices skyrocketing with an increase of approximately 6% by the end of last week, bringing the commodity up to over $104 a barrel and setting new two year highs on Friday. Concerns regarding the underlying source of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Oil Spike: Comparing Yesterday to Today Memphis Daily News Today, financial stress indicators are low, real estate prices are stabilizing, unemployment levels are declining and investors are buying. In 2008, oil prices rose into a declining economy; today, oil prices are rising into an expanding economy. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Funds increase net length for fourth straight week as Gold keeps rising Commodity Online By Allen Sykora (Kitco News) - Fund managers added to their net long position in gold for the fourth straight week, according to the most recent data put out by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and their net length is now at the highest level ... See all stories on this topic »

Silver rides a wave of investment demand Commodity Online He was interviewed by Kitco News on the sidelines of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada being held in Toronto. Christian said investors also are buying gold and silver because of the economic and political uncertainty in the Middle East ... See all stories on this topic »

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Metals Outlook: Silver leads commodities rally Commodity Online (Kitco News) - April gold futures surged to a fresh all-time high Monday morning, but have reversed course and plunged into negative territory. From a scalping perspective, the intraday technical trend has turned negative for the gold market. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Kylie Minogue’s Dolce & Gabbana Tour Outfits

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Dolce & Gabbana designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce recently collaborated with Kylie Minogue to create the wardrobe for her "Les Folies" tour. Minogue is already on tour—looking fabulous, of course—and the design duo just unveiled more images of Minogue's stage costumes via its Twitter account. A gold corset serves as the base for the outfits, which are reinterpretations of looks from Dolce & Gabbana's archives. "Kylie has always been our "Piccola Principessa" (Little Princess),” the designers said in a statement. "We are given free reign to create because she trusts that we know exactly what she likes." See photos of the superstar’s feathered robes, metallic thigh-high boots, and off-the-shoulder capes in the gallery.

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Interest Rates Could Moderate Precious Metals Prices ZAGASI Demand for base metals also drops as investors shy away from the risk and are drawn to gold and silver. As of Monday, March 7th, gold traded as high as $1445.70 and as low as $1,4280.30. According to Kitco's gold index, the price of gold was up $2. See all stories on this topic » ZAGASI

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Wall Street shares slide on oil, Intel concerns The Australian Traders work in the oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Picture: AP Source: The Australian US stocks fell today as investors continued to fret over the potential impact of rising oil prices amid more turmoil in Libya, ... See all stories on this topic »

Oil Prices Are Higher Than You Think Forbes (blog) By EMILY LAMBERT The price of crude oil is surging and becoming, once again, a national preoccupation. Crude oil price neared $107 today, reported several outlets including MarketWatch and ABC News. Oil prices have the attention of President Barack ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes (blog)

Oil ETF Options Investor Bets on Drop as Volume Stays High Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. increased its Brent oil price estimate, saying the threat of more disruptions supports a "fear premium." Almost 116600 puts traded today, 1.7 times the four-week average. The April $38 puts and April $41 puts, which were the most-active ... See all stories on this topic »

Gas: California Has Most Expensive State Average at $3.90; Station in Orlando ... ABC News Oil had hit a high of $106.95 a barrel today in early trading, as hostilities continued in Libya. As expected, the Department of Energy released a higher weekly national average gas price today. The national average is $3.52 per gallon, up from $3.38 ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Today's Contract Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper Price Per Ounce Rate Analysis ... Learning and Finance Continued protests in the Middle East as well as escalating threats of violence in Libya are pushing oil prices higher and stock trend lines lower. Investors are on edge over the rising oil prices and gold is benefiting as a result. ... See all stories on this topic »

Dollar Falls Against Commodity Currencies on Higher Oil, Demand for Growth Bloomberg ... 2.16 percent today from 1.94 percent a week earlier, indicating investors are increasing wagers on higher interest rates. Trichet said the world's central bankers are united in their aim to prevent surging oil prices from fanning broader inflation. ... See all stories on this topic »

BofA Merrill: Higher Oil Prices a "Net Positive" For Stocks! Wall Street Journal (blog) You see, all this market needs is higher oil prices! And the oil world is delivering. Light, sweet crude is up about 1% to $105.40 a barrel today. BAML is overweight energy (natch), neutral on consumer discretionary and negative on autos and multi-line ... See all stories on this topic »

Gas prices go up in Huntsville WAFF Analysts say higher crude oil prices are driving up gas prices. Oil prices rose again today to $106 a barrel. President Obama's chief of staff says dipping into the nation's petroleum reserve is an option to try to bring prices back down. ... See all stories on this topic »

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TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES March 7th, 2011 Approaching Close

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Stocks take a turn for the worst as mounting concerns overseas and pressure from the tech sector pulls the market down. Surging oil prices continue to make headlines as the price per barrel rises from $104 on Friday to $106 on Monday setting new two year highs. The turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East continues to consume investors attention and increases the desire to seek the safety of precious metals. As a result, gold prices have also surged with a new intraday record reported at $1445.00 an ounce. Most recently the news that Greece’s debt has been downgraded by analysts at Moody’s has given investors yet another reason to retreat from the market. The downgrade from Ba1 to B1 also carries with it a report with negative outlooks due to the massive debt load and the risks in its structural reform package. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its report on consumer credit later this afternoon and economists anticipate an increase of 3.3 billion in January. Approaching close the major market indexes continue in the red. The Dow dropped 120.03 points or 0.99% to 12049.85. The Nasdaq dropped 54.98 points or 1.97% to 2729.58. The S&P 500 decreased by 15.42 points or 1.17% to 1305.69. The Treasuries 10 year yield increased by 0.0050 to 3.50%. Oil increased 0.54 to $104.96 a barrel. The U.S. Dollar increased 0.0012 to the Euro at $1.40. Author: Pamela Frost

TODAY'S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES March 7th, 2011 Approaching Close

TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, NOTES March 7th, 2011 Approaching Close

Stocks take a turn for the worst as mounting concerns overseas and pressure
from the tech sector pulls the market down. Surging oil prices continue to make
headlines as the price per barrel rises from $104 on Friday to $106 on Monday
setting new two year highs. The turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East
continues to consume investors attention and increases the desire to seek the
safety of precious metals. As a result, gold prices have also surged with a new
intraday record reported at $1445.00 an ounce. Most recently the news that
Greeces debt has been downgraded by analysts at Moodys has given investors yet
another reason to retreat from the market. The downgrade from Ba1 to B1 also
carries with it a report with negative outlooks due to the massive debt load and
the risks in its structural reform package. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to
release its report on consumer credit later this afternoon and economists
anticipate an increase of 3.3 billion in January. Approaching close the major
market indexes continue in the red. The Dow dropped 120.03 points or 0.99% to
12049.85. The Nasdaq dropped 54.98 points or 1.97% to 2729.58. The S&P 500
decreased by 15.42 points or 1.17% to 1305.69. The Treasuries 10 year yield
increased by 0.0050 to 3.50%. Oil increased 0.54 to $104.96 a barrel. The U.S.
Dollar increased 0.0012 to the Euro at $1.40. Author: Pamela Frost

Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: AOB, CEA, CEO, CHL, CHU, CIS, COGO, CTC ... (Mar 7, 2011)

Below are today's Analyst Actions on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks.

Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (NYSE:AOB). Nomura reiterated Buy rating on China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. (NYSE:CEA), and cut price target from HK$5.90 to HK$5.50 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Citigroup maintained Buy rating on CNOOC Limited (NYSE:CEO), and cut price target from $275.99 to $274.84. Yuanta maintained Buy rating and HK$88 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Yuanta maintained Buy rating and HK$14.60 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU). Goldman Sachs maintained Neutral rating on Camelot Information Systems Inc (NYSE:CIS), and raised price target from $17.80 to $20.70. William Blair maintained Outperform rating on Camelot Information Systems Inc (NYSE:CIS). Ticonderoga Securities maintained Buy rating and $14.25 price target on Cogo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:COGO). William Blair reiterated Market Perform rating on IFM Investments Limited (NYSE:CTC). Credit Suisse initiated coverage of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (NASDAQ:CTEL) with Outperform rating and HK$7.10 price target on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating and $20 price target on Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ). Credit Agricole Securities maintained Buy rating on Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN), and raised price target from $30 to $33. RBS reiterated Buy rating on Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ:GAME), and maintained $7.50 price target. Susquehanna Financial Group maintained Neutral rating on Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ:GAME), and raised price target from $6 to $7. Piper Jaffray reiterated Overweight rating on Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ:HOGS), and cut price target from $27 to $26. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $24 price target on Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ:HOGS). Jefferies & Company maintained Buy rating and $13 price target on Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HSOL). Susquehanna Financial Group maintained Neutral rating on KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ:KONG), and raised price target from $6.50 to $9. JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating on China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC), and cut price target from HK$37 to HK$34 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Jefferies & Company maintained Buy rating and $48 price target on Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd (NYSE:LFT). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Perform rating on Mindray Medical International Ltd (NYSE:MR). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:NKBP). Citigroup maintained Hold rating on PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE:PTR), and raised price target from HK$11.60 to HK$12 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. BNP Paribas reiterated Buy rating on Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD), and cut price target from $40 to $35. Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE:SCR). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on ShangPharma Corp (NYSE:SHP). JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating on Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (NYSE:SMI), and cut price target from HK$0.66 to HK$0.60 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Citigroup maintained Buy rating and $157.97 price target on China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE:SNP). Goldman Sachs maintained Neutral rating on Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU), and raised price target from $68 to $72. Bank of America upgraded Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD) from Underperform to Buy, and raised price objective from $12.5 to $30. Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on 3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX). Collins Stewart maintained Buy rating and $10 price target on Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP). Cowen and Company maintained Outperform rating on Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP). JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating and $5.6 price target on VisionChina Media Inc (NASDAQ:VISN). BMO Capital Markets downgraded VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE:VIT) from Outperform to Market Perform, and cut price target from $40 to $30. Piper Jaffray maintained Neutral rating and $17 price target on WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:WX). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:WX). Credit Suisse reiterated Outperform rating on TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), and maintained $14.90 price target. William Blair maintained Outperform rating on Xueda Education Group (NYSE:XUE). Nomura maintained Buy rating and HK$30.4 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (NYSE:YZC). Nomura reiterated Buy rating on China Southern Airlines Limited (NYSE:ZNH), and cut price target from HK$7.20 to HK$6.88 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares.

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Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: AOB, CEA, CEO, CHL, CHU, CIS, COGO, CTC … (Mar 7, 2011)

5 Options for the End of Brick & Mortar

Consumers continue to spend more money with online retailers, and use
brick-and-mortar outlets as a place to test products and comparison shop. Last
week The Wall Stree t Journal reported on troubles facing consumer electronics
giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) in its article "Forecast for Best Buy: Worst Is
Yet to Come." The Journal noted that online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN ) is finding great success from this continued consumer migration away from
traditional stores. Here's the money quote from the article: "Indeed,
Amazon's electronics … revenue rose 66% to $18 billion last year, helping it
lift market share in different segments. Its share of LCD TV sets, for instance,
nearly tripled, to 3.7% at the end of 2010 from 1.3% in 2007, estimates research
firm Traqline. Its share of portable audio devices rose to 11% from 4.6% in the
same period. A key to that success is that Amazon beats bricks-and-mortar
retailers across the board on average electronics prices, a Wells Fargo study
showed." The capture of more and more market share by Amazon, and the
concomitant loss by Best Buy, isn't an isolated case. Not only has Amazon
grabbed market share away from booksellers such as Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:
BKS ), but it also continues gobbling from other big retail giants. The consumer
shift may come is shifts and starts so investors may want to look at long-term
options on some of these retailers. Here are five options trades to take
advantage of the online retail migration. Amazon.com The most obvious way to
play this trend is to go long AMZN shares. The stock currently trades around
$170 per share, so Amazon bulls should check out the AMZN Apr 2011 175 Call .
Amazon also has long term trading options dated January 2012 and January 2013.
If you think it the it will take Amazon a little longer to dominate retail these
months may be attractive. The volume isnt large but there is some open interest
in these months. Best Buy The other obvious trade here is to short Best Buy
shares, and doing that is easy with the BBY Apr 2011 31 Put . Best Buy has the
same  longer-term expiration months as Amazon January 2012, and January 2013.
Volume is light at this point but they may be worth exploring if you think Best
Buy will lose market share as 2011 goes on. Best Buy faces a quandary it will
probably generate foot traffic and sales with lower prices, but that reduces the
revenue it needs to hire and pay its smart sales staff, a major advantage it
holds over Amazon. The danger is dropping staff and presenting itself as
bookseller Borders did before it filed for bankruptcy long aisles and few
customer helpers. Last month Borders filed for bankruptcy and prepared to close
about one-third of its stores. Thats a no-go.

Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: AOB, CEA, CEO, CHL, CHU, CIS, COGO, CTC ... (Mar 7, 2011)

Below are today's Analyst Actions on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks . Oppenheimer
& Co. maintained Outperform rating on American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc.
(NYSE:AOB). Nomura reiterated Buy rating on China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.
(NYSE:CEA), and cut price target from HK$5.90 to HK$5.50 on the companys Hong
Kong-listed shares. Citigroup maintained Buy rating on CNOOC Limited (NYSE:CEO),
and cut price target from $275.99 to $274.84. Yuanta maintained Buy rating and
HK$88 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Mobile Ltd.
(NYSE:CHL). Yuanta maintained Buy rating and HK$14.60 price target on the Hong
Kong-listed shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU). Goldman Sachs
maintained Neutral rating on Camelot Information Systems Inc (NYSE:CIS), and
raised price target from $17.80 to $20.70. William Blair maintained Outperform
rating on Camelot Information Systems Inc (NYSE:CIS). Ticonderoga Securities
maintained Buy rating and $14.25 price target on Cogo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:COGO).
William Blair reiterated Market Perform rating on IFM Investments Limited
(NYSE:CTC). Credit Suisse initiated coverage of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited
(NASDAQ:CTEL) with Outperform rating and HK$7.10 price target on the companys
Hong Kong-listed shares. Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating and $20
price target on Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ). Credit Agricole Securities
maintained Buy rating on Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN), and raised
price target from $30 to $33. RBS reiterated Buy rating on Shanda Games Limited
(NASDAQ:GAME), and maintained $7.50 price target. Susquehanna Financial Group
maintained Neutral rating on Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ:GAME), and raised
price target from $6 to $7. Piper Jaffray reiterated Overweight rating on
Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ:HOGS), and cut price target from $27 to $26. Roth Capital
Partners maintained Buy rating and $24 price target on Zhongpin Inc.
(NASDAQ:HOGS). Jefferies & Company maintained Buy rating and $13 price target on
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HSOL). Susquehanna Financial Group
maintained Neutral rating on KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ:KONG), and raised
price target from $6.50 to $9. JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating on China Life
Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC), and cut price target from HK$37 to HK$34 on
the companys Hong Kong-listed shares. Jefferies & Company maintained Buy rating
and $48 price target on Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd (NYSE:LFT).
Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Perform rating on Mindray Medical International Ltd
(NYSE:MR). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on China Nuokang
Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:NKBP). Citigroup maintained Hold rating on
PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE:PTR), and raised price target from HK$11.60 to
HK$12 on the companys Hong Kong-listed shares. BNP Paribas reiterated Buy rating
on Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD), and cut price target from $40 to $35.
Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on Simcere Pharmaceutical Group
(NYSE:SCR). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on ShangPharma Corp
(NYSE:SHP). JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating on Semiconductor Manufacturing
Intl (NYSE:SMI), and cut price target from HK$0.66 to HK$0.60 on the companys
Hong Kong-listed shares. Citigroup maintained Buy rating and $157.97 price
target on China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE:SNP). Goldman Sachs maintained
Neutral rating on Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU), and raised price target from $68
to $72. Bank of America upgraded Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD)
from Underperform to Buy, and raised price objective from $12.5 to $30.
Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on 3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX).
Collins Stewart maintained Buy rating and $10 price target on Suntech Power
Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP). Cowen and Company maintained Outperform rating on
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP). JPMorgan maintained Neutral rating
and $5.6 price target on VisionChina Media Inc (NASDAQ:VISN). BMO Capital
Markets downgraded VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE:VIT) from Outperform to
Market Perform, and cut price target from $40 to $30. Piper Jaffray maintained
Neutral rating and $17 price target on WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:WX).
Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Outperform rating on WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc.
(NYSE:WX). Credit Suisse reiterated Outperform rating on TAL Education Group
(NYSE:XRS), and maintained $14.90 price target. William Blair maintained
Outperform rating on Xueda Education Group (NYSE:XUE). Nomura maintained Buy
rating and HK$30.4 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of Yanzhou Coal
Mining Co. (NYSE:YZC). Nomura reiterated Buy rating on China Southern Airlines
Limited (NYSE:ZNH), and cut price target from HK$7.20 to HK$6.88 on the companys
Hong Kong-listed shares.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to incur higher cost on R&D activities in 2011

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) traded flat in the last three trading sessions after reporting its fourth quarter and fiscal ended December 31, 2010 results on March 2, 2011. The Company's net loss for the reported quarter reduced to $6.2 million from $6.7 million in 2009 mainly on the grants under the Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Program, or QTDP, a federal program administered through the National Institutes of Health. Revenues for the quarter increased to $2 million as compared to $0.061 million reported in the prior year period. But the Company's expenditure on research and development particularly on the clinical testing of the Company’s HCV protease inhibitor, ACH-1625, as well as late stage preclinical testing of the Company’s HCV NS5A inhibitor, ACH-2928, and its pan-genotypic protease inhibitor, ACH-2684 also increased to $6.1 million from $4.9 million in the prior year period. Total revenues for the fiscal year was reported at $2.4 million as compared to ($2.94) million in 2009 primarily due to the QTDP grants while the Company also incurred higher cost due to its increased clinical trial activities. Net loss incurred only slightly by 0.4 million to $25.5 million as compared to net loss of $25.9 million in 2009. The Company is anticipating net loss of $65-$70 per diluted share on higher research and development expenses of $30-$33 million in 2011. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. trade closed at $6 after trading on a volume of 490.265K shares as compared to the average trading volume of 240.896K shares. Its market capitalization stands at $350.10 million on 58.35 million outstanding shares. Achillion is an innovative pharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing important new treatments to patients with infectious disease. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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5 Options for the End of Brick & Mortar

Consumers continue to spend more money with online retailers, and use brick-and-mortar outlets as a place to test products and comparison shop. Last week The Wall Stree t Journal reported on troubles facing consumer electronics giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) in its article "Forecast for Best Buy: Worst Is Yet to Come." The Journal noted that online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) is finding great success from this continued consumer migration away from traditional stores. Here's the money quote from the article: "Indeed, Amazon's electronics … revenue rose 66% to $18 billion last year, helping it lift market share in different segments. Its share of LCD TV sets, for instance, nearly tripled, to 3.7% at the end of 2010 from 1.3% in 2007, estimates research firm Traqline. Its share of portable audio devices rose to 11% from 4.6% in the same period. A key to that success is that Amazon beats bricks-and-mortar retailers across the board on average electronics prices, a Wells Fargo study showed." The capture of more and more market share by Amazon, and the concomitant loss by Best Buy, isn't an isolated case. Not only has Amazon grabbed market share away from booksellers such as Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS ), but it also continues gobbling from other big retail giants. The consumer shift may come is shifts and starts so investors may want to look at long-term options on some of these retailers. Here are five options trades to take advantage of the online retail migration. Amazon.com The most obvious way to play this trend is to go long AMZN shares. The stock currently trades around $170 per share, so Amazon bulls should check out the AMZN Apr 2011 175 Call . Amazon also has long term trading options dated January 2012 and January 2013. If you think it the it will take Amazon a little longer to dominate retail these months may be attractive. The volume isn’t large but there is some open interest in these months. Best Buy The other obvious trade here is to short Best Buy shares, and doing that is easy with the BBY Apr 2011 31 Put . Best Buy has the same  longer-term expiration months as Amazon – January 2012, and January 2013. Volume is light at this point but they may be worth exploring if you think Best Buy will lose market share as 2011 goes on. Best Buy faces a quandary — it will probably generate foot traffic and sales with lower prices, but that reduces the revenue it needs to hire and pay its smart sales staff, a major advantage it holds over Amazon. The danger is dropping staff and presenting itself as bookseller Borders did before it filed for bankruptcy — long aisles and few customer helpers. Last month Borders filed for bankruptcy and prepared to close about one-third of its stores. That’s a no-go.

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Cutting Kentucky Jobs

It has been reported that Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) is to cut 51 jobs in a Louisville weapons plant. Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Cutting Kentucky Jobs Tucson-based Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Missile Systems has laid off 51 employees at its Louisville plant, citing lower demand for work on a ship-defense gun system. The defense contractor, which makes Phalanx gun systems for the Navy, now has 364 employees at its Louisville plant. John Eagles, the spokesman at Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) said that, "Today's action is to better align the workforce to current and future business requirements." Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) company shares are currently standing at 51.72. Price History Last Price: 51.72 52 Week Low / High: 42.65 / 60.1 50 Day Moving Average: 49.9 6 Month Price Change %: 13.3% 12 Month Price Change %: -8.8%
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Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to incur higher cost on R&D activities in 2011

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) traded flat in the last three
trading sessions after reporting its fourth quarter and fiscal ended December
31, 2010 results on March 2, 2011. The Company's net loss for the reported
quarter reduced to $6.2 million from $6.7 million in 2009 mainly on the grants
under the Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Program, or QTDP, a federal program
administered through the National Institutes of Health. Revenues for the quarter
increased to $2 million as compared to $0.061 million reported in the prior year
period. But the Company's expenditure on research and development particularly
on the clinical testing of the Companys HCV protease inhibitor, ACH-1625, as
well as late stage preclinical testing of the Companys HCV NS5A inhibitor,
ACH-2928, and its pan-genotypic protease inhibitor, ACH-2684 also increased to
$6.1 million from $4.9 million in the prior year period. Total revenues for the
fiscal year was reported at $2.4 million as compared to ($2.94) million in 2009
primarily due to the QTDP grants while the Company also incurred higher cost due
to its increased clinical trial activities. Net loss incurred only slightly by
0.4 million to $25.5 million as compared to net loss of $25.9 million in 2009.
The Company is anticipating net loss of $65-$70 per diluted share on higher
research and development expenses of $30-$33 million in 2011. Achillion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. trade closed at $6 after trading on a volume of 490.265K
shares as compared to the average trading volume of 240.896K shares. Its market
capitalization stands at $350.10 million on 58.35 million outstanding shares.
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Celebrity Apprentice‘s eleventh season premiered last night on NBC and we’re thrilled to see a fashion person in the bunch: Supermodel Niki Taylor. During the first challenge—Run a New York Pizzeria—project manager Star Jones assigned Taylor the task of making pizzas. As a mother of three, Taylor joked that she cooks all the time for her family… and the practice paid off! Taylor’s pies were so tasty that guest judge celebrity chef Curtis Stone named her pizzas Most Delicious and left a special prize at a Chelsea firehouse if her team got eight pizzas there before closing time. Sadly, her team didn’t deliver promptly enough, but Donald Trump didn’t let Taylor’s extraordinary pizza-making skills go to waste! He awarded her the special prize of $35,000 for her chosen charity the American Red Cross, and she emerged as an early front-runner for the competition. Way to go, Niki! Tell us: Who do you think will win Celebrity Apprentice?

PLUS: Watch Niki’s pizza-making skills in a video after the jump!

Your Stylist: Vintage-inspired dresses for the mother of the groom

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Resident Image stylist and market editor Melissa Magsaysay soothes your sartorial woes in the weekly Your Stylist blog column:

Dear Ms. Magsaysay,
My beloved son is getting married in May, and my taste in dresses exceeds my bank account.

I have attached a photo of two dresses I really like.  They are similar in many ways. The photo on the  left has more than one dress — I am interested in the one in the middle, which I have marked in the photo, but those dresses cost upward of $3,000. 

As mother of the groom I am told not to wear white or off-white, and not to wear the color of the mother of the bride which is, I think, kind of a soft purple, maybe called mauve.  The bridesmaids are wearing a pink, soft.  I hate pink so that is out.  I kind of want some shade of mauve.  Too bad for the rules I guess.  Since we are having a destination wedding (Costa Rica) and I am a teacher, the lower the better for cost…less than 300.  Is there hope? My hope is for a dress with a vintage '20s look.  Thank you. –  Ro Schreiner

Congratulations to your son. The wedding sounds like it will a beautiful destination event and I love the wispy, drop waist 1920s inspiration for your dress.

As far as the color, you're correct; don't wear white, or ivory or champagne or even a pale yellow –  that's the bride's territory. There's a little more wiggle room when it comes to wearing the same hue as the mother of the groom. You can wear a shade of lilac or mauve as well, since those colors vary so much, chances are you won't match her exactly.

Based on the colors everyone else is wearing, you might also want to try a soft blue-gray, like this flutter sleeve, below-the-knee-length dress from J Crew ($250), above left. It's a pastel shade like the bridesmaids are wearing but in this you'll steer clear of any chance of matching or upsetting the mother of the bride.

For something in the purple-mauve family, this beaded, pleated charmeuse dress from Komarov ($378), at left, has that 1920s feel you're looking for, plus it comes with a frilly, lightweight little jacket you can carry with you or wear just in case the tropical temperatures dip toward the evening. It's got a lovely embellished neckline, so you   won't have to fuss with a necklace.

This lilac dress at right, also from Komarov ($338), definitely has that vintage feel. With a godet hem skirt and Art Deco-inspired beaded neckline, this dress has the aesthetic you're looking for plus it's in the soft purple family of shades. It also comes with a lightweight lacy shawl to drape over your shoulders.

I also like the idea of you wearing a soft, floral print, still within the same pastel color palette. This floral print, pleated chiffon dress with flutter sleeves from  Komarov ($278), left, is so feminine and pretty and would look really elegant dressed up with some delicate gold jewelry.

This dress from Donna Morgan ($168), below right, is the most glamorous of the lot, with a fitted and gathered  bodice and layered chiffon skirt reminiscent of a sexy screen siren. It's a light lilac color (though it reads even lighter-almost white in the image) and you could wear this with some statement jewelry, like some stacked silver and jeweled bangles and a bauble-y vintage looking necklace. Though this would feel a bit more 1950s than '20s, it's a more glam option should you feel the urge to go in that  direction.

If you really want to go with the 1920s look, you can also try adding a few layers of long necklaces. They don't have to be pearls (in fact that would look too literal and costumey), but they can be a mix of silver or gold and colorful stones that pick up on the color of the dress you choose.

Have fun in Costa Rica!

Send your style queries to melissa.magsaysay@latimes.com

– Melissa Magsaysay

Photos, from top: The mother of the groom's inspiration — dresses with a 1920s feel, which are out of her price range.

J Crew flutter sleeve dress, $250 at www.jcrew.com/jcrew

Komarov pleated charmeuse dress, $378 at www.nordstrom.com/Komarov

Komarov pleated charmeuse, godet hem dress $338 at www.nordstrom.com/Komarov

Komarov floral dress, $278 at www.nordstrom.com/Komarov

Donna Morgan dress, $168, see www.donnamorgan.com for stores/Donna Morgan

Gifts inspired by Lent (or Mardi Gras): Wrath

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Through Mardi Gras on March 8, we're giving you gift ideas inspired by the seven deadly sins. You'll be regretting the sins, but not these gifts, come Lent.

Reached your boiling point? We suggest keeping it in check and summoning up visions of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Seriously. Your enemies will have much more than a raging headache to deal with if they try to mess with a superheroine, right?

And who better to imitate than this iconic female force when striking back in glam-slam style? After all, this is one girl known to use the power of accessories to her advantage (bracelets that stop bullets and a tiara that doubles as a dagger). For your gift arsenal, try dazzling armor to bolster a friend's defenses and fashion ferocity. We love the powerful energy of CC Skye's Pave Flash lightning earrings ($175 at ccskye.com) and their association with superheroes and the gods of nature.

For a more in-your-face, "don't mess with me" message, we suggest Karla Fox's white gold Dagger Pendant decorated with two tiny white diamonds ($450 at karlafox.com). Appropriately, it's from the Cutthroat Collection. Take that, frenemies!

Or study her stunning moves via the 250 illustrations in the tome "Wonder Woman: Amazon. Hero. Icon" by Bob Greenberger ($35 at rizzoliusa.com). One stellar present.

– Ingrid Schmidt

Top photo from left: CC Skye's Pave Flash lightning earrings. Credit: ccskye.com; Karla Fox's white gold Dagger Pendant. Credit: karlafox.com.

Bottom photo: "Wonder Woman: Amazon. Hero. Icon" by Bob Greenberger. Credit: rizzoliusa.com.

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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Still Not Paying Taxes

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has made more threats over California sales tax bills. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Still Not Paying Taxes Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has threatened to cut ties with more than 10,000 California-based websites that get revenue through the Internet giant’s affiliate program if California passes a law to tax online sales. Paul Misener, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s VP for global public policy, wrote in a letter that, "Amazon respectfully opposes the new tax collection schemes proposed … because they are either facially unconstitutional or would construct Trojan horses for functionally identical unconstitutional regulation. Similar legislation in other states has, counterproductively, led to job and income losses and little, if any, new tax revenue." Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) stocks were at 171.67 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -2.3% change in the stock price over the past 3 months. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 2 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.94 Zack’s Rank: 4 out of 18 in the industry
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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has made more threats over California sales tax bills.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Still Not Paying Taxes Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has
threatened to cut ties with more than 10,000 California-based websites that get
revenue through the Internet giants affiliate program if California passes a law
to tax online sales. Paul Misener, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s VP for global
public policy, wrote in a letter that, "Amazon respectfully opposes the new
tax collection schemes proposed … because they are either facially
unconstitutional or would construct Trojan horses for functionally identical
unconstitutional regulation. Similar legislation in other states has,
counterproductively, led to job and income losses and little, if any, new tax
revenue." Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) stocks were at 171.67 at the end of the
last days trading. Theres been a -2.3% change in the stock price over the past 3
months. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
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The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended last week with modest gains but will anxieties over rising oil prices and violence in the Middle East drag stocks down this week. The Dow finished last week at 12,169.88. The Nasdaq finished last week at 2,784.67 and the S&P 500 closed at 1,321.15. The economic recovery has been moving in a positive direction and just as the Labor sector appears to be taking acceptable steps forward, the political unrest in other parts of the world threaten to derail progressive trends in the United States. This week will start off modestly as the Federal Reserve begins with its post of January’s consumer credit data. Some earning reports that are due out Monday will stem from Urban Outfitters, Verizon Communications and AT&T. Tuesday will be relatively slow as there are no major economic reports scheduled to post this day. Some earnings reports that will post Tuesday will stem from J. Crew, Bank of America and Boston Beer Company. On Wednesday, the Commerce Department will report on wholesale inventories and this report is expected to reveal a slight rise from the last reading. Some earnings reports that will surface Wednesday will post from Men’s Wearhouse and American Eagle Outfitters. On Thursday, the Commerce Department will post the trade balance report for January and economists are expecting it to reveal a deficit. In addition this day, reports on initial jobless claims will post and economists are anticipating that the weekly jobless claims will bump up a bit higher than last week. Some Earnings reports due Thursday will stem from Aeropostale and others. On Friday, the Commerce Department will present the retail sales report for February and this report is expected to be a bit more positive than the retail sales report from January. In addition to this post, investors will be waiting to hear the details from the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index report. The index is expected to reveal a minor drop in Sentiment due to the higher energy commodity readings. Earnings reports for the last trading session of the week will post from Ann Taylor Stores and others. Authors: Frank Matto

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Daily News and Research on Chinese Stocks (Mar 7, 2011)

Below is today's Daily News and Research on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks:

CAST: Contrarian Ideas: 12 Beaten Up Stocks Seeing Strong Buy Volume Accumulation – at Seeking Alpha (Mon 9:30AM EST)

CFSG: UPDATE 1-China Fire receives PE buyout offer – at Reuters (Mon 9:52AM EST)

CFSG: CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits – EDGAR Online (Mon 9:07AM EST)

CFSG: Management Buyout of China Fire & Security Group Investigated by Tripp Levy PLLC – Business Wire (Mon 8:46AM EST)

CPGI: InPlay: China Shengda Packaging to purchase the land in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China for $11.4 mln in order to build a paper manufacturing plant – Briefing.com (Mon 8:35AM EST)

CPGI: China Shengda Packaging Group Inc. Announces Plan to Build Paper Manufacturing Plant – PR Newswire (Mon 8:30AM EST)

CREG: CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits – EDGAR Online (Mon 10:48AM EST)

DQ: UPDATE 1-Daqo quarterly profit jumps, tops Wall Street view – at Reuters (Mon 9:34AM EST)

DQ: [$$] The Day Ahead: Rising Together – at TheStreet.com (Mon 8:30AM EST)

HMIN: A 60-Second Guide To What Brokers Are Telling Their Clients This Morning – Business Insider (Mon 8:56AM EST)

HOGS: Brinker, Ciena, MasTec, TomoTherapy, Savvis: U.S. Equity Movers – at Bloomberg (Mon 10:10AM EST)

JASO: JA Solar and MEMC link up for new cell plant – at Reuters (Mon 8:36AM EST)

JASO: UPDATE 1-JA Solar, MEMC link up for new cell plant – at Reuters (Mon 8:27AM EST)

KONG LDK MPEL: Emerging-Market ADRs: Winners and Losers – at TheStreet.com (Mon 10:22AM EST)

PTR: Asia sinks on oil fears, and politics roils Tokyo – at The Wall Street Journal (Mon 10:50AM EST)

PTR SNP: China approves $9 billion Sinopec-Kuwait project – at Reuters (Mon 8:19AM EST)

PTR SOL: Energy Stocks: Winners and Losers – at TheStreet.com (Mon 9:44AM EST)

PWRD: Perfect World Announces Recent Business Developments – PR Newswire (Mon 8:52AM EST)

SINA: [$$] Fitz Bits: Don't Write Off Sina Just Yet – at TheStreet.com (Mon 10:00AM EST)

STP: 4 Important Earnings Announcements For March 8 – at Investopedia (Mon 10:52AM EST)

STP: 7 Reasons Not to Worry This Week – at Motley Fool (Mon 9:58AM EST)

YOKU: Youku Upgrades Fingerprinting System for Tougher Copyright Protection Measures – PR Newswire (Mon 8:30AM EST)

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Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) Reports Messy 4Q But 2011 Outlook intact

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) reported fourth fiscal quarter results on Monday which misses analysts' expectation but 2011 guidance in line with expectation. Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter rose to $274.7 million or 38 cents per share, up 17.44% from $233.9 million or 32 cents per share, a year earlier. The company blames the weak quarter on the poor weather conditions around the U.S. during the quarter, but states that the net income increase was due to lower operating expenses. Adjusted EPS arrived at 39 cents, below the consensus of 40 cents a share. A lower-than-expected tax rate benefited the quarter by 6 cents a share, while the inclement weather reduced earnings by 5 cents a share. Revenue during the quarter climbed 1% to $6.42 billion, missing analysts’ estimate of $6.48 billion. The sales were driven by a 2% comp decline in North American Retail, a 2.7% increase in the North American Delivery business and a 3% decrease in International. This decline in comp was hurt by bad weather and weak demand for computers. The storms caused the company to miss out on $70 million in sale. Gross margin decreased 60 basis points year over year to 26.8% versus 27.7% consensus driven by de-leverage on lower sales due to the winter storms and related promotional activity (primarily at the retail level).  SG&A dollar growth was roughly in-line at 1.7% vs. 1.5% consensus, but the total operating expense rate de-levered 10 basis points to 20.0% versus 19.9% Last Year due to sales weakness, higher incentive compensation, and investments in growth initiatives. The Company announces first fiscal quarter sales guidance is in line, but EPS is projected at $0.30-$0.32 compared to consensus of $0.33. For the full year, guidance was maintained at $1.50-$1.60, including share buybacks and lower interest, on low to mid single digit sales growth. This is exactly in line with company's previous outlook and in line with consensus of $1.55 and sales growth of 3.5%. Shares of an office products company went up by 4 cents or 0.19% to $20.90 after the company posted its fourth quarter financial results. Volume of 20.44 million shares has been posted compared to the daily average of 7.78 million shares. The stock has 52 week range of $17.45-$25.00. The market capitalization of the stock stands at $15.11 billion with beta of 0.83. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, offers a range of office products, including supplies, technology, and furniture and business services. It serves customers of all sizes in 25 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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Today’s Stock MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX Investing TRENDS, NOTES March 7th, 2011 Week’s Preview

The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended last week with modest gains but will
anxieties over rising oil prices and violence in the Middle East drag stocks
down this week. The Dow finished last week at 12,169.88. The Nasdaq finished
last week at 2,784.67 and the S&P 500 closed at 1,321.15. The economic recovery
has been moving in a positive direction and just as the Labor sector appears to
be taking acceptable steps forward, the political unrest in other parts of the
world threaten to derail progressive trends in the United States. This week will
start off modestly as the Federal Reserve begins with its post of Januarys
consumer credit data. Some earning reports that are due out Monday will stem
from Urban Outfitters, Verizon Communications and AT&T. Tuesday will be
relatively slow as there are no major economic reports scheduled to post this
day. Some earnings reports that will post Tuesday will stem from J. Crew, Bank
of America and Boston Beer Company. On Wednesday, the Commerce Department will
report on wholesale inventories and this report is expected to reveal a slight
rise from the last reading. Some earnings reports that will surface Wednesday
will post from Mens Wearhouse and American Eagle Outfitters. On Thursday, the
Commerce Department will post the trade balance report for January and
economists are expecting it to reveal a deficit. In addition this day, reports
on initial jobless claims will post and economists are anticipating that the
weekly jobless claims will bump up a bit higher than last week. Some Earnings
reports due Thursday will stem from Aeropostale and others. On Friday, the
Commerce Department will present the retail sales report for February and this
report is expected to be a bit more positive than the retail sales report from
January. In addition to this post, investors will be waiting to hear the details
from the University of Michigans Consumer Sentiment Index report. The index is
expected to reveal a minor drop in Sentiment due to the higher energy commodity
readings. Earnings reports for the last trading session of the week will post
from Ann Taylor Stores and others. Authors: Frank Matto

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) Reports Messy 4Q But 2011 Outlook intact

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) reported fourth fiscal quarter results on Monday
which misses analysts' expectation but 2011 guidance in line with expectation.
Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter rose to $274.7 million or 38 cents per
share, up 17.44% from $233.9 million or 32 cents per share, a year earlier. The
company blames the weak quarter on the poor weather conditions around the U.S.
during the quarter, but states that the net income increase was due to lower
operating expenses. Adjusted EPS arrived at 39 cents, below the consensus of 40
cents a share. A lower-than-expected tax rate benefited the quarter by 6 cents a
share, while the inclement weather reduced earnings by 5 cents a share. Revenue
during the quarter climbed 1% to $6.42 billion, missing analysts estimate of
$6.48 billion. The sales were driven by a 2% comp decline in North American
Retail, a 2.7% increase in the North American Delivery business and a 3%
decrease in International. This decline in comp was hurt by bad weather and weak
demand for computers. The storms caused the company to miss out on $70 million
in sale. Gross margin decreased 60 basis points year over year to 26.8% versus
27.7% consensus driven by de-leverage on lower sales due to the winter storms
and related promotional activity (primarily at the retail level).  SG&A dollar
growth was roughly in-line at 1.7% vs. 1.5% consensus, but the total operating
expense rate de-levered 10 basis points to 20.0% versus 19.9% Last Year due to
sales weakness, higher incentive compensation, and investments in growth
initiatives. The Company announces first fiscal quarter sales guidance is in
line, but EPS is projected at $0.30-$0.32 compared to consensus of $0.33. For
the full year, guidance was maintained at $1.50-$1.60, including share buybacks
and lower interest, on low to mid single digit sales growth. This is exactly in
line with company's previous outlook and in line with consensus of $1.55 and
sales growth of 3.5%. Shares of an office products company went up by 4 cents or
0.19% to $20.90 after the company posted its fourth quarter financial results.
Volume of 20.44 million shares has been posted compared to the daily average of
7.78 million shares. The stock has 52 week range of $17.45-$25.00. The market
capitalization of the stock stands at $15.11 billion with beta of 0.83. The
Company, along with its subsidiaries, offers a range of office products,
including supplies, technology, and furniture and business services. It serves
customers of all sizes in 25 countries throughout North and South America,
Europe, Asia and Australia. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by
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