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Target’s Q4 Profit Up 10% as Credit Card Business Recovers (TGT)

Retail giant Target Corporation ( TGT ) on Thursday said its fourth quarter profit rose 10% from last year, helped by improvements in its credit card business and...

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Limited Brands Q4 Profit Jumps 27% on Higher Sales (LTD)

Apparel and beauty products retailer Limited Brands, Inc. ( LTD ) late Wednesday said its fourth quarter profit rose 27% from last year, narrowing besting analyst...

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Kohl’s Initiates Dividend Payout; Q4 Profit Beats View; 2011 Outlook Cautious (KSS)

Department store operator Kohl’s Corporation ( KSS ) on Thursday posted a 16% rise in fourth quarter profits and initiated its very first quarterly dividend...

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Vornado’s Q4 FFO Surges, Beating View (VNO)

Commercial REIT Vornado Realty Trust ( VNO ) late Tuesday said its fourth quarter funds from operations, or FFO, rose dramatically from last year, beating analyst...

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Marathon Oil’s Target, Estimates Boosted at Morgan Stanley (MRO)

Integrated oil and natural gas company Marathon Oil Corporation ( MRO ) on Wednesday saw its price target and earnings estimates raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley....

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Enterprise Products Makes Offer to Buy Duncan Energy (EPD, DEP)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ( EPD ) on Wednesday offered to buy the remaining stake in fellow pipeline Duncan Energy Partners L.P. ( DEP ). Enterprise, which...

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Genuine Parts Company Q4 Profit Jumps 20%, Raises Dividend 10% (GPC)

Auto parts maker Genuine Parts Company ( GPC ) on Tuesday said its fourth quarter profit rose 20% from last year, led by a strong uptick in sales, beating analyst...

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Barnes & Noble Suspends Dividend as Q3 Earnings Badly Miss (BKS)

Embattled book retailer Barnes & Noble, Inc. ( BKS ) on Tuesday posted much worse-than-expected fiscal third quarter earnings and suspended its dividend payouts,...

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Macy’s Q4 Profit Surges 50%, Beating View (M)

Department store operator Macy’s, Inc. ( M ) on Tuesday posted a 50% gain in fourth quarter profit, aided by higher sales, and issued a solid 2011 forecast....

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Prudential Now a “Conviction Buy” at Goldman Sachs (PRU)

Insurance and financial services giant Prudential Financial, Inc. ( PRU ) on Tuesday saw its shares added to Goldman Sachs’ prestigious “Conviction...

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Medtronic Q3 Profit Rises 11%, Cutting 2000 Jobs (MDT)

Medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. ( MDT ) on Tuesday said its fiscal third quarter profit rose 11% from last year, beating analyst estimates. The Minneapolis-based...

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Dividend.com Sunday Edition – Taking Full Advantage of Retirement Accounts

It’s certainly nice to get an extra day off from the markets as we look forward to a weekday of catching up tomorrow. This is a great time for investors to...

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