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Stock of the day - Ann Taylor (ANN)

Ann Taylor Dresses for Success with a New Wardrobe
AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, a women's clothing chain, reported a $2.1 million third quarter profit today. This news may sound relatively run-of-the-mill on the surface, but it is particularly exciting for investors considering that Ann Taylor posted a $13.4 million loss just a year ago. The retail sector in general has been rather stagnant because of the slumping economy. Consumers seem to be tightening their budgets and cutting back on leisure expenses. Women, especially ones with families, tend to be more inclined to make family purchases before personal ones. Even with all these obstacles in play, how was Ann Taylor able to generate a profit? Read more

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11/20/2009
Is the Fed Creating New Bubbles? -- Its easy-money policy has Asia worried. But Bernanke says fears of a speculative surge are overblown. (Source: BusinessWeek)

AIG and Systemic Risk -- Geithner says credit-default swaps weren't the problem, after all. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

Why Krugman Is Wrong About The Yuan -- Revaluing China's currency would not help America. (Source: Forbes.com)

Bernanke's Philosopher -- The Fed chairman is portrayed as a follower of John Maynard Keynes, but his real inspiration is Milton Friedman. (Reason.com)

Black Friday deals: You'll need to dig -- Compared with a year ago, when panicked retailers slashed prices all over, deep discounts will be tougher to find this season. Here's how and where to spot bargains. (Source: MSN Money)

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JM Smucker Co.'s (SJM) acquisition of Folgers Coffee Co. has continued to pay off for the jam maker. The company was able to post higher-than-expected quarterly results thanks to strong margins at its Folgers coffee business. Looking ahead, Smucker raised its full-year 2010 earnings guidance to a range of $3.95 to $4.05 per share.

The No. 2 US homebuilder, DR Horton Inc. (DHI), narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss, but still missed analysts' expectations. Quarterly revenues dropped 42% year-over-year, reflecting lower home sales as market conditions in the homebuilding industry continued to be challenging.

Shares of Dell, Inc. (DELL) continued to head south on Friday after the company posted disappointing results for its fiscal third quarter that ended in October. The company appears to have a positive outlook despite its recent performance. The world's No.3 PC brand said that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning .

First it was journalists, Main Street, and Washington complaining about Goldman Sachs' (GS) bonus fund. Now some of the company's largest shareholders are urging the bank to reduce the size of its bonus pool in order to bolster per-share earnings.

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Term of the day

overbought/oversold indicator
A technical analysis tool that attempts to define when prices have moved too far and fast in either direction. This is usually calculated based on a moving average of the difference between the number of advancing and declining issues over a certain period of time. If the market is considered overbought, the technical analyst will sell, and if the market is considered oversold, he/she will buy.
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"It's important to be able to make decisions without complete or perfect information. Things are almost never clear on Wall Street, or when they are, then it's too late to profit from them."
Peter Lynch

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