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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Family Dollar (FDO) jumps on strong earnings]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/earnings-reports/" rel="tag">Earnings Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/good-news/" rel="tag">Good news</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/fdo/" rel="tag">Family Dollar Stores (FDO)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/04/familydollar.gif" alt="Family Dollar Second Quarter Earnings" />Shares of thrift retailer <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/family-dollar-stores-inc/fdo/nys">Family Dollar</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/family-dollar-stores-inc/fdo/nys">FDO</a>) have been trading strongly higher this morning after the company announced <a href="http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=907898&amp;Category=Top%20story">strong second quarter earnings</a> this morning.<br /><br />We mentioned in our earnings preview yesterday that analysts were expecting to see earnings of $0.60 per share, and that is exactly <a href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/qp/briefing/_a/family-dollar/rfid202217052?channel=pf">what Family Dollar delivered</a>.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Family Dollar (FDO) jumps on strong earnings</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/">Family Dollar (FDO) jumps on strong earnings</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1511655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/08/family-dollar-fdo-jumps-on-strong-earnings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>earnings</category><category>earnings reports</category><category>EarningsReports</category><category>economy</category><category>Family Dollar</category><category>FamilyDollar</category><category>fdo</category><category>good news</category><category>GoodNews</category><category>inthenews</category><category>retail</category><category>thrift shopping</category><category>ThriftShopping</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fowlkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Dollar (FDO) Q2 earnings preview]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/before-the-bell/" rel="tag">Before the Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/earnings-reports/" rel="tag">Earnings Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/forecasts/" rel="tag">Forecasts</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/fdo/" rel="tag">Family Dollar Stores (FDO)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/10/fdo-family-dollar-logo.jpg" alt="Family Dollar Earnings Preview" />One company that has been making the best of the current economy is retailer <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/family-dollar-stores-inc/fdo/nys">Family Dollar</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/family-dollar-stores-inc/fdo/nys">FDO</a>). The company has been strong over the past couple of years, and is looking to continue that trend by posting strong second quarter earnings in the morning.<br /><br />Over the past six quarters, the company has been able to match or beat estimates each time. Going into tomorrow's release, Wall Street is expecting the company show earnings of $0.60 per share.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Family Dollar (FDO) Q2 earnings preview</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/">Family Dollar (FDO) Q2 earnings preview</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1510633/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/07/family-dollar-fdo-q2-earnings-preview/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>earnings</category><category>Family Dollar</category><category>FamilyDollar</category><category>forecasts</category><category>inthenews</category><category>recession</category><category>retail</category><category>thrift shopping</category><category>ThriftShopping</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fowlkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
