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Family Dollar (FDO) logoDiscount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) reported its fiscal second quarter results this morning, topping analyst estimates and sending the stock higher in premarket trading.

For the quarter, Family Dollar reported it earned 98 cents per share, topping analyst estimates by a penny. During the same period last year, the company earned 81 cents per share.

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Warren Buffett invested $232 million in BYD (BYDDF), a Chinese auto maker during the financial crisis, as reported by Reuters. As of December 2010 Buffett's 225 million shares were worth $1.18 billion. In 2009, the shares were valued at just under $2 billion. So from 2009 to 2010, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) lost about 40% of his investment.

But that is just the beginning. Now there is criticism surrounding the new Chinese car, dubbed the hybrid car F3DM.They center around two major areas, authenticity of the design and the overall workmanship of the car itself.

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Comfort Zone InvestingInvestors spend most of their time looking for a great stock, anxious to buy one before others discover what they have. But equally important is knowing when to sell or when not to buy a stock. Here are a few red flags that stocks wave, no matter how good their numbers.

Dividends Are Very High. Stocks paying a dividend are a smart part of any portfolio. But when those dividends are much higher than average payments from companies in their industry, that's a problem waiting to happen. For example, if the average payment from the utility sector is 4% and the one you own is paying 10%, most likely the company's in trouble. Investors are selling the stock for a reason, making the dividend go ever higher (yield is: annual dividend/price ... the lower the price, the higher the yield). Sometimes the reasons for selling aren't known but become apparent after the quarterly earnings report. Or an announcement is made such as losing a contract that explains the downward pressure.

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Comfort Zone InvestingWhile investing can be as complicated as you'd like to make it (stochastics anyone? perhaps collateralized debt obligation swaps instead?), the basics are very simple, especially for stock investors. Here are a few questions you can consider before buying or selling any stock.

1. Does the company sell anything? Laugh all you want, but this one question (and its answer) can save you lots and lots of money ... and grief. If you look at most biotech companies, they don't sell anything except hope. They have no revenues, but their stories are fantastic. Investors can get carried away with the promise (not the revenues or profits) of these sometime miracle producers. Most often, the promise turns to pffffft; the stock goes to zero. If a company doesn't have revenues, it doesn't mean you don't buy it (though you should have very good reasons), it only means you buy very little of it ... if you must, and you can't help yourself, and you've temporarily lost your investing compass.

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Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerryResearch in Motion (RIMM) shareholders may be in for a bumpy Friday after the company fell short of sales estimates in its Thursday evening earnings report. But first, the good news. Fiscal first-quarter profit rose almost 20% to $769 million, or $1.38 per share, up from $643 million ($1.12) in the year-ago period. Analysts were targeting per-share earnings of $1.34.

Quarterly revenue, however, rose 24% to $4.24 billion, falling short of the $4.35 billion expected by analysts. While the BlackBerry smart phone remains a top choice, especially among business men and women, competition is closing in from Apple's(AAPL) iPhone, in all of its incarnations, as well as Motorola's (MOT) Droid. And the new BlackBerry models just don't seem to be coming to market as quickly as its rivals. While increased competition is no fun, the number of smart phone users globally is actually increasing -- and its a market that is still largely untapped (hard to believe if you live in America).

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As my old friend Mark reported earlier this morning, Ford Motor (F) posted strong sales in Europe last month. Sales increased 16.1% on the continent in March, making the Detroit-based automaker the leading seller of vehicles in the European market.

This news has not gone unnoticed on the Street today, as F has jumped almost 2% higher. The options market has perked up as well, as more than 205,000 option contracts have already traded today and calls are outpacing puts roughly six to one. Early on (shortly after the opening bell sounded), more than 21,000 May 15 calls were purchased for about 25 cents apiece. This is a small premium to put at risk for the potential unlimited upside above $15.25 (the breakeven price).

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Let the accolades begin, folks, because U.S. retail sales data show that sales increased 1.6% during March. According to the Commerce Department, strong demand for cars, new clothes, and building materials (good thing we are fixing up the kitchen on our own) pushed retail sales to their fifth gain in the past six months.

Taking auto and truck sales out of the equation, March retail sales came in at $300.5 billion -- an increase of 0.6%. The auto-included 1.6% gain was better than the 1.3% gain expected by the Street, while the ex-auto sales of 0.6% edged the Street's estimate of 0.5%.

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tiffany fourth quarter earningsAs we saw in our earnings preview for Tiffany & Co. (TIF), analysts had big expectations for the company's fourth quarter, and while Tiffany was able to post a very respectable 27% jump in earnings, it fell just a bit short of Wall Street's estimates this morning.

Going into this morning's earnings report, analysts had forecast earnings of $1.13 per share. Actual earnings came in a bit under at $1.10 per share. For the same period last year the company earned 85 cents per share.

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Shares of athletic giant Nike, Inc. (NKE) are up over 3% in after hours trading after the company posted better than expected earnings for its fiscal third quarter this afternoon.

As we noted in our earnings preview last night, analysts had forecast earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter. Fueled by a 7% increase in sales during the quarter, Nike was able to outpace estimates and earn $1.01 per share. This marks the 11th straight quarter that Nike has been able to post better than expected quarterly earnings.

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Thursday morning, Piper Jaffray downgraded GameStop (GME) to neutral from overweight, cutting the firm's target price to $16 from $24 in the process.

The brokerage stated, "Each month it becomes more evident that interactive game sales are shifting from packaged goods to digital. Packaged goods game sales have declined from ~85% of category sales to ~70% during the past two years." This shift to digital entertainment should continue as the game cycle continues to plateau and decline during the next three years.

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Bright and early this morning, Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) lowered its forecast for fiscal 2010 sales. The company now expects sales to grow 2.5% to 3.5% during the current fiscal year, down from its previous projection for sales growth of 4% to 5%. However, earnings for 2010 are still expected to rise 9% to 11% on an annualized basis from $2.21 per share in fiscal 2009.

Campbell also announced this morning that it's launching "a comprehensive plan to boost the performance of its condensed soup portfolio" in the U.S. More than 60% of the company's condensed line will be spruced up with product improvements, sodium reductions, updated packaging, and a fresh marketing approach.

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Grocer giant Whole Foods (WFMI) reported its first quarter results Tuesday, easily beating out analyst estimates for the quarter.

As we noted in our earnings preview for Whole Foods, analysts had forecast that the company would be announcing that it earned 26 cents per share during the quarter. Actual results were much stronger, at a reported 32 cents per share.

During the same period last year the company had earnings of 20 cents per share.

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GPS logoGap (GPS - option chain) shares are rising today after the company said it expects to see Q4 EPS of 49 to 51 cents, well above analysts' estimates of 44 cents. GPS is also getting momentum from its January sales results. The retailer announced its same-store sales rose 5.0 percent in January, topping analysts' forecasts of a 4.4 percent gain. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on GPS.

GPS opened this morning at $19.57. So far today the stock has hit a low of $19.25 and a high of $20.00. As of 11:40, GPS is trading at $19.59 up 57 cents (3.0%). The chart for GPS looks neutral and S&P gives GPS a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

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According to Bloomberg, General Motors (GRM) is close to announcing a deal to sell its Saab division to Spyker Cars. A person familiar with the matter said that an announcement could come as early as late afternoon in Sweden. In Amsterdam, trading was suspended on the automaker amid the rumors.

Spyker has offered GM roughly $75 million in cash and $325 million preferred shares in Spyker, which would come from the transaction. Reportedly GM would receive $100 million of Saab's existing liquidity.

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From his apartment in 1999, Marc Benioff started a new-fangled software company, Salesforce.com (CRM). While there have been some missteps along the way, the company is a model of success. Today, Salesforce.com generates more than $1 billion in sales, is profitable and has a market cap of $9 billion.

How did Marc do it? Well, now we have a chance to find out. That is, he has written an excellent book about his experiences and strategies, called Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company -- and Revolutionized an Industry.

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WAG logoWalgreen's (WAG - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the company said its same-store sales fell 0.3 percent last month, the first monthly sales decline since February. According to the company, this dip in sales is due to WAG stocking fewer seasonal items, which is better than the alternative of shoppers just not buying anything. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on WAG.

This morning, WAG opened at $36.16. So far today the stock has hit a high of $37.29 and a low of $35.92. As of 12:00, WAG is trading at $36.84, down 16 cents(-0.5%). The chart for WAG looks neutral and S&P gives WAG a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

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In any recession, customers get stingy. It's natural.

But is there something different this time; that is, are customers becoming long-term frugal?

Perhaps. With an unemployment rate at 10.2%, it will likely take several years for it to get to normal levels. What's more, consumers are saddled with debt and have experienced drastic reductions in wealth (especially with the fall in the real estate market).

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I recently talked to someone who wanted to start a business. He said, "But there is something I don't like to do: sales. It's something I'm really not good at."

Well, I said to him, "You better learn fast."

Sales is critical for any successful business owner. In fact, it is more than just about nabbing customers. It's also about hiring, forming partnerships, and even courting the media.

And, in the current economic environment, sales is perhaps even more important. After all, who wants to part with his or her money right now?

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Via, the new instant coffee product from Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), is making its debut Tuesday on the national stage.

The powdered java was already available in select markets, but the so-called ready brew is now being rolled out to all of the coffee chain's U.S. locations -- and CEO Howard Schultz promises it "will change the way people drink coffee."

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july 2009 new home salesJuly was a good month for new home sales, which saw an increase of 9.6 percent during the month.

Before we look at the good news, let's cover the bad news first. Even with the jump in sales in July, new home sales are still well below their peak four years ago. In fact, new home sales are 69 percent below their peaks when the housing market was at its best.

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