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Disney (DIS)

Disney’s 3D animation "Up" placed number 1 at the international box office over the October 16th through October18th time frame.
Walt Disney and Pixar's 3D "Up," playing on 4,500 screens in 24 territories, ranked number 1 in ten markets, including the U.K. and Italy. Foreign receipts through October 18th was $295.8 million.

Oct 23 · 2:55:00 PM · Source: Variety
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by Michael Oliveto

Amazon (AMZN)

Amazon reported Q3 earnings of $0.46 per share on net income of $199 million versus $0.27 per share on net income of $118 million. Sales where up 28% to $5.45 billion.
“Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars – not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com. It’s also the most wished for and the most gifted. We are grateful for and energized by this customer response,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “Earlier this week we began shipping the latest generation Kindle. Its 3G wireless works in the U.S. and 100 countries, and we’ve just lowered its price to $259.”

Oct 23 · 12:02:00 PM · Source: Press Release
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by Michael Oliveto

Fortune Brands (FO)

Fortune Brands, Inc. today reported net sales for the third quarter were $1.72 billion, down 11%, reflecting flat sales for the company’s spirits business, and more moderate revenue decreases for the golf and home products brands. Diluted earnings per share were $0.82, and excluding one-time items, diluted EPS before charges/gains was $0.77.
Given its third-quarter performance and signs of stabilization in the U.S. new-home construction market, the company raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings target range. The company is now targeting to deliver EPS before charges/gains for 2009 of $2.10-2.30 versus its previous target of $2.00-2.30.

Oct 23 · 11:10:00 AM · Source: Company News Release
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by Larry Etter

Priceline.com (PCLN)

Priceline.com® (NASDAQ: PCLN) announced today that it will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index®, effective at the start of trading Thursday, October 29, 2009.

Oct 23 · 10:50:00 AM · Source: Company News Release
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by Larry Etter

Whirlpool (WHR)

Whirlpool Corp. said its third-quarter profit fell 47%, with sales remaining weak across most of its businesses. The company said its profits were $87 million, or $1.15 a share, down from $163 million, or $2.15, a year earlier. Revenue dropped 8.2% to $4.5 billion; excluding currency effects, the drop was about 3%.
However, earnings exceeded analyst expectations and the appliance giant boosted its 2009 target to about $4.25 a share, compared with its prior expectation of $3.50 to $4.

Oct 23 · 10:04:00 AM · Source: Company News Release
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by Larry Etter

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

Cheesecake Factory reported diluted net income per share of $0.27 on total revenues of $400.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to $0.19 per share on total revenue of $405.1 million in the prior year third quarter.
“We achieved significant year-over-year growth in net income and earnings per share in the third quarter, driven by a third consecutive quarter of moderate gains in comparable restaurant sales and solid execution on our cost management initiatives,” said David Overton, Chairman and CEO.

Oct 23 · 10:04:00 AM · Source: Press Release
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by Rich Pike

Ford (F)

Ford Motor sold 119,338 vehicles in China in 2009 Q3, with a 79% soar year on year, and total sales volume of its Focus passenger vehicles rocketed 107% in September alone.
In detail, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. (CFMA), one of the auto titan's joint ventures in China, achieved a total auto sales volume of 227,839 in the first three quarters, with a 43% growth. And another joint-venture subsidiary Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000550) aggregately sold 82,718 vehicles, including 23,520 units of the Transit.

Oct 22 · 2:15:00 PM · Source: Hispanic Business
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by Michael Oliveto

Staples (SPLS)

Staples is making it easy to get Microsoft Windows 7 with a $75 Trade-in offer, free upgrade installation and a $500 savings book, the company said today.

Oct 22 · 12:45:00 PM · Source: Business Wire
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by Larry Etter

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