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To: The Reaper who wrote (2683)	8/17/2007 11:00:54 AM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 6370

Yes, not a bad short. Halfways liquid. Little danger of a buyout. Some mad analysts (this time Alex Brown) create unnecessary volatility but well, they have to justify option premiums.

To: The Reaper who wrote (2683)	8/17/2007 11:00:55 AM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 6370

Yes, not a bad short. Halfways liquid. Little danger of a buyout. Some mad analysts (this time Alex Brown) create unnecessary volatility but well, they have to justify option premiums. Bear Stearns BSC already in the red. The german DAX shed most of its gains. Was over 7500, but gave back 140.

To: The Reaper who wrote (2683)	8/14/2008 4:54:19 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 6370

bear market must be over > look at KSS tonite, runs to 50, AP Kohl's raises full-year outlook Thursday August 14, 4:29 pm ET Kohl's raises full-year outlook, gives guidance for the rest of the year MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Department store chain Kohl's Corp. raised its outlook for the rest of the year on Thursday, saying it would beat analyst estimates even on the assumption that same-store sales fall as much as 4 percent the rest of the year. The Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based company said it now expects to earn between $3.02 and $3.18 per share for the year. Analysts are predicting Kohl's will earn $3.07 per share for the year, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters. Kohl's announcement marked a reversal from last quarter, when the company lowered its forecast for the year to between $2.95 and $3.15 a share. Its higher outlook is more in line with its original guidance of earnings in a range of $3.15 to $3.50 per share. The guidance assumes that same-store sales fall between 2 percent and 4 percent in both the third and fourth quarters of the year, Kohl's said. In the third quarter, Kohl's said it expects to earn between 51 cents and 56 cents a share, while analysts are predicting 57 cents. In the fourth quarter, Kohl's expects earnings per share of between $1.26 and $1.34. Analysts are predicting $1.30 per share. The company said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell more than 12 percent as same-store sales dipped on a consumer pullback in spending. In the three-month period ending in August, Kohl's said it earned $236 million, or 77 cents per share. That's down from the same period last year, when Kohl's earned $269.2 million, or 83 cents per share. Analysts had expected earnings of 73 cents per share. Sales rose 3.8 percent to $3.7 billion, on par with estimates. But same-store sales fell 4.6 percent. That's a key figure in retailing and measures sales at stores open at least a year. The announcements came after the market closed Thursday. Shares of Kohl's rose 68 cents, or 1.4 percent, to close at $48.27.