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Target profit climbs 18 pct in 3Q on lower costs
AP Online; 11/17/2009; 793 words; Target Corp.'s third-quarter profit...fight with competitor Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said it expected...in its stores _ which climbed 1.4 percent _ and better profit...cents per share. Revenue rose 1.1 percent to $15.28 billion...

Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October
AP Online; 11/16/2009; 1281 words; ...percent decline, from the 1.5 percent drop initially...retail chains as Wal-Mart and Target posted a 0...at least a year rose 2.1 percent in October compared...economists expectations for a 1 percent rise. Affluent...spots were Costco Wholesale Corp., TJX Cos., which operates...

Stocks rise as dollar continues to dictate trading
AP Worldstream; 11/16/2009; 1100 words; ...hoped. The stock fell $1.57, or 8.1 percent, to $17.86...economy Thursday when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as well as...department store chains Kohl's Corp. and Nordstrom Inc. post...Exchange, where volume came to 1 billion shares compared...

Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow
AP Worldstream; 11/16/2009; 1263 words; ...billion shares compared with 1.3 billion Thursday. Bond...6.40 to settle at $1,095.70 an ounce on the...Macy's Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as well as...corporate news, Starbucks Corp. jumped $1.42, or 7.2 percent...

CPI Corp. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.
PR Newswire; 11/16/2009; 585 words; ...Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CPI Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors...and Mexico, principally in Sears and Wal-Mart stores. CONTACT: Jane Nelson, of CPI Corp., +1-314-231-1575 Web Site: http://www...