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Market Update

U.S. Stocks Rise Ahead of Jobs Report
Sep 02, 4:04 PM ET 
U.S. stocks searched for direction after weekly jobless claims fell and the index pending home sales increased in July. Europe left its rate on hold and Sweden raised rates. Stocks in Japan and Asia closed higher. Burger King agreed to go private and Hewlett Packard won the bid for 3PAR.
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U.S. Jobless Claims; Productivity Drop
Sep 02, 10:01 AM ET 
U.S. stocks trade sideways after weekly jobless claim fell 6,000 to 472,000 and productivity declined 1.8% in the June quarter. India demanded Google, Skype, and RIM set up local servers. Orexigen and Takeda in $50 million deal to develop and commercialize obesity drug.
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STOCK MOVERS

3PAR, Nordstrom, Burger King Rise
Sep 02, 12:27 PM ET 
U.S. stocks traded higher. 3PAR increased after Dell did not match the revised offer from HP. Retailers s...
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Netflix, Burger King Rise; Brown Forman Falls
Sep 01, 12:32 PM ET 
Brown Forman Corp dropped 6% after the maker of spirits and vodka reported lower than expected earnings. ...
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RiM, Winn-Dixie Fall; Saks Surges
Sep 01, 4:46 AM ET 
U.S. stocks traded sideways after the confidence index inched higher. Research In Motion Ltd declined mor...
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Cogent, United Rise; DG Fastchannel Plunges
Aug 30, 11:36 AM ET 
U.S. stocks edged lower after the personal income declined and spending rose. Hewlett Packard increased 3...
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J Crew Group, Tiffany Fall; 3PAR Surges
Jo-Ann Rise; Guess, Patterson Fall
VeriFone, Toll Brothers Rise; AMR Falls
Apollo, Daktronics Rise; Massey, Medtronic Fall
3PAR, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Rise
Intuit, Marvell Rise; Hewlett Packard Falls

EARNINGS CALLS TRANSCRIPTS

Guess Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Sep 02, 11:39 AM ET>
The apparel distributor total net revenue increased 10.5% to $577.1 million in the quarter. Net quarterl...
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AnnTaylor Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Aug 30, 10:43 AM ET>
The women''s specialty retailer quarterly sales grew 3% to $483.47 million on comparable sales rise of 6....
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Advance Auto Parts Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Hewlett-Packard Q3 Earnings Call Transcript
Abercrombie & Fitch Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Broadcom Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Brocade Q2 Earnings Call Transcript
Mutual funds Q&A

Diversified Mid-Cap Strategy
Huntington Mid Corp America Fund
Christopher Rowane
“The fund provides investors with diversification across two levels. First, it focuses on stocks that hav...

Absolute Return Focus
Frost Total Return Bond Fund
Jeffery Elswick
“We manage for total return using interest income and capital appreciation, but we also want our return f...

Thorough Research of Emerging Markets
American Beacon Emerging Markets Fund
Kirk Brown
“Except for the muted performance of emerging markets in the 1990s, it has been a segment with real growt...
MANAGEMENT TALK Q&A

Thematic Gains
The Roosevelt Investment Group All Cap Core Strategy
Jason Sheer
“The goal of our unique risk management approach is to reduce the portfolio’s downside market exposure wh...

Value for All Seasons
RCB All Cap Value Strategy
Jeffrey Bronchick
“The overall investment philosophy of the product involves a value-oriented focus on preservation of capi...

Balancing Returns and Volatility
Rutherford Multi-Cap Growth Strategy
William D. Rutherford
“Our philosophy is to construct the portfolio according to the client’s long-term asset allocation, then ...
Huntington Mid Corp America Fund
Christopher Rowane
“The fund provides investors with diversification across two levels. First, it focuses on stocks that have the potential for price appreciation on the back of significant earnings growth. Second, the fund offers a high level of security diversification as the portfolio holds approximately 140 stocks.”
Frost Total Return Bond Fund
Jeffery Elswick
“We manage for total return using interest income and capital appreciation, but we also want our return for a year or longer to be positive, focusing on absolute return.”
American Beacon Emerging Markets Fund
Kirk Brown
“Except for the muted performance of emerging markets in the 1990s, it has been a segment with real growth and it will continue to be so in the near term.”
Paradigm Opportunity Fund
Jason Ronovech
“We exploit the inefficiencies of the small-cap market to invest in a concentrated portfolio of high-quality, undervalued companies. These companies are vetted through a disciplined investment process that focuses on in-depth financial analysis combined with a rigorous evaluation of competitive positioning and management strength.”
Jacob Wisdom Fund
Francis J. Alexander
“We believe that the ability to generate high returns on capital over a long period of time is the most important component of intrinsic value.”










INvestment community news

EARNINGS CALENDAR

SYMBOL COMPANY NAME EARNNINGS AUDIO
LTRX Lantronix, Inc.$(0.01)
LB LaBarge, Inc.$0.30
ARST ArcSight, Inc.$0.62
BTH Blyth Inc.$0.09
CASC Cascade Corporation$0.51
ECONOMIC CALENDAR

INDUSTRY DATE TIME
Jobless Claims 09-02 8:30 AM
Productivity and Costs 09-02 8:30 AM
Factory Orders 09-02 10:00 AM
Ben Bernanke Speaks 09-02 10:00 AM
ISM Mfg Index 09-01 10:00 AM
Construction Spending 09-01 10:00 AM
Sources: Data collected by 123jump.com and Ticker.com from company press releases, filings and corporate websites. Market data: BATS Exchange. Inc