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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
AAP: Ahead of the Curve with Advance Auto Parts	This article is a reprint of my 31 July 2008 RealMoney column. On July 23, J.D. Power & Associates cut its 2008 forecast for new light-vehicle sales and said it now expects U.S. sales to hit a 15-year low this year. The new estimate calls for 750,000 fewer cars to be sold than had been estimated as recently as March. I’m sure that high gas prices are encouraging marginally more use of alternatives such as car-pooling or public transportation, but I also know from experience that those ...	August 13, 2008
The Week's Insider Buys	The week's top insider purchases by dollar amount Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK)= $8,197,837Autonation Inc De (AN)= $8,108,089U S Auto Parts Network Inc (PRTS)= $5,479,067Masco Corp (MAS)= $5,373,467Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP)= $4,027,086eLoyalty Corp (ELOY)= $3,643,883General Electric Co (GE)= $3,519,818Colonial Bancgroup Inc (CNB)= $3,231,103Gentek Inc (GETI)= $2,078,775Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR)= $1,962,000Flagstar Bancorp Inc (FBC)= $1,866,900Integramed America Inc (INMD)= $1,7...	May 31, 2008
Buying AutoNation (AN)	After watching value investors dive into the market, time to join them. Almost exactly a month ago I took a look at AutoNation (AN) and at the time said "I think one could wait until summer to pick up shares at and not pay too much more than today." Shares sat at $15.96 then a today sit at $15.80. Having just cashed out of our oil (USO) position there are funds laying around for investment. Being hesitant to put more into the retail sector currently, the retail auto sector does look very appea...	May 29, 2008
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) CEO Buys 50K Shares	Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Insider+Trades/Advance+Auto+Parts+%28AAP%29+CEO+Buys+50K+Shares/3690458.html for the full story....	May 27, 2008
Another Reason for Auto Related Investing	type="text/javascript">One word AutoZone (AZO), maybe technically two? For a while now I have been speculating that the auto sector (not Ford (F) or GM (GM)) may be the way to go and that thee is value in the sector. Results from those companies may be confirming that.AutoZone (AZO), the largest U.S. auto parts retailer, reported higher quarterly earnings Tuesday. Net income rose to $158.6 million, or $2.49 per share, in its fiscal Q3 ended May 3, from $151.6 million, or $2.17 per share, a year...	May 20, 2008
Fast Money Recap- From Chicago	Word On The StreetWORD ON THE STREET VIDEOPlayboy CEO InterviewPlayboy (PLA) CEO Christie Hefner joined the traders to discuss her company's prospects. "The media industry is going through a vast transformation," says Hefner. "These changes have had an impact quarter to quarter. But we grew last quarter in profitability in spite of that. And I think we’re well positioned." Macke explained the stock trades at a discount because Wall Street doesn't think the family will ever sell the company. He...	May 16, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UPGRADESAmerican Commercial Lines (ACLI)= Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Delek US Holdings (DK)= Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Shaw Comms (SJR)= UBS Neutral » Buy Oplink Comms (OPLK)= Needham & Co Buy » Strong Buy Puget Energy (PSD)= Soleil Sell » Hold ADC Telecom (ADCT)= Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform FTD Group (FTD)= Roth Capital Sell » Hold ValueClick (VCLK)= RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Werner Enterprises (WERN...	January 15, 2008
Earlybird Analyst Calls (June 22, 2007)	AAP started as Outperform at Wachovia.ADI cut to Underperform at Piper Jaffray.ALB raised to Buy at B of A.AZO started as Outperform at Wachovia.BGFV cut to Neutral at UBS.BWP started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.CNR cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.CKEC cut to Neutral at B of A.CMG cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.CNK cut to Neutral at B of A.COGN cut to Neutral at B of A.DY started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.FCS cut to Mkt Perform at Piper Jaffray.FE raised to Buy at B of A.GHL raised to O...	June 22, 2007
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (June 5, 2007)	AAP raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.ALDN cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.ALY started as Outperform at Wachovia.BEBE cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.BEN cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.BHP raised to Buy at Citigroup.CPO started as Buy at BB&T.CRZO started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.FIF raised to Outperform at Piper Jaffray.HAS cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.JNPR cut to Neutral at UBS.OCNF started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.OHI started as Neutral at UBS. OPWV cut to Underweight at JPMorgan; cut t...	June 05, 2007
Analyst upgrades 6-05-07: AAP, SLR, CCL and RCL	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Carnival Corp (CCL), Dow Chemical (DOW), BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP), Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) and were today's noteworthy upgrades: JP Morgan upgraded shares of Advance Auto Parts to Neutral from Underweight citing increased confidence in the company's turnaround efforts. Solectron was up...	June 05, 2007

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