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Missouri Stocks	Missouri has a very diversified economy. It has a large service sector, wholesale, retail, manufacturing and agricultural. It is a top producer of automobiles, beer and aerospace technology. Some lesser known facts about Missouri follow:1. Missouri’s top commodities are soybeans, cattle and calves and corn.2. 14,842 new businesses settled in Missouri during 2007.3. Top manufacturing industries in the state are: transportation equipment, food products, and fabricated metals.4. The manufacturing...	October 08, 2008
Cramer Says Buy H&R Block	Cramer told viewers that the stock of tax-preparer H&R Block (HRB) is attractive at current levels after hte stock fell 10% on Thursday following the company’s weak earnings report. H&R Block missed earnings by 5 cents. Cramer explained that the stock is seasonal so you only want to be long it one quarter a year - and this wasn’t the quarter. He said he likes the name because he feels the stock will be a win no matter who becomes president, because we will get a new tax code....	September 04, 2008
Breeden Capital Boosts Stake in Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) to 5.25% - 13D	In a 13D filing on Hill-Rom Holdings (NYSE: HRC), Richard Breeden's Breeden Capital disclosed a 5.25% stake (3,278,409 shares) in the company. Which is up from the 2,478,618 share stake held at the quarter ended 6/30/08. A 13D indicates a possible activist investment.In a pretty standard disclosure, Breeden didn't make any direct requests on the company, but said they will monitor the investment and may be in contact with members of management or the board or others about the investment.Hill-Rom...	August 18, 2008
H&R Block Offloads Problem Child. Who Got the Better of the Deal?	H&R Block (HRB) off loaded their financial advisors business to Ameriprise Financial (AMP). H&R needed to make the deal so as to generate much needed cash and monetize substantial amounts of goodwill. Everyone is looking at the deal from H&R point of view with particular emphasis on balance sheet implications. What concerns me is the lack of any comment on the following points.1. What impact on earning can H&R shareholders expect once the unit has been disposed. We know it sounds like a good dea...	August 13, 2008
Consulting stocks stay strong	Filed under: Industry, H and R Block (HRB), Stocks to BuyBy Michael Vodicka, analyst, Zacks Investment Research.It has been exceptionally challenging this year for many companies to grow their earnings, as a number of factors continue to wreak havoc on normally profitable business models. Higher energy costs have been squeezing almost every company's margins, none more significantly than the airline and auto industries. Raw materials costs continue to climb as large, developing nations like Ind...	July 29, 2008
Wall Street Rumors - June 30, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. France Telecom Ends Deal Talks With TeliaSonera PARIS — France Telecom SA (EPA:FTE) Monday said it has abandoned its approach to acquire TeliaSonera AB (STO:TLSN() after failing to reach an agreement on financial terms with the Nordic operator’s board. Stock Futures Swoon As Oil Prices Soar U.S. stock markets look set Monday to extend last week’s declines, as surging commodity prices and inflation c...	June 30, 2008
Market highlights for next week: Ford and GM to report monthly sales	Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Conventions and conferences, Annual meetings, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), H and R Block (HRB), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Texas Instruments (TXN)Monday, June 30 H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 8:00am on Tuesday. InteractiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI) to give operational update. Tuesday, July 1 Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 10:...	June 27, 2008
Option Update: Merrill Lynch put volume & volatility up; shares near five-year low	Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Merrill Lynch (MER), OptionsMerrill Lynch (NYSE:MER) is recently down $1.63 to $36.04. MER call option volume of 10,479 contracts compares to put volume of 69,715 contracts. MER July option implied volatility of 77 is above its 26-week average of 51 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) is recently down 46 cents to $22.66. HRB is scheduled to report Q4 EPS on June 30. HRB July 20 puts have traded 27 times on transacti...	June 20, 2008
Analyst upgrades: HRB, TLB, SPWR, AG, EBAY, SNDK	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, eBay (EBAY), H and R Block (HRB), SanDisk Corp (SNDK)MOST NOTEWORTHY: H&R Block, Talbots and SunPower were today's noteworthy upgrades: Oppenheimer believes H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) has shown several catalysts over the past few months, most importantly the sale of its mortgage business. The firm, which upgraded shares to Outperform from Perform, believes the company's strong 2008 tax season will lead to future growth, an...	June 16, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWORD VIDEO HEREEarnings TradeNext week Wal-Mart (WMT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) are set to report earnings. What is the trade? Adami said HPQ should say good things, but he isn't sure if the stock will do well in the short-term. He said he likes shares of HPQ for the long-term. Najarian said HPQ's P/E is cheap and he is looking for an impressive earnings report. Macke thinks HPQ will report a good quarter. Finerman said she wants to see what WMT's profit margins will be. She th...	May 09, 2008

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