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The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Office Depot Misses School for Real Hurricanes, weak back-to-school sales, and weak European business bring an earnings warning for the retailer.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Rich Duprey	Insurers Eye Ivan the Terrible How will companies and investors fare if the storm spawns moderate damage?
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wendy's Stormy September The fast food purveyor suffers more hurricane damage. Investors were already prepared for this news last week.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Hurricane Woes at Wendy's Shares of the fast-food chain are down 5%, with the company citing a number of factors, including business lost to the recent trio of hurricanes.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Charley, Frances, and JetBlue In addition to the two hurricanes that have already disrupted business in Florida, the company cited higher than expected fuel prices and anticipation of a possible third hurricane for a downbeat outlook.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Bill Mann	Back-to-School Woes Consumers are running low on money, and the sources that helped push them along a year ago have dried up. Companies such as Costco and Wal-Mart who were counting on big back-to-school spending are showing their disappointment.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Bill Mann	Frances to Hit Hartford Frances is a big storm, very dangerous in Florida. It might be just as dangerous in the traditional home of the insurance industry, Hartford.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Will Hurricane Frances Clip Retailers? Chico's may be a hot retailer, but its Labor Day weekend looks threatened. The company missed expectations with August same-stores sales growth of 3.6%.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Wal-Mart Warming Up? The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up? The retailer's third-quarter earnings increased 12.7% to $2.29 billion, or $0.54 per share.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dennis No Menace to Wal-Mart The world's largest retailer credits an early storm with a strong start to July. The company is performing well and it won't be long before that is reflected in the stock.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Are Aeropostale's Wings Clipped? Is the teen retail stock just a victim of circumstance? When you consider the company's recent strong earnings, it seems investors who sold the stock today were searching for an excuse, not a reason.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Is It Time to Put Wal-Mart on Pause? As expected, Wal-Mart had a solid second quarter. However, given upcoming challenges, it makes sense that some investors may want to say "when" on the discount retailer's stock, at least for the time being.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Page Against the Machine Books-A-Million falls short and points to the recent hurricanes.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Wal-Mart Monster Wal-Mart is frighteningly strong and getting stronger by the day.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	The Expectations Game The expectations for Target and Wal-Mart aren't the same, but lately the performance is. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Phil Wohl	Best Buy's Digital Dominance The leading electronics and entertainment retailer continues to produce strong results.
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The Motley Fool February 18, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Has Wal-Mart Hit the Wall? Should investors search for greener retail-stock pastures?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Sport Chalet's Winning Mix Same-store sales aren't booming, but the sporting goods retailer is still a competitor.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2004 Bill Mann	Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers The hurricane unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's. This time, the insurance companies were ready.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 Steven Mallas	Wal-Mart's Taxing Comps Wal-Mart sees August same-store revenues up 2% to 4%. How should investors view this statistical range?
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Rough September at JetBlue Despite the lower report, the stock is up slightly today, as the news was as expected.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Lowe's Builds High Expectations The home-improvement retailer outlines guidance through 2006.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Make Do With the Good and Bad The hurricanes will have a long-term positive effect on some stocks. Investors, check out: Wal-Mart... Target... Home Depot... Lowe's... Beacon... Caterpillar... Cummins...
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Play It Again, Sam Walton Despite a disappointing November that found comps sliding by 0.1%, the world's largest retailer bounced back during the critical holiday shopping season, posting a 1.6% uptick in same-store sales for the month of December.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	The Easter Bunny Boosts Wal-Mart The retailer posted a surprise gain in same-store sales for March. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	That's All for Allstate? Part 2 Investors in Allstate have done quite well over time; they're up more than 25% from lows reached last May, as hurricane worries were just subsiding.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	The Windfall of Hurricanes Retailers like Lowe's and Home Depot are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes. The stocks of all these companies have done well over the past few weeks.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Wigging Out Over Wal-Mart Are the good times over for the discount retailing giant?
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Conn's Connects The Texas retailer is profitable, growing, and in a tough competitive space. Conn's shares are still up slightly.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Target Whacks Wal-Mart Investors, one month of sales data doesn't make a good investment thesis, of course, but Target has outshined Wal-Mart many times over the last year and so investors probably see a pattern emerging.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Rich Duprey	Kmart Rising A surprisingly strong quarter puts the 42-year-old discounter back in the game.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Kristin Graham	Wal-Mart Saves Money and the Market Wal-Mart's increased guidance was cause for relief on Wall Street; causing all retail stocks to trade up.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wal-Mart Waves Red Flag The leading retailer Wal-Mart lowers its June sales forecast as worries persist over a lawsuit. The suit alleges that the company's female workers were paid less than their male counterparts and that women were often skipped over for promotions.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Ultimate-ly Disappointing Things aren't getting easier for the electronics retailer, which delayed results today.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Walks In Wal-Mart chimes in with its first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Here's what you need to know to make sense of the news. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Talks Shop Looking ahead at Wal-Marts earnings report next week, what can we expect from the savior of the penny-pinching housewife and favorite customer of every factory in China?
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 W.D. Crotty	Wal-Mart Rolls On Same-store sales for December fall within expectations. The stock could still fall from its current levels; it's down more than $3 per share in recent months. But given its expected long-term earnings growth, the downside here is extremely limited.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Alyce Lomax	All's Well for Wal-Mart It wasn't an exciting fourth quarter, but Wal-Mart's still holding its own.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Discounting Earnings Target and Wal-Mart seem to have the recipe for consistency.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Phil Wohl	Target Hits the Bull's-Eye The leading national retailer sheds department stores to focus on its core strategy. The shares, which are trading at 16 times next year's earnings estimate of $2.64 per share, as a solid total return investment.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Dick's Is a Sport Slowing growth estimates hurt Dick's today, but the retailer is performing well.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Costco Clinches Another One The retailer blows away analysts' net income estimates.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	GameStop Is Blowin' Up The video game retailer has striking growth plans and, perhaps, no other alternative.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart Stays Strong Hurricane and energy charges make the retailer's quarter look worse than it really was. Wal-Mart is a very well-run company that's attractively priced compared with its historical multiples.