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BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 Peter Coy & Forest	Why Is Oil So Expensive Again? More demand and fears of Mideast extremism are two reasons, but prices could ease soon
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Peter Coy	Oil Stocks: Only Patient Investors Need Apply Inventories are up, and prices are likely to fall -- not a recipe for quick profits.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004	Oil: The View from "a Long-Term Bull" Will oil prices stay at their highest levels in two decades for the foreseeable future? And what's ahead for the stock prices of the big oil outfits? Guinness Atkinson Asset Management's chairman and chief investment officer offers his vision of crude-oil prices in 2005.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	The Bull's-Eye Shrinks at Target Target slashes its forecasts for September same-store-sales estimates. Is this a sign of things to come, or is it just a one -month aberration?
The Motley Fool December 15, 2003 Selena Maranjian	One Red-Hot Fund While most managed stock mutual funds fail to do as well as a simple index fund, Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Trust fund has a winning streak going that's on the verge of its 13th year. What stocks does Miller like now?
The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Occidental Not Accidental Despite a one-quarter disappointment, Occidental has solid oil exploration efforts and competitive finding costs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	Are Consumers Freaking Out? If retailers and restaurants begin to run out of steam, as consumers rein in their spending, it'll be tough for the economy to keep on chugging.
Entrepreneur November 2008 Amanda C. Kooser	Girl Power Fresh off a February launch, New York City-based Store Adore (storeadore.com) is forging a path by connecting women with boutique retailers both online and off.
Registered Rep. July 11, 2008 Stan Luxenberg	Legg's Bill Miller Is Suddenly Stupid. Or Is He? Has the legendary manager of Legg Mason's Value Trust lost his touch? After 15 years of outperforming the S&P 500, the fund has slipped into a funk, and assets are in a steep decline.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Coy et al.	Why Isn't Big Oil Drilling More? One would expect oil companies to be pumping more oil from existing wells, drilling new wells in current fields, and boosting exploration budgets, yet despite the recent runup in prices, the oil industry is slow to pick up the pace.
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Peter Coy	What Options Are Telling Us The betting action is in options on light sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
InternetNews September 21, 2005 Paul Shread	Stocks Plunge On Rita, Rate Fears Stocks tumbled for the third straight day on fear of rising interest rates and oil prices... The Nasdaq fell 24 to 2106, the S&P lost 11 to 1210, and the Dow tumbled 103 to 10,378... etc.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anderson et. al	The Bright Side Of $40 A Barrel Just when you think commodity prices can't go higher, the market proves otherwise. The stubbornly high prices are finally encouraging companies to explore, develop, and produce more oil and natural gas.
InternetNews December 31, 2003	Early Online Shopping Numbers Show Big Gains The 2003 holiday shopping season proved to be a boon for online retailers with shoppers spending $13 billion just between Nov. 1 and Dec. 12 alone.
Financial Advisor June 2007 Marla Brill	Black Gold Still Glittering Veteran energy sector investor John Segner sees good times ahead for the companies in the energy industry that are positioned to benefit from increased demand and limited supply.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Salim Haji	Unearthing Values in Oil Stocks As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. One company looks particularly good. As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. Suncor, a small, non-traditional Canadian company, particularly stands out as an attractive investment opportunity.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Aha: Wal-Mart's Not Better Than Target Whereas many retailers had a pretty miserable October, Target showed notable strength, with same-store sales increasing by 4.1%.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Last-Quarter Slowdown Is Old News Despite surging oil prices, a waffling stock market, and some surprisingly weak job numbers, the economy began the third quarter on much firmer ground.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2006 Rich Duprey	15 and Counting at Legg Mason Legendary fund manager Bill Miller beats the market for the 15th straight year, and you can, too by following several basic principles.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Seth Jayson	Target Bleeds Is the recent same-store sales growth at Target a positive sign of the strength of their offerings, or is it a negative sign about the overall economy, with shoppers fleeing more expensive stores for the lower-end?
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Rich Duprey	Bill Miller's New Streak After an amazing 15-year run of beating the S&P 500 index, legendary value investor Bill Miller and his Legg Mason Value Trust are shaping up to fall short of the benchmark for the second year in a row. Has the guru lost his mojo?
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Peter Coy	Oil Prices: Don't Count On A Dip Why are prices so high when crude inventories are above average? Because traders are looking past the inventory numbers to the potential for trouble ahead.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2010 Travis Hoium	99 Cents Only Stores Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know 99 Cents Only Stores shares dropped 10% in early morning trading after revenue missed analysts expectations. Is this meaningful? Or just another movement?
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Shoppers Are Back! Investing in retail stocks based on weather forecasts is not a game worth playing. We're all far better off waiting for retail shares to get beaten down to attractive valuations.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Nathan Slaughter	I Love Bill Miller Perhaps more than any other investor over the past decade, the famed Legg Mason money manager has helped discredit the efficient market hypothesis and carry the banner for active fund management.
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The Motley Fool April 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Retail Comps Cower in March Consumer-centric companies stumbled last month as shoppers pinched pennies.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2010 Alyce Lomax	American Eagle: Smartphones and Desperate Times Last week's retail same-store sales data revealed the desperate promotions retailers rolled out in June to lure in shoppers. Just how shameless will retailers get for back-to-school season?
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Not So Fast, Bill Miller Unless something catastrophic happens to Legg Mason funds during the last two months of 2009, the legendary fund manager will be back to beating the market.
Entrepreneur January 2005 Gwen Moran	The Fast Lane Russell Miller is the founder of Vacant, a leader of the "here today, gone tomorrow" pop-up retail craze. His four-person company opens "guerrilla stores" in cities around the world for anywhere from two weeks to a month or so, hawking hard-to-find items.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Bill Miller Does It Again The famous investor beats the S&P 500 for the 14th straight year. While congratulations are in order for the Legg Mason Value Trust, there is no shortage of compelling choices out there in the actively managed universe.
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BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Peter Coy	Oil & Housing: A Volatile Combination How much damage will the economy suffer from steep oil prices and the housing bust?
The Motley Fool January 5, 2010 Alyce Lomax	A Tiny Victory for Big Retail The holidays are over, but retail's problems may have just begun.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Strong Prices, Strong Profits at Occidental Soaring oil prices lead to soaring profits for this oil and gas producer. Should energy prices continue to creep higher and new production come online as expected, the stock could still have some room left for investors.
InternetNews July 14, 2005 Paul Shread	Apple, AMD Lead The Way Higher Strong earnings, tame inflation and falling oil prices sent stocks higher... Apple and AMD reported positive earnings... Oil prices dropped steeply and retail sales were strong... The S&P finished at a four-year high... Priceline issued an earnings warning... etc.
InternetNews July 11, 2005 Paul Shread	Mergers, Falling Oil Prices Fuel Rally Stocks posted strong gains again on Monday... Sprint edged higher... Crude oil prices fell after... etc.
InternetNews December 26, 2003 Erin Joyce	Bargain Hunters Trickle Back, Post Holiday Offline retailers such as Wal-Mart said they expected same-store sales to stay the same as it expected, suggesting that the real surge in last minute shoppers were at home in front of their computers instead of at the stores.
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The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Alyce Lomax	May Day, May Day A May/Federated rumor hits the rumor mills, propping up May's stock price.
Geotimes July 2005 Hirsch et al.	Peaking of World Oil Production: Is the Wolf Near? We are finding less and less oil in spite of vigorous efforts, suggesting that nature may not have much more to provide. As such, many credible analysts have recently become much more pessimistic about the possibility of finding the huge new reserves needed to meet growing world demand.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Federated's Fresh Quarter It's been a busy couple of months for the name behind Bloomingdale's and Macy's.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 Alyce Lomax	No Limits for Limited? Investors cheer as the clothing retailer announced an improved earnings outlook and increased its per-share offer price for its stock buyback program.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2003	Oil Down, Gas Up What is the outlook for oil and gas prices now that Saddam has been captured, and what stocks are attractive?
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	May's Compulsive Shopping May was a good month for many specialty retailers, and it's apparent that clothing -- in particular women's apparel -- was flying off the racks.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Robert Aronen	Gas Prices Won't Go Down Blaming Big Oil does not get to the root of rising prices at the pump, but the negative publicity oil companies face may cause oil stocks to sell off, and that could make for some temporary bargains in the oil patch. Pay attention, and you may just profit from the hoopla.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Creation Isn't A Problem, But Oil Might Be Job growth is positive but consumer spending may be down because of increasing gasoline prices.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2008 Alyce Lomax	In Retail, It's a Buyer's Market Giving shoppers what they want is easier for some retailers than others.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Oil Keeps Slip-Sliding Around What does recent price action say about the outlook for oil prices?