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The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: How Safe Is Symantec? What should worry Symantec investors was the company's December announcement that it is restating its statement of cash flows for the first half of fiscal 2006. Investors need to keep a sharp eye on this for the next few quarters.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Tim Beyers	A Billion Reasons to Avoid Symantec? The antivirus maker has a taxing problem. For its part, Symantec says it isn't in error and plans to take the Feds to tax court, but it's not certain how much investors may lose if the IRS is right.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Symantec Still Flat An earnings beat isn't all it's cracked up to be. Symantec is continuing to post ugly numbers, and may do so until it has fully digested Veritas. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Robert Barker	Not Many Chinks in Symantec's Armor Demand for its Internet firewall and antivirus software programs is so strong that Symantec expects revenues in the fiscal year ending in March to surge 33%, its earnings per share jumping 44%, to $1.54.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress Reboots After posting 15 straight earnings beats, application infrastructure software maker Progress Software stumbled badly last quarter and needs to reprove itself to the market tomorrow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Trojan Buyback The software company is raking in the cash and distributing it to insiders.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Shoots for Two In advance of earnings, analysts expect sales to grow at computer security expert Symantec, and profits to grow even more.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Sings Management at Symantec digs out its wallet and allocates $2 billion in authorizations for share buybacks.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec Slammed Symantec plus Veritas equals minus $1.5 billion. When Microsoft makes goo-goo eyes at a market, it's the current suitors that get the shivers.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Simply Terrific The Internet security company continues to post impressive numbers. Investors will want to continue to monitor Symantec's performance, and to pay special attention when (or if) the dilution rate appears to slow later this year.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec vs. the Taxman If Symantec ultimately had to ante up 51.8% to the taxman, shareholders can take some consolation in the fact that the company made a whole bunch of money first.
InternetNews April 18, 2006 Clint Boulton	Symantec's $1B Tax Bill Security software giant Symantec said in a Securities and Exchange filing that it owes the government $1 billion in unpaid taxes, mostly relating to an audit of its purchase of Veritas Software.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: 1-800-Flowers in Season In its fiscal first-quarter earnings release back in November, the company promised improved margins later in the year. Investors, don't expect to see the whole bump all at once.
InternetNews November 17, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Symantec CEO John Thompson to Step Down John W. Thompson, the CEO of antivirus and security software company Symantec, will retire from the post as of the end of the company's fiscal year, the company announced today.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Redrawing Borders The bookstore's fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 financial performance will enter the history books, and we can look forward to a new fiscal year -- hopefully, one in which the company's stock price doesn't fall in inverse proportion to the S&P's rise.
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Clint Boulton	Symantec Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Veritas Security software maker Symantec is reportedly in talks to buy back-up software power Veritas Software in a blockbuster deal that, at $13 billion, would be one of the largest of its kind.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Symantec Serving Up Cash In advance of fiscal Q3 2008 earnings, analysts expect Internet security specialist Symantec to show 10% sales growth and an 11.5% rise in profits.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress Check Progress Software is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Braving the Amazon.com Tomorrow, investors will see whether the company can pick up the pace again and reverse its slide with some real, honest-to-goodness cash profits.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Trying on Perry Ellis The clothier reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? Investors, take note.
InternetNews December 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5B The marriage of Symantec and Veritas would form one of the largest security and back-up software powers in the market. Should it succeed, Symantec shareholders will own 60% and Veritas shareholders approximately 40% of the combined entity.
InternetNews June 29, 2006 Michael Hickins	Symantec Rebuts IRS Claims Security and storage software vendor Symantec filed a 60-page petition with the United States Tax Court rejecting a claim that it owes Uncle Sam more than $1 billion in back taxes and penalties.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Science & Engineering It's been nearly two years since the maker of backscatter X-ray machines last reported earnings anywhere near as low as those expected by Wall Street analysts. Tomorrow morning, the company will try to extend its streak of "earnings beats" to a lucky No. 7 when reporting on fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: The Real United Technologies? When the conglomerated defense contractor reports its fiscal second-quarter 2006 results early tomorrow morning, will it revert to the past, or continue wowing the critics?
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Rich Smith	Verily, Veritas Did Well Symantec's merger target spruces up. So let's take a quick look at Veritas' numbers, for the Symantec shareholders' sakes, if for no other reason.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	A $13 Billion Christmas Present? The New York Times reports Symantec is seeking to buy storage software maker Veritas. In thinking about how these companies may be reshaped, the alert investor may find more than one unexpected present for his portfolio.
InternetNews January 5, 2005 Clint Boulton	Symantec, Veritas Leaders Tout Merger CEOs discuss the strengths of a company offering security and back-up software to enterprise customers.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: New York, New Year Analysts are looking for clothier New York & Co. to hit the top of its latest guidance of $0.33 to $0.36 per share for the quarter. That 9% increase might be a bit optimistic, however, in light of the already confirmed "revenue miss."
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resources Global The professional services firm gets ready to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers: Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: G-III's Q1 Clothier G-III Apparel reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Clint Boulton	Symantec Facing Overlaps With Altiris And Rivals Symantec's $830 million purchase of IT management software maker Altiris is yet another message to rival Microsoft that it intends to be more than just a top security software maker.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resources Still Global Will the professional services firm make it three in a row for earnings misses when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers Wednesday afternoon?
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Polo Mounts Up The company's net profits are riding a wave of strong gross margins, which have risen for the past 12 months. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Best Buy Opens Early Best Buy is expecting to report same-store sales gains of 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter, and "strong" revenue growth overall. In contrast to its customers, Best Buy says it's been keeping tight reins on its own spending.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resources Connection The knock on Resources these days is that its success was due to companies being forced to pay up to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Now that those revenues are drying up fast, so is Resources' stock price.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Tom Taulli	Software Firms Struggle With Upload Despite lots of communication with investors, the Symantec-Veritas combo is still generating unease.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond's New Year Fiscal 2005 has come and gone for the home furnisher. Tomorrow, investors get their first glimpse at how the new year's going when it reports is fiscal first-quarter 2006 results.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Sun Come Out Tomorrow? Anyone who thinks that penny stocks are by definition "cheap" needs to take a close look at Sun Microsystems.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Sarah Lacy	Symantec's Thompson: "I Can't Wait To Compete..." As the CEO finalizes his deal for Veritas, war with Microsoft looms.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: La-Z-Boy La-Z-Boy's fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 earnings report is due out tomorrow afternoon. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marking the Finish Line The footwear retailer is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings numbers tomorrow after close of trading. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool December 23, 2005 Rob Perri	The Symantec Value Trap It's easy to look at Symantec and say its problems are temporary and the stock is cheap, but is it true?
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Paul Shread	McAfee, Symantec Ride Security Wave McAfee reported pro forma earnings of 31 cents a share... Symantec reported earnings of 27 cents a share... The broader market rose on strong earnings reports... etc.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2004 Rich Smith	Symantec's Bizarre Swap After peeling back layers of buybacks, its shareholder dilution is more historic than prospective.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Symantec Better Than Its Word Internet security specialist restrains dilution, beats earnings.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Fitting Day at Joe's Rolling gross, operating, and net margins have all climbed upwards over the last 18 months for the clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Talk America Talks Talk America's flat to declining sales, plus fewer profits earned on those sales, is not a recipe for earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Glimmers The telecom equipment maker's far from healthy, but the company does appear to be recovering -- at least at the top of the income statement. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 19, 2006 Clint Boulton	Symantec Sues Microsoft to Halt Vista Symantec claims Microsoft is improperly using its code in Vista.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: TOM on the Line TOM Online, one of China's leading Internet portals and wireless service providers, reports its first-quarter 2006 earnings numbers tomorrow.