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The Motley Fool August 23, 2011 Seth Jayson	1 Reason Tenneco May Be Headed for a Slowdown Investors should check in with Tenneco's filings to make sure there's a good reason for packing the storeroom for this period. On a sequential-quarter basis, raw materials inventory was the fastest-growing segment, up 3.4%.
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The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Seth Jayson	Here's Why Masimo's Latest Report Might Worry You Let's dig into the inventory specifics. On a trailing-12-month basis, finished goods inventory was the fastest-growing segment, up 42.4%.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Seth Jayson	Here's Why BorgWarner's Latest Report Might Worry You BorgWarner seems to be handling inventory well enough, but the individual segments don't provide a clear signal.
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