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The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away Hot Topic hit a new two-year high. But it may be time to replace this stock with one of these three contenders: The Buckle... Wal-Mart... VF...
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The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Hot Topic Cooling Down? Investors give the trendy teen retailer the cold shoulder.
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