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Chicago, IL – August 11, 2010 - Stocks in this week's article include CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX), Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH). Kevin Matras looks at how to use...

Kevin Matras looks at how to use Return on Equity (ROE) to find winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include KMX, TPX, TSCO, UNP and VSH. CARMAX GP (CC) (KMX): Free Stock Analysis Report TEMPUR-PEDIC (TPX): Free Stock Analysis Report TRACTOR SUPPLY (TSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report UNION PAC CORP (...

Wells Fargo Securities is raising earnings estimates on a slew of companies this morning. Some of the companies Wells Fargo Securities is raising estimates on are Brunswick Company (NYSE: BC), Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK), Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED), Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE: GDP) and Magna...

Shares of Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) are currently up 4.4% at $50.85 per share during Friday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Mohawk Industries, Inc. has been between $49.79 and $52.50 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $...

Fox Business Network’s (FBN) Charlie Gasparino reports that an investigation has been initiated into the bailout of ShoreBank, a “very politically connected, Chicago based bank.” Wall Street bankers told Gasparino “personally” there was “political pressure put on them to bail out ShoreBank.” The...

The board of Leggett & Platt Incorporated (NYSE: LEG) announced that it is raising its quarterly dividend by 3.8% to $0.27 per share in Q3. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on October 15 to the shareholders on record as of September 15. As per the government, the Treasury Department has...

Joe Pimbley, former executive at ACA, the portfolio manager who helped put Goldman Sachs’ infamous Abacus deal together, spoke to FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Peter Barnes about Goldman Sachs’ actions that led to their suit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Pimbley explained that...

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) spoke to FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Stuart Varney about his proposed bill to return the financial regulatory legislation back to the “status quo” under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and remarked that “if the SEC says there is no change, they should not object to...

FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Elizabeth MacDonald is reporting TARP-funded banks that have missed dividend payments could face the Treasury appointing members of their boards of directors. Excerpts from the report can be found below, courtesy of Fox Business. Elizabeth MacDonald: “If these TARP...

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE: LEG) reports Q2 EPS $0.34 vs consensus of $0.30. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated reports Q2 revenue $874 million vs consensus of $833.06 million. Revenues increased 15.4% year over year. The company also issued in-line guidance for FY 2010 of $1.10 to $1....

Tempur Pedic International (NYSE: TPX) reports Q2 EPS $0.46 vs consensus of $0.42. Tempur Pedic International reports Q2 revenue $263.0 million vs consensus of $248.28 million. Revenues rose 42.1% year over year. The company issued inline guidance for FY 2010; they said EPS would come in at $185-...

By 2:21 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60.92 points, or 0.59%, to 10,305.80, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 5.88 points, or 0.54%. The NASDAQ composite index had fallen 11.92 points, or 0.53%. Some of the narrow based indexes driving the markets are...

Below are the top textile industrial stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating cash flows. The trailing-twelve-month operating cash flows for Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE: MHK) are $588.09 million. Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded MHK from “hold” to “buy.” The trailing-twelve-month...

Perfumania Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PERF) jumped 23.35% to $11.99. PERF reported a 5.2% y/y rise in its June comparable store sales. K-Sea Transportation Partners LP (NYSE: KSP) shares surged 20.32% to $6.10. One of KSP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries has amended a credit agreement with its lenders....

FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Charlie Gasparino is reporting today that Goldman Sachs insiders expect their earnings estimates to come down even more due to the pending SEC suit, and the mood at the firm is “horrendous. Charlie Gasparino: “Their earnings estimates have come down 50 per cent since...