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The Motley Fool July 1, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Has Topps Topped Out? An enterprise value of $340.3 million, with $92.9 million in cash and no long-term debt, creates a reasonable a price for a marquee name like Topps. But its stock may remain topped out until the company can spur growth by shuffling up its sports cards.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Say It Ain't So, Bazooka Joe! After seven months of unsuccessfully trying to sell its confectionery business, the trading card specialist has decided to keep it after all. Even though the stock is now trading near its 52-week low, shareholders may come to appreciate this decision.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2004 Phil Wohl	Topps Flipping Past Sports Cards The legendary sports card manufacturer is shifting its focus away from its shrinking core. Wait to invest in shares until the company realigns its business further away from its sports card roots.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Andy Cross	My Pops May Dig Topps Topps' candy sale flops, but the company still has value.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Topps Stuck in a Slump The confectioner and trading card company is down but not out. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Topps Topples The cards-and-candy company is having trouble with its WizKids acquisition.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Wrigley, You're So Sweet The chewing gum giant is solid and heads to Spain for latest acquisition.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Seth Jayson	Topps Continues to Flop If you can't sell candy to Americans, you're doing something wrong.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Topps in Need of a Relief Pitcher The confectionary and trading card manufacturer continues to strike out. Is there any relief in sight? For a stock that's essentially at the same level it was back in 1989, there better be some evidence of positive performance before jumping in.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Topps Should Be Sent to the Showers This candy and card seller has two strikes against it. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Wal-Mart Monster Wal-Mart is frighteningly strong and getting stronger by the day.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 Phil Wohl	Best Buy for Entertainment Consumer electronics retailer continues to lead the way.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Should Investors Stick With Wrigley? The gum maker's second-quarter earnings increased. How does it compare with other industry stocks?
The Motley Fool May 17, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Toys "R" Us Looking Better? The No. 2 toy retailer's fortunes are improving despite a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Topps Not on Top The trading card company reports its third-quarter 2007 results shortly, and right now, they don't look too sweet. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eisner's New Card Trick Michael Eisner's Tornante investing arm is teaming up with private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners to cash out existing trading card and candy maker Topps shareholders at $9.75 a pop.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Phil Wohl	Head Above Water for Albertson's The leading food and drug retailer presses on.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Applied Materials Builds Last year, things couldn't have looked worse. Now, they couldn't look better.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Topps Strikes Out, Again There's a lot to dislike about the company's recent performance. But an enterprise of buying back chunks of what it considers undervalued shares, combined with initiatives in place to attempt a turnaround, may provide some much-needed relief for this stock.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2004 W.D. Crotty	99 Cents Is Enough It sounds improbable, but 99 Cents Only Stores isn't cheap.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 Dave Marino-Nachison	Standing by Family Dollar Investors may be catching on to this discounted Dollar retailer.
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The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Salim Haji	Costco Concerns Despite strong earnings, the stock dips on two worries.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Seth Jayson	Yee-Haw! for Tractor Supply The purveyor of goods for the rural life exceeds estimates.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Cadbury Schweppes Schlepps On It is the soft drinks and confectionaries company's strong brands and the expectation that it can expand its margins to at least match peer levels that keep the stock price selling at what looks like a premium multiple.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Discounting Earnings Target and Wal-Mart seem to have the recipe for consistency.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	BJ's Continues Climb The warehouse club is leveraging grocery sales and rising gas prices.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wrigley Fields Some Pain The gum maker disappoints despite favorable currency effects.
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The Motley Fool February 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Men's Wearhouse's Boring Success The clothier posts impressive fourth-quarter and full-year results.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bulking Up at Costco Costco Wholesale was one of many retailers that reported a healthy increase in same-store sales in May today.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Steven Mallas	Is Topps at the Top? Topps showed improvement in its third-quarter performance. Should you collect some of its shares?
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Career Education's Big Lesson The online educator Career Education rakes in stellar earnings, exceeding analyst estimates again.
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The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Seth Jayson	Another Wallop From Wal-Mart More incredible numbers from the world's biggest store.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Fool's Look Ahead The author takes a look at the business week that approaches.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	Cadbury Schwepped Away Confectioner Cadbury's results are semi-sweet, but very tasty.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Leapin' Lehman! The brokerage reports a fabulous first quarter. Things are looking good for brokerage companies, and their stocks reflect that.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Fool's Look Ahead Monday: Walgreen reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results... Tuesday: Paychex discloses its fiscal first-quarter numbers... Wednesday: Topps leads the pack of reporters int eh middle of the week... etc.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	2 Suitors Make a Play for Topps A bidding war may be under way for the struggling maker of trading cards. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Safeway Out? The grocery store chain gears up to face investors.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Rich Smith	Career Education's Class Rank Career Education is one of the cheaper companies in the education sphere.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2004 Seth Jayson	The Post's Educational Advantage Kaplan and company outpaced the The Washington Post's traditional media segments.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Children's Place a Victim of Own Success Children's Place needs to learn to keep its mouth shut.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boom Profits, Bust Prices Relatively staid Greek shipper Tsakos Energy Navigation just reported glamour-stock results. First-quarter revenue was up 43% and net income jumped 85%. Based on analyst estimates for 2004, the stock is trading at a rock-bottom 6.3 times forward earnings.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Check Out That Tootsie Roll Tootsie Roll's third quarter shows the company is revenue-challenged. Its high margins, excellent cash production, and shrinking share base offer long-term investors an excellent, conservative investment, with the chance to produce market-beating results.
InternetNews July 23, 2004 Paul Shread	Microsoft, Amazon Add to Slowdown Fears Weak earnings add to fears of an economic slowdown... Nasdaq hits fresh lows for the year... Broadcom, Gateway beat estimates... DoubleClick plunges...
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Waiting for Yahoo! Something important is going to take place when Yahoo! reports its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Beyond that, it's going to be pretty quiet on the earnings front in the abridged trading week that lies ahead.