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The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Parker Is Still Perky As long as economic activity stays strong and management continues to execute on its improvement efforts, investors shouldn't be in a rush to part from this industrial stock.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Toby Shute	The Industrial Elephant in the Room Danaher, the large conglomerate which makes everything from postal scanners to dental instruments, is far from a household name, but it is a name you should get to know.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	MMM'mmm Good Like other conglomerates, 3M is coupling decent upper-single-digit revenue growth with margin improvements and driving nice double-digit earnings growth. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Stanley Works Acquires Its Way to Growth The nation's leading toolmaker continues to build solid growth. The company projects full-year earnings of $3.20 to $3.30 per diluted share, which would represent an increase of 12% to 16% over last year's earnings.
BusinessWeek February 19, 2007 Brian Hindo	A Dynamo Called Danaher Danaher is probably the best-run conglomerate in America. It's clearly the best performing.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Illinois Tool Works Surfs the Late Cycle These are the good times for late-stage industrial conglomerates, and this company is soaking it up. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Still in the Pink Reported growth at this toolmaker remains robust, but acquisitions are increasingly important. Given that the company will find it increasingly difficult to maintain its current rate of profit growth, the shares look fairly valued today.
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The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Hurricane Winds Whip RPM High material costs in the wake of last year's storms suck the wind out of this specialty chemicals company's sails.
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The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Tim Hanson	The Best $17 Billion Company You Don't Know Contrary to popular belief, large caps can fly under the radar. Danaher is simply a conglomerate of boring companies that the world can't do without. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyco: Lots of Cash, Not Much Flash Though still a long way from operational excellence, cash flow is still solid. Investors, is there money to be made from this stock?
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Danaher Polishes Off Sybron The multifaceted conglomerate is paying a lot to expand its footprint in the dental market. Under the terms of the deal, which Sybron supports, shareholders will get $47 in cash for each share -- about a 12% premium.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Whole Lot to Like at Dover This incredibly diverse conglomerate has the wind at its back with hot markets in industrial equipment, oil and gas, and electronics. While returns on capital and a somewhat sizable move in the stock mute some enthusiasm, Dover's shares look very interesting.
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The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Emerson Electric: The Strong Get Stronger Strong results on sales, margins, and returns on capital create a profitable triple play. But investors looking to make money from late-cycle industrial plays might want to look beyond for Emerson for some better values.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aerospace Gives UTX a Lift Industrial conglomerate United Technologies posts another all-around solid quarter. But a real drawback is that the price of the stock is bit high -- investors may want a bit more of a discount before jumping in.
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The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Rolls On Some analysts may get hung up on a revenue shortfall, but results from the first quarter were good.
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