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BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Robert Berner	Federated Is Better Off On Its Own Speculation has been rife in recent weeks that Federated Department Stores Inc. is in discussions to acquire weakened rival May Department Stores Co.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 David Lee Smith	Federated's on the Way Out The company will rename itself after its most active brand, Macy's.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Federated May Meet May The upscale retailer posts a decline in fourth quarter net income amid a possible merger with May.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 Robert Berner	Is Federated As Flush As It Looks? A little digging into the numbers tells a very different post-merger story for Federated Department Stores.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Federated Homes In Federated raises its earnings guidance and focuses on cost savings.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Brian Gorman	Hey, Where's Marshall Field's? Federated's decision to change Marshall Field's stores to Macy's is a worthy trade-off.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Rich Duprey	Federated Trims Out Lord & Taylor The department store giant announces a plan to sell off its Lord & Taylor chain by year's end. There has been speculation that Saks or Neiman Marcus might be interested in acquiring the stores. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	May's Fashion Faux Pas The department-store chain is struggling heading into its acquisition by Federated. Should investors care?
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The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Michael Leibert	Federated's Improving Results Last week's earnings announcement is an encouraging sign of progress, especially for shareholders who hope to see faster growth and expanding valuation multiples for Federated's stock.
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Bank Systems & Technology September 29, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Mergers & Acquisitions An interview with five financial industry specialists on technology assets as drivers behind a merger or acquisition and how integrating systems post-merger often presents the biggest challenge to realizing the value of a deal.
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Information Today October 2003 Paula Hane	The Truth About Federated Searching WebFeat, a provider of federated search technology to more than 900 public, academic, and corporate libraries, including more than half of the top 10 U.S. public libraries, has compiled this list of the five most commonly repeated misconceptions about federated searching.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	May: A Stock To Short? Those in the know say the deal between May Department Stores and Federated Department Stores is off.
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