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Strong November retail numbers got the market in a good mood last Friday. But not every stock benefited. That is because the dollar continues to firm up after a long decline. As such investors feel compelled to take money out of those stocks that benefit from a weak dollar (gold, oil, commodities, exporters). The good news is that the market is headed in the right direction. The bad news is that the money keeps swirling around to different groups and hard to pin down where its best to make profits. That should clear up soon.

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Today's Top Stories: Monday- December 14, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN)Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year is now $7.72, up from $6.89. Next year's estimates are averaging $9.69, up from $8.47. On a year-over-year basis, these levels represent earnings growth of 52% and 25%, respectively. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX)recently posted November sales of $1.8 billion, up 15% from last year's $1.6 billion. Consolidated comparable store sales jumped 8% year-over-year.
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• Momentum - Ctrip.com International (CTRP) sales were up 47% from last year to $80 million. Earnings also came in strong at 39 cents, 8 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company has beat in each of the last four quarters by an average of 6 cents, or 23%.Read More...
   
• Value - Esterline Technologies Corporation(ESL) beat on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 27 cents. It was the second quarterly beat in a row. Earnings per share were $1.26 compared to the consensus of 99 cents. Earnings were $1.38 in the year ago quarter. Read More...
   

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• Bull Of The Day: Tech Data Corp. (TECD)
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• Bear Of The Day: The St. Joe Company (JOE)
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Consumer Electronics Stock Review
  In our opinion, consumer electronics sales in the holiday season will be robust. We have Outperform ratings on (AAPL), (HPQ), (TTWO), (ERTS) and (AMZN).Read More...
  
  
• Harry Winston’s (HWD) Q3 Sales Plunge
• Natural Gas Up on Huge EIA Draw
• Chevron (CVX) Sees Smaller 2010 Budget

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EARNINGS PREVIEW Inflation & Production Numbers Will Be Key

With just 40 firms reporting earnings next week, all eyes will be on the inflation and production reports.
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