Footwear - TOP 10 PROFIT MARGINS
Iconix Brands, Coach, Crocs

Machinery - TOP 10 DIVIDEND YIELDS
Briggs & Stratton, Brunswick, Bonso

Clothing - TOP 10 PROFIT MARGINS
True Religion, Gilden, Lululemon Athletica

Conglomerates - TOP 10 DIVIDEND YIELDS
General Electric, PPG, 3M

Sporting Goods - TOP 10 PROFIT MARGINS
Aldila, Adams Golf, Cybex

Cigarettes - TOP 10 DIVIDEND YIELDS
Vector 9.1%, Reynolds Amer. 6.4%, Altria

CO. WATCH: Best Buy - Can You Say Momentum
Best Buy Co. (BBY-NYSE) announced exceptional profits for its fiscal third quarter, up 52% to $228 million, up from $150 million the previous year. Further breakdown of the numbers such as same store sales gives a better picture of how well the company is doing...12/18/07

CO. WATCH: Fannie Mae - Where's the Surprise
Fannie Mae announced a cut in its dividend and a plan to raise $7 billion in capital to address the subprime mess and give consumers and investors renewed faith in the mortgage market. Look for more lenders to follow suit...12/4/07

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 CO. WATCH: Hewlett Packard - Some Good News
HP not only reported good numbers but also raised its outlook for the year, good news for tech stocks and another indication that global businesses can thrive even as the US economy stumbles...

CO. WATCH: American Int'l Group - Down by Derivatives
AIG is the latest casualty of the credit crisis. Time will tell whether management has fully addressed the problem, so for now investors are forcing down the medicine... 

CO. WATCH: Amazon.com - Good but not Good Enough
Amazon continues to deliver impressive growth numbers, but investors are nervous these days. Amazon will have to prove that its initiatives beyond selling books will deliver additional and predictable business results...

CO. WATCH: Bank of America - Big Losses, But Look Ahead
BAC hasn't avoided the subprime mess. It's paid a price for making bad loans. Now it's focusing on more prudent lending and fewer ancillary services such as investment banking. The main purpose of the bank is to lend money, then collect it with interest.... 

CO. WATCH: KB Homes - Is The Worst Over?
KB Homes announced a huge quarterly loss, much larger than anticipated. But that wasn't the bad news. That came from management's assessment of the real estate industry and what it sees ahead... 

CO. WATCH: -PHH Corp. - No Money, No Sale 
PHH Corp. (PHH-NYSE) was all set for new ownership, to be bought by GE and the Blackstone Group. Part of it would go to GE (the fleet management business) and part of it would settle at Blackstone Group (the mortgage part). But things didn't quite work out that way...1/1/08