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By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/11/2006

Shareholders of Urban Outfitters(Nasdaq: URBN) got a bit of a reprieve yesterday, as the stock jumped more than 14% after the company released second-quarter results. Unfortunately, the stock is still more than 50% below the highs it reached late last year. Quarterly results were not as bad as initially projected, but expectations remain too low for the company as a whole.

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http://www.fool.com/news/mft/2006/mft06081124.htm

By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/11/2006

Viacom‘s (NYSE: VIA) stock jumped almost 9% after the company released earnings yesterday. Is the “new” Viacom finally starting to live up to the separation hype that investors hoped would lead to an “improved” company?

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http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06081120.htm

By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/11/2006

Wings. Beer. Sports. Motley Fool Hidden Gems recommendation BuffaloWild Wings‘ (Nasdaq: BWLD) website says it all. Sounds like a winning combination to me, but if we peer into the future, will investors be able to add the phrase “ten-bagger” to the beer gut that will come with too many trips to the burgeoning hangout?

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http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06081122.htm

By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/11/2006

I have to commend Anders Bylund for kicking the tires and comparing Buffalo Wild Wings(Nasdaq: BWLD) to some of the other yummy casual-dining stocks out there. Overall, his point of contention regarding B-Dubs can be summed up as follows: Read the rest of this entry »