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By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/14/2006

Cisco Systems(Nasdaq: CSCO) appears to be one of the few large-cap technology firms able to grow somewhat consistently on an organic basis. And like some other tech giants, it is able energize that growth with outside acquisitions. The market liked what it saw when the company released fourth-quarter and full-year earnings last week, sending the stock up nearly 10%. Read the rest of this entry »

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By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
08/14/2006

After a period of uneven performance, specialty department store operator Kohl’s(NYSE: KSS) appears to have returned to steady new-store expansion and same-store sales growth. Second-quarter results released last Friday confirmed the trend. So how long can we count on the revitalized performance?

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