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Teen retailer Aeropostale /quotes/comstock/13*!aro /quotes/nls/aro late Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $62.6 million, or 92 cents a share, up from $42.6 million, or 63 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

The region's stocks rose Wednesday, including Factset Research Systems Inc. and Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.

Dollar Tree Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!dltr /quotes/nls/dltr said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose to $68.2 million, or 76 cents a share, from $43.1 million, or 47 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.

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Marathon Oil [S: mro] said Thursday it expects 2009 production growth of 6% over the year-ago period.

Retail stocks fell Tuesday, retreating after No. 1 home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.'s implied fourth-quarter outlook missed Wall Street expectations and TJX Cos.

Kohl's Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!kss /quotes/nls/kss said Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 20% to $193 million, or 63 cents a share, from $160 million, or 52 cents a share in the year-ago period.

Flowers Foods, /quotes/comstock/13*!flo /quotes/nls/flo the Thomasville, Ga., producer of packaged bakery foods for retail and food-service customers, reported that third-quarter net income rose 16% on 4.6% higher sales.

Flowers Foods, /quotes/comstock/13*!flo /quotes/nls/flo the Thomasville, Ga., producer of packaged bakery foods for retail and food-service customers, reported that third-quarter net income rose 16% on 4.6% higher sales.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. , a leading provider of integrated global financial information and analytical applications for the investment community, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share.

Energy stocks rose Wednesday with the broad market ahead of weekly inventory data and a policy statement from the Federal Open Market Committee.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are those of Alvarion, Con-Way, Hartford Financial, Huntsman, Kraft, Time Warner, Tyco Electronics, UAL and Zebra Technologies.

Boston Scientific Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!bsx /quotes/nls/bsx said Friday that it has agreed in principle to settle an investigation with the Department of Justice for $296 million.

Nvidia Corp. shares climbed more than 6% Friday after the maker of chips for computer graphics reported 74% growth in quarterly earnings, aided by what Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang described as "healthy market demand across the board." Nvidia /quotes/comstock/15*!nvda /quotes/nls/nvda saw its shares rise 78 cents to $13.05 following the company's ...

Mirant Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!mir /quotes/nls/mir said Friday its third-quarter net income fell to $55 million, or 38 cents a share, from $1.6 billion, or $8.69 a share in the year-ago period.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Friday's session are those of American International Group Inc., Blackstone Group LP, and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

Sara Lee Corp. reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 23% from the year-ago period on lower expenses and favorable commodity costs.

Teradata Corp. said Thursday that third-quarter earnings were $63 million, or 36 cents a share, compared to $60 million, or 33 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.

Washington Post Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!wpo /quotes/nls/wpo said Friday that its third-quarter profit rose to $17 million, or $1.81 a share, from $10 million, or $1.08 a share, in the year-earlier period.

Drug distribution giant AmerisourceBergen reported a 22% jump in per-share income for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, driven largely by a near-double-digit rise in sales.