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Firefighters are at a building fire near Pilgrim and Silver Spring in Menomonee Falls.

Growing Power employees Karen Parker and DeShawn Parker sell salad mix, spinach and tomatoes to Judy Ploszaj , a biomedical electronics technician at Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 945 N. 12th St.

Many of the nation's largest retailers with stores in Colorado -- including Target, Kohl's, Macy's and J.C. Penney -- reported sales figures Thursday.

Kohl's Corp. on Thursday reported stronger than expected sales in May, with comparable store sales down 0.4%. Analysts reporting to Thomson Reuters had expected Kohl's sales to drop 3.8%. "May's sales results were stronger than planned," said Kevin Mansell, Kohl's president and CEO.

Kohl's Corp. said its comparable store sales in May decreased by 0.4 percent and total sales increased 4.1 percent, better than management and analysts had expected.

Jun. 4, 2009 7:54 a.m. Kohl's Corporation on Thursday reported stronger than expected sales in May, with total sales for the four-week period ending May 30 up 4.1% from a similar period last year.

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading this morning.

City of Industry-based Newegg , a major online electronics and computer retailer, said today that it has sued retailer Kohl's Corporation for trademark infringement and unfair competition.

A A "Duck at the Door" and "Duck Soup" by New York Times best-selling author/illustrator Jackie Urbanovic will be available for a limited time through the Kohl's Cares for KidsA program beginning May 3, 2009.A The books and exclusive coordinating plush toys are available for just $5 each at more than 1,000 Kohl's stores nationwide and online at ...

CLF prices shares. MGM prices shares. AMSC beats with Q4 results. WMT volatile swings between positive and negative territory after Q1 earnings meet.

A gloomier-than-expected retail sales report from the U.S. Department of Commerce sent many stocks into a tailspin Wednesday.

The results weren't terrific, but they weren't disappointing. Three major retailers posted earnings Thursday, with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Mylan led the decliners in the S&P 500 index of 3.8%. Kohl's Corporation first quarter net income falls 11%. Newtek first quarter loss narrows.

Lear Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!lea /quotes/nls/lea said Thursday that it lost $265 million, or $3.42 a share, in the first quarter.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Kohl's, and Sony.

Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 43c on revenue of $3.62B. The consensus range is 32c-45c for EPS, and revenue of $3.62B-$3.64B, according to First Call.

BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Thursday, May 14th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and May earnings reports.

Longer Unemployment Follow-Up Posted Mon May 11, 04:54 pm ET Posted By: Dirk van Dijk, CFA We highlight Kohl's Corp.

Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This weeka s list includes Wal-Mart , Applied Materials , Kohl's Corporation , J.C. Penney Company and TW Telecom .

Macy's Inc. reported a 9.1 percent drop in same-store sales in April, compared with analysts' projections of a 7.5 percent dip, and upgraded its first-quarter profit outlook.