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Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) down 10% on 10.7 million shares traded.
Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer, with approximately $50 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. On July 10th 2007, the company announced domestic comparable store sales for the nine-week period ended July 7, 2007 for its Kmart and Sears stores. This period represents the first nine weeks of the Company's thirteen-week fiscal 2007 second quarter which ends August 4, 2007. For the nine-week period, Kmart comparable store sales decreased by 3.9 percent, with declines across most categories. Sears domestic comparable store sales decreased by 4.0 percent, with declines across most categories partially offset by increases in women's apparel and footwear. While comparable store sales within home appliances declined to a higher degree than declines recorded across most other categories for this period, the decline in home appliances was less than the decline experienced in this category during the first quarter of this fiscal year.
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Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) down 1.6% on 6.1 million shares traded.
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions. On July 10th 2007, the company announced immediate availability of Integrated Software Environment (ISE(TM)) WebPACK(TM) 9.2i- the latest version of the company's free downloadable programmable logic design suite. The 9.2i version includes all the features and enhancements of Xilinx ISE Foundation(TM) 9.2i software with full support for optional embedded, digital signal processing (DSP) and real-time debug design flows. ISE WebPACK 9.2i software expands development options for FPGA designers with support for Microsoft Windows Vista. ISE WebPACK 9.2i is the only complete FPGA design suite offering a free, downloadable solution, with RTL simulation, for Microsoft Windows Vista as well as Microsoft Windows XP and Linux.
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First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) down 3.7% on 4.1 million shares traded.
First Solar, Inc. manufactures solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor process that significantly lowers solar electricity costs. By enabling clean renewable electricity at affordable prices, First Solar provides an economic alternative to peak conventional electricity and the related fossil fuel dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and peak time grid constraints. On July 9th 2007, the company announced that it has entered into five agreements for the manufacture and sale of solar modules totaling 685 Megawatts. These new agreements are expected to allow for sales of approximately $1.28 billion at an assumed exchange rate of $1.30/EUR1.00, over the period of 2007 to 2012. Included in the new agreements are long term agreements with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN), a renewable energy producer specializing in wind, hydro, biomass, and solar power plants; and Sechilienne-Sidec, a renewable energy producer specializing in thermal, wind, and solar power plants.
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First Data Corp (NYSE: FDC) down 0.6% on 14.4 million shares traded.
First Data Corp. is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Serving 5 million merchant locations, 1,900 card issuers and their customers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. On July 10th 2007, the company reported that Michael D Capellas will become chief executive officer. The appointment will be effective following the completion of the acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR). Capellas will replace Henry C 'Ric' Duques who has served as chairman and CEO since November 2005. Duques announced his intention to retire within two years when he returned to the chairman and CEO roles in late 2005. Before completion of the KKR transaction, Capellas will be working closely with KKR and the First Data management team. Most recently, Capellas, served as chief executive officer of MCI Inc (formerly Worldcom) from 2002 until its acquisition by Verizon in 2006 and was chairman from 2002 to 2004. He also served as CEO and chairman of Compaq Computer Corporation.
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