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The Board of Wal-Mart has approved an annual dividend of $1.46 per share, a 21% increase from the $1.21 per share paid during FY11. For the current fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2012, the annual dividend of $1.46 per share will be p

For 2011, the company expects revenue of about $110 mln, vs. the Street view of $99 mln. The company expects to report at least breakeven earnings on a GAAP basis. The Street stands at $0.07 per share.

Santarus (SNTS) reports Q4 revenue of $25.9 mln, well ahead of the analyst consensus of $18 mln on Thomson Reuters. Loss for the quarter was $0.03, better than expectations of a loss of $0.28 per share, if comparable.

On the call side, Staples is seeing over 8 times the normal amount of
calls today following their quarterly earnings report this morning. AmBev shares are
also seeing a large amount of calls today, over 8.4 times the a

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Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) reported fiscal Q1 EPS of 28 cents, short of the 31 cents analysts were expecting. Revenue also was light totaling $317.3 million, vs.

Prudential reported book value per share of $63.11 as of Dec. 31, up from $51.52 per share in the year-ago period.

Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld said, "Our solid operating results for the fourth quarter and the year reflect sustained organic growth in our key U.S. retirement and international insurance businesses.

Prudential (NYSE:PRU) reported Q4 EPS of $1.78, easily beating Street estimates of $1.48 per share. Revenue in the quarter totaled $8.13 billion, also well above the $7.88 billion consensus.

The company said it sees 2011 EPS of $4.60-$4.80, vs. a consensus estimates of $4.61. Advanced Auto is forecasting 2011 comparable sales up in the low to mid single digits.

CEO Darren Jackson said, "Our team reached many record strategic and financial milestones this year.

Advanced Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) reported Q4 EPS of 57 cents, better than the 54 cents per share analysts were expecting. Revenue rose 11.1% year-over-year and totaled $1.27 billion, just above the Street target of $1.25 billion. Gr

Comparable and identical store sales increased 9.1%.

Walter Robb, co-chief executive officer of Whole Foods Market, commented: "Our identical store sales growth continued to gain momentum for the fifth consecutive quarter on both a one- and two-year basis and at 9.1% is the highest

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFMI) reported Q1 EPS of $0.51, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.45 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 14% year-over-year to $3.00 billion, topping consensus estimates of $2.98 billion.

Cisco reported adjusted inventory turns of 10.0 and days sales outstanding of 40 days. That is is up from 38 days during Q1.

Chairman and CEO John Chamber said, "The quarter played out as we expected. Our strategy of tightly integrating our multiple products through an architectural approach is working, and we are delivering innovation in each major pro

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported fiscal Q2 EPS of 37 cents, topping consensus estimates of 35 cents. Sales in the quarter totaled $10.41 billion, above the Street estimate of $10.24 billion.

Over the past year, Nvidia has traded in a range of $8.65 to $26.17 and is now at $23.10, 167% above that low. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.93% higher and 3.69% higher over the past week, respectively.

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $24.14 today and have reached the first support level of $23.50. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $23.12 and $22.09

Pfizer share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $19.39 and a 52-week low of $14.00 and are now trading 35% above that low price at $18.95 per share. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone

Shares of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) opened today below their pivot of $19.11 and have already reached the first level of support at $19.04. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $18.93 and $18.74.