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Following Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) better-than-expected Q2 2011 earnings results yesterday, many analysts have raised their price targets on shares of the search giant. Piper Jaffray believes the results should force investors to gi

Revenues at stores open at least a year fell 1.2% in the quarter, pulled down by a 4.5% drop at its Sears chain.

Sears Holdings is currently above its 50-day moving average (MA) of $76.76 and above its 200-day of $73.57.

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SHLD) reported Q4 EPS of $3.67, topping consensus estimates of $3.57 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 1% to $13.14 billion, ahead of consensus estimates of $12.97 billion.

The Fresh Market (TFM) today reported Q4 earnings of $0.33 per share, topping the $0.30 estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. The company also reported that revenues rose 13.1% year over year to $289.4 million. Analyst

Morgan Stanley raised its price target for LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) to $45 from $42 and maintained its overweight rating. The bank also lowered its 2011 EPS estimate to $2.57, down from $2.63 per share, and raised its

Home prices fell 1% from November across 20 major metropolitan areas.

The Case-Shiller index reported Wednesday that home prices fell for a second straight quarter or for the fifth consecutive month, declining 2.1% on top of the prior quarter's 3.3% with the housing market hitting new lows in 11 cit

Adjusted EPS were a record $1.78, above estimates for $1.65.

For 2011, it sees sales up 8% to 9% and EPS between $7.00 to $7.10. Estimates are for $6.79 in EPS.

VF Corporation (VFC) says Q4 sales were $2.1 billion, more than the Thomson Reuters mean for $2.03 billion.

The company sees Q1 EPS of $0.91 to $0.96, vs. consensus estimates of $0.96 per share, and 2012 EPS of $4.35 to $4.50, vs. consensus estimates of $4.44 per share.

Mike Duke, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. president and chief executive officer said, "We are pleased with Walmart's strong earnings performance for both the fourth quarter and the full year across our three operating segments.

Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) reported Q4 $1.34, ahead of consensus estimates of $1.31 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 2.5% year-over-year to $115.6 billion, missing consensus estimates of $117.7 billion.

The company said it sees full-year sales up 2.5%, vs. analyst estimates for a 2.4% increase. Home Depot also said it sees full-year EPS of $2.20 vs.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported Q4 EPS of 36 cents, topping consensus estimates of 31 cents. Revenue totaled $15.13 billion, above the Street estimate of $14.80 billion. Q4 comp sales were reported up 3.9%.

The company reaffirmed its outlook and sees full-year EPS of $3.99-$4.12, vs.

Medco Health (NYSE:MHS) reported Q4 EPS of 94 cents, ex-items, inline with consensus estimates. Revenue totaled $16.93 billion, better than the $16.65 billion analysts were expecting. EBITDA increased 13.2 percent to a record $786

Michael Klayko, CEO of Brocade said, "We are pleased with the results of Q1 and our ability to execute to our FY2011 Playbook, The industry's first Ethernet fabric solutions that we began delivering in Q1 have been very well recei

Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) reported Q1 EPS of $0.12, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.10 per share. Revenues rose 1.2% year-over-year to $546 million, topping consensus estimates of $544 million.