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January SSS at Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) jumped 8% as compared to the Retail Metrics expectations of 7.3% growth. ROST has projected its EPS for Q4 at $1.15-$1.16 and for FY10 at $3.53-$3.54, exceeding the consensus expectations of $0.98 and $3.36, respectively. The company expects to post its...

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) reported its Q4 non-GAAP EPS at $1.42, exceeding the Street view of $1.52. AZN’s revenues for the quarter came at $8.95 billion as compared to the consensus of $8.85 billion. The company forecasted its EPS for 2010 at $5.75-$6.15 versus the consensus expectations of $6.04....

Gamestop (NYSE: GME) plans to buyback stock worth $300 million. GME also plans to spend $200 million on capital expenditures for opening stores in 2010 and reserve $100 million for acquisition purposes. GME plans to make stock purchases on the basis of market conditions. The company said that the...

Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE for which buyback has been announced. Kellogg (NYSE: K) announced plans to buy back up to US$650m of shares in 2010. Any portion of the $650m share repurchase authorization that will remain unused by end FY09 will be rolled-over to 2010. BMO Capital Markets...