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Clothing retailer The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) said Thursday that its third quarter profit jumped 14% from last year, helped by a 42% surge in online sales. The Kearney, Nebraska-based company reported third quarter net income of $33.3 million, or 71 cents a share, compared with $29.1 million, or 62 cents per share, in the year-ago period. That [...]

Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) today announced its third-quarter net income of $37.8 million, or $1.37 a share. Net sales for 3Q was up to $463.2 million from $450.6 million same quarter last year compared to analysts estimates of $1.37 cents a share. Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) is up 0.37% to $35 in the pre-market. Yesterday PLCE closed at $34.87.

The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) today reported third quarter net income of $33.3 million, or 73 cents a share and net sales of $231.2 million, up from $210.6 million in the third quarter of 2008. The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) yesterday closed at $29.06. In 2009, BKE gained over 33%.

Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) today announced that for financial year 2009, it expects net income to be in the range of $85 - $95 million and diluted EPS to be in the range $1.60 - $1.80, while Reuter analysts is expecting BRC to announce net profit of $89 million and EPS of $1.73 for financial year 2009. Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) is now trading at $29.86, down 0.45% in the pre-market hours. The 52 week trading range for BRC is $14.39 - $33.10.

Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) declined 0.68% t0 $29.01 in the pre-mornings trading hours. Yesterday Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) announced that it has reduced its workforce by 1.8% and plans to reduce more after the end of first quarter as the company plans to align its cost structure.

The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) soared up 0.13% to $15.57 after Blackstone Group L.P.'s Pinnacle Brands Corp reported that it will buy Birds Eye Foods for more than $1.3 billion in cash deal. In the last six months, BX gained over 25%. Yesterday, BX closed at $15.55.

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