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Week in Review
The week of November 6 to 12
November 2005
Western Investment Club Created by Tom Dovey,
November 12, 2005
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Economic News

• Lower Treasury yields and oil prices
• Larger than expected stock of crude oil
• Mild US winter expected
• Concerns about the housing market
• Preliminary consumer sentiment
• Expected to rebound after lower than expected
  October figures
• US trade deficit continues to grow
• Election timing caused dollar to reach 11 week
  low

Economic numbers a little light, but many large
companies still to report Q3 earnings.
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Corporate News

• Wal-Mart
• Q3 growth meets analyst expectations
• Earnings up 3, sales up 10
• Net income at 2.4 billion, 57 cents per share
• Net sales 74 billion
• Pretty good performance in a difficult
  environment. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO
• Westjet
• Open skies agreement expanded

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Corporate News

• Wal-Mart
• Q3 growth meets analyst expectations
• Earnings up 3, sales up 10
• Net income at 2.4 billion, 57 cents per share
• Net sales 74 billion
• Pretty good performance in a difficult
  environment. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO
• Westjet
• Open skies agreement expanded
• Dells profits dropped 28 in the last quarter

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The Week Ahead

• Tomorrow Retail sales and producer price index
  figures released
• Wednesday October CPI expected to be
  significantly lower than last month.

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Week in Review
The week of October 17 to 23
OCTOBER 2005