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The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Classic Gift Companies Hurting Russ Berrie reports declining sales and earnings.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Brian Gorman	Good News and Bad News at Timken Projected earnings are up at the maker of bearings and specialty steel products, but the possible repeal of a federal law could hurt the bottom line.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005	Getting Emerson Humming Again James Berges, president of Emerson Electric Co., talks about the benefits of lean growth, the business environment in Europe and China, and the trap of higher costs
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Robert Barker	What's Looming Over Boise Cascade The big forest-products company's SEC filing spells out the company's many ties to OfficeMax -- a tangled relationship that should give investors pause before bidding on this IPO.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Hiroko Tashiro	Japan: Lessons From A Miser If China is serious about improving its energy efficiency, it ought to look at its regional archrival -- Japan, which is so intent on keeping fuel costs down that its ratio of energy consumption to gross domestic product fell 33% between 1973 and 2000.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Rich Duprey	Hooker Furniture Gets Scratched Furniture maker misses estimates on weak domestic sales and flat future. But there may yet be opportunities to get Hooker at even better prices.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Prepared For Growth ABB Inc. President and CEO Dinesh C. Paliwal says his top priority is to improve operational performance for the company's automation products and technologies and power-distribution products and technologies.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Stride Rite Springs Ahead Shoe designer steps up to the platform and begins large share repurchases.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Atlantis' Dividend Magic Trick The company seemed to be undervalued and underfollowed -- a good recipe for a winning investment. The plastics maker is offering a huge payout, but it's financed with debt.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Neogen Safe for Investors? The safety-products maker reported flat earnings, but it takes the blame and plans out a rebound. Investors, take note.
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