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Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE: HRL) Hormel’s reports better Q4 and full year earnings; lifts annual dividend to $.84 per share

H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) H.J. Heinz posts a 16% decline in Q2 profit; Results tops estimates, ex-items

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) Barnes & Noble posts wider Q2 loss; cuts full-year earnings outlook on weak holiday sales and higher Nook production cost

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) TiVo announces audience research agreement with Google; Company to release Q3 earnings after market close

Borders Group Inc. (NYSE: BGP) Borders Group’s Q3 disappoints

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) Beaver Valley nuclear power station unit to restart later Tuesday

Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) Warner Music swings to Q4 loss; higher interest expense and operating costs cited

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) Medtronic posts 59% increase in Q2 profit, topping analysts’ view

Allos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTH) ThinkEquity initiates a Buy on Allos Therapeutics

Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Dollar Tree shares rise on record Q3 results; upbeat on full-year earnings

Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. (NYSE: IWA) Iowa Telecommunications Services to be acquired for $1.1 billion

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) posts 39% increase in Q3 profit; but sales decline 1%

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Brocade shares down on poor Q1outlook; denies looking for a buyer

YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) YRC Worldwide sells dedicated contract carriage business to Greatwide Logistics Services; shares slump

Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) Equity Residential initiated with an Outperform at Keefe; Price target set at $36.25