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Monday
VeriFone (NYSE: PAY ) kicks off the new trading week with its quarterly report. Analysts are targeting a profit of $0.25 a share out of the electronic-payments enabler. VeriFone earned just $0.19 a share a year ago.

Tuesday
Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE ) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) check in on Tuesday, with a great glimpse into where the software and consumer-electronics markets are as we head into the holiday season.

Wednesday

Herman Miller (Nasdaq: MLHR ) reports on Wednesday. The market isn't getting excited about the office-furniture company. The creator of the cubicle and fancy Aeron office chairs should earn only a third of what it rang up a year earlier. However, taking the pulse of corporate furnishings is a worthwhile pursuit, since this is one area that's sure to be a leading indicator of a corporate recovery.

Thursday
It's Smartphone Thursday as Palm (Nasdaq: PALM ) and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM ) call in. Who's gaining market share? How big is the potential smartphone market, given the costly access plans? Palm and RIM should shed more than a flash of handset light on the industry come Thursday.

Friday
CarMax (NYSE: KMX ) caps off the relatively quiet trading week. CarMax has revolutionized the used-car-buying experience with its haggle-free environment and well-maintained secondhand drives. The pros expect a profit of $0.15 a share, good enough to wipe away a small deficit from a year earlier.

Until next week, I remain,

Rick Munarriz

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Report this Comment On December 12, 2009, at 5:04 PM, xsouldeath wrote:

I had RIMM at 60.17 could have gotten out at 10% profit however, I'm hoping after earnings report ,, since it made consistent earnings, that it will get closer to its yearly high
Report this Comment On December 12, 2009, at 5:08 PM, xsouldeath wrote:

I had RIMM at 60.17 could have gotten out at 10% profit this week however, I'm hoping after earnings report out by Thursday next week and based on that I could action ,, since it made consistent earnings, that it will get closer to its yearly high
Compared to apple AAPL, supposedly their toughest competitor , one analyst downgraded RIMM's target of 100, however I find that with a solid EPS growth , net income growth and decent average volume of 17M , that it can continue to go up .
I note an idea where stocks tend to repeat their historical pattern, especially when the high is within the past 3 months.
RIMM hit 65, in December, which also happened in October..
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