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    <title>Wikio - Patterson Companies</title>
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    <description>Wikio - Business - Health Industries - Medical Equipment - Patterson Companies</description>
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      <title>Patterson Companies, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 07/26/08) Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=68514176</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Patterson" class="deep u"&gt;Patterson&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (PDCO) F1Q09 (Qtr End 07/26/08) Earnings Call Transcript Complete Story » &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://china.seekingalpha.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Seeking Alpha&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/seekingalpha" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/world/asia/china" target="_blank"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-08-21T16:33:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Reports Improved First Quarter Sales and Earnings Per Share (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=68477082</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today reported consolidated sales of $743,859,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended July 26, an increase&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEFpQXQ==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/consumer" target="_blank"&gt;Consumer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-08-21T11:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Earnings Preview: Patterson Companies (Seeking Alpha)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=68380956</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Patterson" class="deep u"&gt;Patterson&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; (PDCO) is expected to report Q1 earnings before market open Thursday Aug. 21, with a conference call scheduled for 10:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 39c on revenue of $755.33M. The consensus is 39c to 40c for EPS, and revenue of $750M to $761M, according to First Call. Complete Story » &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://china.seekingalpha.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Seeking Alpha&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/seekingalpha" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/world/asia/china" target="_blank"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-08-20T16:41:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Arnold Van Den Berg Buys UnitedHealth Group Inc., M.D.C. Holdings Inc., Sells Patterson Companies Inc., Evans &amp; Sutherland Computer Corp. (GuruFocus Updates)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=68179121</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Arnold+Van" class="deep u"&gt;Arnold Van&lt;/A&gt; Den Berg likes to buy good &lt;b&gt;companies&lt;/b&gt; sold at historical low P/S ratios. This has been working for him for more than 30 years... unitl last year. But did it really stop working? Maybe not. These are his buys and sells during the second quarter. &lt;A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Arnold+Van" class="deep u"&gt;Arnold Van&lt;/A&gt; Den Berg owns 64 stocks with a total value of $2.4 billion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.gurufocus.com"  target="_blank"&gt;GuruFocus Updates&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/GurufocusUpdates" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/construction/mdc_holdings" target="_blank"&gt;MDC Holdings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/health_care_services/unitedhealth_group" target="_blank"&gt;Unitedhealth Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:42:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-08-19T07:42:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies First Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for August 21, 2008 (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=66981533</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.wikio.com/tag/Patterson" class="deep u"&gt;Patterson&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced that it will hold its conference call to review operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 on&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEFpQXQ==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/consumer" target="_blank"&gt;Consumer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-08-07T14:10:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 04/26/08) Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=57826049</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; Inc. (PDCO) F4Q08 (Qtr End 04/26/2008) Earnings Call Complete Story » &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://china.seekingalpha.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Seeking Alpha&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/seekingalpha" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/world/asia/china" target="_blank"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-05-22T18:13:09Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Q4 EPS 51 cents vs 44 cents (Market Watch)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=57773028</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt; NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings grew to $63.2 million, or 51 cents a share, compared to $59.9 million, or 44 cents a share, a year ago. Sales in the period rose 5% to $778.3 million. &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; sees 38 cents to 40 cents earnings in the first quarter and $1.94 to $1.98 a share earnings for the full year. Market Pulse Stories...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Market Watch&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.marketwatch.com/marketwatch/marketpulse/" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/states/new_york/cities_and_towns" target="_blank"&gt;Cities and Towns&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/markets" target="_blank"&gt;Markets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment" target="_blank"&gt;Medical Equipment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/states/new_york" target="_blank"&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/states/new_york/cities_and_towns/new_york_city" target="_blank"&gt;New York City&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 11:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-05-22T11:23:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Fourth Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for May 22, 2008 (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=56464543</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced that it will hold its conference call to review operating results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-05-12T11:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Announces Acquisitions Of Dental and Veterinary Distributors (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=51339724</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today announced the acquisition of a regional dental distributor, in addition to the purchase of a veterinary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/states/arizona/cities_and_towns/phoenix/scottsdale" target="_blank"&gt;Scottsdale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-04-01T12:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Announces Capital Restructuring and Accelerated Share Repurchase (American Venture Magazine)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=50386793</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;St. Paul, MN.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. today announced that it has closed on $525 million of long-term debt financing and the repurchase of...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.americanventuremagazine.com"  target="_blank"&gt;American Venture Magazine&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/AmericanVentureMagazineNews" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/investors" target="_blank"&gt;Investors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/investors/private_equity/venture_capital" target="_blank"&gt;Venture Capital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-03-24T15:04:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies F3Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript (SeekingAlpha Telecom Stocks)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=46865452</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Patterson Companies, Inc. (F3Q08 Earnings CallFebruary 21, 2008 10:00 am ETJames W. Wiltz – President, Chief Executive Officer &amp; DirectorR. Stephen Armstrong – Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President &amp; TreasurerNatalie Freidman –William BlairSteven Postal – Lehman BrothersJeff Johnson - Robert W. BairdOperator Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://telecom.seekingalpha.com/telecom/by/site/telecom/feed"  target="_blank"&gt;SeekingAlpha Telecom Stocks&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://telecom.seekingalpha.com/feed/" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-02-25T15:14:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies 3Q EPS 45 cents vs 43 cents (Market Watch)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=46336416</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt; NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $60.4 million, or 45 cents a share, compared to $58.6 million, or 43 cents a share in the same period a year ago. Sales in the period climbed 10% to $776.9 million. &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; is forecasting earnings of 50 cents to 52 cents a share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 ending April...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Market Watch&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.marketwatch.com/marketwatch/marketpulse/" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/markets" target="_blank"&gt;Markets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-02-21T12:16:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Third Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for February 21, 2008 (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=45206480</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; (Nasdaq:PDCO) today announced that it will hold its conference call to review operating results for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 on&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/energy_and_water/exploration_and_equipment" target="_blank"&gt;Exploration and Equipment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-02-12T18:04:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Announces Expanded Share Repurchase Plan (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=39228324</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the number of shares that can be acquired&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-24T12:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Lowered forecast drops Patterson to 52-week low (Star Tribune)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=35808347</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Shares of &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; Inc. plummeted 23 percent Wednesday, to a 52-week low of $29.08, after the dental and veterinarian supply firm missed Wall Street's expectations for its latest fiscal quarter and lowered its outlook for 2008. Citing economic uncertainties that are causing dental practitioners to delay capital investments in their businesses, &lt;b&gt;company&lt;/b&gt; officials reduced...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.startribune.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Star Tribune&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://www.startribune.com/rss/535.xml" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business" target="_blank"&gt;Business&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment" target="_blank"&gt;Medical Equipment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:16:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-22T01:16:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Nasdaq 100 Leaders &amp; Laggards: PDCO FLEX (Boston Globe)</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Dental and veterinary supply &lt;b&gt;company&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; Inc. sent the Nasdaq 100 index to a lower finish on Wednesday, after it lowered its 2008 outlook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://syndication.boston.com/business/technology?mode=rss_10" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/aerospace_and_defense/airlines" target="_blank"&gt;Airlines&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/technology" target="_blank"&gt;Technology&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/aerospace_and_defense/airlines/united_air_lines" target="_blank"&gt;United Air Lines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-21T21:43:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Co. net rises 11%, cuts earnings outlook (Market Watch)</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt; LONDON (MarketWatch) -- &lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; said fiscal second-quarter ending Oct. 27 net income rose 11% to $53.7 million, or 39 cents a share. An increase in the dental gross margin and further strengthening of the consolidated operating expense ratio drove the profit rise, the &lt;b&gt;company&lt;/b&gt; said. Sales at the dental equipment maker rose 7% to $741.9 million, which the firm said were...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Market Watch&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://feeds.marketwatch.com/marketwatch/marketpulse/" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/markets" target="_blank"&gt;Markets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:08:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-21T12:08:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Reports Improved Second Quarter Operating Results (Business Wire)</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) today reported consolidated sales of $741,992,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 ended October 27, an&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment" target="_blank"&gt;Medical Equipment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-21T12:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for November 21, 2007 (Business Wire)</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt; (Nasdaq:PDCO) today announced that it will hold its conference call to review operating results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 on&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEFpQXQ==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/us/consumer" target="_blank"&gt;Consumer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-12T19:14:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Patterson Companies Acquires Developer and Marketer Of Industry-Leading Practice Management Software for Physical Therapists (Business Wire)</title>
      <link>http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment/patterson_companies?rinfoid=34097120</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--&lt;b&gt;Patterson&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Companies&lt;/b&gt;, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) today announced the acquisition of Advanced Practice Systems (known in the marketplace as PTOS Software), the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source : &lt;a href="http://www.businesswire.com"  target="_blank"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/subscribe?url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;epi-process=generic.jsp&amp;beanStrID=bwrss&amp;viewID=headline_list_rss&amp;rss=G1QFDERJXkJeEVlZWA==" target="_blank"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Explore :  &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries" target="_blank"&gt;Health Industries&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/business/health_industries/medical_equipment" target="_blank"&gt;Medical Equipment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.wikio.com/finance/nasdaq" target="_blank"&gt;NASDAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-05T21:00:00Z</dc:date>
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