bear market bull market, 2011-06-21

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.....     ..... PetSmart Announces Dividend Increase and Stock Buyback This year’s dividend hike is less than half the 25 percent dividend increase from PetSmart in 2010. However, the retailer did announce a new $450 million stock buyback program. ..... Are We Facing Financial Armageddon If Greece Collapses? Many investors are worried that a Greece collapse could have the same domino effect that the fall of Lehman Brothers had in September 2008...... 6 Optimistic CEO’s of Blue Chip Stocks Mad Money host Jim Cramer recently pointed out that investors are ignoring the optimism displayed by CEO’s of blue chip stocks. ..... J.C. Penney’s New $1 Billion CEO A new CEO is not going to change the short-term challenges facing the company. Being a successful executive at Apple is no guarantee of success at J.C. Penney’s......