Its stable shares have routinely outperformed those of smaller rivals Office Depot ( ODP) and OfficeMax ( OMX).

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Office Depot (ODP) and Office Max (OMX) confirmed a merger today which had been rumored for some time.

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Other stocks in his retail basket include The Gap ( GPS), RadioShack ( RSH), Office Depot ( ODP) and Sears Holdings Corp. ( SHLD).

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Office Depot ( ODP - news - people ) and Staples--stand to do well, at least against weak comps for a year.

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The rise in demand for ODP call options helped drive a 50.4% rise in the overall reading of options implied volatility on the stock to 84.96% this afternoon.

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It says that Office Depot (nyse: ODP - news - people ) has consistently declined to stock AMD-based computers, and that AMD has been shut out of systems sold by Media Markt , a large German electronics retailer.

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Office Depot (ODP) is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports second quarter earnings on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 with analysts expecting a loss of 9 cents per share, down from a loss of 6 cents per share a year ago.

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