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CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (CAL, 44)- The airline said its May load factor rose to 75.9% from last year's 72.6%.

DUCKWALL-ALCO STORES (DUCK, 9)- The discount and variety store operator said May same store sales rose 3.7%.  May total sales increased 6.1% to $34.6 million.

LASER POWER CORP (LPWR, 2.56)- The maker of laser optic products has agreed to merge with Switzerland's Union Miniere S.A. in a $38.7 million all cash deal.  Under the terms of the deal, Laser Power shareholders will receive $4 per share in cash for each LPWR share held.

AMES DEPARTMENT STORES (AMES, 12)- The discount retailer said May same store sales increased 1.8%.  May total sales fell 1.9% to $283.1 million.

DILLARDS INC (DDS, 15)- The department store operator said May same store sales fell 1%.  May revenues slipped to $607.48 million from last year's $609.5 million.

FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES (FD, 39)- The department store operator said May same store sales rose 4.2%.  May total sales increased 3.8% to $1.338 billion.

MFRI INC (MFRI, 4)- The maker of industrial filtration equipment said first quarter earnings increased by a penny to six cents per share.  Revenues rose 15.6% to $34.155 million.  The company's order backlog fell 2.9% to $43 million, but backlog at its Midwesco Filter and Thermal Care units rose 34.7% and 24.6% respectively.

TJX COMPANIES (TJX, 22)- The off-price apparel retailer said May same store sales increased 3%.  May total sales rose 9% to $741 million.

VIROLOGIC INC (VLGC, 7)- The biotech said its first quarter loss widened to 42 cents per share from last year's loss of 33 cents.  Revenues in the quarter increased to $0.9 million from last year's $0.1 million.

CHICOS FAS (CHCS, 18)- The apparel retailer said May same store sales rose 47.4%.  May total sales jumped 77.1% to $20.4 million.

ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES (ESL, 14)- The maker of components used in the aerospace and defense industries beat estimates by three cents as it reported flat second quarter earnings of 40 cents per share.  Second quarter revenues increased 5.2% to $122.1 million.

KMART CORP (KM, 8)- Floyd Hall, the discount retailer's Chairman, CEO, and President, announced his immediate resignation.  The company announced the appointment of Charles Conaway as its new Chairman and CEO.

REX STORES CORP (RSC, 32)- The consumer electronics retailer beat estimates by four cents as first quarter earnings rose 56% to 42 cents per share.  Revenues increased 8% to $107.2 million in the quarter, and same store sales increased 4%.

TRINTECH HOLDINGS PLC (TTPA, 21)- The maker of e-commerce payment products missed estimates by a penny as it reported a first quarter loss of nine cents per share, excluding charges, flat with last year's first quarter.  Revenues increased 47% to $8.8 million in the quarter, and license revenues jumped 177% to $4.1 million.  The company said gross margins improved to 49% from last year's 36%.

ACME ELECTRIC CORP (ACEE, 7.43)- The maker of power conversion equipment has agreed to be acquired by Key Components LLC for $9 per share in a $56.7 million deal.

AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION (APCC, 30.88)- The maker of PC power surge products will join the S&P 500 Index after Wednesday's close.

BLUE SQUARE-ISRAEL LTD (BSI, 9.63)- The Israeli supermarket operator said first quarter net profit rose to 27 cents per ADS from last year's 19 cents.  Revenues declined 2.3% to $295.8 million in the quarter.  The company attributed the revenue decline to a late holiday season.

EQUITEX INC (EQTX, 6.81)- The financial services company said its first quarter loss narrowed to 27 cents per share from last year's loss of 33 cents.  First quarter revenues increased to $1.46 million from last years $267,000.

HISPANIC BROADCASTING CORP (HSP, 69.13)- The Spanish language radio station operator announced a 2 for 1 stock split.

XEROX CORP (XRX, 25.43)- The maker of copiers and printers received a favorable mention in this weekend's Barron's.  An analyst gave a $50 target for the shares.