Stocks in Focus: Ross Stores, the Blackstone Group, Blackrock Kelso Capital, BP

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/07/2013 -- ThePennyStockProfiler.com, an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:-

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) went down 0.28% to $59.53 in the pre-market trading hours. The Company reported that sales were $726 million for the four weeks ended March 2, 2013 from $707 million for the four weeks ended March 3, 2012. Comparable store sales for the four weeks ended March 2, 2013 declined 1% versus the same period last year. The Company expects to report fourth quarter 2012 earnings results on March 21, 2013 and March 2013 sales on April 11, 2013.

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The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) closed at $18.93. Blackstone Group LP and TPG Capital have placed separate final bids for Inghams Chicken. The bids could value the privately owned company at around $800 million dollars. Blackstone and TPG both submitted final bids backed by bank financing, with Blackstone tapping funding from U.S. markets and TPG using a consortium of commercial banks.

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Blackrock Kelso Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:BKCC) soared 1.34% to $10.59 in the pre-market trading hours. The Company generated investment income of $37.9 million and $147.3 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $36.0 million and $131.5 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011. Total net realized losses for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012 were $15.7 million and $89.1 million, respectively, compared to $7.5 million and $49.9 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011.

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BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) decreased 0.02% to $40.70 in the pre-market trading hours. The chief executive officer of BP Plc, Bob Dudley discusses asset sales, acquisition strategy, outlook for Arctic exploration and opportunities in Venezuela.

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