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July month-end short interest figures were released earlier this week, and below we highlight stocks in the Russell 1,000 with the highest short interest as a percentage of float. As shown, more than 50% of both Big Lots' (BIG) and Sears Holdings' (SHLD) equity float is sold short.

Panera Bread (PNRA) and Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) are both favorite places to eat, are reasonable cost places to eat for those who don't want just "fast food" and now have excellent charts. Both look like good purchases for the fund, and I've owned both these over the years in personal account, but

Costco sees tough year-end. Costco (COST) warned its Q4 EPS will be well below current consensus of $1.00 (report date Oct. 8). "Factors negatively affecting our 4Q earnings outlook arise largely from inflation, particularly as to energy costs." The warning is surprising, because discounters have been gaining market share as consumers hoard their cash.

Costco sees tough year-end. Costco (COST) warned its Q4 EPS will be well below current consensus of $1.00 (report date Oct. 8). "Factors negatively affecting our 4Q earnings outlook arise largely from inflation, particularly as to energy costs." The warning is surprising, because discounters have been gaining market share as consumers hoard their cash.

Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) is seeing an unusual surge in pre-market trading this morning.  The company issued mixed guidance, although as the news is good for the current quarter it is being scored as a win.  Shares closed at $45.46 yesterday and shares are up over 7.5% at $49.10 as of 8:51 AM EST.  So far we have seen over 79,000 share trade hands in pre-market trading.

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: Piper Jaffray upgrades Panera Bread (Nasdaq: PNRA) from Neutral to Buy and raised their price target from $46 to $62. Merrill Lynch upgrades Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) from Neutral to Buy and raises its price target from $78 to $86.

Some Leaders Breakdown, Oil Charts Show Some Climactic Volume This is the only "short" I entered today. I am amazed at the volume in this inverse ETF - much higher than the all time high. One of the reasons I have thought oil is due for a major pullback is the volume I saw on this ETF all week.

BUY rating on Panera Bread Company (PNRA) Start Price: $51.91 Start Date: 05/07/2008

Arun Nair co-authored this note. We take a look at the performance of the major restaurants, McDonalds Corp. (MCD), YUM! Brands (YUM), and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) in comparison to the overall Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) segment.

Pre-market movers (GM) (ALU) (GRMN) Posted Apr 30th 2008 7:47AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Before the bell, General Motors (GM), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Garmin Ltd (GRMN) GM (NYSE:GM) is up 4% on strong earnings. Panera Bread (NASDAQ:PNRA) is trading up over 7% on good numbers.