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The company announced that it continued to see strong consumer demand for its services and content despite the challenging economic climate. In addition, its third quarter results were consistent with the company's long-term goals at this time. Bear in mind that any decline in finding new subscribers and rise in operating costs may restrict DirecTV's future financial performance. However, we do not see any significant weaknesses that are likely to detract from the company's overall positive outlook at this time.

Chevron(CVX Quote) is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies. The company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, with major operations in many important gas and oil producing regions worldwide. We have rated Chevron a buy since October 2003. This rating is based in part on the company's strong growth in revenue and earnings, as well as its largely solid financial position and good cash flow from operations.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2008, the company reported revenue growth of 42.3% year over year. This growth appears to have helped boost EPS, which rose significantly from $1.75 in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 to $3.85 in the most recent quarter. Chevron has demonstrated a pattern of positive EPS growth over the past two years, and we feel that this trend should continue. Net income improved by 112.3%, significantly exceeding that of both the S&P 500 and the oil, gas and consumable fuels industry. Earnings from Chevron's upstream operations were aided by higher crude oil prices when compared to last year, although the increase was tempered by the effect of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Earnings from downstream operations were boosted primarily by improved margins on the sale of refined products. Net operating cash flow also increased, rising 59.7% when compare with the same quarter last year. In addition, a very low debt-to-equity ratio implies that Chevron has successfully managed its debt levels.