Abercrombie Warns of Profit Shortfall
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Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie &  Fitch Co. ANF.N on Tuesday posted an unexpected fall in  quarterly profit, due largely to a lawsuit settlement charge  and warned of a profit shortfall for the current quarter.
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The maker of Colgate toothpaste and Irish Spring soap  warned that earnings for the second half of the year will fall  short of earlier forecasts due to high marketing costs.
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While the bank predicted that it would make a profit in the fourth quarter, analysts were concerned about the likelihood of additional write-downs.
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A weak U.S. dollar is expected to affect profitability.
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Watch your portfolio: Company expects a sharp loss as flash memory prices fall.
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The electronics company warns on third-quarter earnings.
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By NO BYLINE  DELL, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, today warned profits would continue to remain under pressure in the short term after it saw fourth-quarter profit drop to GBP 344 million, from around GBP 516m the year before.
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Restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms  Inc. BOBE.O on Monday reported a drop in quarterly earnings  and warned that full-year results would fall short of Wall  Street estimates.
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Media group Emap warns annual profits will be at the bottom of expectations as it battles tough trading conditions.
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Business & money: Retail chain warns that consumer spending will decline over the next six months
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Business & money: Â· Exposure to turbulence not as high as feared  Â· But depressed share price may mean losing ABN bid
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Chiquita Brands International Inc.   CQB.N said on Monday it suspended its cash dividend and may   sell its shipping fleet, and warned that fallout from the   recent spinach scare will hurt quarterly profit, sending its   stock down more than 9 percent.
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Music and books retailer HMV warns that "difficult" market conditions will squeeze profits.
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French superstore operator Carrefour SA warned Tuesday it will miss earnings and revenue targets for 2004 as a result of price-cutting campaigns and the &quot;worsening macroeconomic environment.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday  issued its first formal profit warning in almost a decade,  saying earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts  due to higher marketing spending, sending its shares down 11  percent to a four-year low.
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Slashed earnings estimate pulls down shares.
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Retailer Lowe's Cos Inc  warned on Monday that full-year profit could trail its prior forecast, saying dry conditions in some parts of the United States were hurting sales.