Rite Aid first-quarter profit falls
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Rite Aid Corp. , the No. 3 U.S.  drugstore chain, on Thursday said first-quarter profit fell, as  higher sales were not enough to offset spending on new  drugstores.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N, the  biggest U.S. brokerage, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter  profit fell 1.8 percent as increased banking and brokerage  revenue was offset by higher compensation and other costs.
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The high-end computer maker says revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 will be lower than previously projected.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. on Thursday said quarterly profit fell sharply compared with a year earlier, when the department store operator had a gain from the sale of its credit card business, but the profit topped forecasts as the retailer slashed costs.
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Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie &  Fitch Co. ANF.N on Tuesday posted an unexpected fall in  quarterly profit as it struggles to boost sales, and said it  remained cautious for the rest of the year.
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Wells Fargo & Co  on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit fell, the first decline in more than six years, hurt by rising losses from home equity loans.
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Pharmacy chain operator Rite Aid Corp.  on Thursday posted a quarterly loss, compared with a profit in the same year-earlier quarter, and cut its full-year outlook, citing worse-than-expected sales.
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Toll Brothers said its first-quarter profit fell 67 percent as a result of lower sales, write-downs and other costs.
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The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.
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Higher ingredient prices and restructuring costs pushed General Mills&#39; first-quarter earnings down 19 percent, the cereal giant reported Tuesday.
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Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer  Best Buy Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday its quarterly profit  fell, dragged down by sales of lower margin products.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday said quarterly profit fell 16 percent on special charges  and lower U.S. sales amid competition from rival brands and  cheaper generics.
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CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. is warning that its earnings and revenues for the year will fall below the low end of the company&#39;s projected ranges if lagging sales trends continue.
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External cost pressures dragged on the company's first-quarter results.
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Rite Aid Corp , the No. 3 U.S. drugstore chain, reported a wider quarterly loss on Thursday as acquisition-related costs offset an increase in sales.
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DSG International profits drop for first half of fiscal year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.
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Rite Aid Corp. , the  third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, posted a higher quarterly  profit on Thursday as an income tax benefit and a gain on asset  sales offset acquisition costs.