Bed Bath & Beyond Profit Up, Shares Fall
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY.O on  Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as  demand for its household goods remained strong.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit rose after penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent.
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Procter & Gamble Co.  and its  smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly  better-than-expected quarterly profits on Tuesday and signaled  that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007, but the  results failed to excite Wall Street, and their shares slipped  in morning trading.
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Specialty department store retailer Stage Stores Inc. on Thursday said its third-quarter results met Wall Street expectations, even though its profit dropped against a year-ago gain.
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Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company, said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the sale of its juice business.
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Package delivery company FedEx Corp   on Thursday said quarterly profit rose despite a  slowing U.S. economy, but lowered its full-year earnings  outlook, sending its shares down more than 2 percent.
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Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co. (ANF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 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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Procter & Gamble Co  on Tuesday posted a 14 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by sales of Gillette razors, Charmin toilet paper and Pampers diapers, the weaker dollar and cost-cutting measures.
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Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond   Inc. BBBY.O on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit,   citing higher sales.
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By Reuters. Procter &amp; Gamble, the maker of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and other well-known brands, said yesterday that quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions
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Marriott International Inc. , the top U.S. hotel operator, said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 11 percent, but concerns about slowing growth in North America led to a decline in its shares.
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The company reported third-quarter profit of $453.1 million as the weaker dollar and strong sales in Huggies baby wipes and Kleenex tissue helped offset costs for pulp.
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Procter &amp; Gamble Co. (PG) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions, but shares fell because of industry issues and margin concerns.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , the top U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles, sending its stock down more than 2 percent.
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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  Inc. LOW.N on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter profit, aided by its expansion to New York and  other big U.S. markets, but its stock fell on a disappointing  outlook and concern about profit margins.
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Net profits up, per share profits down, share count up.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.