Limited Brands ups buyback price, earnings outlook
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NEW YORK, November 8  - Limited Brands Inc (LTD.NYS) has raised its 3Q04 and full-year earnings forecast, while increasing the offer price of its share buyback programme.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot  Inc.&#39;s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback  underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the  growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric  Co. .
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NEW YORK, November 18  - The US-based fashion retailer, Limited Brands Inc (LTD.NYS), reported increased third-quarter operating profits today.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on   Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish   comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about   the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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Grocer says sales rose 15%, helped by acquisitions, puts full-year earnings at low end of forecast. NEW YORK  - Albertsons Inc.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc.  LTD.N on Thursday posted a sharply higher quarterly profit,  lifted by a rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
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Fashion retailer Limited Brands Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell 40 percent because of fewer one-time gains, the company reported Thursday.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  reported better-than-expected earnings per share on Friday, helped by a lower share count from buybacks, and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, sending shares up 7 percent.
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The clothing retailer's profits take a hit on weather woes and bigger-than-expected markdowns
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DaimlerChrysler, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, announced a record stock buyback and raised its profit forecast on higher Mercedes-Benz earnings and lower costs from the sale of Chrysler.
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Limited Brands Inc  said on  Thursday sales at stores open at least a year rose 1 percent in  August, in line with the retailer&#39;s expectations, but it  expects same-store sales to be flat in September.
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U.S. stocks rose a bit on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
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The Nasdaq rose on Tuesday after strong profit at Apple Inc.  eased worries about consumer spending, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  plan to scale back expansion limited gains in the broad market.
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Brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner reports a sharp rise in profit after its purchase of rival beer company Gales last year.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
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These companies want to buy back their shares, which just might boost their earnings per share.