Sharp profit down 12 percent on high materials cost
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Sharp Corp  said its operating profit in the fiscal first half likely slipped 12.4 percent from a year earlier, falling short of market expectations, on tight supplies and higher prices of materials used to make solar cells.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.   said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy  markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
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Net profit dropped at the consumer products maker to 721 million euros ($1.04 billion) in the last three months of 2007, from 2.03 billion euros a year earlier.
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Tool maker Black & Decker Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit fell due to the weak U.S. housing market and higher commodity prices.
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Marks &amp; Spencer Group Plc, the UK&#39;s largest clothing retailer, said first-half earnings fell as much as 12 percent after sales declined for a fourth straight quarter.
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Eastman Chemical Co. EMN.N on  Tuesday warned that fourth-quarter profit would fall short of  expectations due to higher raw material costs, sending its  shares down nearly 7 percent.
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Tool maker Snap-on Inc. on Tuesday  lowered its full-year earnings outlook for the second time in  less than two months due to high steel prices and weak business  in Europe, and its shares fell more than 12 percent.
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Japan's Sharp Corp. on Tuesday posted a  11.4 percent rise in quarterly profit on strong sales of liquid  crystal displays (LCDs) and mobile phones and left its  full-year outlook unchanged.
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Shares of Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 14.7 percent before the bell on Monday after the specialty retailer lowered its earnings estimates on weaker-than-expected holiday sales.
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The wood products company said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell sharply from a year ago, when it posted a big gain from the sale of forest land.
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Allied Waste Industries Inc. (AW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday cut its 2004 earnings forecast for the second time in three months as investment costs rose, sending its stock down more than 9 percent.
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Shares of Sharper Image Corp. , the personal and home electronics retailer, dropped as much as 16 percent on Friday, a day after it forecast a first-quarter loss and declining sales.
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Cott Corp., a maker of store-brand soft drinks, lowered its 2004 profit outlook Monday because of increasing raw material costs, and predicted 2005 results that fall short of Wall Street estimates.
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BOSTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Shares of Sharper Image Corp. tumbled Monday after the gadget retailer sharply cut its views for the current quarter because of &quot;disappointing&quot; holiday sales.
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Food company General Mills Inc.   on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly profit,  pressured by higher costs, increased marketing spending and  restructuring charges.
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Black & Decker slashed its fourth-quarter profit outlook on Friday, citing worse-than-expected conditions in North America and a one-time charge.
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The contract electronics manufacturer posted a 90 percent drop in quarterly net profit, but earnings excluding special charges were higher than expected.