KLA Tencor posts lower quarterly profit
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Microchip equipment maker KLA  Tencor Corp  posted lower quarterly profit on Thursday  as it booked a $47 million tax expense and higher  acquisition-related charges.
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Discount retailer Dollar General Corp.   DG.N on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by weak   gross profit margins and a disappointing start to the   back-to-school shopping season.
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Texas Instruments Inc  reported  lower quarterly profit and revenue on Monday as weak demand for  calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that  use its wireless chips.
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The newspaper publisher and television station operator said fourth-quarter profit dropped 70 percent, hurt by a write-down and less political advertising revenue.
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Asset manager Federated Investors (FII.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported lower quarterly profits as the firm&#39;s assets declined in difficult market conditions.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Thursday   posted lower quarterly profit from continuing operations as   costs for ingredients and energy increased and it spent more to   ramp up marketing and overhaul its business.
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CKE Restaurants Inc. (CKR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a fast-food chain operator, on Monday posted a smaller-than-expected earnings before charges, hurt by weaker
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Clorox Co  on Monday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by rising costs for raw materials used in such products as its Glad plastic storage bags and Hidden Valley salad dressings.
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Six Flags Inc., the world&#39;s second-largest amusement park operator, said Monday that third-quarter profit fell 60 percent as storms and wet weather led to lower attendance.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley on  Wednesday said quarterly profit fell amid reduced trading  revenue, reflecting the impact of sluggish markets this summer.
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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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Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Tuesday  posted lower quarterly profit, weighed down by restructuring  charges.
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Kroger Co. , the largest US grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit, hurt by debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where it was hit by a strike.
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Clothing maker Kellwood Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit fell by 50 percent, hurt by restructuring charges.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
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Texas Instruments Inc posted a 10  percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, but gave a  disappointing revenue forecast due to the loss of some business  at customer Ericsson, sending its shares down as much as 4  percent.
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U.S. power company Scana Corp. SCG.N  on Friday said quarterly profit fell, citing litigation costs  and a writedown related to an investment in a  telecommunications business.