Hurricanes Hurt Office Depot's Profit
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Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned that profit for the rest of the year would fall short of  forecasts because of the string of hurricanes in Florida and  poor sales elsewhere, sending its stock down 6.79 percent.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reports a drop in quarterly profits after hurricanes cost it $816m (Â£439m).
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JetBlue Airways Corp. , a low-fare carrier flying mainly on the East Coast, said third-quarter profit will be lower than it expected because of hurricanes that forced flight cancellations in Florida and high fuel costs.
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Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted a sharply  lower quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher  costs for fiber, resin and energy, and an unexpectedly high tax  rate.
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BellSouth Corp.  on Monday said third-quarter earnings fell due to storm damage in its region and the sale of some international assets.
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German insurer Allianz sees profits slide as it absorbs the cost of 2004's devastating hurricanes, but its figures prove better than feared.
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Office Depot Inc. is eliminating 97 jobs at its Delray Beach headquarters as well as 520 full-time retail store positions across North America in a second round of cost-cutting, the company announced Friday.
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Office Depot Inc. said Friday it will cut staffing at its North American retail division, and its offices in Florida, California and elsewhere.
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Office supplies retailer Office Depot  Inc.  on Friday said quarterly profit rose, helped by  sales in North America.
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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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Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted sharply lower  quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher costs  for fiber, resin and energy, as well as an unexpectedly high  tax rate.
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Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a quarterly profit well below analysts' estimates even  before $1.5 billion in one-time charges, as it faced falling  movie rental demand and higher costs to counter competition.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has reported a drop in quarterly profits after hurricanes cost it $816m (Â£439m).
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Retailer Office Depot Inc.  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by sales growth in North America.
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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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Office Depot Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27 percent as the office supplies retailer cut operating costs and used promotions to drive holiday sales.
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Office Depot Inc. on Monday delayed its third-quarter earnings report due to its audit committee's independent review of vendor program funds, a development that one analyst said raised questions about the nation's second-largest office supplies retailer's financial statements.