Dollar General posts lower quarterly profit
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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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Sears Holdings Corp.  on  Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and admitted that it  needed to become more relevant to consumers and control its  costs, sending its shares down as much as 7 percent in  premarket trading.
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Lowe's Cos.  reported lower  quarterly profit on Friday as the battered U.S. housing market  hurt sales.
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Williams-Sonoma Inc. , the upscale home furnishings retailer, on Wednesday reported lower quarterly profit, citing challenging sales in its core brands, but still beat Wall Street estimates.
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Higher ingredient prices and restructuring costs pushed General Mills&#39; first-quarter earnings down 19 percent, the cereal giant reported Tuesday.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  posted  lower quarterly profit on Friday as the women&#39;s apparel  retailer suffered weak customer traffic at its Ann Taylor and  LOFT chains, forcing markdowns on many items.
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The dollar traded mostly lower Tuesday after disappointing US retail sales data sparked worries about a slowdown in consumer spending, which could hurt the overall economy.
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Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Tuesday  posted lower quarterly profit, weighed down by restructuring  charges.
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Dollar General Corp. (DG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit because of a tax benefit and new stores, but the company said its outlook is uncertain
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The dollar weakened against major  currencies on Friday in thin holiday-season volume, as traders  took profits after early-session gains.
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A weak U.S. dollar is expected to affect profitability.
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Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie &  Fitch Co. ANF.N 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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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell,  pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.
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Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores   Inc. FDO.N on Thursday posted a 33 percent jump in quarterly   profit, beating Wall Street forecasts, as it kept costs down   and sold more high-margin merchandise.
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Best Buy Co. Inc.  reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the consumer electronics retailer cut prices on flat-panel TVs to boost sales at the start of the holiday shopping season, sending its shares down 5 percent.
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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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TOKYO Toyota Motor reported on Monday that its profit slipped 1.5 percent in the most recent quarter as the damage from a falling dollar offset strong gains in global vehicle sales.