Bristol reports loss, charges offset strong sales
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Thursday  reported a loss from continuing operations as special charges  more than offset strong sales growth of its array of  prescription drugs.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday reported a lower third-quarter profit as U.S. sales fell  amid competition from rival brands and cheaper generics and the  company took a number of special charges.
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Drugmaker Mylan Laboratories Inc.  posted a quarterly loss on Thursday on charges related to an acquisition, but reported adjusted profit that beat its previous forecast helped by sales of generic drugs for pain and bladder control.
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The owner of the Nine West and Jones New York brands posted a smaller fourth-quarter net loss of $89.8 million as the absence of a large charge offset the impact of a weak selling season.
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The motion could lead to a closing of the company, which has reported losses far in excess of its revenues but has stayed afloat through the stock sales.
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The carrier said it was hampered by high fuel prices in the fourth quarter but was able to post a narrower loss, $70 million compared to a loss of $1.98 billion a year earlier,  on a solid increase in sales.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  reported a quarterly loss on Thursday due to special charges, including a $275 million write-down from the credit crisis spreading through corporate America.
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Wyeth  on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss despite strong sales growth of its prescription medicines, as it took another charge of &#36;4.5 billion for costs related to its recalled fen-phen diet drugs.
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D. R. Horton posted a loss of $128.8 million, or 41 cents a share, for the first quarter ended Dec. 31, in contrast to a year-earlier profit of $109.7 million, or 35 cents a share.
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NEW YORK : Bristol-Myers Squibb said its third-quarter profit dipped 16 percent from a year ago to 758 million dollars as the pharmaceutical giant boosted research in the face of expiring patents.
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Software firm iSoft, which is being investigated over its accounts, reports widening losses and falling sales.
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The global food retailer Ahold NV, which owns the Stop &amp; Shop and Giant supermarket chains in the United States, reported a wider loss Wednesday for the third quarter mainly because of one-time charges.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , the world's largest book retailer, on Thursday posted a first-quarter loss, citing charges stemming from the closure of its Internet distribution center and an investigation of its stock option granting practices.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , the  world&#39;s largest book retailer, on Thursday posted a  first-quarter loss, citing charges stemming from the closure of  its Internet distribution center and an investigation of its  stock option granting practices.
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Department store operator Saks Inc.  SKS.N on Tuesday posted an unexpected loss for its third  quarter, hurt by hurricanes in the southeastern United States  and charges for the closure of some stores.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. Bristol-based King Pharmaceuticals is reporting a 74 percent drop in third-quarter profits, and says it&#39;s evaluating whether to restate results because of a high level of product returns.
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The homebuilder said its fourth-quarter loss ballooned to $772.7 million as home sales slowed, prompting it to book charges to write down unsold inventory and for a tax allowance.