Talbots posts meager quarterly profit
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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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Dow Chemical Co  on Tuesday reported a drop in quarterly profit that was not as steep as analysts had expected as growth overseas helped offset weak U.S. housing and auto markets and spiraling energy and raw material costs.
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Clothing retailer Gap Inc.  on Thursday reported a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit due to sluggish sales at established stores and losses at its failed Forth & Towne business.
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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.
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Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as earnings from its finance arm offset weak automotive operations.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. on Thursday  said quarterly profit fell sharply compared with a year  earlier, when the department store operator had a gain from the  sale of its credit card business, but the profit topped  forecasts as the retailer slashed costs.
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American Eagle Outfitters Inc.  posted quarterly profit that met expectations but its outlook failed to impress investors, who sent the shares down more than 3 percent.
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Nordstrom, the department store chain, said yesterday that fourth-quarter profit rose by 22 percent, less than analysts estimated, on increased sales of womenâs clothes.
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Talbots Inc., the women's clothing retailer, cut its third-quarter earnings forecast Wednesday, citing low September sales.
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HINGHAM, Mass.   Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. reported a slight rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by an income-tax benefit and higher mail-order sales during the period.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.  posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said global economic growth was slowing, sending its shares down 4.7 percent and weighing heavily on blue chip stocks overall.
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Women's apparel retailer Talbots Inc   on Wednesday forecast a loss for its fiscal third and  fourth quarters, citing weaker-than-expected sales and tight  consumer spending.
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General Motors Corp.  swung to a profit in the fourth quarter but fell short of Wall Street expectations on mounting mortgage losses from its former finance unit.
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Campbell Soup Co  posted lower quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by higher commodity costs and promotional spending.
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Dow Chemical Co  on Tuesday reported a drop in quarterly profit that was not as steep as analysts had expected as growth overseas helped offset weak housing and auto markets and spiraling energy and raw material costs.
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The clothing retailer's profits take a hit on weather woes and bigger-than-expected markdowns
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Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co.  on Tuesday posted an unexpected fall in quarterly profit, due largely to a lawsuit settlement charge and warned of a profit shortfall for the current quarter.