Northwest Posts Loss Vs. Year-Ago Profit
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Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O, the  No. 4 U.S. air carrier, on Wednesday posted a quarterly loss,  versus a year-ago profit, as high fuel prices and low fares  weighed on the industry.
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3Com (COMS: news, chart, profile) reported a loss of $35.5 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with a loss of $106 million, or 29 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.
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VANCOUVER - Resort operator Intrawest saw its first-quarter profit disappear as it reported a $6.7 million US loss (14 cents a share), the company said Monday.
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Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the No.  2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit,  compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a restructuring  and cost savings following the merger that formed the company  last year.
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DuPont Co. DD.N posted a  third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher  chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest  U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.
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Communications equipment network maker 3Com Corp  on Thursday posted a wider net loss from a year ago, partly due to higher research and development costs.
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Amid continuing problems with the release of its financial statements, Nortel Networks yesterday reported a loss for this year's third quarter but said it expects improvements in fourth-quarter revenue.
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Book retailer Borders Group Inc.  BGP.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss versus a year-ago  profit due to sluggish store traffic and a slowdown in sales of  bestsellers.
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Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWAC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 4 US air carrier, on Wednesday posted a quarterly loss, versus a profit a year earlier, as high fuel prices and low fares weighed on the industry.
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Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it  cut costs in its long-distance business.
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Forest products company Weyerhaeuser  Co.  posted a quarterly profit on Friday, after a  year-ago loss, helped by gains from a refund on duties of  Canadian lumber sold in the United States.
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Gateway Inc. reported a narrowed net loss in the first quarter as it continues to restructure its operations and integrate its acquisition of eMachines. Still, the personal computer and electronics company posted a tiny operating profit -- its first in nearly three years.
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CHICAGO  â The Sara Lee Corporation posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday, in contrast to a loss a year earlier, as the weaker dollar, new products and increased spending on marketing helped sales.
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Quarterly losses narrowed to $59 million, or 16 cents per share, from $139 million, or 43 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding about $63 million in restructuring, transformation and integration costs, the
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Northwest says it will refund the difference plus a 50-dollar travel voucher to any customer who buys a Northwest ticket finds a ticket for the exact same Northwest flight on the same date during the same day as their ticket was purchased.
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Ruby Tuesday Inc  posted a quarterly net loss on Wednesday, reversing a year-ago profit, as the restaurant chain operator faced falling same-restaurant sales and remodeling costs.
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The airline reported a narrower-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter and its first full-year profit in three years as an increase in traffic helped compensate for rising fuel costs.