Williams-Sonoma Tops Expectations
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Home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma reported higher than expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday.
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Williams-Sonoma Inc  reported a 0.4  percent fall in holiday sales at its stores open at least a  year and cut its fourth-quarter forecast, hurt by weak sales in  its home furnishings businesses.
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Williams brought just eight competitors to the NCAA Division 3 indoor track and field championships. And when the Ephs were through in Terre Haute, Ind., yesterday, all eight had registered points and Williams had its first national championship in either indoor or outdoor track.
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This hasn&#39;t been the finest season for Bernie Williams, but Thursday night&#39;s division-clinching home run may be a sign that October could be a different story.
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December is the most popular month for engagements, wedding specialists say, and Williams-Sonoma, the kitchen retailer, wants to be in front of the newly engaged couples as soon as possible.
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Shares of Comstock Homebuilding moved sharply higher yesterday after an analyst upgraded his rating, saying the Reston firm had taken steps likely to allow it to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection.
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Service engine maker Cummins Inc. on Wednesday said that third-quarter profits more than quadrupled - beating both its own guidance and Wall Street estimates - and full-year earnings would also exceed previous expectations.
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Housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 55 percent jump in quarterly profit on strong sales at its Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids chains.
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Serena Williams returns to the U.S. Open in impressive fashion with an easy straight sets win as all the favorites advance Wednesday.
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Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength.
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Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N, the top  U.S. hog and pork producer, on Monday said preliminary earnings  per share for the fiscal third quarter were stronger than Wall  Street expectations, helped by higher hog prices, sending  shares to an all-time high.
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The Williams team breathed a sigh of relief after Juan Pablo Montoya&#39;s victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix. The team finished fourth in the constructors standings but technical director Sam Michael was full of praise for the Colombian&#39;s performance.
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Woody Williams made himself at home again at Houston's Minute Maid Park. The St. Louis Cardinals usually look comfortable in Pittsburgh, but couldn't get anything done at PNC Park this time around. Williams pitched seven strong innings in another successful homecoming, leading the Padres over the Astros 7-2 Sunday.
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South London fighter Danny Williams has been in record-equalling form ahead of his title fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas.
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Jerome Williams gave the San Francisco Giants just the jolt they needed last night. Pitching for the first time in two months, the 22-year-old Waipahu High graduate from Hawai
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ÂNBC Nightly News With Brian WilliamsÂ comes out on top, even in a newly widened anchor field, which for the first time includes ABCÂs Charles Gibson and CBSÂs Katie Couric.
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George Zahringer III is back for another shot at the U.S. Amateur. The New Yorker is one of three returning quarterfinalists for the tournament, which begins Monday at the Winged Foot Golf Club. Lee Williams of Alexander City, Ala., and Patrick Carter of Lesage, W.Va., complete the trio from last year's championship that was won by Nick Flanagan of Australia.