<div><p><p>Bad days. We all have them; some of us deserve them. Here are five stocks whose naughty ways drew investors' scorn on Tuesday:</p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th><p>Company</p></th>< ...
<div id="subtitle">Office Depot, OfficeMax 2nd-quarter results show persistent weakness in North America</div><div><p>Office supply retailers felt no relief from the pinch of weaker spending by consumers and small businesses, with both Office Depot and OfficeMax citing the struggling economy as they reported losses ...
<div id="subtitle">Analyst keeps OfficeMax 'hold' rating, says co. hopes to pick up as Office Depot closes stores</div><div><p>Shares of OfficeMax Inc. climbed in Thursday trading, after an analyst said the struggling office supply chain has a chance to increase its market share as ...
<div><h1> BARGAIN-RATE BUZZ </h1><p>Businesses everywhere are adjusting, painfully, to tough times and promoting their wares with limited funds. But that's nothing new for Bob Thacker, the senior vice-president for advertising and marketing at OfficeMax. The big-box retailer operates about 1,000 stores in ...
<div id="subtitle">Office Depot posts $1.54 billion loss for 4th quarter, hurt by charges and lower sales</div><div><p>Office Depot Inc. said Tuesday it lost $1.54 billion in the fourth quarter as hefty charges for a restructuring that included facility closings and job cuts and ...
<div id="subtitle">Office Depot to close 112 stores, cut 2,200 jobs in cost-saving move</div><div><p>Office Depot Inc. will close about 9 percent of its North American stores and cut 2,200 jobs over the next three months while planning to open fewer locations next year ...
<div id="subtitle">Office Depot posts 1st-quarter loss on charges, but adjusted results top analyst estimates</div><div><p>Office Depot Inc. surprised Wall Street on Tuesday when it reported that, excluding its cost-cutting efforts and other one-time events, its first-quarter profit was much better than expected.</p><p ...
<div><p>According to a national survey, 40 percent of small U.S. businesses admit they are not prepared for a disaster - and one-third said they have no plans to prepare.</p><p>Of those businesses indicating they were not prepared for a natural disaster:</p><p>* 37 ...
<div id="subtitle">Office Depot swings to 3rd-quarter loss amid continued weak business trends in North America</div><div><p>Office supply chain Office Depot Inc. said it may close North American stores and sell some assets after it posted a worse-than-expected loss in the third quarter because ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top office products retailer Staples Inc <SPLS.O> reported slightly higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, bolstered by its Corporate Express unit.</p><p>Staples, which bought Dutch rival Corporate Express in July last year, said it still expected to save up to ...
