Earnings roundup: Xoma 4Q profit falls on weak contract revenue, Pacific Sunwear loss widens Among the earnings stories for Thursday, March 11, from AP Financial News: BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Biotechnology company Xoma Ltd. said its fourth-quarter profit fell as its contract ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy. Financial stocks added to recent ...
Books-A-Million chain book store recorded higher 4Q profit and announced a dividend Chain book store Books-A-Million Inc. reported Thursday that its profit edged up slightly in the fourth quarter despite a drop in sales. The company said it earned $11.9 million, or ...
Kroger declares quarterly dividend of 9.5 cents The Kroger Co., the country's largest grocery retailer, on Thursday declared a quarterly dividend of 9.5 cents per share payable June 1 to shareholders of record as of May 14. Shares of Kroger were down ...
A gasoline pump screen at a Kroger Co. gas station asks if the customer participates in the company's fuel program, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Cincinnati. Texas-based Excentus Corp. has filed federal suit in Texas against Cincinnati-based Kroger saying it's patents are ...
Texas pump discounts company alleges Kroger violates its patents in gas rewards program A Dallas area company charges that Kroger Co. is ripping off its technology and methods in the grocery chain's popular gasoline discount rewards program. Irving, Texas-based Excentus Corp. has ...
Smithfield CEO discusses pork pricing and retailers When Smithfield Foods Inc. reported its third-quarter results Thursday, it said it has seen pork prices rising in the past month. As prices come up, meat companies are likely to pass those increases along to ...
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - MARCH 11: An Israeli woman wears a shirt with a slogan as she waits for hours outside the new H & M (Hennes & Mauritz AB) outlet of the Swedish-based clothing chain for it to open on March ...
Wal-Mart spent $1.78 million lobbying in 4Q on health care reform, credit card issues Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, spent nearly $1.78 million lobbying in the fourth quarter on a wide range of issues from health care reform to organized ...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture. "Individual Canadian booksellers have traditionally played a key ...
