Electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. said Friday it expects fiscal second-quarter earnings, excluding items, of 12 cents to 16 cents per share. This is below Wall Street's expectations. ...more

December 20, 2008

Electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. said Friday it expects fiscal second-quarter earnings, excluding items, of 12 cents to 16 cents per share, which is below Wall Street's expectations. ...more

December 19, 2008

Krispy Kreme's signature glazed doughnuts may be best hot, but its sales have been anything but in recent years. Now the chain is hoping that going cold - with its new soft-serve ice cream - will be the catalyst it needs. ...more

September 23, 2008

Repairs to drought-stricken flower beds and sales of freezers designed to hold bought-in-bulk food helped Lowe's Cos. post a better-than-expected second-quarter profit. ...more

August 19, 2008

Macy's Inc. saw its second-quarter earnings drop slightly and warned on Wednesday that full-year profits will be below Wall Street expectations as shoppers are more cautious about spending. ...more

August 14, 2008

Retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months in July as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. ...more

August 14, 2008

On the surface, U.S. companies' second-quarter earnings were fairly respectable when you strip away the financial sector - profits for Standard & Poor's 500 members rose about 10 percent from a year earlier after falling sharply the two previous quarters. ...more

August 6, 2008

Some - In Second Quarter WASHINGTON (AP) - The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks - and actually shrank late last year. ...more

August 3, 2008

The poor housing market in Florida and soaring production costs for coal led TECO Energy Corp. on Thursday to lower its expectations for 2008. ...more

August 1, 2008

TECO Energy Corp. reported a 30 percent drop in second-quarter earnings this morning, the result of last year's sale of the company's shipping business and the expiration of tax credits for the production of synthetic fuel. The quarterly results didn't include gains from those businesses, which contributed $20.6 million, or 10 cents a share, to the second-quarter results of 2007. ...more

July 31, 2008