Best Buy Co. Inc. reported Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell 15 percent - even as Circuit City, a key competitor, closed the last of its stores - because recession-weary shoppers were still limiting big-ticket purchases. ...more

June 17, 2009

Liberty Investing In Satellite Radio Sirius XM Radio staved off a possible bankruptcy filing Tuesday when Liberty Media agreed to invest $530 million in the ailing satellite radio company. ...more

February 18, 2009

Lay-Z-Boy Inc. said Tuesday that it will lay off 850 workers as it reported a widening loss for its fiscal second quarter, hurt by a deteriorating economy and low customer confidence. ...more

November 19, 2008

When Outback Steakhouse's parent company went private in a $3.2 billion sale a year ago, the move was intended to help reignite the restaurant chain. ...more

August 15, 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

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

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

Cigna Corp. trumped Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent jump in second-quarter profit, but the health insurer's stock fell Friday after it lowered 2008 membership growth expectations and some income guidance. ...more

August 2, 2008

HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading. ...more

July 31, 2008

Growth is no longer on AirTran Airways' radar screen, as it announced plans Tuesday to further cut capacity and defer aircraft deliveries in the face of soaring fuel prices that caused it to swing to a second-quarter loss. ...more

July 30, 2008