Online retail giant Amazon's shares dropped by 7.2 per cent to $254.81 (£163) on the NASDAQ stock exchange, after the firm forecasted that it could make a significant loss in the second quarter of 2013. Amazon predicted an operating ...
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The value of Pakistan s cement exports has certainly picked up thus far this fiscal, with the latest figures showing a 22.79% increase in the first three quarters of the current financial year. In the period July 2012 C March 2013, exports ...
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Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (AWH) has registered net income of $159m, or $4.49 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013, against $218.2m, or $5.70 per diluted share, during the year ago period. For the quarter period ...
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In what was probably its final quarterly report as a standalone furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer, The Brick said sales in the fourth quarter were off slightly while profits improved slightly. Sales for the full year of ...
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Christopher & Banks Corporation, a specialty women's apparel retailer, reported results for the fourteen week and fifty-three week periods ended February 2, 2013. Results for the Fourteen Week Period Ended February 2, 2013 -Net sales ...
Aviva has reported a loss after tax of 3.1bn Euro for the year 2012 compared to a profit after tax of 60m during the same period in 2011, while loss after tax for continuing operations was 202m. The largest driver of the loss was sale of ...
TORONTO — Sears Canada continued to lose ground in its fiscal fourth quarter as revenue fell 5.0% and same store-store sales decreased 3.8%. Earnings were flat and continued to be driven by factors other than the basics of being a ...
American Software, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The Company has achieved 48 consecutive quarters of profitability and has distributed dividends to shareholders for 38 consecutive ...
ATLANTA — Aided by a successful advertising campaign and expanded custom and special order upholstery programs, Top 100 retailer Havertys said fourth-quarter sales rose 8.3%. The 122-store chain reported that same-store sales were ...
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Tower Group has reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $28.2m or $0.73 per share for 2012, compared to a net income of $60.5m or $1.48 per diluted share, during the same period last year. The operating loss stood at ...
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US distributor United Natural Foods has cut its full-year profit outlook, despite booking an increase in first-half profit. The company today (26 February) booked an 18.8% increase in profit in the six months ended 26 January, to ...
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Jakks Pacific is continuing to build up the Monsuno brand, with a range of new toys due to launch internationally this year based on the second series, Monsuno Combat Chaos. The animated series will debut in the US later this year on ...
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Thorntons has booked higher first-half earnings, which were boosted by lower costs and a rise in sales. The UK chocolate maker said profit before tax and exceptional items rose to GBP5.3m (US$8m), up from GBP3.1m in the comparable period ...
Metals service center Olympic Steel announced Thursday financial results for Q4 2012 and for the full year 2012. Net sales for the Q4 totaled $291.7 million, an 8.8 percent decrease from the Q4 record of $319.9 million reported in last ...
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US poultry group Sanderson Farms has indicated its first-quarter margins remained under continued pressure from high feed costs despite rising poultry market prices. The company said today (21 January) that net sales for the three months ...
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