Stock Market Holidays News
- Genesco Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Sales and Revises Guidance Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:15PM Genesco Inc. today announced that it currently expects to report net sales of approximately $390 million for the third quarter ended November 2, 2008, compared to $372 million for the same period last year, or an increase of 5%.
- Navasota Examiner Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:27PM(ARA) - First-time buyers account for a third of all-terrain vehicle sales each year. As with any major purchase, a little education can go a long way towards helping you get the best possible deal for your money.
- 5 Reasons Why Sirius XM is at $0.23 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:37PMSirius XM keeps getting cheaper.
- HP to extend holidays to cut costs Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:08AMHewlett-Packard Co has notified employees that it will extend its planned one-week holiday shutdown by an additional week as a cost-cutting measure.
- Thrifty times: Second-hand shops, pawn brokers see business increase Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:52AMElizabeth "Mike" Vizcarrondo was born during the Great Depression.
- Feeding needy harder for charities as layoffs increase the demand Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:20AMOn any given day, 100 people seeking food boxes may be lined up in front of the Community Food Bank before it opens its doors.
- Global chip makers eye sales drop in 2009 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:50AMTOKYO (Reuters) - Global sales of semiconductors are likely to fall 2.2 percent in 2009 due to weak demand for electronics worldwide, industry group World Semiconductor Trade Statistics said on Tuesday, reversing its May forecast of 5.8 percent growth.
- World stocks fall on Citigroup cuts Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:40PM(AP:LONDON) Most world stock markets fell Monday after Citigroup Inc. said it would cut another 53,000 jobs around the world to deal with the fallout from the financial crisis. Asian shares were steady earlier.
- Recycling business cashes in on used gift cards Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:59PMGREEN INC. A monthly look at companies embracing sustainability Peggy Turbett/The Plain DealerEarthworks System collects about 40,000 pounds of plastic at a warehouse in Bedford Heights before shipping it to a manufacturer who shreds the plastic and represses it into...
- Houston Holiday Events Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:23PMThe Downtown Houston Holiday Experience will bring life to the streets of downtown with two new holiday components located at main street square, downtown’s new retail core featuring Macy’s, The Shops at Houston Center and the new Houston Pavilions; and the new urban park, Discovery Green.
- Letters to the Editor Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:05AM Nov. 13 and#8212; To the Editor:
- Merchants strive to survive downturn Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:43AMLoyalty. Service. Tradition. Oh, and 100,000 lights. These are the things the merchants of Chestnut Hill are hoping will pull them through what is shaping up to be a dismal holiday shopping season nationally.
- Business Insider: To raise cash, Ford runs for border Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:19AMWhen it comes to raising cash, Ford Motor Co. is thinking outside the bun. The Dearborn automaker is leasing the luxurious West Coast headquarters of its now-defunct Premier Automotive Group to Yum Brands Inc., which plans to turn the five-story building into the new headquarters for Taco Bell. The building, which used to house the U.S. offices of Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and -- for a ...
- For Cruise Lines, Too Many Love Boats Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:14PM
- Tech Ticker Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:09PMAglient4Q profitableAgilent Technologies, the biggest maker of scientific-testing equipment, reported a 28 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit after slashing spending to cope with slowing demand.
- Christmas presents with that special touch Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:13PMEver since the stock market began plunging to Jules Verne depths, a lot of us have been loathe to spend money. Even with the holidays approaching, we talk about cutting back and trying to give less extravagant presents.
- British business: Over to you, Chancellor Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 6:26PM Miles Shipside, Commerical director, Rightmove
- Top Scoops Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:46PMLabor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the higher consideration. - Abraham Lincoln
- 100 days to save the American car industry Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:03PM President-elect Barack Obama has been given 100 days to save the American motor industry from collapse. Industry executives have warned him that up to 3m jobs could be lost unless the Big Three - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - are bailed out with fresh loans of up to $50bn (£30bn). The US industry is bleeding to death. It is haemorrhaging sales, cash and jobs. With sales at a 25-year ...
- Intel warns on quarter, weak demand everywhere Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 4:55PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microchip maker Intel Corp on Wednesday warned that its revenue would be about 14 percent below its previous forecast due to weak demand around the globe and in all market segments, and its shares fell 7 percent.
- Tri-Continental Corporation (NYSE: TY) Announces Commencement of Tender Offer Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 2:01PMTri-Continental Corporation (the "Corporation") (NYSE: TY) is offering to repurchase up
- Many skipping this year’s Thanksgiving trip Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:22PMWest Philadelphia college students Natalie and Robert Kelly are forgoing their annual Christmas trip home to Utah this year because of the shaky economy and higher airfares.
- Your Money and The Market Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:02PMMore bad news from the business world. The biggest manufacturing sector in the economy, the auto industry, is drowning in debt.
- Loonie rattled by steep slide in oil prices Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:54PMTORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar closed lower versus the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as a sharp slide in the price of oil, a key Canadian export, and fears of a global recession shook the currency off its early gains.
- Mom-and-pop retailers try to stay optimistic Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:35PM Bruce Sabokrooh opened a business in Newtonville a few weeks before the stock market plummeted. A former flower shop owner with an existing candy shop in Boston, he saw potential in a storefront on Walnut Street. He opened the doors of the little candy and gelato shop just as the days began to get colder and the economy started to freeze up, not the kind of climate any ice cream ...
- NFLShop.com shows its softer side this holiday season Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:58PMThis holiday season, NFLshop.com is targeting a category of consumer typically outside its target market—women. Wives and mothers to be exact. The online retailer, No. 130 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide , this year is extending its marketing efforts beyond its typical base of male NFL fans to reach moms and spouses seeking holiday gifts for their husbands and sons, says Bob O’Keefe, ...
- Events Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:59PMAutumn’s Colors. Enjoy the harvest season with the annual Chrysanthemum Festival, the treehouse exhibit “Nature’s Castles,” a garden railway, pumpkin-carving demonstrations, 100 varieties of pumpkins and gourds, the Pumpkin Playground, a display of hand-blown glass pumpkins, concerts, autumnal culinary treats and theater. Longwood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett Square. Through Nov. 23. Open daily, 9 ...
- What the Russian papers say Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:13AMThe EU foreign ministers yesterday made a decision to resume talks with Moscow on a new partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA) at the EU-Russia summit, which will begin in Nice, France, on Friday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to attend the summit.
- Survey: Most baby boomers confident about investments Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:26AMAPPLETON The nations major stock indexes are down more than 30 percent this year, but a survey finds most respondents are confident battered investment accounts will turn around.
- Hot Springs sister act join forces for restaurant Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:27AMSometimes, two heads are better than one. And Rebecca Christensen and Elizabeth Wiley have had their heads together in the kitchen since they were little kids. The stepsisters, both graduates of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., are the cooking wizards behind the acclaimed Blue Vervain Restaurant in Hot Springs.
- Cash is king, so get out there and shop Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:02AMCash is king, so get out there and shop
- Tips for sticking to a budget Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:18AMTips on sticking to a budget
- Bad times can be the best times to travel Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:36AMThe stock market is swooning. The economy is wobbling. The future is foggy. Sounds like a great time to take a vacation. What better way to relieve stress?
- History of finance: Wall Street corners mark it Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:31AMNEW YORK -- The enduring symbols of Wall Street’s fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicenter of American capitalism.
- Retailers suffer through weakest October in decades Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:51AMRetailers suffered through the weakest October in at least 39 years despite frenzied price-cutting as they desperately tried to pull in consumers who are too worried about their finances to shop.
- SUV burns on Loop 202 during morning commute Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:05AMTraffic wass backed up on the Loop 202 after a SUV caught fire on the side of the freeway. Rick Crabbs reports from SkyFOX.
- Report: Consumers Buying Fewer Gifts Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:57AMShoppers are scrimping on holiday gifts, but not when it comes to their pets. Among those who plan to spend less on gifts this year, only 23 percent are doing so on their pets, according to a survey released Thursday by Consumer Reports. The vast majority (84 percent) said they plan to cut back spending on themselves.
- Scary October for retail Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:17AMMost major stores post sales declines; no improvement in sight Retailers suffered through the weakest October in at least 39 years, despite frenzied price-cutting as they desperately try to pull in consumers who are too worried about their finances to shop.
- National news briefs Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:17AMNational news briefs
- 13 Hot Jobs in Hard Times Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:09AMWhen the going gets tough, these careers get going.
- SUV burns on Loop 202 during morning commute Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 7:50AMTraffic is backed up on the Loop 202 after a SUV caught fire on the side of the freeway. Expect delays during the morning commute. Rick Crabbs reports from SkyFOX.
- Jury Seeks Death for Man Who Killed Couple at Sea Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 7:50AMA jury has recommended death for a Long Beach man convicted of murdering the Arizona owners of a yacht by binding them to an anchor and throwing them out to sea. The Orange County Superior Court jury on Thursday announced its decision against Skylar Deleon, who was convicted last month of three counts of first-degree murder.
- Gaylord Entertainment shares continue to fall Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:50PM(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Gaylord Entertainment Co. continued to drop sharply on Thursday, one day after the hotel and entertainment company reported that its third-quarter losses more than doubled from a year earlier and that trends in the fourth quarter look weak.
- Holiday Outlook Turns Grimmer After Dismal October Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:20PMRetailers suffered through the weakest October in at least 39 years, despite frenzied price cutting as they desperately try to pull in consumers who are too worried about their finances to shop.
- U.S. Thanksgiving holiday outlook turns grimmer after dismal October Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:19PMNEW YORK - U.S. retailers suffered through the weakest October in at least 39 years, despite frenzied price cutting as they desperately try to pull in consumers who are too worried about their finances to shop.
- Schwarzenegger Proposes Tax increases, Employee Furloughs Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:18PMCalif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called today for a temporary 1.5-cent increase in the state sales tax to help close an $11.2 billion deficit in the state budget, as well as new taxes on liquor and oil production.
- Holiday outlook turns grimmer after dismal October Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:09PMNEW YORK — Retailers suffered through the weakest October in at least 39 years, despite frenzied price cutting as they desperately try to pull in consumers who are too worried about their finances to shop. The sales tallies from major retailers on Thursday — many showing declines of 10 percent or more — suggests that shoppers will remain skittish through the holiday season, buying presents for ...
- Canadian Tire hires new head as holiday season looms Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:13AMCanadian Tire Corp. stepped outside its executive ranks and hired former BCE executive Stephen Wetmore as its new president Thursday, just as the retailing chain gets ready for a tough Christmas selling season.
- DJO Incorporated Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2008 Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:35AM SAN DIEGO----DJO Incorporated , a global provider of medical devices that provide solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced financial results for its reporting subsidiary, DJO Finance LLC , for the third quarter of 2008, ended September 27, 2008.
- AbitibiBowater announces third quarter 2008 financial results and positive outlook for the fourth quarter Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:00AM AbitibiBowater Inc. today reported a net loss for the third quarter 2008 of $302 million, or $5.23 per diluted share, on sales of $1.7 billion. These results compare with a net loss of $142 million, or $4.75 per diluted share, on sales of $815 million for the third quarter of 2007, which consisted only of Bowater Incorporated.
