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Lowe’s up despite 44 percent drop in 3Q profits
Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) is trading slightly higher today despite reporting a 44 percent drop in third quarter profits due to charges relating to store closings and discontinued projects.
The company reported earnings of $225 million, or 18 cents per share for …
UBS to cut 3,500 jobs
UBS AG, Switzerland’s financial heavyweight, announced on tuesday that it will cut 3,500 jobs worldwide as part of a saving scheme that will reduce the company’s costs by $2.5 million annually by the end of 2013. The cuts are to …
Sears Holdings struggles with economy and rising costs in 2Q
Sears Holdings Corp. said that the money it lost from marked down items as it try’s to clear its shelves for fall merchandise lead the company to report a loss in the second quarter.
The owner of Sears and Kmart …
Job report eases fear of recession
Some relief for concerns related to the economic recovery finally came on friday after the Labor Department reported that hiring picked up in July and that the unemployment rate dropped to 9.1 percent.
According to the report employers added 117,000 …




















