Archive for November 14th, 2007

Petsmart lifts 2007 earnings view, shares rise

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Petsmart Inc , the largegest United States specialty pet retailer, reported lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday, but the company liftd its full-year earnings outlook, and shares rose over 6 percent in after-hours trading.

Petsmart lifts 2007 earnings view, shares rise

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Petsmart Inc , the largegest United States specialty pet retailer, reported lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday, but the company liftd its full-year earnings outlook, and shares rose over 6 percent in after-hours trading.

Merrill names NYSE chief Thain as new CEO

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

NEW YORK - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Wednesday named NYSE Euronext Chief Executive John Thain as its new CEO, a move that acknowledges it needed an outsider with a Goldman Sachs pedigree to repair an image battered by wrong-way bets on subprime mortgages.

Credit woes and tech trip Wall St day after rally

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

NEW YORK - United States stocks fell on Wednesday after an attempt to extend the previous session’s huge rally faltered in the face of persistent worry that more fallout from the housing downturn and credit crunch lies ahead.

Applied Materials outlook disappoints, shares fall

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - Applied Materials Inc , the largegest supplier of tools for making microchips, gave a profit forecast on Wednesday that was far below Wall Street expectations, sending shares down 5 percent.

ConAgra says pot pie recall to cost $30 million

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

LOS ANGELES - ConAgra Foods Inc. on Wednesday has said a recent recall of pot pies due to salmonella contamination would cost about $30 million.

Network Appliance profit tops Wall St, shares leap

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Network Appliance Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook on Wednesday despite worries about slow United States enterprise spending, sending its shares up more than 12 percent.

SunTrust sees $26 mln charge for Amex/Visa pact

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

NEW YORK - SunTrust Banks Inc , the seventh-largegest United States bank, has said on Wednesday it expects to incur a $26 million fourth-quarter charge for its share of Visa Inc’s $2.1 billion antitrust settlement with American Express Co .