U.S. bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc reported lower quarterly profit on Tuesday as sales at its stores dropped sharply, and the company's outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Target Corp posted a quarterly profit slightly above Wall Street expectations, but investors had hoped for a bigger improvement and shares fell 1 percent.
Wall Street paid out $20.3 billion in bonuses in 2009, up 17 percent from a year earlier, New York State's comptroller said, as the financial industry recovered fitfully from a near meltdown.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as consumer sentiment dropped sharply and house prices unexpectedly dipped, denting optimism about a economic recovery.
Target Corp on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit as the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer avoided the drastic clearance sales that crimped results in its holiday quarter a year ago.
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Auto parts maker Federal-Mogul Corp (FDML.O) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, compared with a year-earlier loss, driven by aggressive cost-cutting and improving global auto production.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday after U.S. home prices fell unexpectedly, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
From the Kremlin to Ottawa's Parliament Hill a Canada-Russia showdown was the Olympic men's ice hockey dream game everyone wanted -- just not in the quarter-finals.
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc is preparing to bid for a large stake in No. 2 U.S. mall owner General Growth Properties Inc.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday after U.S. home prices fell unexpectedly, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
Minor changes are being made to one of the corners on Whistler's controversial sliding track after Latvian and Croatian four-man sleds rolled over in a supplementary Olympic training session on Monday.
Saudi-based entertainment firm Rotana said it agreed to sell a $70 million stake in the Rotana Group to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Futures on U.S. stock indices are lower Tuesday morning as global investors sentiments are dampened by discouraging developments from the Europe.
U.S. stock index futures held losses on Tuesday after data showed home prices unexpectedly slid in December but the annual rate of decline slowed.
A young pair of ice dancers lifted the host country out of its Winter Olympic gloom with a golden performance Monday just as Canadians were questioning their team's medal-winning capability.
U.S. stock index futures dropped on Tuesday after an unexpected fall in German business confidence rattled markets, as investors braced for reports on housing and consumer sentiment in the United States.
American International Group's stalled $2.2 billion sale of its Taiwan unit to a group led by China Strategic faces a new hurdle.
U.S. technology giant Intel Corp is planning to set up a $2 billion fund to invest in U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Home Depot Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results as it benefited from its efforts to improve efficiency, prompting the top home improvement chain to forecast a fiscal-year profit above Wall Street estimates.
Macy's Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast same-store sales growth this year of 1 percent to 2 percent.
U.S. home prices probably stagnated in December, with the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index showing no change after a 0.2 percent November decline and a total average price plunge of about 30 percent from 2006 peaks.
