http://us.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp New York Stock Exchange Company Newsfeed en Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:21:24 EDT Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:21:24 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=PSA&article=27677530&headline=public-storage-2q-ffo-tops-street-forecast http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=PSA&article=27677530&headline=public-storage-2q-ffo-tops-street-forecast SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Public Storage late Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $133.8 million, or 40 cents a share, up from $77.1 million, or 8 cents a share, for the same period in 2007. Funds from operations for the period ended June 30 came in at $1.10 a share, or an adjusted... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:21:24 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=S&article=27677374&headline=sprint-no-longer-pursuing-private-placement-of-convertible-preferred-stock http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=S&article=27677374&headline=sprint-no-longer-pursuing-private-placement-of-convertible-preferred-stock SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Sprint Nextel Corp. said late Thursday it is no longer pursuing the private placement of cumulative perpetual convertible preferred stock. The Overland Park, Kan.-based telecommunications company said it decided to cancel the offering because the terms being offered... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:37 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AGO&article=27676926&headline=assured-guaranty-2q-operating-income-misses-street-target http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AGO&article=27676926&headline=assured-guaranty-2q-operating-income-misses-street-target SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Assured Guaranty Ltd. late Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $545.2 million, or $5.97 a share, up from $32.8 million, or 47 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The increase in net income was mainly due to a $518.3 million increase in after-tax unrealized... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:11 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=NDN&article=27676724&headline=99-cents-only-swing-to-1q-loss-revenue-up-4-1 http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=NDN&article=27676724&headline=99-cents-only-swing-to-1q-loss-revenue-up-4-1 SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - 99 Cents Only Stores late Thursday reported a fiscal first-quarter net loss of $1.51 million, or 2 cents a share, versus a year-ago net profit of $2.96 million, or 4 cents a share. Net sales for first quarter ended June 28 were $304.9 million, up 4.1%. Same-store sales... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:54:00 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=S&article=27676620&headline=clearwire-posts-wider-2q-loss http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=S&article=27676620&headline=clearwire-posts-wider-2q-loss SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Clearwire Corp. late Thursday reported a second-quarter net loss of $199 million, or $1.21 a share, versus a year-ago net loss of $118.1 million, or 72 cents a share. The company recorded other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments of $27.9 million in the... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:44:37 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=ACS&article=27676562&headline=affiliated-computer-4q-adjusted-profit-tops-wall-street-forecast http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=ACS&article=27676562&headline=affiliated-computer-4q-adjusted-profit-tops-wall-street-forecast SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Affiliated Computer Services Inc. late Thursday reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $93.1 million, or 95 cents a share, topping the mean 93-cent estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. During the year earlier, adjusted earnings were $89.7 million... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:38:54 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27674720&headline=us-stocks-aig-wal-mart-weigh-on-wall-st-nasdaq-inches-up http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27674720&headline=us-stocks-aig-wal-mart-weigh-on-wall-st-nasdaq-inches-up NEW YORK Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as insurer American International Group and Citigroup weighed on the financial sector, while lower-than-expected July sales by Wal-Mart Stores Inc raised concerns about consumer spending and profit outlook. Shares of AIG sank 17.5 percent, their... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:36:36 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=CSE&article=27673775&headline=ipo-wrap-up http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=CSE&article=27673775&headline=ipo-wrap-up BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Capitalsource Healthcare REIT filed an initial public offering of $345 million common shares, which are expected to be sold by parent company Capitalsource Inc. The Westlake Village, Calif.-based real estate investment trust named Banc of America, Citi, and Credit Suisse... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:08:40 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=MOT&article=27673734&headline=motorola-ratings-remain-on-negative-watch-s-p http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=MOT&article=27673734&headline=motorola-ratings-remain-on-negative-watch-s-p MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said its 'BBB' corporate credit rating and other ratings on Motorola Inc. remain on negative watch, where they were placed on July 12, 2007. The company announced the appointment of Sanjay K. Jha as co-chief executive officer of Motorola... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:05:46 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27673047&headline=citigroup-settles-with-n-y-ag-sec-over-auction-rate-securities http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27673047&headline=citigroup-settles-with-n-y-ag-sec-over-auction-rate-securities SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Citigroup Inc. on Thursday reached a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other state regulatory agencies, to buy back certain auction-rate securities (ARS) it sold to clients. Under the agreement, the company will... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:08:28 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27671539&headline=eu-merger-reviews-at-a-glance-outlook http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=C&article=27671539&headline=eu-merger-reviews-at-a-glance-outlook BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The following mergers and joint-venture agreements have been notified to the European Commission for regulatory clearance: RECENT NOTIFICATIONS Sept 9 -Proposed acquisition by WPP of TNS IN-DEPTH INQUIRY Dec 11 -Proposed acquisition by Arsenal Capital Partners of DSM PHASE... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:01:52 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GPS&article=27671108&headline=majority-of-companies-miss-july-comparable-sales-expectations http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GPS&article=27671108&headline=majority-of-companies-miss-july-comparable-sales-expectations NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - A majority of retailers Thursday missed Wall Street's expectations for July comparable sales results. Apparel companies continued to struggle, while many discount retailers posted strong results With 33 of 37 retailers reporting results, 61% of retailers in the Thomson... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:42:23 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BA&article=27670440&headline=airbus-says-received-711-orders-at-end-of-july http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BA&article=27670440&headline=airbus-says-received-711-orders-at-end-of-july PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - European aerospace group EADS's <EAD.PA> <EAD.DE> Airbus said on Thursday that it has received orders for 711 aircraft so far this year, as at the end of July, topping U.S rival Boeing <BA.N> In the same period a year ago it had delivered 286 jets. Five orders... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:12:05 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=JCP&article=27668936&headline=j-c-penney-july-same-store-sales-down-6-5 http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=JCP&article=27668936&headline=j-c-penney-july-same-store-sales-down-6-5 BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Thursday said its July same-store sales fell 6.5%, compared with the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters of a 5.8% decline. Total sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 2 dropped 4.9% to $1.34 billion from $1.41 billion a year earlier... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:01:40 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=JWN&article=27668814&headline=nordstrom-july-same-store-sales-fall-6-1-total-sales-down-6-7 http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=JWN&article=27668814&headline=nordstrom-july-same-store-sales-fall-6-1-total-sales-down-6-7 NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Nordstrom Inc. said July same-store sales fell 6.1% from year-earlier levels, compared with the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters of a decline of 6.2%. July same-store sales for full-line stores fell 9.1% but rose 6.4% at Rack stores. Total sales for... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:59:06 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=KSS&article=27668759&headline=kohls-july-same-store-sales-down-10-4-miss-expectations http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=KSS&article=27668759&headline=kohls-july-same-store-sales-down-10-4-miss-expectations BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Kohl's Corp. Thursday said its July same-store sales fell 10.4%, compared with the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters of a 7% decline. Total sales for the four-week period ended Aug 2. slipped 2.4% to $1.03 billion from $1.05 billion a year earlier. The... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:55:26 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SKS&article=27668687&headline=saks-july-same-store-sales-slide-5-3-wider-than-expected http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SKS&article=27668687&headline=saks-july-same-store-sales-slide-5-3-wider-than-expected NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Saks Inc. Thursday said July comparable sales fell 5.3%. The mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was for a decline of 0.1%. Total sales for the luxury retailer were $192.1 million, down 4.6% from the $201.4 million reported in July 2007. Shares of Saks closed... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:11 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FTO&article=27668642&headline=correct-frontier-oil-2q-rev-1-77b-vs-tr-avg-est-1-9b http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FTO&article=27668642&headline=correct-frontier-oil-2q-rev-1-77b-vs-tr-avg-est-1-9b (Earlier headline listed revenue as $2.95b) NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Chuck Mikolajczak cm COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:47:30 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TGT&article=27668638&headline=target-july-comparable-sales-declines-1-2 http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TGT&article=27668638&headline=target-july-comparable-sales-declines-1-2 NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Target Corp. Thursday said its July comparable sales fell 1.2%. The mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was for a decline of 0.3%, while the retailer had expected same-store sales in the range of down 1% to up 1%. Total sales were $4.57 billion, up 4.7... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:47:15 EDT http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=ANF&article=27668473&headline=abercrombie-fitch-july-same-store-sales-down-7 http://us.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=ANF&article=27668473&headline=abercrombie-fitch-july-same-store-sales-down-7 BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Thursday said its July same-store sales fell 7%, compared with the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters of a 1.4% increase. Comparable store sales for Abercrombie & Fitch rose 1%, while same-store sales for Hollister Co. dropped... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:39:32 EDT