Among the earnings stories for Thursday, May 22, from the AP Financial News:
Top stories:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Clothing retailer Gap Inc. boosted its first-quarter profit by 40 percent despite a persisting sales slump that seems likely to deepen this summer as consumers scrimp on fashion to help offset rising gasoline and food bills.
Other stories:
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Communications equipment supplier Black Box Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent on lower costs.
NEW YORK (AP) -IXYS Corp.'s profit more than quadrupled in the fiscal fourth quarter as demand for renewable energy resources boosted sales, the company said Thursday.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -Biotechnology company Alkermes Inc. said Thursday it swung to a fiscal 2008 fourth-quarter loss on charges for cutting jobs and shuttering a facility in the wake of partner Eli Lilly & Co.'s decision to end development of their inhaled insulin.
NEW YORK (AP) -Athletic footwear retailer Foot Locker Inc. on Thursday said fiscal first-quarter profit fell, hurt by an impairment charge and nearly flat sales.
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