(NEW YORK)The lower profits and muted outlooks this week from retailers such as J.C. Penney Co., Macy's Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. are heightening concerns among investors that shoppers' focus ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent drop in second-quarter profits Friday and issued a downbeat outlook for the current quarter as shoppers cut back on clothing spending in a tou...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)J.C. Penney Co. reports earnings for the second quarter on Friday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period....READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Apparel maker Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. said Wednesday that fiscal first-quarter profit rose 8 percent, despite the weak retail environment, as sales at its retail stores rose. It al...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares in apparel maker Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. rose more than 5 percent Wednesday after the company released a strong fiscal first-quarter earnings report and raised its full-year...READ MORE

Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Aug. 6, from AP Financial News: LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)--Hospira Inc., which makes drug delivery systems and devices, said Wednesday its se...READ MORE

Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Aug. 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Apparel maker Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. on Wednesday raised its fiscal-year outloo...READ MORE