(WASHINGTON)Wall Street on Tuesday will see if U.S. shoppers crippled by high energy prices earlier this month continued to spend mostly on necessities like food and household items.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of Safeway Inc. dropped on Thursday after the grocery store operator lowered its expectation for 2008 same-store sales growth and said consumers are cutting back on spending...READ MORE
Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)--Shares of Yum Brands Inc. tumbled more than 6 percent Thursday, a day after th...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Higher gas sales and a boost from its more upscale stores helped grocer Safeway Inc. post slightly higher second-quarter earnings Thursday, but a downbeat outlook because of consum...READ MORE
Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Media General Inc. swung to a loss in the second quarter on severance costs and lower ad re...READ MORE
Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON--Commerce Department reports on housing starts for June, 8:30 a.m.READ MORE