International Business News - HD http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the sector activity stories for Tuesday, Oct. 7, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A Barclays Capital analyst said Tuesday most food makers should see higher profits in the third quarter and fiscal 2009 due to price increases the companies have taken to offset higher costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/sector-roundup-food-makers-solar-cos.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:41:40 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were down at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $10.89 or 9.1 percent, to $108.21. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:59:24 EDT An analyst for RBC Capital Markets says same-store sales will likely continue to fall for the next four quarters at large home improvement retailers, but The Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos. Inc. should both see improvement by the second half of 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/sector-snap-home-improvement-comps-to-decline.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:08:49 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are down at noon: AutoZone fell $8.64 or 7.3 percent, to $110.46. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:52 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $7.60 or 6.4 percent, to $111.50. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:59:46 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: AutoZone rose $1.70 or 1.4 percent, to $119.10. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:35:18 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at noon: AutoZone rose $.05 or percent, to $117.45. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:34:10 EDT Shares of The Home Depot Inc. sank to a three-month low Monday as global stock markets worried the U.S.-led bailout effort would do little to unfreeze credit markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/home-depot-falls-to-3-month-low-on-global-woes.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:01:25 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are down at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $2.02 or 1.7 percent, to $115.38. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:48:35 EDT Goldman Sachs said a slower-than-expected housing recovery forced it to trim earnings estimates for the nation's two largest home improvement retailers on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/ahead-of-the-bell-goldman-trims-home-improvement.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:59:24 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: AutoZone rose $.41 or .4 percent, to $117.40. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:49:26 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at noon: AutoZone rose $2.26 or 1.9 percent, to $119.25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:21:20 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone rose $2.26 or 1.9 percent, to $119.25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:34:24 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were down at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $5.08 or 4.2 percent, to $116.99. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:41:48 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are down at noon: AutoZone fell $2.45 or 2.0 percent, to $119.62. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:48 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are down at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $.52 or .4 percent, to $121.55. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:49:06 EDT The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/outsourcing-aids-many-data-thefts-verizon-says.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:42:35 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $1.27 or 1.0 percent, to $122.07. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:46:45 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at noon: AutoZone fell $.76 or .6 percent, to $122.58. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:07:32 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $.23 or .2 percent, to $123.11. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:34:57 EDT