International Business News - Seal 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 Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday its August same-store sales tumbled 8.7 percent, as demand at its Arden B stores dropped. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a same-store sales decline of 7.5 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/wet-seal-same-store-sales-tumble-8-7-percent.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:32:48 EDT Shares of The Wet Seal Inc. rose on Friday, after the teen apparel retailer said profit jumped by 50 percent in the fiscal second quarter due to cost cutting and inventory control. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/wet-seal-shares-rise-on-strong-2q.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:47:07 EDT The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday it expects to earn between 5 cents and 7 cents per share during the third quarter. The retailer operator of Wet Seal and Arden B women's apparel stores said it expects sales between $145.5 million and $149.1 million during the quarter. The company recorded revenue of $150.3 million in the year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/wet-seal-expects-3q-sales-to-dip-slightly.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:41:03 EDT The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter profit jumped 50 percent as the young women's clothing chain worked to improve cost controls and better manage its inventory. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/wet-seal-2nd-quarter-income-rises-50-percent.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:29 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, Aug. 7, from AP Financial News: FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (AP)--Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday it expects fiscal second-quarter earnings at the high end of guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/outlook-roundup-wet-seal-ross-stores.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:23:46 EDT Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday it expects fiscal second-quarter earnings at the high end of guidance. The company expects earnings at the high end of the range of 7 cents to 9 cents per share, or 9 cents to 11 cents per share excluding one-time items. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wet-seal-sees-2q-at-high-end-of-range.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:25:13 EDT Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday same-store sales fell 8.2 percent in July, a larger drop than analysts expected, hurt by weak results from its Arden B chain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wet-seal-july-same-store-sales-fall.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:16:23 EDT Shares of Wet Seal Inc. rose Friday, a day after the teen-apparel retailer hired a new president and chief merchandise officer for its core division. Shares rose 5 cents, or 1.4 percent, to close at $4.44. The stock has traded between $1.81 and $5.54 during the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/wet-seal-shares-rise-after-new-exec-named.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:19:44 EDT Canada's fisheries minister said Wednesday that he is considering Nova Scotia's request to hunt more grey seals--an expansion backers say will boost coastal economies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/canada-mulls-expansion-of-nova-scotia-seal-hunt.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:05:44 EDT The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada--the largest in the world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/eu-proposes-crackdown-on-seal-hunt.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:56:46 EDT The Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador asked the federal government Friday to file a complaint to the World Trade Organization if the Europe Union proceeds to enact legislation banning the import of seal products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/provincial-agency-wants-canada-to-defend-seal-hunt.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:45:20 EDT Wet Seal Inc. was one of few apparel stocks that rose Thursday, after the teen clothing retailer reported same-store sales fell 2.9 percent in June, just beating analyst expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/wet-seal-up-after-june-same-store-sales-results.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:06:34 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 10, from AP Financial News: FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (AP)--Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. on Thursday lowered its second-quarter profit outlook because of a one-time interest charge, but slightly raised its forecast for adjusted profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/outlook-roundup-wet-seal-cato.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:27:37 EDT Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales fell 2.9 percent in June, a slightly smaller shortfall than Wall Street was expecting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/wet-seal-same-store-sales-fall-2-9-percent-in-june.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:01:22 EDT Teen apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc. on Thursday lowered its second-quarter profit outlook because of a one-time interest charge, but slightly raised its forecast for adjusted profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/wet-seal-lowers-2nd-quarter-profit-forecast.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:25 EDT Seal hunters plan to club 86,000 seals in an annual hunt set to begin next week, as animal rights activists brace for a showdown with the government over a practice they regard as inhumane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/namibias-seal-hunt-set-to-begin.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:29:21 EDT A presidential seal graphically altered with symbols representing Barack Obama's campaign of change was just for one-time use and will not be used again, a spokeswoman for the Democrat's campaign said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77830-obama-2008-political-play-of-the-day.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/obama-campaign-retires-altered-presidential-seal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/obama-campaign-retires-altered-presidential-seal.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:25:21 EDT Federal officials have confirmed what biologists have long thought: The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo. Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the population unsustainable, say biologists who warn that Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals could be the next to go. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/65984-monk-seal-extinction.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080607/noaa-caribbean-monk-seal-is-extinct.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080607/noaa-caribbean-monk-seal-is-extinct.htm Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:13:02 EDT The Caribbean monk seal has gone extinct. The sea mammal had long been thought to be extinct, but the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration on Friday said it was official. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/noaa-caribbean-monk-seal-becomes-extinct.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:09:56 EDT Teen apparel retailer Wet Seal Inc. on Thursday said May same-store sales fell 2 percent, a smaller decline than analysts expected, as sales at its Arden B stores fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/wet-seal-same-store-sales-fall-2-percent-in-may.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:01:28 EDT