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Several new variants of a computer worm emerged today to attack corporate networks running the Windows 2000 operating system, just a week after Microsoft Corp.

Big Lots, Inc. reported a net loss for the second quarter of $13.8 million compared to a net loss of $7.7 million last year.

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Plus-size women's apparel retailer, Charming Shoppes Inc. , said that second-quarter net income rose 46% to $39.6 million, or 30 cents a share, driven by improvements in its operating margins.2.7

Neiman Marcus Group Inc. shareholders on Tuesday approved the $5.1 billion sale of the luxury retailer to buyout firms Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC, which plan to expand the company as demand for ...2.7

Bob Allsbrook, senior vice president and chief economist at Am-South Bank, said several signs indicate that low-income consumers are feeling the pinch of record gasoline prices.2.7

The Securities and Exchange Commission has told Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. that SEC staff expects to recommend enforcement action against the nation's largest tiremaker for accounting errors disclosed two years ...2.7

Consumers in the Bay Area face a triple whammy of gasoline prices, housing costs and higher interest rates as they struggle to stretch their paychecks.2.7

Grossman will remain at the Pleasanton-based company, which develops treatments for congestive heart failure, to aid the search for a successor.2.7

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. struggled in the second quarter and muted its earnings outlook Tuesday, again blaming higher gasoline prices for curbing the spending plans of its low-income shoppers.4.7

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. manager. State District Judge Ben Hardin told jurors they would hear closing arguments from attorneys on both sides today, when a state court jury in Angleton, Texas, may begin ...2.7

DALLAS - The U.S. economy has chugged ahead this year despite soaring energy prices ... an important portion of our customer base,"' said Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.2.7

Asian stocks fell, led by exporters such as Fuji Photo Film Co. and Esprit Holdings Ltd., after U.S. retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc.2.7

Fuel Prices Put Dent in Wal-Mart's Outlook The retailer's earnings indicate energy costs are beginning to affect consumer spending.3.1

Retailers are this year's teacher's pets. Office-supply chains and national discount stores are ... Hoyt plans to attend a teacher appreciation day at a Staples in Waltham this month, where the company is offering new coupon packets with exclusive savings for teachers.2.7

A site along on Reynolda Road once sought for a Wal-Mart Supercenter may be developed into condominiums and town houses.2.7

Nordstrom investors had a scare in July. Following a protracted string of sparkling results, the upscale fashion retailer turned in monthly sales that fell short of analysts' expectations.2.7

LG Electronics Inc., the world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker, and Canada's Nortel Networks Corp.5.4

The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating a patent-infringement case involving a laminate-flooring manufacturer that has a Triad plant and a Winston-Salem supply company as a respondent.3.1

Sears, Roebuck and Co. will consolidate all advertising for the retailer and its brands under one agency, Young & Rubicam, the Hoffman Estates-based subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corp.4

After reading the Aug. 10 letter from Joe Bialek regarding his opinion of Medina residents as absentee landlords and NIMBYS, I felt compelled to respond.2.7

A Marine who lived in West Chester and grew up believing there were some things worth living for, some worth fighting for -- and if need be -- some worth dying for, has now been laid to rest.2.7

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Store manager Jenine Bryant scanned the entrance of the Best Buy, sizing up each customer who passed through.2.9

This is not meant to be an attack on Abercrombie & Fitch. The manic tendency I'm about to describe has proved equally necessary at the Gap, Banana Republic, and countless other retail outlets where perky young ...2.9

Sources tell 9News that the pilot was attempting to pass through the security checkpoint when he was found with the gun.2.7

The market was broadly lower in early trade on Aug 17, as investors' already cautious sentiment ... In New York, US stocks dropped on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq and the S&P; 500 in their biggest one-day percentage declines since April, after Wal-Mart Stores Inc warned rising oil prices were taking a toll on consumer spending.2.7

Like a fashion designer about to unveil a new collection, Marshall Field's apparently is trying to generate buzz by sharing as little as possible about imminent plans to upgrade its downtown store.2.7

Perth-based Foodland also reported a 7.6 per cent rise in annual sales from ongoing operations to $6.33 billion.4

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center now has an additional million dollars in its coffers.2.7

CIBC created Amicus several years ago to oversee President's Choice Financial, a joint venture with grocery retailer Loblaw Cos.2.7

Net income fell 84 percent at Borders Group Inc. due to a sales shortfall in the United Kingdom and the book retailer's store remodeling program.3.5

Two cabinet contacts for Governor Fletcher's "personnel initiative" that prosecutors have say was designed to circumvent hiring laws appeared before a special grand jury today.2.7

J.C. Penney Co. reported $4.12 billion in sales during second quarter 2005, a 5.4% increase from second quarter 2004.2.7

Culp Inc. after Tuesday's closing bell said that it plans to cut 100 jobs as part of a move to reduce its U.S. yarn manufacturing operations.2.7

Gov. Bob Taft said on Tuesday that while evolution should be taught in public schools he also supports providing students with theories critical of evolution.2.7