Late Tuesday, PC maker Hewlett-Packard forecast a healthy growth in earnings and sales for fiscal 2011, as the company expands into consulting and computer security services. But the company remained mum on who will fill its CE…
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. (WAG) posted earnings of 49 cents per diluted share for the quarter, compared with 44 cents per share a year ago.
Sales for the quarter rose 7.4% to $16.9 billion in the quarter ended Aug. 31, the company said in a statem…
“Fewer brands means you can put more focus into improving the quality of engineering,” CEO Alan Mulally said Monday. The second-largest U.S. automaker has been surging ahead in both sales and honors over the past year.
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As the world’s largest distributor of industrial and commercial supplies to major corporations, W.W. Grainger has been on a roll. Its stock has climbed from $58 in early 2009 to $120 now. And it could double again in the next f…
Pharmacy giant Walgreen’s earnings are expected to be flat year-over-year, while Family Dollar Stores and electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit are expected to post earnings gains.
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