(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Monday, March 24, from the AP
Financial Desk:
Top stories:
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Walgreen said Monday that its second-quarter profits
rose 5 percent as the drugstore chain continued to open new stores at a record
pace.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tiffany & Co. on Monday said its fourth-quarter earnings
fell almost 16 percent, hurt partly by loans made to a diamond company, but
adjusted results beat analyst expectations on strong international results.
Other stories:
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Biotechnology company Ardea Biosciences Inc. said Monday
it posted a deeper fourth-quarter loss as its operating expenses ballooned.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Biopharmaceutical company Targanta Therapeutics
Corp. said Monday that its losses widened in the fourth quarter as research and
development expenses increased for its lead antibiotic candidate, oritavancin.
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- Hastings Entertainment Inc. said Monday its fiscal
fourth-quarter profit rose 14 percent, helped by lower costs.
NEW YORK (AP) -- China Fire & Security Group Inc. said Monday it swung to a
fourth-quarter profit on higher revenue from several industrial sectors.
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