Earnings Forecasts

(Reuters) - Teen apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc's sales missed analysts' estimates even as reduced discounting helped shore up profit in the first quarter. Shares of the company fell as much as 4 percent to $42.77 in post-market trading on Monday....

(Repeats story first filed on Friday with no change to text) * Vodafone plans for Verizon likely to dominate full-year results * Organic service revenue set to post record quarterly fall By Kate Holton LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - After months of...

* Annual output of 45 mln T would be highest in 3 yrs * Japan's reflationary policy helps domestic demand By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp expects its domestic crude steel output to rise 2 percent in the...

* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and optimism over the growth outlook after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in two...

Macy's Inc. reported higher first-quarter net income and gains in a critical sales metric as it took business from rival department store chains. The company also raised its dividend by 25 percent. Macy's shares closed up 2.5 percent, near a year high....

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported slight upticks in revenue and profit in its first quarter, but the retail behemoth still missed Wall Street’s expectations and watched its stock suffer in morning trading. The Bentonville, Ark., mega-chain blamed...

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average is set to extend its record-breaking run on Monday, as further weakness in the yen and signs of an improving U.S. economic outlook bolsters prospects for higher Japanese corporate earnings in the...

By Kate Holton LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - After months of speculation, Vodafone's Vittorio Colao will be under pressure next week to set out whether he may sell its prized stake in Verizon Wireless in what would be one of the biggest deals ever. Chief...

May 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher, although gains might be capped after San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams hinted the U.S. central bank could begin pulling back its aggressive monetary easing...

SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...