Autozone Inc. fell $3.75 or. 9 percent, to $415.00. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. fell$. 01 or percent, to $69.08. Best Buy fell$. 15 or. 5 percent, to $27.89.
Autozone Inc. fell $2.42 or. 6 percent, to $416.34. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose$. 09 or. 1 percent, to $69.18. Best Buy fell$. 44 or 1.6 percent, to $27.60.
Autozone Inc. fell $3.55 or. 8 percent, to $415.20. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. fell$. 63 or. 9 percent, to $68.46. OfficeMax fell$. 14 or 1.2 percent, to $11.09.
Autozone Inc. rose $2.07 or. 5 percent, to $418.75. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. fell$. 27 or. 4 percent, to $69.09. Best Buy rose$. 68 or 2.5 percent, to $28.04.
Autozone Inc. rose $1.17 or. 3 percent, to $417.85. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. fell$. 24 or. 3 percent, to $69.12. Best Buy rose$. 43 or 1.6 percent, to $27.79.
Autozone Inc. rose $1.29 or. 3 percent, to $416.68. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose $1.12 or 1.6 percent, to $69.36. Best Buy fell$. 15 or. 5 percent, to $27.36.
Autozone Inc. fell $1.27 or. 3 percent, to $414.12. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose $1.16 or 1.7 percent, to $69.40. Best Buy fell$. 14 or. 5 percent, to $27.37.
Autozone Inc. rose $1.38 or. 3 percent, to $416.77. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose $1.31 or 1.9 percent, to $69.55. Best Buy rose$. 10 or. 4 percent, to $27.61.
May 22- Staples Inc stood by its full-year profit outlook and told investors it expected sales to improve through the year after the biggest U.S. office supply retailer by sales reported lackluster results in the first quarter. The comments helped boost Staples shares more than 5 percent, to their highest level in a year.
U.S. stock market futures indicated a higher opening on Wednesday, ahead of a closely-watched speech by Fed Chair Ben Bernanke.
May 22- Staples Inc missed analyst estimates for profit and sales in the first quarter, hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia. Staples' income from continuing operations fell to $170.4 million, or 26 cents a share, in the first quarter ended on May 4 from $192.9 million, or 28 cents a share, a year earlier.
May 22- Staples Inc reported a slightly lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia. Income from continuing operations fell to $170.4 million, or 26 cents a share, in the first quarter ended on May 4 from $192.9 million, or 28 cents a share, a year earlier.
May 22- Staples Inc reported a slightly lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia.
New York and Chicago- based Guggenheim has hired former Barclays head of investment banking for retail companies and vice chairman Andrew Taussig as well as managing directors Spencer Hart, Matthew Pilla, Ken Harada and Ryan Mash, the firm said in a press release last week.
May 7- OfficeMax Inc reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, hurt by continued weak sales of technology products and fewer shoppers visiting its stores, although it announced a special dividend of $1.50 per share.
No reason has been given yet for the departure of founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan. Zimmer has long been the face of the company.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:52 AM ETCNBC's Rick Santelli, explains why he hears 'crickets" when he asks questions about Fed Chairman Bernanke's policies. "Enough is enough," he rants.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:36 AM ETAre reporters lobbing "softball" questions at the Fed chairman? CNBC's Rick Santelli and the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath, debate whether the economy continues to need quantitative easing. I'm trying to inform the public about what the Fed is up to, says Hilsenrath.