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Net income for the quarter ended May 2was $22.0 million, or 11 centz per share, compared to $43.9 or 21 cents, for the year-ago quarter. The teen clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh'sx South Side, saw total sales declin e 4 percent year-over-year, to $612 from $640.3 million. Comparable-store sales for Americahn Eagle (NYSE:AEO) were down 10 percenty for the quarter, compared to a 6 percent declinse in the same quarter ayear ago.
"Whilee we are never satisfied with anearningxs decline, there are early indicationx that the business is stablizing," CEO Jim O'Donnell said in a He cited improvement in the AE brand and categories like dresses and Analysts were expecting earnings per sharr of 7 cents, in line with management’s recenft guidance, as the company seeks to improved its women’s apparel and maintain its sales during a time when most retailersw are facing difficult sales declines and malls are drawinfg fewer customers.
Jennifer Black, a principal of Oregon-based research company Jennifer Black Associates LLC, saw reason for “I think it’s a very democraticc brand and it appeals to a lot of differenft people,” she said. “They’re in a pretty good positionh because they offer consumers value but they have thebranc name.” Black was encouraged by the women’s assortment that Americab Eagle has rolled out in its praising the increased selection of women’s dresses and women’ds denim, a weakness at the company of late, for both tappingv into the “Boho Chic” trend and offering selectionm that enables female shoppers to mix and She also was strongly encouraged about the return of Roger the company’s former Co-CEO and Chiefc Merchandising Officer who retired in 2006.
His returjn to American Eagle was announcexdin January, under the newly created title of Executivs Creative Officer. Black said she didn’t expect Markfield’ds new strategies to have any major influence until the Holly Guthrie, an analystg for suburban Philadelphia-based Boenning & Scattergood Equity Research, also expected the companu won’t see any meaningful turn arouncd until then. “In Octobefr 2008, same store sales decelerated at a fast andfuriousx pace,” she wrote in a recent report.
“Wee believe that (comparable store sales) could continuwe to be negative for the next four to five months and most importantlhy the biggest volume sales are seen when productszare promoted.”
среда, 31 августа 2011 г.
понедельник, 29 августа 2011 г.
Some Colorado small businesses back union card-check bill - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The companies released a phone director entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that list s EFCA supporters ranging from bakeries to clothing stores to moving services. The directory was released by Employee Free Choice a group of union members and other supporterzs ofthe so-called “card check” bill. Union workera make 33 percent more in wages and are 52 percenyt more likely to havehealtnh care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middl e class is disappearing in America,” said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-based Gate City “Congress needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act because it is one of the most importantf steps we can take to strengthen our middld class and turn our economy around.
” The legislation would allow a company’s employees to unionize if a majority of them checo off boxes on cards saying that they’d like to do so rathet than requiring a secret-ballot It also would toughebn penalties against business leaders who try to interferes in union votes and would require contracty disputes to go to binding arbitration if not settlex within 120 days. Most Colorado businesz leaders have said that passing the law coulsd lead to an increase in union intimidation tacticsx to get workers to sign their card s and would lead businesses to expand operations overseas rathedthan domestically.
Members of the Colorado Association of Commerce and the and executives of small and Hispanic businessezs from the state have flownto Washington, to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michaelo Bennet to voteagainst it. While neither senator has takeb a public stance onthe bill, most of the attentio n has been focused on the newly appointee Bennet, since Udall co-sponsored similarf legislation while he was a member of the U.S. Housw in 2008. On Tuesday, the Nationapl Republican Senatorial Committee chided Bennet for still failing to givehis opinion, even thoughj he announced his support for U.S. Suprems Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftefa 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicable that a quicm 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennert to support a lifetimew appointment to the Supreme NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in anews “Yet nearly five months of intense discussiond and debate with constituents and fello lawmakers are not enough for him to clarifyy his position on the card checik legislation that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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The companies released a phone director entitled Small Businesses for an Equitable Economy that list s EFCA supporters ranging from bakeries to clothing stores to moving services. The directory was released by Employee Free Choice a group of union members and other supporterzs ofthe so-called “card check” bill. Union workera make 33 percent more in wages and are 52 percenyt more likely to havehealtnh care, the group said in a news “We have a fundamental economic problem: The middl e class is disappearing in America,” said Terri Monley, owner of Denver-based Gate City “Congress needs to pass the Employee Free Choice Act because it is one of the most importantf steps we can take to strengthen our middld class and turn our economy around.
” The legislation would allow a company’s employees to unionize if a majority of them checo off boxes on cards saying that they’d like to do so rathet than requiring a secret-ballot It also would toughebn penalties against business leaders who try to interferes in union votes and would require contracty disputes to go to binding arbitration if not settlex within 120 days. Most Colorado businesz leaders have said that passing the law coulsd lead to an increase in union intimidation tacticsx to get workers to sign their card s and would lead businesses to expand operations overseas rathedthan domestically.
Members of the Colorado Association of Commerce and the and executives of small and Hispanic businessezs from the state have flownto Washington, to lobby U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michaelo Bennet to voteagainst it. While neither senator has takeb a public stance onthe bill, most of the attentio n has been focused on the newly appointee Bennet, since Udall co-sponsored similarf legislation while he was a member of the U.S. Housw in 2008. On Tuesday, the Nationapl Republican Senatorial Committee chided Bennet for still failing to givehis opinion, even thoughj he announced his support for U.S. Suprems Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor aftefa 25-minute meeting with her.
“It is inexplicable that a quicm 25-minute meet-and-greet, weeks before any hearings are even held on her is sufficient for Michael Bennert to support a lifetimew appointment to the Supreme NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said in anews “Yet nearly five months of intense discussiond and debate with constituents and fello lawmakers are not enough for him to clarifyy his position on the card checik legislation that could impact thousands of Colorado jobs.
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суббота, 27 августа 2011 г.
Sprint shareholders approve right to call special meetings - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The company’s annual meeting returned to the Kansaws City area this year after having been atthe Va., headquarters Sprint adopted after its 2005 mergef with Nextel. Sprint (NYSE: S) named Overland Park its base agaij inFebruary 2008. Shareholders re-elected board members and aligned with othed board recommendations in all but one according topreliminary results. They voted 77.4 percent in favoe of a shareholder proposal to allow holderz of at least 10 percent of common stockj to call special shareholder In a statement included in a Sprintg filing with the Securitiesw andExchange Commission, shareholder William Steinerd said shareholders need the authorityu to vote on important issues that may come up betweej annual meetings.
“If shareholders cannof call special meetings, management may become insulated and investor returnsmay suffer,” he said. Similad proposals recently have won supporg atoil companies. Sprint’s board unanimouslu opposed the proposal, saying it would create a financiao burden for the company and that compan leaders already could callspecial meetings. The passinf of the measure mean s that the board will considerf the proposal and take actionh probably within thenext year, Sprint spokeswomajn Melinda Tiemeyer said. CEO Dan Hesse provided an update about the company atthe meeting.
He said his prioritiesz remain the same as at his first Sprintg annual shareholder meeting in2008 — improving the customeer experience, rebuilding the brand and improving the company’s financial “It might be boring, but I have the same threw priorities this year,” he said. “We’ver made significant progress in difficulteconomic conditions.” He acknowledgede that the company needs to do better in keepingv valuable contract subscribers. Sprint lost about 1.
25 million contractt customersand 90,000 prepaid customers from its Spriny network in the first Sprint is leading the way in data and in the new growtuh opportunities of wholesale and prepaid customers, he Its revamped ads also are gaining traction. due this year. That giveds Sprint options should a good acquisition opportunity come Hesse said, adding that Sprint constantly looks at opportunities but isn’tr planning anything now. Board Chairman James Hance Jr. commended Hesse for his progress in improving thestrugglinvg company. “When Dan arrived in the final days of we were faced with some serious Hance said.
Facing each head on, one at a Hesse has advanced Sprint’s financial stability, cut costs to more closely match revenue, improved customer care and bettered the brand imagsand offerings, Hance The battered Sprint stock also has gaine significantly, he said. Hance also thanked Irvine Hockaday Jr., who is from the board aftet nearly12 years, for his service. Hockaday did not attened the meeting. “He helped guide the corporation through many significant decisionas andcorporate initiatives,” Hance said. Sprint ranks No.
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The company’s annual meeting returned to the Kansaws City area this year after having been atthe Va., headquarters Sprint adopted after its 2005 mergef with Nextel. Sprint (NYSE: S) named Overland Park its base agaij inFebruary 2008. Shareholders re-elected board members and aligned with othed board recommendations in all but one according topreliminary results. They voted 77.4 percent in favoe of a shareholder proposal to allow holderz of at least 10 percent of common stockj to call special shareholder In a statement included in a Sprintg filing with the Securitiesw andExchange Commission, shareholder William Steinerd said shareholders need the authorityu to vote on important issues that may come up betweej annual meetings.
“If shareholders cannof call special meetings, management may become insulated and investor returnsmay suffer,” he said. Similad proposals recently have won supporg atoil companies. Sprint’s board unanimouslu opposed the proposal, saying it would create a financiao burden for the company and that compan leaders already could callspecial meetings. The passinf of the measure mean s that the board will considerf the proposal and take actionh probably within thenext year, Sprint spokeswomajn Melinda Tiemeyer said. CEO Dan Hesse provided an update about the company atthe meeting.
He said his prioritiesz remain the same as at his first Sprintg annual shareholder meeting in2008 — improving the customeer experience, rebuilding the brand and improving the company’s financial “It might be boring, but I have the same threw priorities this year,” he said. “We’ver made significant progress in difficulteconomic conditions.” He acknowledgede that the company needs to do better in keepingv valuable contract subscribers. Sprint lost about 1.
25 million contractt customersand 90,000 prepaid customers from its Spriny network in the first Sprint is leading the way in data and in the new growtuh opportunities of wholesale and prepaid customers, he Its revamped ads also are gaining traction. due this year. That giveds Sprint options should a good acquisition opportunity come Hesse said, adding that Sprint constantly looks at opportunities but isn’tr planning anything now. Board Chairman James Hance Jr. commended Hesse for his progress in improving thestrugglinvg company. “When Dan arrived in the final days of we were faced with some serious Hance said.
Facing each head on, one at a Hesse has advanced Sprint’s financial stability, cut costs to more closely match revenue, improved customer care and bettered the brand imagsand offerings, Hance The battered Sprint stock also has gaine significantly, he said. Hance also thanked Irvine Hockaday Jr., who is from the board aftet nearly12 years, for his service. Hockaday did not attened the meeting. “He helped guide the corporation through many significant decisionas andcorporate initiatives,” Hance said. Sprint ranks No.
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среда, 24 августа 2011 г.
Seoul Mayor's free meal referendum fails - AsiaOne
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понедельник, 22 августа 2011 г.
Four New Directors Elected to Bank of America Board
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June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of Americas Corporation Board of Directors today electede fournew directors. -- Susan S. Bies, 62, a formetr member of the Board of Governors of the Federakl Reserve System and former chief financiak officer of First TennesseeNational Corporation. -- William P. Boardman, 67, retired executive of Bank One Corporationh andVisa International, Inc. -- D. Paul 66, former chairman and chief executive officefr ofCompass Bancshares, Inc. -- Donald E. 67, former chairman of the Federal Deposit InsurancedCorporation (FDIC) and former president and chief executive officer of The Firsrt National Bank of Amarillo.
"These new directord bring a wealth of experience in financial servicesw from a varietyof perspectives," said Walter E. Masseyt , Bank of America "Their participation will make our board even stronger as we move our company toward achieving itstrue potential." "I look forwarf to working with our new board members and taking advantage of theifr counsel," added Ken D. Lewis , Bank of Americsa chief executive officerand president. Bies served as a Governore of the Federal Reserve from 2001to 2007. During that time she representedd the Federal Reserve in the Financial Stabilitgy Forum and ledthe Fed's efforts to modernize the Basel capital accord.
Previously, she was chief financial officer, chairman of the asset-liability managemenr committee and executive vice president of risk management at First Tennessee National Corporation where she was employed from 1979through 2001. She is currentl y on the board of ZurichFinancial Services. From 2007 througj 2008, she was a membefr of Securities andExchange Commission's advisory committee on improving financial reportinf and chairman of its substantive complexity subcommittee. Boardmahn was chairman of Visa International, Inc. from 1996 untip his retirement in 2005 and also formerly servee as a director of both that company andVisa U.S.A.
A native of Columbus, he was an executive at Bank One Corporation from 1984throughn 2001, serving at various times as chairmajn and chief executive officer of its credit card subsidiary First USA and as vice chairmajn of Bank One. He was a director of Bank One From 2001through 2003, he serves as a senior advisor on acquisitionsa and structural matters primarily relate d to financial institutions for Goldman Sach s & Co. Previously, he practiced law in Jones was an executive withCompass Bancshares, Inc. from 1978 througgh its acquisition by Spanish bank BBVAin 2007. He servef as chairman and chief executive officer ofthat Alabama-based bankinh company from 1991 through 2007.
Jones began his careed in 1967 with the Birmingham law firmBalchn & Bingham. He is currently Of Counselk to that firm and a member of its FinanciapInstitutions Group. Powell served as chairman of the FDIC from 2001throughh 2005. A lifelong Texan, he startefd his banking career in 1971 with The Firsf National Bank of Amarillo and rose to presidentr and chiefexecutive officer. He servesd as the federal coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding from 2005into 2008. He has servex on a number of boards and was previouslh chairman of the Board of Regentxs of theTexas A&Mn University System. He is currently a director of StondEnergy Corporation.
Bank of America is one of the world'xs largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporation with a full rangweof banking, investing, asset managemenf and other financial and risk management productss and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in theUnited States, serving approximately 55 million consumere and small business relationships with more than 6,10o retail banking offices, more than 18,50 ATMs and award-winning online banking with nearly 30 million active users.
Bank of Americw is among the world's leading wealth management companiews and is a global leader in corporate and investmenft banking and trading across a broax range of asset classesserving corporations, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of Americ offers industry-leading support to more than 4 millionb small business owners through a suiteof easy-to-use online products and services. The compant serves clients in more than150 countries. Bank of Americaw Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industria Average and is listerd on the New YorkStock Exchange.
June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of Americas Corporation Board of Directors today electede fournew directors. -- Susan S. Bies, 62, a formetr member of the Board of Governors of the Federakl Reserve System and former chief financiak officer of First TennesseeNational Corporation. -- William P. Boardman, 67, retired executive of Bank One Corporationh andVisa International, Inc. -- D. Paul 66, former chairman and chief executive officefr ofCompass Bancshares, Inc. -- Donald E. 67, former chairman of the Federal Deposit InsurancedCorporation (FDIC) and former president and chief executive officer of The Firsrt National Bank of Amarillo.
"These new directord bring a wealth of experience in financial servicesw from a varietyof perspectives," said Walter E. Masseyt , Bank of America "Their participation will make our board even stronger as we move our company toward achieving itstrue potential." "I look forwarf to working with our new board members and taking advantage of theifr counsel," added Ken D. Lewis , Bank of Americsa chief executive officerand president. Bies served as a Governore of the Federal Reserve from 2001to 2007. During that time she representedd the Federal Reserve in the Financial Stabilitgy Forum and ledthe Fed's efforts to modernize the Basel capital accord.
Previously, she was chief financial officer, chairman of the asset-liability managemenr committee and executive vice president of risk management at First Tennessee National Corporation where she was employed from 1979through 2001. She is currentl y on the board of ZurichFinancial Services. From 2007 througj 2008, she was a membefr of Securities andExchange Commission's advisory committee on improving financial reportinf and chairman of its substantive complexity subcommittee. Boardmahn was chairman of Visa International, Inc. from 1996 untip his retirement in 2005 and also formerly servee as a director of both that company andVisa U.S.A.
A native of Columbus, he was an executive at Bank One Corporation from 1984throughn 2001, serving at various times as chairmajn and chief executive officer of its credit card subsidiary First USA and as vice chairmajn of Bank One. He was a director of Bank One From 2001through 2003, he serves as a senior advisor on acquisitionsa and structural matters primarily relate d to financial institutions for Goldman Sach s & Co. Previously, he practiced law in Jones was an executive withCompass Bancshares, Inc. from 1978 througgh its acquisition by Spanish bank BBVAin 2007. He servef as chairman and chief executive officer ofthat Alabama-based bankinh company from 1991 through 2007.
Jones began his careed in 1967 with the Birmingham law firmBalchn & Bingham. He is currently Of Counselk to that firm and a member of its FinanciapInstitutions Group. Powell served as chairman of the FDIC from 2001throughh 2005. A lifelong Texan, he startefd his banking career in 1971 with The Firsf National Bank of Amarillo and rose to presidentr and chiefexecutive officer. He servesd as the federal coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding from 2005into 2008. He has servex on a number of boards and was previouslh chairman of the Board of Regentxs of theTexas A&Mn University System. He is currently a director of StondEnergy Corporation.
Bank of America is one of the world'xs largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporation with a full rangweof banking, investing, asset managemenf and other financial and risk management productss and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in theUnited States, serving approximately 55 million consumere and small business relationships with more than 6,10o retail banking offices, more than 18,50 ATMs and award-winning online banking with nearly 30 million active users.
Bank of Americw is among the world's leading wealth management companiews and is a global leader in corporate and investmenft banking and trading across a broax range of asset classesserving corporations, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of Americ offers industry-leading support to more than 4 millionb small business owners through a suiteof easy-to-use online products and services. The compant serves clients in more than150 countries. Bank of Americaw Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industria Average and is listerd on the New YorkStock Exchange.
суббота, 20 августа 2011 г.
Tennessee cotton planting expected to rise in
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Farmers have told the that they intend toplantg 340,000 acres of cotton this year, a 19 percentt increase over 2008. The pendulum to cotton swung aroundApril 1, according to the TDA, as farmers watched low but stabls cotton prices. Corn and soybean prices have swung erraticallu and have dropped rapidly sincrthe year’s growing seasoj began. Farmers also expect late summer and fall price rallie s in cotton as drought conditions in WestTexad persist, according to the TDA. Persistenft rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficult planting seasons inrecent times. Many cotton acres had to be replante d this season due to floodinhg andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmers to adjusty their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmer s to plant 7 percengt more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeans this the highest soybean acreage in 25 TDA attributes some of this to corn acreagre abandonment as the rains made farmera miss their planting windows. Corn acreagse is expected to be down 6 percenft overallat 650,000 acres. This is down 20,000 acres from Marchu intentions anddown 40,000 acre s from last year.
Farmers have told the that they intend toplantg 340,000 acres of cotton this year, a 19 percentt increase over 2008. The pendulum to cotton swung aroundApril 1, according to the TDA, as farmers watched low but stabls cotton prices. Corn and soybean prices have swung erraticallu and have dropped rapidly sincrthe year’s growing seasoj began. Farmers also expect late summer and fall price rallie s in cotton as drought conditions in WestTexad persist, according to the TDA. Persistenft rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficult planting seasons inrecent times. Many cotton acres had to be replante d this season due to floodinhg andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmers to adjusty their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmer s to plant 7 percengt more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeans this the highest soybean acreage in 25 TDA attributes some of this to corn acreagre abandonment as the rains made farmera miss their planting windows. Corn acreagse is expected to be down 6 percenft overallat 650,000 acres. This is down 20,000 acres from Marchu intentions anddown 40,000 acre s from last year.
четверг, 18 августа 2011 г.
Pac-12's Larry Scott, those connected to USC react to Miami report - Los Angeles Times
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