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March 7, 2003
Today’s headlinesRobert Trigaux: Going private is a very public affair for Coast Dental
Does going to the dentist make your knees weak? Imagine what the long-suffering investors in Tampa's Coast Dental Services Inc. must feel.
Sales in bloom
Warm weather coaxes shoppers to replace freeze-damaged plants
Catalina tests out McDeals
McDonald's is expected to introduce an "incentive' program as it tries to boost sagging sales.
There's a new name on cable TV
Time Warner customers: Meet your new cable management, but don't look for many changes except in TV package offerings.
Vivendi sets record loss; looks to sell U.S. media assets
PARIS -- Vivendi Universal said Thursday it was examining all options for its U.S. entertainment assets as the debt-laden media giant posted the largest loss in French corporate history.
Retailers experience sales chill
Winter storms, war worries deter consumers, for the weakest showing since November.
Unsold goods weigh down Dillard's profits
Unable to get rid of unsold inventory from the Christmas season as quickly as planned, Dillard's Inc. on Thursday reported a 29 percent slide in profits for the quarter ending Feb. 1.
Dow slumps to five-month low
Sluggish economy doesn't get any help from jobless claims or retail sales. And then there's that war.
Business today
CHECKERS EARNINGS DELAYED: Shares of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. dropped more than 12 percent Wednesday after the company hastily postponed its fourth-quarter earnings release and conference call with analysts by two weeks. In a statement issued hours later, the Tampa burger chain said it needed more time to decide "whether or not to recognize deferred tax assets for future tax deductions" in the quarter. A spokeswoman declined to answer questions about the decision's potential impact on prior or future earnings, if any. Checkers' stock closed at $5.74 per share, down 82 cents, in heavy trading.
Latest business news
Monday's Metal Prices
Skilling, Lay optimistic as testimony ends
Wachovia shares fall on Golden West deal
GAO: Sarbanes-Oxley costs high for cos.
London's FTSE-100 index closes down 24.6
Calif. attorney general files fourth suit
Rigas sentencings reset for April
Plaintiffs in insurance fraud lawsuit
Health insurance plans claim vast fraud
TD Ameritrade fiscal 1Q profit up 5 percent
Wells Fargo net rises on deposits, lending growth
Citi misses Street; 4Q profit down 11 percent
Housing bust still haunts the banks
Infosys quarter profit $458M, cuts guidance
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