Specialty apparel retailer Dress Barn Inc. cut its outlook for fiscal 2009 on Wednesday, saying it expects consumer spending to get worse.

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Shares of Nordstrom Inc. fell Friday after the department store chain lowered its 2008 profit estimate, leading analysts to revise their expectations.

Gap Inc. reported Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as cost-cutting efforts offset a sales slump.

Nov. 20 - U.S. stocks touched lows not seen since October 2002 after a spike in unemployment claims added to fears the economy is rapidly sinking.

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MONTEBELLO - Dress Barn Inc. yesterday reported higher earnings in its fiscal first quarter, despite a slowdown in consumer spending and slightly lower overall sales at its stores.

Kristen Stewart, left, and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from "Twilight." Teenage girls will surely squeal with delight throughout "Twilight," the feverishly awaited adaptation of the hugely selling ...