Topic: Staples Inc.

LONDON (Reuters) - Stock futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq were 0.02 to 0.2 percent higher at 0917 GMT (5:17 a.m. EDT), pointing to a slightly firmer start for equities on Thursday. At 1230 GMT (8:30 a.m. EDT), investors ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock investors will brace for further signs of weakness in the U.S. recovery next week as earnings from key retailers are expected. Industrial production, housing and inflation data will come under scrutiny as well, just as stocks ...

Staples 4th-quarter profit slips; sales rise for the second consecutive quarterStaples Inc., the largest U.S. office supply retailer, said sales to both consumers and small businesses improved in the fourth quarter but gave a 2010 outlook that disappointed investors. Shares fell more ...

US markets should open positive this morning, as futures are following the lead of overseas markets higher. Will there a a congressional grilling that that Toyota faced?  General Motors announced a 1.3million vehicle recall tied to a steering problem.  A senate committee is still planing to (further) ...

Analysts say easing economic concerns should help Staples 4th-quarter resultsOffice supply retailer Staples Inc. reports its fourth-quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Any sales improvement. The recession caused businesses and consumers to cut their spending on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Share buybacks by U.S. corporations could be back in style this year as an improving economy makes companies more willing to loosen their purse strings to fund transactions that could reward investors with a higher share price. Repurchases ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalists were never very interested in the retail sector, but they are now taking a second look, focusing on a new generation of online retailers and the next wave of technology to help stores optimize how they ...

Staples declares regular quarterly dividend of 8.25 cents per share, to be paid Jan. 14Staples Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8.25 cents per share. The office products company said the dividend is payable Jan. 14 to shareholders ...

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Top office-products retailer Staples Inc on Tuesday <SPLS.O> reported a 38 percent drop in quarterly profit as labor costs increased and its customers bought fewer bigger-ticket items such as furniture. Staples, which refrained from providing any sales or earnings ...

Options players, though, are quite smitten with the stockAs I noted in last week's column, which focused on office supplies specialist Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), the retailing sector is suffering under the weight of fleeing investors. At the time, the sector was ...