Under Armour Inc announced 400 job cuts on Thursday and raised its forecast for adjusted profit to the high-end of an earlier range, deepening cost-cuts in the face of rising competition from Nike and Adidas .
* Shares rise over 5 pct (Adds analysts quote, background; Updates share price)
Cheerios and Yoplait maker General Mills Inc missed analysts' estimates for quarterly sales and margins on Tuesday, hurt by higher input costs and lower demand for its snacks and yogurts in the United States.
Sept 18 Cheerios and Yoplait maker General Mills Inc missed analysts' estimates for quarterly sales and margins on Tuesday, hurt by higher input costs and lower demand for its snacks and yogurts in the United States.
Dollar Tree Inc missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly same-store sales on Thursday as the discount store operator's Family Dollar business struggled to boost sales, sending its shares down 12 percent.
Aug 30 Dollar Tree Inc missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly same-store sales on Thursday as the discount store operator's Family Dollar business struggled to boost sales, sending its shares down 12 percent.
Lowe's Cos Inc on Wednesday promised to cut back slow-moving products and unsuccessful business projects as new Chief Executive Marvin Ellison seeks to turn around a company that has trailed bigger rival Home Depot for years.
Kohl's Corp on Tuesday posted quarterly earnings and same-store sales above analysts' estimates as it sold more apparel at full price, although the department store chain's tepid profit forecast sent its shares down more than 4 percent.
* Shares down more than 4 pct (Adds details from conf. call, analyst quote; Updates share)
J.C. Penney Co Inc shares sank below $2 for the first time on Thursday after it said it had alienated core middle-aged customers while chasing millennial buyers, and the venerable brand forecast an unexpectedly large loss.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including 12 of their comrades, and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen.