Reuters - Clothing maker and retailer Polo Ralph Lauren Corp reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong sales, a lower tax rate and acquisitions.

AP - Borders said its losses narrowed in the first quarter although its same-store sales fell, and Wall Street greeted Tuesday's relaunch of the bookseller's retail Web site with a sell-off of its shares.

AP - Gap Inc.'s sales are slumping and shoppers appear unlikely to spend more anytime soon, but the clothing retailer still boosted its first-quarter profit by 40 percent by managing inventory and cutting costs.

Reuters - General Motors Corp said on Friday the just-ended strike at supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc and separate strikes by the United Auto Workers at its own plants had reduced its earnings by a total of $2.8 billion.

Reuters - Apparel and jewelry retailers surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected earnings on Thursday as cost-cutting measures and inventory controls offset the impact of the weak economy.

AP - Barnes & Noble Inc. appears to be getting more serious about buying chief rival Borders Group Inc., confirming Thursday that it put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of a combination.

AP - Gap Inc.'s sales are slumping and shoppers appear unlikely to spend more anytime soon, but the clothing retailer still boosted its first-quarter profit by 40 percent by managing inventory and cutting costs.