AP - Office supply retailers felt no relief from the pinch of weaker spending by consumers and small businesses, with both Office Depot and OfficeMax citing the struggling economy as they reported losses for the second quarter.

AP - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp., which is closing stores and cutting office jobs amid weak sales in the U.S., posted a loss for its third quarter on Wednesday, lowered its outlook for the year and said it would open fewer new locations.

Reuters - Solar cell maker First Solar Inc reported a 57 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, blowing past Wall Street estimates as higher-than-expected production from a new plant in Malaysia helped it meet surging demand.

Reuters - Visa Inc , the world's largest credit card network, said on Wednesday that quarterly earnings rose 41 percent, beating estimates, as credit and debit card processing volume jumped globally.

Reuters - Starbucks Corp posted its first quarterly loss as a public company on Wednesday and said its U.S. coffee chain would shrink in the year ahead, but investors stunned by months of uncertainty sent shares up 4 percent as it stuck by its profit target for 2009.

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.

Reuters - Garmin Ltd slashed its profit and revenue forecasts for 2008, hurt by slower growth in the personal navigation devices (PND) market, and delayed the launch of its smartphone, sending its shares down 13 percent.

AP - Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players.