AP - Macy's Inc.'s saw its second-quarter earnings drop slightly and warned on Wednesday that full-year profits will be below Wall Street expectations as shoppers are more cautious about spending.

AP - Deere & Co., the world's largest of maker of farm machinery, said Wednesday third-quarter profit rose 7 percent as high crop prices spurred stronger sales of tractors and harvesting equipment.

Reuters - Macy's Inc reported a 1.4 percent decline in quarterly profit and cut its fiscal-year earnings forecast, warning that cutbacks in U.S. consumer spending could push sales down further at its stores.

Reuters - Applied Materials Inc , the No. 1 computer-chip equipment maker, posted a lower quarterly profit as revenue slid 28 percent amid a slump in its industry.

AP - TJX Cos., which operates the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profits more than tripled from a year ago when the discount fashion retailer digested a charge for a widely publicized security breach.

AP - UBS AG, one of the hardest-hit banks in the subprime mortgage crisis, announced Tuesday that it is reorganizing into three distinct businesses after reporting a large quarterly loss and taking another $5.1 billion hit in writedowns.

AP - TJX Cos., which operates the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profits more than tripled from a year ago when the discount fashion retailer digested a charge for a widely publicized security breach.