AP - Hotel company Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent, compared to 2007, and it warned investors about deteriorating conditions for 2009 amid the ongoing financial crisis.

AP - Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday it lost nearly $23 million in its fiscal second quarter as strong sales of vodka and high-end wines were more than offset by charges to shrink its operations in Australia. Its shares fell nearly 9 percent.

Reuters - Constellation Brands Inc , the world's largest wine producer, posted a quarterly net loss on Thursday versus a year-earlier profit, due to charges and inventory write-downs related to selling some Australian assets.

AP - Hotel company Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent, compared to 2007, and it warned investors about deteriorating conditions for 2009 amid the ongoing financial crisis.

Reuters - General Electric Co plans to raise $15 billion through stock sales -- including $3 billion from Warren Buffett -- to improve liquidity and give it the option of more acquisitions at a time of intense market turmoil, the U.S. conglomerate said on Wednesday.

AP - Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened as the industry continues to face oversupply problems and pricing pressures.

Reuters - General Electric Co said on Wednesday it would sell $3 billion of preferred shares to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, with another $12 billion in common shares going to the public.

Reuters - Pepsi Bottling Group Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as price increases helped offset volume declines, and it raised the low end of its full-year earnings outlook.

AP - Shares of Walgreen Co. fell to their lowest price in almost five years Monday after the drugstore operator reported disappointing revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter, pointing to promotions that failed to pay off.

AP - Circuit City Stores Inc. withdrew its outlook for the full year and posted a wider second-quarter loss Monday as it looks toward a holiday shopping season which has even the least vulnerable retailers worried.

Reuters - Walgreen Co posted a quarterly profit on Monday that fell short of Wall Street expectations and said it was still committed to an unsolicited bid for Longs Drugs Stores Corp .