Sector Snap: Office Supply Retailers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyOffice-supply retailers fell Wednesday, even as the broader market rose, after Office Depot Inc. said it expects "erosion" of fourth-quarter sales and profit due to the slumping housing industry.
Housing Market Will Weigh on Office Depot (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyOffice Depot's fourth quarter results will likely be dragged down by further deterioration in the housing and credit markets, the nation's second biggest office-supply chain said Wednesday, sending shares tumbling more than 13 percent.
Supply chain expects tough 4Q (Daily Press)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyOffice Depot's fourth-quarter results likely will be dragged down by further deterioration in the housing and credit markets, the nation's second-biggest office-supply chain said Wednesday, sending shares tumbling more than 13 percent. The company said weakness initially seen in the key states of Florida and California has spread. Both states have been hit particularly hard by the slumping ...
Office Depot Blames Housing, Not Strategy (Forbes)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyOffice supply retailer slides after announcing that it expects weak sales and earnings to persist.
Microsoft yanks free Vista, Office offer (Computerworld Singapore)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyUpdated: 13 Dec 2007 Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software, saying it had exhausted the supply of software.
Office Depot shares tumble on dour outlook (The Globe and Mail)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyDEL RAY BEACH, Fla. — — Office Depot's fourth-quarter results will likely be dragged down by further deterioration in the housing and credit markets, the second-biggest U.S. office-supply chain said Wednesday, sending shares tumbling more than 13 per cent.
Ricardo and Delta Electronics Announce Alliance for R&D and Supply of Advanced Automotive Electronics (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyGlobal automotive technology provider Ricardo plc and leading international electronics company Delta Electronics, Inc. have today announced a joint-development alliance for delivering advanced automotive electronics R&D and supply. The alliance will provide automakers with innovative electronics R&D technology and high quality manufacturing resources.
Office Depot sees further erosion of sales, profit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyOffice Depot Inc said on Wednesday it expects fourth quarter sales and earnings to fall further as housing-related struggles spread into more of its markets, sending shares to its lowest level since 2004.
Suit accuses Maricopa Co. Sheriff's Office of racial-profiling (FOX 10 Phoenix)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyA Mexican citizen has sued the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, claiming aggressive immigration enforcement has led to illegal racial-profiling. The lawsuit outlines several instances where Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies are accused of overstepping their authority to conduct immigration raids.
Biden office opens in Mason City (The Globe Gazette)
posted to Yahoo! News Search Results for office supplyMASON CITY — A campaign office for U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, has opened in the Brick & Tile building in the space formerly occupied by Coffee Cat.