Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2008 > August > 19 > Lowe’s drop in profit less than expected

Lowe’s drop in profit less than expected


August 19, 2008

CHICAGO — Repairs to drought-stricken flower beds and sales of freezers designed to hold bought-in-bulk food helped Lowe’s Cos. Inc. post a better-than-expected second-quarter profit.

But the nation’s faltering economy and sluggish housing industry still sent profit....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.