| Company Earnings: |
| Foodmakers Heinz, Smucker post higher earnings
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 AP - With consumers looking for comfort foods and ways to save money, foodmakers H.J. Heinz Co. and J.M. Smucker Co. posted higher earnings Friday and said they're benefiting from price increases and the trend of more people eating at home.
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| A look at how Heinz, Smucker did in the quarter
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| AP - Here's a look at how foodmakers H.J. Heinz Co. and J.M. Smucker Co. fared in the most recent quarter: |
| Smucker posts 3 percent 2Q earnings gain
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| AP - J.M. Smucker Co., the nation's top maker of jams and jellies and now into the coffee market, said Friday that its earnings rose 3 percent in its second fiscal quarter, due to price increases and families choosing to have meals at home in hard times. |
| Heinz 2nd-quarter profit jumps 22 percent
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| AP - Foodmaker H.J. Heinz Co. said Friday that strong sales of products such as Ore-Ida frozen potatoes and frozen meals boosted fiscal second-quarter profit by 22 percent as cash-strapped consumers cooked more meals at home. |
| AnnTaylor posts loss
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 Reuters - AnnTaylor Stores Corp reported a quarterly loss on Friday as the financial crisis exacerbated already weak sales trends, and the women's clothing retailer said it expected consumer spending to remain soft through the current fourth quarter.
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