Dollar Tree posts higher quarterly profit
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc.   reported a 4.5 percent increase in quarterly profit on Tuesday,  meeting Wall Street expectations, helped by strong demand for  Halloween merchandise.
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The dollar climbed against the euro in  light trading on Monday as investors took profits in the single  European currency, which had risen on Friday after a  surprisingly softer-than-expected U.S. employment report.
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Office supplies retailer Office Depot  Inc.  on Friday said quarterly profit rose, helped by  sales in North America.
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Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc.  on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit,  as fine jewelry, children's and women's accessories sold well.
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Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.   said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, helped by strong  sales in U.S. and international markets, with the exception of  Japan.
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Office Depot Inc. , the world's  No. 2 office-supplies retailer, on Wednesday said quarterly  profit rose, helped by slightly higher sales at its North  American stores.
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The dollar shaved some gains  on  Thursday, but remained higher on the day, after a report showed  a jump in U.S. jobless claims on the eve of Friday's  influential monthly U.S. jobs report.
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Computer Sciences Corp. , one of the world's largest technology services companies, on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by strong European revenue that got a lift from the weak dollar.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp  on Monday posted higher quarterly profit as the weaker dollar and increased sales volume helped offset rising costs for pulp.
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the largest American tire maker, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit Thursday as it benefited from higher pricing and a focus on more profitable branded tires.
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Dollar General Corp. (DG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit because of a tax benefit and new stores, but the company said its outlook is uncertain
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Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores   Inc. FDO.N on Thursday posted a 33 percent jump in quarterly   profit, beating Wall Street forecasts, as it kept costs down   and sold more high-margin merchandise.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY.N on  Monday reported a higher quarterly profit, benefiting from high  oil and gas prices.
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The dollar strengthened against the  euro amid profit-taking in light trade on Monday, erasing some  gains posted by the European currency after Friday's  surprisingly weak U.S. jobs report.
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.  posted much better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on strength in its key North American market, sending its shares up as much as 11 percent.
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said its  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its  transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE and on  higher sales and cost-savings.