AP - Nike Inc. won't say where, how or when — but it wants to change the way consumers shop. "Consumers want a more compelling and relevant experience wherever and whenever they shop," Nike President and Chief Executive Mark Parker said Thursday as the company released its third-quarter results and said it had a soft year with some specialty mall retailers.

AP - Palm Inc. reported a 61 percent drop in its third-quarter profits Thursday as speculation of a buyout continued to swirl. Sales of the company's Treo smart phones reached record levels, but increased costs, $5.7 million in stock-based compensation, and $3.7 million in acquisition-related charges hurt Palm's bottom line.

Reuters - Palm Inc. , the current subject of takeover speculation and maker of the Treo smartphone, on Thursday posted a lower quarterly profit as costs rose and it booked charges.

AP - A Japanese court convicted four former executives of disgraced dot-com company Livedoor of inflating earnings reports Thursday in a scandal that destroyed one of the country's highest-flying Internet startups.