Reuters - Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said on Tuesday quarterly profit jumped a higher-than-expected 38 percent, driven by cost controls and strong sales of flat-panel televisions and other high-end goods.

Reuters - Mittal Steel unveiled a plan designed to boost support for its proposed takeover of rival Arcelor on Tuesday, saying it expected to raise core earnings by $4.1 billion over the next three years and slash 26,000 jobs.

AP - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. reported profit rose 48 percent in its fiscal second quarter, but worries about how eroding financial markets could cut into earnings of big Wall Street firms sent shares sharply lower Monday.

AP - Wall Street extended its monthlong retreat Monday as inflation fears kept investors on edge following hefty losses last week, the worst so far in 2006. A late-day selloff dragged the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 100 points and put the Nasdaq composite index at a seven-month low.

AP - Sharper Image Corp.'s losses nearly tripled during the first quarter, further underscoring the challenges facing the gadget retailer as it tries to win back estranged shoppers.

Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. on Thursday raised its outlook for second-quarter earnings and revenue above market expectations on strong demand across its chip business, boosting its shares 3 percent.