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CarMax Inc., the nation's biggest used-car dealer, said fiscal second-quarter profit fell 78 percent as a slowing economy and reduced lending by third-party financiers eroded demand. Net income in the quarter ended Aug. 31 declined to $14 million, or 6...

The week ahead After a wild week, Wall Street faces new reports on the ailing housing industry. Monday Earnings: 3Com, AutoZone, CarMax Tuesday Earnings: Lennar Wednesday Existing home sales (August). Earnings: Bed Bath & Beyond, Nike...

Monday •Earnings: 3Com Corp.; AutoZone Inc.; CarMax Inc. Tuesday •Earnings: FactSet Research Systems Inc.; Lennar Corp. Wednesday •August existing-home sales •Earnings: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.; Nike Inc.; Paychex Inc....

Monday Earnings 3Com Corp.; AutoZone Inc.; CarMax Inc. Tuesday Earnings FactSet Research Systems Inc.; Lennar Corp. Wednesday Report August existing-home sales Earnings Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.; Nike Inc.; Paychex Inc. Thursday Reports August...

Brian and Malinda Kramer left their jobs in the sagging real estate business to do one thing: party. Every day. They're the owners of Party Hardy, a party supply store that opened on Wednesday at the Trainer's Corner shopping center in Richland...

Memphis, Tenn. Knowing how obsessed Elvis fans can be, I wasn't surprised when my wife and I drove up to the Heartbreak Hotel and found, true to the song's lyrics, that it was actually "down at the end of Lonely Street" and that the desk clerk was...

Although I don't own a single Elvis Presley record, I've always had a thing for the King. When Paul Simon sang, "I'm going to Graceland, Graceland ... Memphis, Tennessee," I wanted to pack my bags and go along for the adventure. With apologies to the...

When Alan Lacy took charge at Sears, Roebuck and Co. four years ago, he called his top executives to a meeting to talk strategy. A series of slides laid out Sears' plight--falling sales, a drooping stock price, ineffective marketing and high costs....

The early rains this season sent many of us scrambling to closets in search of umbrellas, others to AutoZone for new windshield wipers and certain adventure-minded outdoor-types to the mountains for the thing they crave most: snow. Southern California'...

The Sears Essentials store sits forlorn in an old strip mall off Hicks Road in northwest suburban Palatine. A few dozen cars dot the giant parking lot, which is bordered by a former Card & Party Outlet store with a for-rent sign. More than 150 blue...