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Abercrombie & Fitch's (NYSE: ANF) remaining shareholders have sure had it tough with a stock down 32 percent in 2012. This is a significant degree of underperformance relative to the S&P Retail Index and to the broader consumer discretionary sector. The reasons for the hammering are in...

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) tempered investor expectations on Thursday when it announced selected preliminary numbers for its fourth fiscal quarter ending on June 29th, 2012, prior to the company's earnings call scheduled for July 30 after market close. The company said that while it still...

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) lowered its net profit forecast by 54% for this fiscal year. Toyota now expects a net profit of Y180 billion, versus its earlier forecast of Y390 billion. It also cut its sales view to Y18.20 trillion, versus Y19.000 trillion. Toyota now projects operating profit of...

Arch Coal Inc (NYSE: ACI) lowered its full-year adjusted earnings forecast for the second time this year. Arch Coal now projects full-year adjusted earnings of $1 to $1.40 per share, versus its July outlook of $1.75 to $2.15 per share. Arch Coal is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) said that it projects adjusted EBITDA to rise 17% to 28% in the third quarter, and lifted its share repurchase authorization. Dollar Thrifty projects corporate adjusted EBITDA of $110 to $120 million, versus $93.7 million, in the year-earlier period...

China Yurun Food Group Ltd (OTC: CYUFF) projects its Q3 net profit to decline from a year-ago period. China Yurun Food Group shares dipped 24.31% to close at $1.37 on Friday.

Spansion Inc (NYSE: CODE) lowered its fiscal third-quarter revenue projections. Spansion now projects revenue of $250 million to $270 million, down from its earlier outlook of $285 million to $325 million. Spansion shares closed at $13.67 yesterday.

Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) projects to exceed its full-year profit outlook. Aetna projects to exceed its earlier full-year operating earnings outlook of $4.60 to $4.70 per share. However, analysts were expecting 2011 earnings of $4.70 per share. Aetna shares gained 2.11% to $39.25 in pre-market...

Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) now projects 2011 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization to be towards the lower end of its earlier estimated range of $1.175 billion to $1.275 billion. THC shares dropped 3.46% to close at $5.02 on Friday.

PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ: PDLI) projected downbeat third-quarter revenue. PDL BioPharma now projects Q3 revenue of $83 million, versus analysts' estimates of $88 million. PDL BioPharma shares gained 0.17% to $5.80 in after-hours trading.

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (NYSE: FCS) cut its sales forecast for the third quarter. Fairchild Semiconductor now projects sales of $400 million to $410 million, versus its previous outlook of $433 million to $446 million. It expects adjusted gross margin to be 36% to 36.5%, versus...

Randgold Resources Ltd (NASDAQ: GOLD) trimmed its production forecast for the year. Randgold now projects production at the mine to exceed 80,000 ounces, versus its earlier forecast of 100,000 ounces. Randgold revised its overall annual production forecast to a range of 740,000 to 760,000 ounces...

Lanxess AG (OTC: LNXSF) lifted its projections for the full year on Thursday. Lanxess reported its Q2 net profit at EUR181 million, up from analysts' estimates of EUR160 million. Its sales climbed 23% to EUR2.2 billion. Lanxess' EBITDA before special items gained 26% to EUR339 million, versus...

ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) lowered its second-quarter revenue projections. ReneSola now expects revenue to be in the range of $235 million to $245 million, down from its previous forecast of $280 million to $300 million. It projects total solar wafer and module shipment to be in the range of 290...