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Even a fully funded pension plan can wreak havoc on a publicly traded company's bottom line.

As the year's still-tepid number of initial public offerings topped 2008's count, the market debuts of two value-focused retailers drew warm receptions Friday, as did commentary from other retailers, lifting hopes for the holiday shopping season.

U.S. stocks edged up on Friday as solid earnings from Walt Disney Co and JC Penney Co Inc offset weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment data.

Investors pushed back into the stock market a day after a slide as earnings reports boosted confidence about the pace of a recovery in the economy.

J.C. Penney Co. reported a 78 percent drop in its third-quarter earnings because of a big expense for its pension plan.

If you were asked to name the best overall retailer of all time, which company would you go with? Macy's ? JC Penney ? Or perhaps you'd fancy online retailer Amazon , which has quite a history and arguably a very bright future.

Department-store operator J.C. Penney Co. reports earnings for the third quarter on Friday before the market opens.

Department-store operator J.C. Penney Co. reports earnings for the third quarter on Friday before the market opens.

Department store operator Macy's Inc forecast earnings for the fourth quarter, which includes the crucial holiday shopping season, far below Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, sending shares down 7 percent.

Stock prices paused Tuesday taking a breather from the sharp increase in prices in November.

Department stores have been struggling since long before the Great Recession began.

There are few people more qualified to diagnose the problems of the Brice Road corridor in east Columbus than Robert Weiler.

Faced with a consolidating department store industry and eroding sales, some labels are cutting ties with retailers that sold their clothing and betting their future with one chain.

Norwalk ,A Conn. GE Capital Retail Corporate Finance, a finance arm of General Electric Co., said Friday it is renewing for four years its private-label credit-card program with J.C. Penney Co.

J.C. Penney Co. has added a "daily deal" to jcp.com, and Target.com has one-day-only "daily deals." Penney created screenbusters, playing off the brick-and-mortar world's doorbusters.

J.C. Penney Co.'s October same-store sales fell 4.5 percent in October, better than what the company forecast, but below the analyst estimates.

Children's Place Retail increased after it reported monthly sales increase. Cisco System gained 2.6% on positive outlook.

Titanium Metals Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!tie /quotes/nls/tie said Thursday that its third-quarter net income fell to $40 million, or 1 cent a share, from $1 billion, or 22 cents a share, in the prior-year period.

This year, J.C. Penney Co. believes, people want to "give like Santa, save like Scrooge." The Plano-based department store chain says it has sharpened prices even more for Christmas, talking Godiva into $9.99 chocolates, discounting the Snuggie blanket to $14.99, and pricing fashion boots under $50 and cashmere-blend pea coats for $99. "We've ...

Some of fashion's best-known names are playing musical chairs. Faced with a consolidating department store industry and eroding sales, some labels are cutting ties with retailers that sold their clothing and betting their future with one chain.