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H&R Block Acquires Major Southwest Franchise

euroinvestor.co.uk
03-Sep-2008
        
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H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the operator of its franchise units in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for approximately $278 million in cash. In fiscal year 2008, H&R Block Houston LLC and a group of related companies (“Block Texas”) served approximately 760,000 clients and had system-wide revenues of more than $140 million. Because of the age of the Block Texas... [read full story]                    

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03-Sep-2008
        

Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Sept. 3, from AP Financial News: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. said Wednesday that second-quarter income fell by two-thirds as the company put aside...

                   

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earthtimes.org
03-Sep-2008
        

NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc , the largest U.S. tax preparer, reported a quarterly loss that was 56 percent smaller than a year earlier on Wednesday, after shedding its money-losing mortgage operations to focus on...

                   

H&R Block posts smaller 1st-quarter loss

earthtimes.org
03-Sep-2008
        

NEW YORK (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc , the largest U.S. tax preparer, reported a quarterly loss that was 56 percent smaller than a year earlier on Wednesday, after shedding its money-losing mortgage operations to focus on...

                   

H & R Block: H&R Block Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

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03-Sep-2008
        

KANSAS CITY, MO (MARKET WIRE) H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today reported a net loss from continuing operations for the fiscal 2009 first quarter ended July 31, 2008 of $129.4 million, or 40 cents per share compared to a...