Target 1Q profit drops, cites higher costs
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ibtimes.com     20-May-2008            

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Profits dropped almost 8 percent at Target Corp. on softer-than-expected sales and higher costs, but still beat Wall Street earnings estimate for its first quarter. In this Nov. 20, 2007 file photo, showing the front entrance of a Target store in Newark, Calif. Staples Inc.... [read full story]                    


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