Campbell Soup earnings rise as expenses fall MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) -- Price-conscious grocery shoppers are being choosy about what they buy to cook at home, even from the value-oriented Campbell Soup Co....Tech Data 3Q profit more than doubles as costs dip CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Tech Data Corp. on Monday said its third-quarter net income more than doubled as lower interest expenses and a smaller foreign-exchange loss more than offset a decline in revenue....Earnings Preview: Medtronic WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, reports earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2010 on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion for the last period....Weak dollar, home sales data carry stocks higher NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors halted the stock market's three-day losing streak Monday, buying on a range of factors including the weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers....A look at economic developments around the globe A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday:...Gas prices fall to begin busy travel week Retail gasoline prices headed downward to begin one of the country's busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday....Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss on charge, sales edge up MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday a hefty impairment charge in its beef business left it with a loss for the fourth quarter, but said its sales rose and its chicken business was profitable for the second straight quarter....CDC Software 3Q profit rises on lower costs NEW YORK (AP) -- CDC Software Corp., a Chinese business software developer whose shares began trading in the United States last summer, said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 47 percent on lower costs and expenses....IMF chief: Global economy still fragile LONDON (AP) -- The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday....Oil rises above $78 amid Iranian war games Oil prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday as Iran's war games, aimed at protecting its nuclear plants, deepened tensions in the oil-rich region....
