The clothing retailer, based on Pittsburgh's South Side, said it continues to expect earnings for the third quarter will range from 22 cents to 25 cents a share, including a tax benefit equal to 5 cents a share. It earned 30 cents a share in the same three-month period last year.
American Eagle stock traded at $14.38 a share in mid-morning trading, up 81 cents from Wednesday's close.
Total sales for the 30-week period ending Aug. 29 were less than $1.58 billion, a 4 percent fall from nearly $1.65 billion in the year-earlier period.
The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460.
To see more of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/. Copyright (c) 2009, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

More News:
Market Updates |
Stock Alerts |
All Trading News |
Stock Index