Among the earnings stories for Thursday, March 13, from AP Financial News:
SEATTLE (AP) _ Apparel retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. on Thursday said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss, but sales improved amid a turnaround plan.
SEATTLE (AP) _ Biotechnology company Dendreon Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter loss widened on higher research and development costs.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Hibbett Sports Inc., a sporting good retailer, said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 36 percent, hurt by a difficult retail environment, but results beat average analyst expectations by a penny.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) _ Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.'s profit dropped 42 percent in the fourth quarter as the clothing retailer's shoe business struggled, the company said Thursday.