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Foodmakers may be worried about higher costs for key ingredients, pushing through price increases and still maintaining their profits.

But for big names like Sara Lee, Kraft and others, these slim times don't mean doing away with their advertising budgets.

Foodmakers may be worried about higher costs for key ingredients, pushing through price increases and still maintaining their profits.

But for big names like Sara Lee, Kraft and others, these slim times don't mean doing away with their advertising budgets.

U.S. companies have cut more than 550,000 jobs so far in 2008 as they try to preserve their profits in a slumping economy, but analysts say such downsizing must be done carefully for corporations to have any long-term benefits.

After a second quarter of too many empty tables and falling profits, restaurant companies are planning to woo diners back with lower-priced dishes as the weather grows colder.

Diageo PLC, the world's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, said it is pushing ahead with its focus on premium sales as it posted a small rise in full-year net profit on Thursday and cut its earnings forecasts for the current year.

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The nation’s largest home improvement retailer is reiterating its downbeat outlook for the year as it struggles with a weak home market.

The major Western oil companies are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand.

In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring.

Charging for pillows is the newest entry on a growing list of airline-industry fees and cost-cutting geared to combat fuel prices and decreased profits.