CarMax 1Q profit slips 2.7 pct on sales decline, charges related to loans, still beats viewRICHMOND, Va. — Auto retailer CarMax Inc. said Friday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 2.7 percent on a double-digit sales drop and increased costs at its auto financing arm, but the results still beat Wall Street expectations. CarMax 1st-quarter profit drops 2.7 percent on sales decline, charges related to loansRICHMOND, Va. — Auto retailer CarMax says its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 2.7 percent on a double-digit sales drop. Its results still beat Wall Street expectations. CarMax set to release 1st-quarter results Friday amid tough auto, credit marketsRICHMOND, Va. — Car dealership chain CarMax Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Deeds gets big-name boost in fundraising, organization from Obama in Monday e-mailRICHMOND, Va. — President Barack Obama plugged his party’s candidate for Virginia governor into his fundraising and organizational pipeline by e-mailing hundreds of thousands of Democrats on Monday. John Brown’s fearsome pikes, made to arm a slave rebellion, remain high-priced collectiblesDARGAN, Md. — The spears that John Brown ordered for his abolitionist army were fearsome, primitive things. Nearly seven feet long, the pikes had 10-inch steel blades made for slashing and impaling those who resisted the slave rebellion Brown envisioned. Va. state senator, a bit rough around the edges, beats party star in Dem primary for governorRICHMOND, Va. — For four years, Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds has coped with losing the closest statewide race in modern Virginia history to Republican Bob McDonnell. Former DNC chairmain McAuliffe pledges to support man who beat him in Va. primary for governorRICHMOND, Va. — After losing in Virginia’s primary for governor, former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe is pledging to do whatever he can to help the man who beat him. Richmond Fed head says signs emerging that economy will hit bottom this year, then expandRALEIGH, N.C. — The head of the Federal Reserve Bank branch in Richmond, Va., said Wednesday that signs point to the U.S. economy hitting bottom later this year and then expanding. Lawmaker, country lawyer defeats Clinton confidante Terry McAuliffe in Va. governor primaryRICHMOND, Va. — A state senator and small-town lawyer pulled off a surprising win in Virginia’s Democratic primary for governor, besting a former legislative colleague and the well-funded Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. State Sen. Creigh Deeds defeats Clinton confidante Terry McAuliffe in Va. primary for governorRICHMOND, Va. — State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds dominated Virginia’s three-way Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, defeating a much better financed Clinton White House insider and a former legislative colleague. Former DNC chairman among 3 candidates vying for Democratic nomination for Virginia governorRICHMOND, Va. — Turnout was light Tuesday as voters chose a Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia’s primary. Some Va. attractions offer 40 percent off for 40th anniversary of “Lovers” sloganRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the state’s famous “Virginia is for Lovers” tourism slogan with discounts at 200 hotels, museums and attractions. Archaeologists discover centuries-old tablet at Jamestown site, inscribed with flora and faunaRICHMOND, Va. — Archaeologists have pulled a 400-year-old slate tablet from what they think was an original well at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, a historic preservation group announced Monday. Life sentence for Va. death row inmate whose case led to national ban on executing retardedRICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia death row inmate whose case led to the national ban on executing the mentally retarded will spend life in prison because prosecutors withheld evidence in his 1998 trial, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. It’s a security thing: Some states cracking down on cracking smiles for driver’s license photoRICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles would like to clear this up: You really are allowed to smile for your driver’s license photo. Romney: Winning Va. and NJ governor races could help give the GOP a unified voice againRICHMOND, Va. — The nation’s Republican Party has a chance to reclaim its voice in governors’ elections this fall in Virginia and New Jersey, former Republican presidential prospect Mitt Romney said Friday. Green groups intensify push for Ohio State University president to exit coal company boardCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Environmentalists are pressing Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee to step down from the board of a coal mining company ahead of its shareholder meeting Tuesday. Va. health secretary: Extent to which prescription system was compromised still not knownRICHMOND, Va. — State officials still don’t know the extent to which a hacker compromised Virginia’s prescription drug monitoring system. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield suspended after failing drug testDARLINGTON, S.C. — Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on Saturday for failing a random drug test, becoming the first driver to violate a toughened new policy that went into effect this season. Ex-NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb found dead in Virginia motel room; police investigatingRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia police say former NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. W.Va. firm stakes claim to fabled Greenbrier resort; Marriott says it had contract 1stCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia coal and agriculture company said Thursday it has the rights to The Greenbrier, a once posh playground for the prominent and rich. Va. gov: State won’t pay $10 million ransom to hacker who accessed prescription recordsRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says the state won’t pay a $10 million ransom to the hacker or hackers who accessed millions of personal records from the state’s prescription drug database. At first shareholder meeting since spinoff, Philip Morris says new cigarettes will help growthRICHMOND, Va. — At its first shareholder meeting since the spinoff from Altria Group Inc., Philip Morris International Inc. said new products in its key brands like Marlboro will help grow cigarette sales overseas, its core market. Busch grabs 50th career win to set sights on 200 victories in NASCAR’s top 3 seriesRICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch raised a few eyebrows when he casually mentioned he’d like to collect 200 victories in his NASCAR career. Kyle Busch sweeps races at Richmond - including Sprint Cup event - on 24th birthdayRICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway. “What do you get a guy who has everything or buys anything he wants?” he wondered. How about a trip to Victory Lane? Kyle Busch sweeps Richmond races to celebrate 24th birthdayRICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway. Rescuers find hiking magazine editor who vanished from Va. Appalachian Trail in good conditionRICHMOND, Va. — A legally blind hiking magazine editor who went missing along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia has been found in good condition. Kyle Busch leads 4 times, including last 22 laps, and beats Carl Edwards at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. Busch leads 4 times, including last 22 laps, after overtaking Edwards at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. Something about Richmond? Vickers wins pole for second time at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Brian Vickers turned a lap at 127.131 mph to win the pole position for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. |
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