Business Briefs.(Business)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November, 2000

Dean Foods lowers earnings expectations FRANKLIN PARK - Dean Foods Co., one of the largest U.S. dairy processors and distributors, said fiscal second-quarter earnings will be below expectations. Earnings per share for the fiscal second quarter ending Nov. 26 will be 65 cents to 68 cents a share.

The forecast is below the average estimate of 82 cents a share from nine analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson Financial. MarchFIRST warns of financial woes CHICAGO - Shares of marchFIRST Inc. fell 50 percent to an all- time low Tuesday after the Internet consulting firm said in a regulatory filing that it needed additional short-term financing to fund its business. Chicago-based MarchFIRST's stock closed off $1.50 at $1.56 on Nasdaq volume of 16.2 million...