<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061109/bs_nm/retail_jcpenney_earns_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061109/2006_11_09t083225_450x300_us_retail_jcpenney_earns .jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=J6nyzjQJXTLpsB_9PnTvgQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A passerby walks past a J.C. Penney store in New York, March 2, 2006. The department store operator on Thursday reported higher third-quarter profit, boosted by new brands and the opening of more stores. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Department store operator J.C. Penney
Co. Inc. reported higher third-quarter profit on
Thursday , boosted by new brands and store openings, and sees
fourth-quarter earnings above analysts' expectations.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: J.C. Penney profit up, shares rise
(Reuters)