<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/bs_nm/fortunebrands_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080725/2008_07_25t071859_450x390_us_fortunebrands.jpg?x=1 30&y=112&q=85&sig=Ski5F1oNAkCm7Ikha_wG7w--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="Three bourbon whiskeys, all owned by Fortune Brands including (L-R) Maker's Mark, Jim Beam and Knob Creek, are displayed in Golden, Colorado, July 24, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fortune Brands Inc reported
operating profit that topped Wall Street's lowered expectations
on Friday after the consumer products maker warned that weak
consumer sentiment, the U.S. housing slump and higher taxes
would depress earnings more than expected.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Fortune Brands profit tops lowered Wall St view
(Reuters)