Limited Brands News

Leslie H. Wexner, OSU alumnus and CEO of Limited Brands, is honored at a ceremony Feb.

Ohio State trustees have voted to rename the university's medical center in honor of Limited Brands founder and longtime university supporter Les Wexner.

In general, retail stocks do not pay high dividends. However, there are some retail stocks that have dividends much larger than their peers.

Almost 120 people are losing their jobs at La Senza, work mostly in marketing and technology being farmed out to head office Limited Brands in Columbus.

A registration statement relating to the offering of the Notes has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is effective.

Recently, I wrote an article on Limited Brands' new debt issuance and the possibility that part of the proceeds could be used to fund a special dividend.

The business: Run by CEO Leslie Wexner, Limited Brands owns Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and other consumer stores.

Retail sales in January were a mixed bag, with a few of companies turning in impressive numbers and others falling short of expectations.

For the past six months stocks in the services sector have seemed to fly under the radar.

Limited Brands is in the market today issuing $750MM of guaranteed senior unsecured debt in 10-year and 12-year maturities.

It was a mixed day for the markets, with the latest economic data showing some signs of optimism in the labor market.

A shopper carries a Victoria's Secret bag at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Denver.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2012 -- In conjunction with Limited Brands fourth quarter and year-end 2011 earnings release, which will cross the wire after market close on Wednesday, Feb.

A handful of U.S. retailers, including Costco Wholesale Corp and Limited Brands Inc , beat Wall Street's expectations for January sales, but analysts are not so optimistic about department store chains and apparel chains that have yet to report on Thursday.

Increasing dividends is becoming a common trend these days, mostly followed by companies that boast a stable cash position and healthy cash flows.

CEO Bill Hayden , in a release, said the acquisition will allow the business to grow both organically and via strategic acquisitions.

I was looking through some stocks in the consumer discretionary sector and saw that a few of them recently raised their dividends by a healthy 25% or more.

When National Bank of Greece , which rose a lucky 13%, is the day's top NYSE stock, some cynics may say the good times are about to come to a shuddering halt, but for now at least let's celebrate an extremely impressive start to 2012 in equities.

Limited Brands Incorporated announced its quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, an increase of about 25% over its prior dividend in November of 20 cents.

Limited's stock was one of the best gainers among publicly traded companies in Central Ohio last year, improving by 30.1 percent.