Zale's loss widens; holiday forecast lowered

"Whether it's the housing market bubble, whether it's being overextended with credit in general, the high cost of gas, all of that is hitting our core customer"

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Nov. 21--Zale Corp. posted a wider fiscal first-quarter loss than last year and lowered its holiday forecast Tuesday, joining a growing list of retailers calling Christmas 2007 ... via Customer Interaction Solutions