ATLANTA (AP) _ Equifax Inc. (EFX) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $25.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 21 cents. Earnings,...

ATLANTA (AP) _ Equifax Inc. (EFX) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $38.4 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.41 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.42 per share.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — First-year students are getting ready for the fall semester at Clemson University this weekend.

School officials say teams of volunteers are helping first-year students move into residence halls on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) _ Equifax Inc. (EFX) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $144.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $1.19. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.56 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.54 per share.

Equifax Inc. has reached an agreement with eight states that will require the credit-reporting agency to put stronger security measures in place to prevent future data breaches.

About 147.9 million Americans were impacted by Equifax's 2017 data breach, which was the largest exposure of personal information in history.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on a House investigative panel are asking Equifax Inc. to provide its free credit monitoring and identity theft protection for at least three years.

Equifax has offered up to one year of complementary protections after the massive data breach last year that compromised personal information for about 145 million Americans.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday:

J.C. Penney Co., up 42 cents to $3.17

The retailer said an important sales measurement grew for the first time in more than a year.

Walt Disney Co., up $2.10 to $104.78

The entertainment company said it received bigger payments for ESPN and announced more "Star Wars" movies.

News Corp., up 74 cents to $15.10

The publisher of the Wall Street Journal surpassed analyst expectations in its latest quarter.

ATLANTA (AP) — Equifax Inc. said Thursday that its net income slumped about 27 percent in the third quarter, weighed down by costs related to its data breach that exposed the personal information of 145 million Americans earlier this year. Even so, the company's earnings topped Wall Street's forecasts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday:

Carnival Corp., up $1.82 to $65.32

The cruise line company raised its annual forecasts after a strong third quarter.

Red Hat Inc., up $4.31 to $110.07

The open-source software company had a better second quarter than analysts had expected.

Equifax Inc., up 96 cents to $106.05

The credit monitoring company, which earlier this month disclosed a large data breach, said Chairman and CEO Richard Smith is retiring.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pressing two credit monitoring companies to explain what cybersecurity they have in place to protect sensitive consumer information following a recent breach at Equifax that exposed the data of 143 million Americans.

In letters to executives at TransUnion and Experian, the Democratic attorney general asked them to describe their existing security systems, as well as what changes they've made since the Equifax cyberattack.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday:

Oracle Corp., down $4.05 to $48.74

The software company had a solid first quarter, but analysts were concerned about forecasts for its cloud computing business.

Nucor Corp., down 46 cents to $53.50

The steelmaker gave a disappointing third-quarter profit forecast.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., up $1.20 to $18.15

The restaurant company said most if its restaurants in Texas, Florida and Georgia have re-opened after two hurricanes.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday:

Equifax Inc., down $19.49 to $123.23

The credit monitoring company said a cyberattack exposed the personal information of 143 million people.

Kroger Co., down $1.71 to $21.06

The grocery store chain said intense competition forced it to cut prices in its latest quarter.

American Outdoor Brands Corp., down $3.02 to $13.92

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered credit-reporting agencies TransUnion and Equifax to pay about $23 million for falsely advertising that the credit scores they sell consumers are the same ones lenders use to make credit decisions.