=Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) reported earnings on Thur 31 May 2018 (b/o)

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) _ Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) on Thursday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $424 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of $3.93 per share.

The department store operator posted revenue of $2.9 million in the period.

The company's shares closed at $3.21. A year ago, they were trading at $7.39.

Sears to close about 100 more stores. Of those, 72 will begin closing sales soon, the retailer said this morning.