Bar-Code Company Zebra Reports Smaller-Than-Expected Sales Decline

Zebra Technologies Corp. said sales slipped in its latest quarter as political and economic uncertainty caused some customers to delay projects, though the bar-code company signaled that conditions have stabilized after a rocky start to the year. Zebra backed its full-year outlook and said the second-quarter sales decline was less steep than analysts projected, sending shares up 5.8%. The gain pared the stock's decline this year to 12%.=