TJX Cos. Inc.

TJX Cos. of Framingham is recalling 4,600 Gardeners Eden brand light-up autumn decorations that can short circuit and pose a fire risk, U.S. regulators said.

It happened more than 1,500 times in 2013. Someone in a firm's IT department found an odd piece of malware on a server, or a bank got a call from a major retailer warning that some debit card records had been compromised, or a laptop computer containing a list of social security numbers went missing.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. saw net income for fiscal 2014 increase 15 percent from the prior year, though it declined in the fourth quarter, yielding earnings of 81 cents per share, compared with 82 cents a year ago.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. became the latest large retailer subject to a class-action lawsuit alleging federal and state wage law violations in December. Two assistant store managers from Texas and New York accused the company of failing to properly pay them for overtime hours worked.

Two former assistant managers of Marshalls stores have filed suit against TJX Cos. alleging that the Framingham-based retail giant violated federal and state wage and hour laws.

Fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 35 percent at The TJX Cos. of Framingham based off improvements in same-store sales.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham boosted its earnings forecast for the year Monday due to expectations of higher sales at its T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores.

The TJX Cos. has proposed a $23 million, 96,000-square-foot expansion of its headquarters in Framingham.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham, the parent firm of global clothing store brands T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, as well as Home Goods, announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 14.5 cents per share.

TJX Cos. has alluded to a planned launch of a new e-commerce site for its off-price retail brands, including Marshalls, TJ Maxx and HomeGoods, a number of times over the last year. But it seems the Framingham-based company, which raked in higher-than-expected revenue in its most recent quarter, is taking a measured approach.