burlington stores maintained upbeat fourthquarter guidance that that overshadowed a disappointing thirdquarter report from the discount retailer burlington ticker burl  posted thirdquarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents a share under estimates for 52 cents a share according to a factset survey revenue fell by 11 yearoveryear to 204 billion slightly below projections for 206 billion samestore sales decreased 17 year over year wider than the 166 drop wall street expected