Earnings Forecasts

Legislature's analysts to weigh in on Jerry Brown's budget

2013-05-17 10:37:00

SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...

Stock prices flat as manufacturing softens

2013-05-15 07:31:00

A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday.� News that Europe's economic slump dragged France into a recession also weighed on markets.� A half-hour after the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial...

Wal-Mart's profit, sales disappoint

2013-05-16 06:25:30

It was a tough quarter for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up slightly, but the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business. The company, based in Bentonville,...

Wal-Mart reports weak 1st-quarter sales, blames weather, tax issues

2013-05-16 08:49:00

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported slight upticks in revenue and profit in its first quarter, but the retail behemoth still missed Wall Street’s expectations and watched its stock suffer in morning trading. The Bentonville, Ark., mega-chain blamed...

Macy's profit rises on solid sales

2013-05-15 14:41:51

Macy's Inc. reported a 20% increase in first-quarter profit even though cool temperatures and economic worries damped some shoppers' spending on spring clothes. The company, which also operates the upscale Bloomingdale's chain, is also raising its...

Chrysler's first-quarter profits dip, expenses for new models rise

2013-04-29 07:41:00

Chrysler Group said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 65% to $166 million. The automaker’s earnings were hurt by higher expenses to launch new models and slower business in Europe and South America.� Revenue fell 6% to $15.4 billion...

Disney's profit and revenue soar on "Oz," parks, ESPN

2013-05-07 14:17:00

Walt Disney Co. reported a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks. The Burbank company posted net income of $1.51 billion for the quarter that ended March...

Herbalife posts better-than-expected earnings, again

2013-04-29 13:44:00

Los Angeles nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd. reported $1.1 billion in first-quarter sales and profit that soundly beat analysts' expectations and its own guidance. The company reported earnings of $118.8 million, or $1.10 a share, up from...

GM first-quarter profits dip on losses in Europe, South America

2013-05-02 05:45:00

General Motors Co. reported lower first-quarter profits Thursday as it struggled with the continuing economic slump in Europe and a dip in earnings in North America. Profit for the nation’s largest automaker profit fell 14% to $865 million...

Toyota annual profit more than triples, sales rise 18.7%

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Riding a wave of increased auto sales, a weakening Japanese yen and a fresh lineup of vehicles, Toyota Motor's profits more than tripled during its most recent fiscal year. The Japanese automaker said earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 rose...

Toyota profit booms

2013-05-08 08:51:00

Toyota's quarterly profit more than doubled to 313.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add momentum to the automaker's comeback. Toyota Motor Corp., which last year reclaimed the title of world's...

P&G, AT&T drop after earnings, holding back Dow

2013-04-24 10:11:00

Weak earnings forecasts from Procter & Gamble and AT&T held the Dow Jones industrial average back on Wednesday. P&G, the world's largest consumer goods maker, fell 4.8 percent to $78.03 after the maker of Tide detergent and Gillette razors said its...

Apple's stock has been on the rise since its earnings report last week.

2013-04-29 09:07:34

The Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters building in Cincinnati. The company lowered its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts, hurt by unfavorable foreign exchange rates and continued slow growth in developed markets.

2012-06-20 10:01:38

senior vice president, holds a wafer containing the company's new Xeon 5500 series processors.

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