Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1205 Earnings News en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 19:00:06 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1205 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/retailers_outlook ap/20080511/retailers_outlook AP Sun, 11 May 2008 19:00:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/retailers_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.ff86b7f88ccd4dc98351d5b1b7264e3f.retail_sales_flwl106.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=7SZe2zkeaZG2Jxb9_JP7hw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Sales clerk Luis Sanchez, center, smiles as he checks out a customer at a Costco warehouse store Thursday, May 8, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Fla. Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)" border="0" /></a>AP - After slashing inventory and cutting expenses, the retail industry is still bracing for the largest overall quarterly profit decline in at least nine years when merchants report their first-quarter earnings this week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/retailers_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.ff86b7f88ccd4dc98351d5b1b7264e3f.retail_sales_flwl106.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=7SZe2zkeaZG2Jxb9_JP7hw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sales clerk Luis Sanchez, center, smiles as he checks out a customer at a Costco warehouse store Thursday, May 8, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Fla. Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_clear_channel ap/20080510/earns_clear_channel AP Sat, 10 May 2008 11:07:54 GMT AP - Clear Channel Communications Inc., a major radio and outdoor advertising company, reported higher first-quarter earnings Friday on asset sales but operating results were flat, reflecting weak demand for radio advertising. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_delphi ap/20080509/earns_delphi AP Fri, 09 May 2008 19:31:12 GMT AP - Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. reported on Friday that it lost more money in the first quarter than it did a year ago, but that an increased credit line will still allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection intact. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_hi_te/earns_activision ap/20080509/earns_activision AP Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:52 GMT AP - In a May 8 story about Activision Inc.'s earnings, The Associated Press reported that the company expected earnings of $1.30 per share after excluding Vivendi Games. The story should have said the adjusted earnings excluded other items as well. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/clearchannel_dc nm/20080509/clearchannel_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 14:06:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/clearchannel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t110439_450x280_us_clearchannel.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=J9vaiAqcPkmBE53NuoAx.A--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A view of the Clear Channel offices in Burbank, California March 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Clear Channel Communications Inc posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday and the U.S. radio station operator said it was unclear whether a proposed buyout would be completed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/clearchannel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t110439_450x280_us_clearchannel.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=J9vaiAqcPkmBE53NuoAx.A--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the Clear Channel offices in Burbank, California March 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_germany_allianz ap/20080509/earns_germany_allianz AP Fri, 09 May 2008 11:34:46 GMT AP - German insurer Allianz SE said Friday first-quarter net profit fell 65 percent due to difficult market conditions as it wrote down $1.3 billion tied to the U.S. subprime crisis. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_airlines ap/20080509/earns_japan_airlines AP Fri, 09 May 2008 09:17:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.4823b35dcebf4e41bb5ad018cd51d1d6.japan_earns_japan_airlines_ksx104.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=xyY4nqMRuGnpDVoVRQ4HHQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Employee of Japan Airlines Corp. attend a passenger at a check in counter at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Friday, May 9, 2008. JAL raised its profit forecast for core operations in fiscal 2010 and released a business plan Friday that emphasized job cuts, cost reductions and route changes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan Airlines reduced losses in the January-March quarter from a year earlier on cost cuts but forecast lower profit Friday for this fiscal year, blaming soaring fuel costs and intense competition.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.4823b35dcebf4e41bb5ad018cd51d1d6.japan_earns_japan_airlines_ksx104.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=xyY4nqMRuGnpDVoVRQ4HHQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Employee of Japan Airlines Corp. attend a passenger at a check in counter at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Friday, May 9, 2008. JAL raised its profit forecast for core operations in fiscal 2010 and released a business plan Friday that emphasized job cuts, cost reductions and route changes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_american_international_group ap/20080509/earns_american_international_group AP Fri, 09 May 2008 06:47:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_american_international_group"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.674fc310ff734b63b91255aadfe6cab4.earns_american_international_group__nybz124.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=2xxKK_EKmVwrMCAeKlyUHg--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="In this Feb. 27, 2008 file photo, two women pass the entrance to the American International Building in New York's Financial District. American International Group Inc. is slated to report results for the first quarter after the closing bell rings Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - American International Group Inc. says it will raise $12.5 billion in the coming months as the insurer looks to shore up a capital base that has been rocked by deterioration in the credit markets.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_american_international_group"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.674fc310ff734b63b91255aadfe6cab4.earns_american_international_group__nybz124.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=2xxKK_EKmVwrMCAeKlyUHg--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 27, 2008 file photo, two women pass the entrance to the American International Building in New York's Financial District. American International Group Inc. is slated to report results for the first quarter after the closing bell rings Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/activision_dc nm/20080509/activision_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 00:04:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/activision_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t164949_450x321_us_activision.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=JgAgyj.6QExmNmcoEVc_cw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Guitarist Slash walks off stage at the end of the presentation of the new Activision game Guitar Hero III during the E3 Media and Business Summit in Santa Monica, California July 11, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Activision Inc posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its "Guitar Hero 3" and "Call of Duty 4" video games made up for a complete lack of new releases.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/activision_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t164949_450x321_us_activision.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=JgAgyj.6QExmNmcoEVc_cw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Guitarist Slash walks off stage at the end of the presentation of the new Activision game Guitar Hero III during the E3 Media and Business Summit in Santa Monica, California July 11, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080508/tc_pcworld/145662 pcworld/20080508/145662 PC World Thu, 08 May 2008 21:30:13 GMT PC World - After a slow climb during the height of a generally positive earnings season, the IT-heavy Nasdaq hit turbulence this week... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_warner_music_group ap/20080508/earns_warner_music_group AP Thu, 08 May 2008 20:47:00 GMT AP - Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include R.E.M., Madonna and Green Day, said Thursday that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider second-quarter loss and it suspended dividends. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/fortress_dc nm/20080508/fortress_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:13 GMT Reuters - Fortress Investment Group LLC reported a quarterly loss on Thursday and its share price fell sharply after its hedge fund business suffered in turbulent market conditions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_nasdaq ap/20080508/earns_nasdaq AP Thu, 08 May 2008 15:51:03 GMT AP - Nasdaq OMX Group said Thursday that its quarterly profit surged in its first combined reporting period that included Sweden's OMX stock exchange. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_hi_te/earns_cablevision ap/20080508/earns_cablevision AP Thu, 08 May 2008 13:50:56 GMT AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. reported a wider first-quarter deficit on Thursday as losses from derivative contracts outweighed a 10.1 percent gain in revenues. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_toyota ap/20080508/earns_japan_toyota AP Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.fd5f7742254d4a09875b90aba912d753.japan_toyota_earns_xkan106.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=LFJFZnDIgk3UDZT2ImNtzg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Toyota Motor Corporation President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Toyota's profit for the fiscal fourth quarter dropped 28 percent from the previous year as a strengthening yen and lagging North American sales chipped away at the Japanese automaker's earnings. 'We are facing a severe business environment,' Watanabe said. 'Toyota considers this headwind as a valuable opportunity to turn it into a more flexible and stronger company.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota said the strong yen and weaker U.S. sales took a bite out of January-March earnings and projected worse was to come — a 27 percent plunge in its full-year profit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.fd5f7742254d4a09875b90aba912d753.japan_toyota_earns_xkan106.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=LFJFZnDIgk3UDZT2ImNtzg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corporation President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Toyota's profit for the fiscal fourth quarter dropped 28 percent from the previous year as a strengthening yen and lagging North American sales chipped away at the Japanese automaker's earnings. 'We are facing a severe business environment,' Watanabe said. 'Toyota considers this headwind as a valuable opportunity to turn it into a more flexible and stronger company.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_dynegy ap/20080508/earns_dynegy AP Thu, 08 May 2008 12:04:21 GMT AP - Dynegy Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the first quarter as market prices for power surged, causing accounting losses on some forward sales. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_belgium_inbev ap/20080508/earns_belgium_inbev AP Thu, 08 May 2008 11:23:36 GMT AP - InBev SA, the brewer of Stella Artois and Beck's, posted an unexpected 11 percent drop in its first-quarter profit on Thursday, blaming rising costs for ingredients and shipping and weak sales in Brazil, where it does half its business. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_bridgestone ap/20080508/earns_japan_bridgestone AP Thu, 08 May 2008 09:43:09 GMT AP - Bridgestone, the world's largest tire and rubber products maker by sales, said Thursday its net profit fell 18.4 percent from a year ago in the January-March quarter due to sluggish demand in the United States and a strengthening yen. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_japan_softbank ap/20080508/earns_japan_softbank AP Thu, 08 May 2008 08:31:27 GMT AP - Softbank Corp.'s net profit nearly quadrupled to a record high last fiscal year on the strength of its rapidly expanding mobile business, the technology and Internet company said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_news_corp ap/20080507/earns_news_corp AP Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:35 GMT AP - News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday he expects to clinch a deal to buy the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday within a week, despite a higher offer from Cablevision Systems Corp.