Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1205 business Earnings News en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:02:48 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1205 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook nm/20090702/us_column_stocks_outlook Reuters business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:02:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r114819959.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dgLVA14Bmy_q4jBiKtCzIg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove to be a decisive factor for determining how much faith investors should have in an economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r114819959.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dgLVA14Bmy_q4jBiKtCzIg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_demandtec ap/20090701/us_earns_demandtec AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:16:55 GMT AP - Price-management software company DemandTec Inc. posted a wider net loss Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by charges and higher costs even as revenue inched higher. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_constellation_brands ap/20090701/us_earns_constellation_brands AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:11:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_constellation_brands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9ce02ef4a64d43e79701e4637632797e.earns_constellation_brands_nybz142.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DIpL6HO7gIcZ3d963YBuSg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo, auction goers make their way past lots on display in the barrel room at the Robert Mondavi Winery during the Napa Valley wine auction in Oakville, Calif. Constellation Brands, whose brands include Robert Mondavi, said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, its first-quarter profit slid 85 percent partly on increased restructuring charges. Still, the wine company's adjusted results managed to surpass Wall Street's expectations. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc. said it is benefiting from consumers switching from higher-priced beverages to those that offer more buzz for the buck.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_constellation_brands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9ce02ef4a64d43e79701e4637632797e.earns_constellation_brands_nybz142.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DIpL6HO7gIcZ3d963YBuSg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo, auction goers make their way past lots on display in the barrel room at the Robert Mondavi Winery during the Napa Valley wine auction in Oakville, Calif. Constellation Brands, whose brands include Robert Mondavi, said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, its first-quarter profit slid 85 percent partly on increased restructuring charges. Still, the wine company's adjusted results managed to surpass Wall Street's expectations. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_general_mills ap/20090701/us_earns_general_mills AP business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_general_mills"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.cbac4efde5af47e0af25e9aafd04a55f.earns_general_mills_caps101.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=cAHyOBd1QSvcGfK3URUeug--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Customers look at General Mills' Cheerios cereal varieties at a store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. General Mills Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit almost doubled as consumers stuck with its well-known brands such as Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - General Mills Inc. reported Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit beat estimates as sales of top brands like Cheerios rose while consumers continued eating at home.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_general_mills"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.cbac4efde5af47e0af25e9aafd04a55f.earns_general_mills_caps101.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=cAHyOBd1QSvcGfK3URUeug--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Customers look at General Mills' Cheerios cereal varieties at a store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. General Mills Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit almost doubled as consumers stuck with its well-known brands such as Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/bs_nm/us_constellationbrands nm/20090701/us_constellationbrands Reuters business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/bs_nm/us_constellationbrands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r1016066447.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5jwMm0SprOa3v_j45rr0bg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Constellation Brands CEO Robert Sands speaks during the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit in Chicago March 18, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Constellation Brands Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as it sold off some alcohol brands and cut costs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/bs_nm/us_constellationbrands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r1016066447.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5jwMm0SprOa3v_j45rr0bg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Constellation Brands CEO Robert Sands speaks during the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit in Chicago March 18, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street ap/20090630/us_wall_street AP business Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.2f842aec83c34352bdaff764bcf6b263.wall_street_nyrd110.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=dMPCtkI18EempgOqd63JTQ--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Traders Ben Willis, center, and Peter Tuchman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Investors carried Wall Street to a remarkable second-quarter performance even though stocks' big spring rally stalled weeks ago.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.2f842aec83c34352bdaff764bcf6b263.wall_street_nyrd110.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=dMPCtkI18EempgOqd63JTQ--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders Ben Willis, center, and Peter Tuchman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_h_r_block ap/20090629/earns_h_r_block AP business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:41:52 GMT AP - H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, reported better-than-expected profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday as higher fees and more consumer financial services income offset a decline in the number of tax returns it prepared. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/bs_nm/us_royalcaribbean_outlook nm/20090629/us_royalcaribbean_outlook Reuters business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:43:11 GMT Reuters - Higher fuel prices and the H1N1 flu virus will hurt Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's full-year earnings, the world's second largest cruise operator said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street_week_ahead ap/20090628/us_wall_street_week_ahead AP business Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:51:53 GMT AP - Markets have replaced big gains with little change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_kb_home ap/20090626/us_earns_kb_home AP business Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:42:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_kb_home"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.900817b68d0f49e0a9282c276f7453a1.earns_kb_home_cajh103.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=7g5EhDzhKeR3Ue0EuOxCqg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="In this photo taken June 24, 2009, a KB Home sign stands in front of a sales office at a new KB Home development in Sylmar section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. KB Home is reporting Friday, June 26, a smaller loss for its second quarter than a year ago but the earnings results still missed Wall Street's estimates. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Going into its second quarter, KB Home had everyone wondering whether the homebuilder could duplicate the standout performance of its first quarter — posting a 26 percent year-over-year increase in new orders for the first time in more than three years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_kb_home"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.900817b68d0f49e0a9282c276f7453a1.earns_kb_home_cajh103.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=7g5EhDzhKeR3Ue0EuOxCqg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken June 24, 2009, a KB Home sign stands in front of a sales office at a new KB Home development in Sylmar section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. KB Home is reporting Friday, June 26, a smaller loss for its second quarter than a year ago but the earnings results still missed Wall Street's estimates. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_bi_ge/h_r_block_earnings_preview ap/20090626/h_r_block_earnings_preview AP business Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:36:36 GMT AP - Financial services company H&R Block Inc. is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter Monday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments related to the period. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_shaw ap/20090626/us_earns_shaw AP business Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:35:10 GMT AP - Shaw Communications Inc. said profit grew 3 percent in the third quarter as it signed up new cable and telephone subscribers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/bs_nm/us_kbhome nm/20090626/us_kbhome Reuters business Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:39:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/bs_nm/us_kbhome"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r977856551.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6jcX_dGusUlKvbM_fS2bHw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A worker constructs a new home in Geneva, Illinois, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes" border="0" /></a>Reuters - KB Home , the No. 5 U.S. homebuilder, posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday and reported a year-over-year decline in orders, sending its shares down nearly 8 percent.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/bs_nm/us_kbhome"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r977856551.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6jcX_dGusUlKvbM_fS2bHw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A worker constructs a new home in Geneva, Illinois, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/bs_nm/us_micron nm/20090625/us_micron Reuters business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:33:41 GMT Reuters - Micron Technology Inc reported lower-than-expected revenues as part of its 10th straight quarterly loss and shares of the top U.S. maker of memory chips slid more than 4 percent. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_accenture ap/20090625/us_earns_accenture AP business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:01:47 GMT AP - Business consultant and outsourcing company Accenture Ltd. said its fiscal third-quarter profit declined, mainly due to the negative effects of the stronger dollar on international sales, but still topped Wall Street estimates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_standard_micro ap/20090625/us_earns_standard_micro AP technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:31:34 GMT AP - Chip maker Standard Microsystems Corp. on Thursday posted a first-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit, hurt by lower sales and a settlement charge. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street_box ap/20090625/us_wall_street_box AP business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:20:58 GMT AP - Gains in homebuilders, retailers and other consumer discretionary stocks led the market sharply higher Thursday. Traders focused on several better-than-expected earnings reports and welcomed news that the Federal Reserve took the first step toward removing the numerous emergency lending programs it launched last fall at the height of the financial crisis. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_lennar ap/20090625/us_earns_lennar AP business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:27:25 GMT AP - Stuart Miller, CEO of Lennar Corp., tried to temper enthusiasm about a housing market recovery, but investors zeroed in on one number: a 63 percent spike in new home orders between the builder's first and second quarters. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/bs_nm/us_accenture nm/20090625/us_accenture Reuters business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:23:47 GMT Reuters - Technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture Ltd said its quarterly profit fell due to a slower economy and a stronger U.S. dollar, although the results were better than most analysts had expected. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_earns_h_m ap/20090625/eu_sweden_earns_h_m AP business Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:37:32 GMT AP - Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz on Thursday said net profit in its latest fiscal quarter rose 6.4 percent, helped by new store openings and a weaker Swedish krona.