Earnings highlights: Costco, GE, H&R Block, Lehman Bros, and others

Here are a few highlights of this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Analogic Corp. (NASDAQ: ALOG) easily beat expectations, sending shares higher.
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) posted a loss and forecast sales for 2008 below estimates.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.'s (NYSE: CCE) earnings outlook led shares to a 52-week high.
Cooper Cos. (NYSE: COO) swung to a loss on acquistion costs and litigation.
Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) beat expectations, sending shares to a new high.
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) posted a solid quarter, in line with expectations.
Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) posted a smaller-than-expected net loss.
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: FLE) narrowed its loss through improved efficiency.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) reaffirmed its 4Q forecast, but the forward outlook disappointed investors.
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) warned of a deep loss due to the mortgage meltdown.
Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) beat estimates and revised its guidance.
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) posted a loss, but share prices rose anyway.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) earnings fell for the third quarter in a row.
Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE: MEI) beat estimates, spurred by international sales.
Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) swung to a loss, surprising Wall Street.
Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) beat expectations and offered guidance.
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) raised its guidance for the fourth quarter.

Brian White wonders whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stopped underestimating its guidance. Peter Cohan offers Citigroup Inc.'s (NYSE: C) new CEO three steps for a brighter earnings outlook. Both Douglas McIntyre and Lita Epstein take a look, ahead of its quarterly report next week, at how Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) handled the mortgage crisis

Other upcoming results to watch for include: Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), ConAgra (NYSE: CAG), and FedEx (NYSE: FDX).