Earnings highlights: Goldman Sachs, Best Buy, General Mills, Carnival and others

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Best Buy Inc. (NYSE: BBY) beat Q1 estimates as consumers spent their government stimulus checks.
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) posted better than-expected Q2 results but offered cautious Q3 guidance.
Cyberonics Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX) beat Q4 expectations and offered full-year guidance.
FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) had better-than-expected Q3 results and 500 new subscribers.
General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) raised its full-year guidance, sending shares up near the 52-week high.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) results beat the previous quarter and analysts' estimates.
John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW.A) doubled its Q4 earnings due to an acquisition.
Life Partners Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPHI) lifted its Q1 outlook after "best quarter" in company history.
Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN) Q3 profits nearly doubled, but the share price plunged anyway.
Meade Instruments Corp. (NASDAQ: MEAD) narrowed its full-year net loss due to restructuring.
Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL) beat Q1 expectations on sales growth that was broadly based across markets.
Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) beat Q1 estimates on strong demand for agricultural equipment.
Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd. (AMEX: VPS) posted strong Q2 results despite a bad debt write-off.
Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) said 2008 profits would beat estimates and announced share buyback.

Upcoming results to watch for include Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Monsanto (NYSE: MON), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), ConAgra (NYSE: CAG), Discover (NYSE: DFS), McCormick (NYSE: MKC), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD:), and KB Home (NYSE: KBH).

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