Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) net income nearly doubled, topping Wall Street estimates.
- American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Q2 earnings fell well short of analysts estimates on credit crisis.
- Amphenol Corp. (NYSE: APH) beat Q2 expectations and offered Q3 and full-year guidance.
- A.O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS) beat Q2 earnings estimates and boosted its full-year guidance.
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat Q3 estimates but offered lower-than-expected guidance.
- Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Q2 earnings tumbled but still beat Wall Street expectations.
- Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Q2 results missed estimates but it reaffirmed its full-year guidance.
- Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) crushed expectations but offered muted guidance.
- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings and offered guidance.
- Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) reported strong earnings on increased global demand.
- Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW) topped Q2 estimates on rises in new accounts and assets.
- CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) better-than-expected Q2 results lifted the share price from a 52-week low.
- Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) revised its Q2 and full-year guidance downward on market conditions.
- EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) Q2 results beat expectations due to strength in agriculture.
- Ericsson LM TEL Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Q2 profits tumbled due to costs of R&D and acquistions.
- E*Trade Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) had a bigger-than-expected Q2 loss on Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) losses.
- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) posted a record quarterly loss, mostly one-time charges.
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (NYSE: GAP) narrowed its Q1 loss as sales increased.
- Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) posted strong Q2 results that beat analysts expectations.
- Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) posted strong Q2 results on price increases and production efficiencies.
- Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) beat Q2 expectations with its 23th straight quarter of growth.
- Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) surprized Wall Street with a Q2 profit instead of a loss.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) Q2 results matched expectations and guidance was in-line.
- LG Electronics Inc. saw Q2 earnings soar on strong sales of flat panel TVs and wireless handsets.
- McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) posted a stronger-than-expected Q2 profit but warned of price increases.
- Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) topped analysts' earnings expectations but offered no guidance.
- New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) beat Q2 profit estimates and upped the newstand price.
- PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported strong Q2 results despite commodity price increases.
- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) posted better-than-expected Q2 results and reaffirmed its full-year guidance.
- RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) Q2 earnings soared due to increased online sales.
- Resources Connection Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN) had better-than-expected results and bought back shares.
- St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) Q2 results beat expectations and it raised its Q3 and full-year guidance.
- Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) beat Q2 estimates and issued in-line guidance.
- Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) posted disappointing Q2 results due to decreased demand.
- UAL Corp. (NASDAQ: UAUA) posted better-than-expected results and announced job and fleet cuts.
- Vocus Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) posted it's 36th consecutive quarter of revenue growth.
- Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB) swung to a larger-than-expected loss in Q2 and slashed its dividend.
- Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM) reported a multi-billion-dollar loss on further write-downs.
- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) disappointing Q2 results included only minimal revenue growth.
Upcoming quarterly reports to look for include Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), Viacom (NYSE: VIA), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM).










