Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) blamed another big loss on housing and credit markets.
- Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ: BBSI) beat Q2 estimates and raised its Q3 guidance.
- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) Q2 loss was three times more than analysts had predicted.
- Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) big loss was due to loan write-offs, but revenue rose 10%.
- HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) reported a drop in profit and warned of more difficulties to come.
- InterContinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) posted Q2 results that were in line with Wall Street expectations.
- Marvel Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: MVL) posted strong Q2 results on Iron Man and Incredible Hulk movies.
- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) widened its Q2 net loss as revenues slumped.
- News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) posted strong Q4 results on asset gains, and warned of slower growth.
- Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA) posted a worse-than-expected Q2 loss despite cost controls.
- Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) healthy Q4 and full-year results beat analysts' expectations.
- RadiSys Corp. (NASDAQ: RSYS) easily beat Q2 expectations on strong demand for wireless products.
- Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) net income slumped on declining AOL subscriber fees (see transcript).
- Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) beat Q3 earnings expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Whole Foods Market International (NASDAQ: WFMI) posted dismal results and suspended its dividend.
Also, Jonathan Berr wonders whether Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) actually has a windfall profit. And Peter Cohan suggests that the slowing economy in China could put pressure on earnings in the U.S.
For more highlights from this week, see: Toyota, Cisco, ADM, MGM, General Mills, Warner Music and others
Upcoming quarterly reports include Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), TJX Cos. (NYSE: TJX), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Macy's (NYSE: M), Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ), Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE), Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS), Agilent (NYSE: A), JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), and Abercrombie (NYSE: ANF).
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