Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) said Q4 profit plunged, missing analysts' expectations.
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) posted yet another solid quarter and topped analysts' expectations.
- Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported solid results and reaffirmed its revenue guidance.
- General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) performance despite rising commodities costs impressed Jim Cramer.
- Hansen Natural Corp. (NASDAQ: HANS) Q2 earnings surged on popularity of Monster energy drink.
- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) beat Q2 expectations, sending shares of health insurers higher.
- LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) narrowed its Q2 loss, sending shares up near its 52-week high.
- MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) Q2 profit tumbled but revenues topped analysts' expectations.
- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N) cut its Q2 loss and revenues surged on 400 new customers.
- Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: OWW) narrowed its net loss while revenues inched upward.
- Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) easily topped Q1 expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Pzena Investment Management Inc's (NYSE: PZN) CEO admits that its Q2 was "awful, just terrible."
- 3Com Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) raised its Q1 profit and sales forecasts due to gains in China.
- Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) net income fell due to the strong yen and rising materials costs.
- Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) reported a smaller-than-expected Q3 net loss.
- World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: WWE) flat year-over-year earnings fell short of estimtates.
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: Fannie Mae, Time Warner, P&G, Playboy, News Corp. and others
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