Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) lowered its Q3 earnings forecast below analysts' estimates.
- Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE: EYE) lowered guidance led to an analyst's downgrade.
- Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) fell well short of Q3 estimates on lower demand and falling prices.
- Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Q3 profits fell more than estimated, and it cut its dividend.
- Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC) forecast a full-year loss and accelerated layoffs.
- Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) Q4 earnings just missed estimates thought revenues were up.
- Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) earnings results and growth prospects impressed one analyst.
- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) earnings may be diluted by its acquisition of Bill Me Later.
- Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.
- General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) results were in line with low expectations, and dividends will be sustained.
- General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.
- Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) Q3 earnings tumbled while revenue slipped.
- IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) surprised Wall Street by offering strong Q3 preliminary results.
- International Coal Group Inc. (NYSE: ICO) earnings growth prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.
- Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS) lowered its guidance as its September sales beat low expectations.
- MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) withdrew its full-year earnings forecast due to exposure to hedge funds.
- Parexel International Corp. (NASDAQ: PRXL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's upgrade.
- Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ: RMCF) posted dismal Q3 results as consumers pull back.
- Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) missed Q3 earnings expectations but stood by its full-year forecast.
- SAP (NYSE: SAP) lowered its third-quarter outlook, sending shares tumbling.
- Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) earnings prospects in the current climate led to an analyst's downgrade.
- Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported strong Q3 earnings and sales, beating expectations.
Upcoming quarterly reports include Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), Southwest (NYSE: LUV), Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY).
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