Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Q3 results were dragged down by charge-offs due to the recession.
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted stronger-than-expected results due in part to iPhone sales.
- Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) posted a bigger-than-estimated earnings decline due in part to the strike.
- Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) reported Q1 earnings that were in line with Wall Street expectations.
- Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) Q3 results fell more than expected due to lower copper prices.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) edged past estimates but felt the squeeze from exchange rates.
- McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI) reported dismal Q3 results as advertising revenues dry up.
- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted solid Q1 results but offered conservative guidance.
- New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) reported awful earnings and announced that it might cut its dividend.
- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) topped profit estimates and maintained its guidance.
- RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) better-than-expected results were driven by sales of digital TV converters.
- Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) warned of a Q1 loss and acquisition-related charges.
- Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) missed estimates due to slowing mobile phone sales.
- United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) earnings tumbled in Q3 and it announced layoffs.
For more earnings highlights from this week, see Amazon, McDonald's, Mattel, Pfizer, AT&T, Sony and others.
Watch for upcoming quarterly reports from Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) , US Steel (NYSE: X), Aetna (NYSE: AET), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Qwest (NYSE:Q), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Kellogg (NYSE: K), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), MetLife (NYSE: MET), Moody's (NYSE: MCO), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), Avon (NYSE: AVP), CBS (NYSE: CBS), CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA), Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Washington Post (NYSE: WPO).
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