Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) posted a large-than-expected earnings decline due to bad investments.
- AmeriCredit Corp.(NYSE: ACF) was downgraded despite topping Q1 expectations.
- BP (NYSE: BP) Q3 earnings and revenue soared due to surging energy prices.
- CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) Q3 results included some big charges and no free cash.
- Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) posted strong Q1 results that easily topped Wall Street expectations.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) posted better-than-expected Q3 profits lifted by price increases.
- DivX Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) topped earnings expectations and offered revised guidance.
- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) narrowed its net loss in Q2 and matched expectations.
- First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Q3 revenue more than doubled, results easily topping estimates.
- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) posted its first quarterly loss in five years.
- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) topped Q3 earnings estimates and offered full-year guidance.
- Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) solid Q3 results were helped by higher prices and offered neutral guidance.
- McAfee Inc. (NYSE: MFE) reported that it topped earnings estimates, sending shares higher.
- Nintendo Co. (OTC: NTDOY) posted solid results driven by popularity of the Wii and DS systems.
- Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) topped Q1 expectations but lowered its full-year forecast.
- Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) Q3 earnings tumbled on the recession and exchange rate issues.
- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) earnings were affected a loss of market share and currency issues.
- U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) reported the most profitable quarter in its history and beat estimates.
- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) Q3 earnings matched expectations but shares rose.
Also, Douglas McIntyre wonders how to interpret earnings when the rules about asset valuation are changed.
For more earnings highlights from this week, see Exxon, Motorola, Barclays, Burger King, Comcast, Visa, and others
Upcoming quarterly reports include MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Goodyear (NYSE: GT), Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), Viacom (NYSE: VIA), Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL), ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), Revlon (NYSE: REV), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), Sunoco (NYSE: SUN), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI), Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD), Playboy (NYSE: PLA), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), DirecTV (NYSE: DTV, Toyota (NYSE: TM), Disney (NYSE: DIS), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), Ford (NYSE: F)
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