Earnings highlights: Best Buy, FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Nike, RIM, Oracle and others

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) posted strong Q4 and full-year results, but with flat Q4 revenues.
Best Buy Inc. (NYSE: BBY) beat Q3 expectations though earnings tumbled, and shares rose about 18%.
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) announced that it had lowered its full-year earnings and revenue guidance.
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) net income from continuing operations more than doubled in Q4.
Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN) cut its Q4 earnings guidance on weakness in the American auto market.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) Q2 earnings topped expectations and it reaffirmed its guidance.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) declined to provide quarterly earnings guidance in its annual outlook.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) posted a higher-than-expected profit on cost cutting and increased marketing.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) strong earnings growth are expected by one analyst to continue.
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) swung to an anticipated Q4 loss and reported negative revenues.
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR) was downgraded due to its near-term earnings prospects.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) affirmed a lower 2009 outlook and said it expects profits to fall.

Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) topped Q4 estimates and offered lower-than-expected 2009 guidance.
Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) narrower Q4 net loss, due to smaller charges, topped expectations.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) posted a much wider-than-expected loss on more writedowns and slashed fees.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) it slashed its current quarter profit outlook, sending shares lower.
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) topped expectations as overseas sales growth offset weakness in the U.S. market.
NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX) earnings prospects for 2009 resulted in an analyst's downgrade.
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) reported lower Q2 profits and revenues due to the stronger dollar.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Q3 results were accompanied by a surprising revenue forecast.
Rite-Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) reported a narrower-than-expected Q3 loss and higher same-store sales.
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) earnings are expected by one analyst to decrease less than its competitors'.
Take-Two InteractiveSoftware Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) forecast a deeper-than-expected Q4 loss.