Earnings highlights: Dell, GM, Lowe's, Heinz, Smucker, Washington Post and more

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

Bidz.com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDZ) Q4 earnings release included notice about an SEC investigation.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) saw net income drop by almost 50%, falling short of estimates.
Ducommun Inc. (NYSE: DCO) received an analyst's downgrade after its Q4 earnings release.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) said Q4 earnings fell due to weakness at Gap and Old Navy stores.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) worse-than-expected results prompted speculation about its survival.

H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) topped Q3 estimates due in part to cost cutting and strength in organics brands.
Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE: HRL) stellar Q1 results were followed by its listing on the S&P 500.
J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) topped Q3 earnings expectations but the guidance wasn't so sweet.
Lowe's Cos. (NYSE: LOW) Q4 earnings sank as same-store sales fell due to the economic slump.
Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) posted a bigger-than-expected Q4 loss due to charges and write-downs.
Public Storage Inc. (NYSE: PSA) easily topped Q4 earnings estimates, sending shares higher.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) had a strong Q4 and reached the $1 billion annual revenue milestone.
Sourcefire Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) reported strong Q4 results despite the economy pressuring IT spending.
True Religion Apparel Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG) Q4 profit topped estimates net sales more than doubled.
Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) posted dismal Q4 numbers largely due to its newspaper division.
World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) Q4 earnings tumbled but revenue beat estimates.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) could post a quarterly loss due to declining revenues from advertising.

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