Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported strong Q1 results easily beat expectations.
- Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings, helped by home refinancing.
- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported its first quarterly loss since 1992 and cut its revenue outlook.
- Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) posted Q1 earnings that were in line with expectations, but shares fell.
- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings despite a decline in sales.
- Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) lower Q1 earnings were in line with projections, and sales slipped as well.
- IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) shares fell on lower Q1 revenue despite earnings that beat Wall Street estimates.
- Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) better-than-expected quarterly results sent shares higher.
- Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) missed earnings and sales estimates for Q1 and cut its revenue outlook.
- Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported strong Q1 results as as its subscriber base grew.
- PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) Q1 earnings slipped but still topped expectations, yet revenue was also lower.
- Riverbed Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) beat earnings expectations, which resulted in an upgrade.
- Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) Q1 earnings declined on lower energy demand, but still beat estimates.
- 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) weak Q1 results missed earnings expectations due to economic pressures.
- United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) earnings fell short of estimates and it foresees 2010 recovery.
- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) reported Q1 earnings that fell short of analysts' estimates.
- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) topped Q1 earnings expectations despite a plunge in cash flow.
For more highlights from this week, see Earnings highlights: Apple, Ford, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Boeing, American Express and more
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Upcoming earnings releases include Aetna (NYSE: AET), Aflac (NYSE: AFL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Clorox (NYSE: CLX), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Corning (NYSE: GLW), Dean Foods (NYSE: DF), Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC), Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Goodyear Tire (NYSE: GT), Kellogg (NYSE: K), Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Moody's (NYSE: MCO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q), Safeway (NYSE: SWY), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Viacom (NYSE: VIA), Washington Post (NYSE: WPO), Waste Management (NYSE: WMI), Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR).
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