Earnings highlights: Walmart, JCPenney, Freddie Mac, Playboy, Whole Foods and more

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

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reported dismal Q1 numbers as same-store sales plunged.
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) dismal Q2 results were in line with analysts' expectations.
Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) reported lower earnings and revenue for Q1 and offered no guidance.
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) earnings, revenue, and same-store sales all fell in the first quarter.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) Q1 earnings declined but still topped analysts' expectations.

4Kids Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: KDE) reported a narrower Q1 net loss but its revenue declined.
Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) blamed its Q1 loss on impairments on its mortgage-backed securities holdings.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) earnings prospects impressed one analyst.
JCPenney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) just beat Q1 earnings expectations but same-store sales declined.
Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS) topped Q1 expectations but its revenue and same-store sales declined.
Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) posted a deeper-than-expected Q1 net loss, sending shares lower.
MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) managed to surprise Wall Street with a Q1 profit, sending shares sharply higher.
Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings, sending shares higher.
Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA) reported a smaller-than-expected net loss for Q1 and shares fell.
Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) Q1 earnings topped expectations but offered cautious guidance.
STEC Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) shares soared after it beat earnings expectations and raised its guidance.
Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Q1 results were about the same as last year and met expectations.
Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) Q2 results met estimates even though same-store sales fell.
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: WWE) Q1 results were lower but its cash flow improved.

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