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

• Axsys Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AXYS) beat estimates for the fourth quarter and raised its guidance.
• Deli Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) missed expectations for the fourth quarter despite its move into retail outlets.
• Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is lowering expectations for the quarter just ended.
• Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) missed expectations, dragged down by the housing slump.
• Lowe's Cos. Inc. (NYSE: LOW) beat low expectations though profit fell due to the housing slump.
• Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) beat estimates, though earnings and revenue fell.
• Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) fourth-quarter profits sank, falling short of Wall Street expectations.
• RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) beat expectations as lower operating costs offset lower same-store sales.
• Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) missed estimates as both earnings and revenue fell.
• Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) posted a fourth-quarter loss on acquistions-related write-downs.
• Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) swung to a $96 million loss, another victim of the housing slump.

Also, analysts predict that bank losses will be the highest in 20 years. See Jim Cramer's take on Lowe's and Nordstrom results. Timothy Sykes recommends investors not become starstruck by superstar companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG).

Upcoming results to watch for include Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI).

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Axsys Technologies (NASDAQ: AXYS) designs and develops high performance surveillance cameras, imaging systems and related motion control technologies, serving the aerospace, defense, and high-performance commercial markets. Applications include airborne thermal targeting, missile tracking, space-borne surveillance and semiconductor micro-inspection. The Department of Defense, Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are among the firm's major customers.

The company surprised the Street last week, when it reported Q4 EPS of 36 cents and revenues of $47.9 million. Analysts had been looking for 33 cents and $45.7 million. Management also guided FY08 EPS to $1.70-$1.75 ($1.63 consensus) and FY08 revenues to $208-$212 million ($198.96M consensus). Stifel Nicolaus subsequently reiterated its "buy" recommendation and boosted its price target to $54.