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

• Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) beat earnings expectations for Q3, lifting shares.
• AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) topped Q1 estimates and maintained its full-year guidance.
• Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) reported solid Q3 results that topped analysts' expectations.
• FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) Q1 profits slumped on fuel costs and the economy, but revenues were higher.
• General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) posted solid Q1 results and lifted its full-year guidance.
• Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) beat Q3 earnings expectations but revenue fell short of estimates.
• K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) reported a loss for Q4 but still beat analysts' expectations.
• Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) reported strong Q3 results, including a rise in same-store sales.
• Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) posted better-than-expected Q3 results amidst chaos on Wall Street.
• Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) beat Q1 expectations and annouced record operating margin rise.
• Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) reported better-than-expected results even as its net loss widened.

Upcoming quarterly reports include AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), and KB Home (NYSE: KBH).

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: AeroVironment, Inc (AVAV) was today's most notable initiation:

• Shares of AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ: AVAV) were upgraded at Jefferies and Stifel with a Hold rating, at Goldman Sachs with a Neutral rating and at Freidman Billings with an Outperform rating.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Morgan Stanley started the 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) with an Overweight rating and $89 target. Pacific Crest is looking for buying opportunities on additional weakness in shares of WebEx Communications, Inc (WEBX). The firm started WebEx with a Sector perform rating citing valuation.

• Needham started THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI) with a Buy rating and $37 target.

• HSBC initiated Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) with an Overweight rating and $41 target.

• UBS started Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) with a Buy rating.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).