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

• BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE: BJ) beat fourth-quarter estimates on lower costs and strong sales.
• Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) first-quarter profit doubled on strong sales, lifting the sector.
• Clean Harbors Inc. (NASDAQ: CLHB) trounced expectations as it completes acquisitions.
• Del Monte Foods Co. (NYSE: DLM) beat estimates on cost cutting and raised its guidance.
• HSBC Holdings PLC ADS (NYSE: HBC) profit soared in 2007, beating analysts' expectations.
• Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) lowered its first quarter earnings forecast, citing weak chip prices.
• LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) narrowed its losses for the fourth quarter and full year.
• LKQ Corp. (NASDAQ: LKQX) beat fourth-quarter estimates and raised its guidance.
• Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) widened its losses in both the fourth quarter and full year.
• Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) reported a solid fourth quarter and increased its annual dividend.
• TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) posted a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss due to licensing deals.
• Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMP) fourth-quarter and full-year losses widened.
• Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) beat earnings expectations but matched revenue estimates.

Also, Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) struggles to maintain profitability against competitor Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). See Timothy Sykes's take on Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) shareholders. And Zac Bissonnette is interested in where earnings actually come from.

Upcoming results to watch for include Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM), J. Crew Group Inc. (NYSE: JCG), Jones Soda Co. (NASDAQ: JSDA), Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), and Men's Wearhouse Inc. (NYSE: MW).

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Earnings highlights: Ciena, Staples, Intel, Tivo, Trump, Del Monte and others originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Clean Harbors (NASDAQ: CLHB) is a leading North American provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services. The firm operates 49 waste management facilities, including commercial landfills, incineration locations, oil recycling facilities, wastewater treatment centers and polychlorinated biphenyl management plants. It provides essential services to over 45,000 customers, including some two-thirds of the Fortune 500, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state and local governmental agencies.

The firm surprised the Street last week, when it reported Q4 EPS of 81 cents and revenues of $257.7 million. Analysts had been expecting 67 cents and $244.5 million. Management also guided Q1 revenues to $225-$230 million, versus consensus of $225.67 million. The CEO noted that he expects the pending acquisition of two solvent recycling facilities from Safety-Kleen Systems to be closed by the end of March and to be accretive to earnings during 2008. Wedbush Morgan and RBC Capital Markets subsequently reiterated "strong buy" and "top pick" ratings on the stock, respectively.

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Clean Harbors (NASDAQ: CLHB) is a leading North American provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services. The firm operates 49 waste management facilities, including commercial landfills, incineration locations, oil recycling facilities, wastewater treatment centers and polychlorinated biphenyl management plants. It provides essential services to over 45,000 customers, including some two-thirds of the Fortune 500, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state and local governmental agencies.

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