Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Q2 profits declined on a glut of flash memory chips.
- Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BYI) beat Q3 expectations and offered full-year guidance.
- Barclay's (NYSE: BCS) reported a big Q1 loss on credit-related write-downs.
- Constant Contact Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT) saw big increases in Q1 revenues and in its customer base.
- Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Q2 profits rose on international demand, but results just missed estimates.
- Fluor Corp.'s (NYSE: FLR) strong Q1 results are a signal for the energy sector, says Jim Cramer.
- Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) Q1 loss widened on the housing slump, but not as much as forecast.
- IndyMac Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: IMB) narrowed its loss but predicted it wouldn't see a profit in 2008.
- LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) Q1 earnings topped forecasts and it raised its outlook.
- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) reported a larger-than-expected Q1 loss due to write-downs.
- Mindray Medical International Ltd. (NYSE: MR) beat Q1 expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) Q2 earnings were in line with analysts' expectations.
- ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: ONNN) beat Q1 expectations and raised its Q2 revenue forecast.
- RealNetworks Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) beat Q1 estimates and announced share buybacks and a spin off.
- Salary.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRY) missed Q1 forecasts, leading to analysts' downgrades.
- Sykes Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: SYKE) beat Q1 estimates and raised its Q2 and full-year forecast.
- Syniverse Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SVR) beat Q1 expectations on strength in "messaging and mobil data."
- Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) warned of lower Q2 profits and more "challenging times" ahead.
- Website Pros Inc. (NASDAQ: WSPI) reported flat earnings despite soaring revenues and operating income.

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