Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Abbott Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: ABT) first-quarter profit soared on overseas demand for Humira.
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) posted a bigger-than-expected loss, its sixth straight.
- Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on strength overseas.
- CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) first-quarter profit soared on strong demand for grain, ethanol, and coal.
- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) beat first-quarter expectations but the outlook was uninspiring.
- Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) first-quarter profit soared 42%, beating Wall Street estimates.
- Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) first-quarter earnings slipped but exceeded expectations.
- Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) beat first-quarter estimates and offered a disappointing outlook.
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) missed first-quarter estimates on rising fuel prices.
- Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) first-quarter profit missed expectations and it warned of a coming decline.
- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) first-quarter profits fell and missed analysts' expectations.
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) lowered its second-quarter outlook.
- Royal Philips Electronics posted a bigger-than-expected fall in profit on weak North America TV sales.
- Wolverine World Wide Inc. (NYSE: WWW) beat earnings estimates but shareholders were not impressed.
- Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) posted a first-quarter loss that matched analysts' estimates.
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