Berkshire Hathaway Profit Falls
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  reinsurance operations paid out large claims from Florida's  hurricanes in August and September.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. , the biggest U.S. brokerage, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 1.8 percent as increased banking and brokerage revenue was offset by higher compensation and other costs.
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Texas Instruments Inc  reported  lower quarterly profit and revenue on Monday as weak demand for  calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that  use its wireless chips.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has reported a drop in quarterly profits after hurricanes cost it $816m (Â£439m).
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Family Dollar Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit fell as sales at older stores declined and customers cut their discretionary spending.
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Shares of software maker Red Hat Inc. plummeted Wednesday, a day after the company said its second-quarter profit slipped 34 percent on stock compensation expenses.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , the top U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles, sending its stock down more than 2 percent.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Tuesday second-quarter profit fell as mortgage banking pre-tax earnings declined by about half.
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Giant life insurers MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc  said on Wednesday that profits fell in the fourth quarter, hurt by investment losses and, in the former's case, comparison with a large investment gain a year ago.
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The drug maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 70 percent from a year-ago period that included the sale of its consumer health business, but adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations.
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Bradford & Bingley reports a sharp fall in profits after writing down the value of its sub-prime assets.
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Bear Stearns Cos., the fifth-biggest U.S. investment bank, said Thursday fiscal second-quarter profit sank as a downturn in the U.S. mortgage market slammed the company's business of issuing and dealing bonds backed by pools of home loans.
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Oil giant BP Plc  posted a  lower-than-expected 12 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit on  Tuesday as production fell and taxes rose but investors were  disappointed by scaled back growth plans and rising costs.
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The Charles Schwab Corporation, the retail brokerage firm, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit fell 34 percent from the period a year ago, which included a tax gain and earnings from its U.S. Trust wealth management unit, which has since been sold.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS.N, the top  U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to  higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles,  sending its stock down more than 2 percent.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI.N,  the No. 2 U.S. rail group, on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in  net profit after taking a charge related to a change in the way  it estimates asbestos and environmental liabilities, but posted  record quarterly revenue.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Tuesday   said third-quarter profit fell less than expected as strong   investment banking results offset a summer slump in trading,   sending its shares higher.