Energy, Material Prices Hurt U.S. Profits
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3M Co. MMM.N and American Standard  Cos. Inc. ASD.N cast a shadow of disappointment on Monday as  the busiest week yet of the corporate earnings period got under  way, and analysts cautioned not to expect the profit picture to  brighten soon.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open lower  on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling  concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
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Caterpillar said earnings were hurt by soft North American machine sales, selected supply chain disruptions and higher costs.
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STOCKHOLM - Swedish household electrical goods manufacturer Electrolux warned on Thursday that high prices for inputs of materials and mainly of steel would set back profits more than expected this year.
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LONDON : World oil prices retreated as they were unable to recover heavy losses caused by profit-taking ahead of the US presidential election.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 2004 - Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter.
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A sharp plunge in energy prices pulled U.S. producer prices down 0.7 percent last month, a sharper-than-expected drop and the biggest in more than 1-1/2 years, a government report showed on Friday.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as oil  prices hit a record high, spurring worries that energy costs  will eat into corporate profits.
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Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, taking  U.S. crude below $53 a barrel, on signs that high energy costs  are slowing the economic growth that has fueled this year's  sharp increase in world oil consumption.
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Weaker oil and metals prices hurt  shares in Asian resource companies Wednesday, offsetting gains  in some technology issues following upbeat earnings reports  from bellwethers Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
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OIL prices fell again yesterday as forecasts of mild weather in the United States prompted traders to take profits from a rally that has added more than 30 per cent to the cost of crude this year.
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Oil prices fell again on Tuesday on  signs that high energy costs are slowing the economic growth  that has fueled this year's sharp increase in world oil  consumption.
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Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profits plunged more than 62 percent during the first-half of the year owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.
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Ed Silliere, vice president of risk management at Energy Merchant in New York, said the downward momentum was due to profit taking, which began after oil prices momentarily broke the $55 a barrel mark, as well as to signs of lower demand for gasoline.
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The US manufacturing sector expanded at a slower rate than expected in October thanks to a combination of higher energy costs and surging market prices for many commodities.
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Alcoa Inc.AA.N, the world's biggest  aluminum producer, said on Monday its quarterly net profit  slipped because of higher energy costs, a weaker dollar and a  charge it took for selling some of its businesses.
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Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, easing  U.S. crude to $53 a barrel, on signs that energy costs are  slowing the economic growth that fueled this year's sharp  increase in world fuel consumption.