Ericsson's 2Q profit rises 12 percent
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LM Ericsson, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, said Friday that strong sales in Asia helped boost earnings 12 percent in the second quarter but its shares dropped as the results missed expectations.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday  said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent,  driven by demand for the company's core software products from  businesses and higher sales of personal computers and servers.
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Swedish telecommunication equipment maker Ericsson reported a gain in second quarter net earnings Friday but shares fell by more than four percent as its numbers came in short of market expectations.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose twelvefold, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange     .
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The consumer electronics retailer said 2nd-quarter profit rose to $250 million on strong international results and tighter spending controls.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose 12-fold, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange .
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- LM Ericsson, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, said Friday that strong sales in Asia helped boost earnings 12 percent in the second quarter but its shares dropped as the results missed expectations.
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MetLife Inc., the top life insurer in  the United States by assets, said Monday that second-quarter  operating earnings rose 12 percent, beating expectations, as  premiums climbed.
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Fast-food giant Yum Brands said that its second-quarter profit rose by 12 percent, amid ongoing growth in its international business that offset an essentially flat U.S. performance.
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Telecoms equipment supplier Ericsson reports a rise in fourth quarter profits as clients upgrade their mobile phone networks.
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Ericsson, the world&#39;s biggest mobile  network maker, reported softer-than-expected second-quarter  earnings on Friday but said the company continued to outperform  the market.
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Ericsson AB, the biggest maker of mobile-phone networks, reported a fourth straight quarterly profit, helped by cost cuts and equipment demand.
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Qualcomm Inc  posted a  quarterly profit that rose 24 percent on Wednesday, handily  beating Wall Street estimates on strong demand for high-end  mobile phones using its chips and technology licenses.
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ERICSSON has posted a third-quarter profit in line with analyst expectations but said it expects only slight growth in mobile networks in the coming months.
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Alltel Corp.  on Tuesday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue as the rural wireless provider attracted new subscribers, and shares rose more than 2 percent in early trading.
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Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab AB's profit rose 48 percent in the second quarter, driven by solid results from its defense and security solutions, and systems and product divisions, the company said Friday.
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LM Ericsson, the world's largest supplier of equipment for wireless phone networks, posted a third-quarter profit on Friday that was in line with analysts' expectations but said it expects only slight growth in mobile networks in the coming months.