Boeing Profit Falls on Charges
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Boeing Co. on Wednesday posted an 84 percent drop in quarterly profit on charges related to two aircraft programs, but it beat forecasts and said it sees stronger growth through 2006.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
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The US plane maker announces an 84% drop in quarterly profits but beats market expectations.
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Kicking off the new earnings season,  aluminum company Alcoa Inc  reported on Monday that  second-quarter profit slipped, but still matched Wall Street  expectations, even though revenue fell short of forecasts.
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Brokerage Bear Stearns Companies  BSC.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit fell 10 percent hurt  by lower investment banking revenue and higher expenses.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc   said on Thursday that quarterly earnings fell, hurt by  declining fixed-income revenues.
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Second-quarter profit fell by  two-thirds at plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. BBDb.TO  as its regional aircraft business lagged a rebound in the  business jet market, the company said on Wednesday.
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The commercial insurer said profit declined on lower premiums and investment income, but the results still beat Wall Street expectations.
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Profits fall at nuclear firm British Energy on higher costs, such as those related to environmental issues.
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The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.
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Shares in JetBlue Airways Corp.   fell on Friday after the discount carrier lowered its  earnings forecast amid weaker demand.
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Dow Chemical Co  said on  Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell, hurt by weak U.S.  housing and auto markets, spiraling energy and raw material  costs, and one-time restructuring charges.
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- Aerospace and industrial components maker Barnes Group Inc's  quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt by charges related to realignment of the product mix at its industrial unit and additional tax expenses, and forecast 2008 earnings below Wall Street expectations.
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MUNICH, Germany  - An industrial crisis blamed for sweeping job cuts at Europe's Airbus slashed profits at parent EADS by 86 percent in 2006, sending its shares lower on Friday as it ruled out a quick recovery this year.
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Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell 9 percent, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices that have pared record earnings across the industry.
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Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson Corp  reported on Thursday that its quarterly profit fell 17 percent as results were hit by charges and lower profit margins on generic drugs.
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Kicking off the new earnings season, aluminum company Alcoa Inc  reported on Monday that second-quarter profit slipped, but still matched Wall Street expectations, even though revenue fell short of forecasts.