McClatchy Swings to a Quarterly Profit
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The newspaper publisher reported a fourth-quarter profit after a loss a year ago, but it continued to be hurt by the housing slump in California and Florida.
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Kroger Co. , the top U.S. grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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Construction equipment maker JLG  Industries Inc.  on Monday reported better-than-expected  quarterly profit, helped by the strength of the commercial  construction sector.
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AT&T  posted a higher quarterly profit as strength in its wireless business offset weakness in traditional consumer services.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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CSX Corp. on Thursday swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago, as a gain related to the spinoff of Conrail helped offset service disruptions, some from storms, that weighed on volume growth.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, helped by strength in emerging markets and improved margins and savings from cost-cutting measures.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  said quarterly net income rose 42 percent, in line with a  higher-than-expected forecast the company gave last week,  helped by strong sales in the United States and a tax benefit.
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General Motors Corp.  said on  Wednesday it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter as it cut  costs and saw gains in its core auto operations.
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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Campbell Soup Co.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher prices, and raised its full-year profit forecast.
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Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers yesterday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fuelled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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Newmont Mining Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit rose on increased gold prices. Quarterly profit rose to $128.7 million, or 29 cents per share, up from $114.
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Washington Post Co. (WPO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts&#39; forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 89 percent on record derivatives trading volumes, beating Wall Street estimates for a third straight quarter.
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Truck leasing and logistics company Ryder System Inc  posted slightly higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as its supply chain solutions business offset falling demand for commercial rentals amid the slowing U.S. economy.