United Rentals sees higher EPS in 2008 on lower total sales
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United Rentals Inc  said on Thursday it expects to earn $2.80 to $3.00 a share in 2008, up from $2.55 to $2.60 a share in 2007.
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Time Warner Inc  said on  Wednesday it expects profit growth to slow in 2008 but possibly  exceed Wall Street estimates after it reported quarterly  earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone  subscribers and sales of "Harry Potter" and "300" home videos.
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Net profits up, per share profits down, share count up.
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Manchester United, the world&#39;s richest football club, has posted lower annual profits after reinvesting the proceeds of selling England star David Beckham, and says lower media revenues will hit profits this year.
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Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N posted a rise in quarterly profit,  helped by strong infrastructure demand and a recovery in its  aerospace business, the company said on Wednesday.
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United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed analysts'  expectations as rising oil prices offset strength in its  international and non-package businesses.
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Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc  said on Wednesday earnings fell because of higher taxes and said strong market conditions would probably drive 2008 revenue up by 10 to 18 percent.
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Diversified manufacturer General  Electric Co.  aims to boost operating profit to 16  percent of sales in 2007, 17 percent in 2008, and 18 percent in  2009, a top company official said on Wednesday.
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Time Warner Inc  said on Wednesday it expects profit growth to slow in 2008 but possibly exceed Wall Street estimates after it reported quarterly earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone subscribers and sales of "Harry Potter" and "300" home videos.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , which is trying to emerge from a stock options scandal, forecast 2007 net earnings of between $4.7 billion and $4.75 billion on Tuesday, a rise of about 14 percent on better-than-expected revenue.
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United Parcel Service Inc. said on  Thursday its fourth-quarter net earnings grew, but missed its  initial forecast, after expected tax credits failed to  materialize, domestic package volume dropped sharply and  operating costs rose.
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Manchester United has warned that lower TV revenues will hit earnings this year, after posting a dip in annual profits. The world&#39;s richest soccer club and the subject of
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UAL Corp. said it will reduce the overall size of United Airlines&#39; fleet and shift more aircraft to serve international routes, which are more profitable.
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United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed  expectations as shortfalls in its U.S. package business and  rising fuel prices offset strength internationally.
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United Dominion Realty Trust Inc. , one of the largest U.S. apartment owners, said on Tuesday it plans to buy &#36;897 million worth of apartment homes, moving from lower-rent housing to more expensive properties based mainly in fast-growing Southern California.
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WASHINGTON -- A trade group for real estate agents on Tuesday lowered its forecast 2007 existing home sales for the eighth-straight month, predicting a drop of 8.6 percent from last year.
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In traditionally weak quarter, sales increased 26% compared to last year.