Fifth Third Predicts Lower 4Q Outlook
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Fifth Third Bancorp predicted fourth-quarter results well below Wall Street expectations Thursday, citing a balance sheet restructuring aimed at reducing the risks associated with increasing interest rates.
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U.S. shares were seen opening a touch  weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's  cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter  results Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns BSC.N.
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3M Co  said on Tuesday  fourth-quarter earnings fell as last year's results included a  gain for selling a business.
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Hospital chain Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Monday that fourth-quarter results from continuing operations will fall below third-quarter levels, due to weak volumes and high bad debt expense, and forecast a slow earnings recovery in 2005.
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The Q3 report shows declining numbers, but there's more to the story.
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Shares of BJ Services Co. fell more than 5 percent Tuesday morning after the oilfield service provider reported fourth-quarter results and issued a 2005 outlook that fell short of analyst expectations.
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Q4 report, while less than stellar, indicates inflation is not as much of a threat as it appeared.
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The newspaper concern warns about its third-quarter earnings.
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Despite posting strong third-quarter results, a lackluster outlook for the fourth quarter caused Research In Motion (RIM) shares to fall nearly 5 percent.
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New York Times Co. NYT.N on Monday  forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall  Street's average estimates, citing lower-than-expected revenue  so far in September.
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Wall Street was expected to open  slightly lower on Friday but United Technologies Corp. may  climb after its chief executive gave an upbeat outlook.
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3Com Corp. on Friday warned investors that it will not meet expected revenues and gross margins that it had predicted in June during its fourth fiscal earnings report.
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3M Co  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings fell as last year's results included a gain for selling a business.
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The New York Times Co. NYT.N on   Thursday forecast sharply lower third-quarter earnings because   of a "challenging" print advertising market, sending shares   down nearly 5 percent in after-hours trading.
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A key forecasting gauge of future US economic activity fell for a fifth straight month in October, a private research firm said on Thursday.
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The Bush administration predicted on Friday that economic growth would slow to 3.5 percent from about 4 percent next year but still be strong enough to reduce unemployment slightly.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with  last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic  activity fell for a third straight month.