TRW Automotive quarterly earnings fall 44 pct
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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.  reported a 44 percent drop in quarterly earnings on Thursday under pressure from automaker production cuts in North America, but exceeded average Wall Street forecasts and shares rose as much as 2.2 percent to an all-time high.
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Merck & Co. MRK.N on Thursday  reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit and said 2004  earnings will fall as much as 11 percent due to last month's  recall of its Vioxx arthritis drug.
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Nissan Motor Co. reported a  bigger-than-expected 23 percent fall in quarterly net profit on  Friday, hurt by a sluggish recovery in U.S. sales, and lowered  its full-year forecasts despite a weaker yen.
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The number 1 U.S. automaker slides as investors anticipate December sales results to be weak.
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Shares of Nissan, which posted disappointing results and forecast poor results for the full year on Friday, fell 8 percent after several brokers lowered their ratings on the companyâs stock. Nissan posted a 23 percent decline in quarterly profit and cut its profit forecast to 460 billion yen ($3.8 billion) from 523 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31. The report raised concerns about the companyâs near-term growth prospects and UBS Securities, Credit Suisse Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities lowered their ratings on the company. Nissan, based in Tokyo, had been recovering under its chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, until it faltered last year.
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Diversified manufacturer Tyco  International Ltd. TYC.N on Tuesday said quarterly net profit  slipped on charges to pare debt and sell assets, and its shares  fell 4 percent on lower-than-expected sales and rising  inventory.
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BERLIN  - Volkswagen AG reported a 65 per cent drop in third-quarter net profits amid fiercely competitive markets and difficult economic conditions such as a strong euro and high oil prices.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
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The chemical maker reported a quarterly profit that was lower than expected, in part due to weak demand from the housing and auto markets.
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Automotive supplier TRW Automotive   Holdings Inc. TRW.N lowered its 2006 financial outlook on   Thursday, becoming the latest company to complain that Ford   Motor Co.'s F.N North American production cuts are pressuring   its operations.
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Auto parts maker Tower Automotive Inc. (TWR) said on Tuesday its third-quarter loss would be twice as deep as previously expected because of lower vehicle production in North America and higher steel costs.
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CarMax Inc , the No. 1 used-car retailer in the United States, posted higher quarterly earnings and sales on Wednesday, but cut its full-year outlook due to the tough automotive retail market, sending its shares down more than 12 percent.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators and other products, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
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Volkswagen AG's profit fell 31 percent in 2004 as the German automaker fought headwinds from the weak dollar in the U.S. market and sluggish consumer spending at home.
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Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third-largest automaker, posted a 3.2 percent drop in quarterly operating profit as a worsening product mix favoring smaller, cheaper cars hit margins, and kept its full-year forecasts unchanged despite the weaker yen.
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General Motors Corp.  said on Thursday that it expects earnings this year to fall, due in part to weaker profits from its financial services arm.
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The largest U.S. retailer of used cars posted a lower quarterly profit and cut its outlook for the year, hurt by increased funding costs related to its auto finance unit.