Grainger posts better-than-expected profit
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W.W. Grainger Inc , a distributor of supplies to maintain and repair buildings, posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday due to market expansion, a bigger product line and demand in its international segment.
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The company's fourth-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations.
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Construction equipment maker JLG   Industries Inc. JLG.N on Monday reported better-than-expected   quarterly profit, helped by the strength of the commercial   construction sector.
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The printer maker also predicted better-than-expected first quarter earnings, sending shares up.
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Procter &amp; Gamble Co  posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday as strength in emerging markets helped offset slower growth in North America and Western Europe.
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General Mills Inc.  on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings that matched a better-than-expected view the company gave earlier this month, helped by a move to reduce the size of cereal boxes and charge consumers more per ounce.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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United Parcel Service Inc.  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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Standard Life reports better than expected profits, helped by sales of more profitable pension products.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N and  Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Tuesday posted  higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fueled by surprising  strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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Lexmark International Inc  on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected profit, helped by strength in printers aimed at the business market.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  said third-quarter earnings rose as profit gains across many of  its financial and industrial businesses outweighed  hurricane-related costs.
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a 4 percent rise in net profit, which met Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a profit that met expectations on strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
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The food maker General Mills reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.
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Hormel Foods Corp.  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, in line with raised expectations it announced earlier this month, and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analysts' estimates.