GE posts profit in line with expectations
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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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National Semiconductor Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit Thursday, with sales in line with its reduced forecast on lower-than-expected demand for flat-panel displays and from Chinese wireless handset makers.
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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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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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Diversified manufacturer and financial services company General Electric Co. posted third-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations on Friday, as revenue rose 15 percent on higher industrial sales
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General Electric Co.&#39;s third-quarter earnings inched up 1 per cent as strength across many of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed hurricane-related insurance losses.
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. reported Wednesday it earned $950 million for the last three months of 2006, its first quarterly profit in two years.
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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 Motors Corp.  on  Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected quarterly operating  profit as it slashed costs in North America and raised its  cost-cutting target by $1 billion, sending its shares up 5  percent.
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Reuters Group Plc RTR.L posted better  than expected full-year profits on Wednesday thanks to  disposals, cost cutting, improving sales and a return to profit  at electronic trading unit Instinet, which it may sell.
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The company said profit dipped slightly due in part to higher energy and materials costs and more investment in advertising, but still matched Wall Streetâs expectations.
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DETROIT  - General Motors Corp. is forecast to post a healthy profit when it reports third-quarter earnings Thursday, but European business continues to falter and another severe overseas overhaul is likely.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday posted quarterly profit that was a penny shy of analysts' estimates as increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered gains.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday affirmed its profit forecast for the current quarter despite lackluster September sales growth.
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General Electric Co.  reported earnings in line with Wall Street's expectations on Friday, citing strong demand for jet engines, gas turbines and other heavy equipment, sending shares to a five-year high.
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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.
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Stocks looked set to snap back on Friday as IBM  delivered a higher-than-expected profit forecast and economic bellwether General Electric Co  posted earnings that met Wall Street expectations.