Medtronic quarterly net falls
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Medical device maker Medtronic Inc   on Tuesday said quarterly earnings fell on charges  related to the acquisition of Kyphon.
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Shares dropped as the company forecast a decline in 2008 earnings due to generic competition and weaker sales for its diabetes pill.
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Electronics testing equipment  maker Agilent Technologies Inc.  said on Thursday that its  first quarter earnings fell from a year earlier, when the  company reported a large gain from the sale of its  semiconductor products business.
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Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat the spine.
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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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Medtronic Inc.  reported higher  quarterly profit on Tuesday as demand for its spine, vascular  and neurology products offset weak sales of its implantable  devices to control dangerously fast heartbeats.
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Hitachi Ltd., Japan's largest electronics conglomerate, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell nearly by half due to price falls in plasma TVs and other electronics goods, and cut its full-year outlook.
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The diversified manufacturer said its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 54 percent from a year earlier, when it still owned its health care and electronics businesses.
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Lucent Technologies Inc.'s profit fell by half in its fiscal first quarter as expenses for the telecommunications gear maker rose and operating income for its network equipment division plunged. Its shares fell more than 7 percent in midday trading.
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Company reports a decline in its router business during its quarterly earnings, which barely met analyst expectations.
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NEW YORK Merck led blue-chip stocks lower Thursday as the No. 2 US drug maker reduced its profit forecast after withdrawing its Vioxx painkiller.
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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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Boston Scientific reported weaker quarterly earnings on higher expenses from its acquisition of the Guidant Corporation.
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Medtronic Inc. MDT.N on Wednesday  said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices  that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat  the spine.
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AU Optronics Corp., which makes liquid crystal display panels used for computer and TV screens, on Wednesday reported lower third-quarter earnings and cut its forecast for the full year as prices fall for the display panels.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday said quarterly profit fell 16 percent on special charges  and lower U.S. sales amid competition from rival brands and  cheaper generics.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Amid a lull in the IC market, North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 in August, down from 1.04 in July, according to new figures