Deere profit up, but shares fall on outlook
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Deere & Co.  said on Tuesday its  quarterly earnings rose a better-than-expected 19 percent, but  the stock fell nearly 3 percent after it forecast sharply lower  profit and flat sales in the coming year.
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.  on Tuesday posted a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit due to high fruit, fuel and transportation costs, although both sales and earnings exceeded analysts' expectations.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Tuesday   said third-quarter profit fell less than expected as strong   investment banking results offset a summer slump in trading,   sending its shares higher.
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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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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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Brokerage firm A.G. Edwards Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose 8 percent as expenses declined, but sluggish equity markets caused profit and revenue to fall short of analysts' forecasts.
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Honda Motor Co.  posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as fierce competition in China weighed on sales, and it left its operating profit forecast unchanged despite a big lift from a weaker yen.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on  Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales  in all regions, but shares fell because of industry issues and  margin concerns.
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Deere & Co. , the world's largest maker of agricultural and building equipment, reported better-then-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong sales to farmers and foresters more than offset a decline in sales to builders.
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The company said on Friday that its profit fell on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence a rebound in the market would bolster earnings.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc.
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Germany&#39;s Bayer has reported second-quarter profit that has beaten average forecasts thanks to a strong showing at agrochemicals, chemicals and polymers.
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Hormel Foods Corp  posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by lower pork costs and strong sales of Spam processed meats, while maintaining its fiscal-year outlook amid soaring grain costs.
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Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and it raised its 2008 forecast.
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Deere & Co  said on Wednesday its  fiscal first-quarter earnings rose a better-than-expected 55  percent, as soaring crop prices boosted demand for agricultural  equipment across the globe.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved modestly higher Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.    While some investors were concerned that rising energy prices and the summer's economic slowdown would undermine third-quarter results for many companies, a new report by J.P...