RadioShack posts higher quarterly profit
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Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack Corp.  on Tuesday reported higher fourth-quarter profit on improved inventory management, fewer markdowns and lower expenses.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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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 shock racing hearts back to normal rhythm.
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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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EMC Corp.'s third-quarter profit jumped 77 percent, driven by growing sales of data storage software and hardware as well as a hefty gain from selling an ownership stake in fast-growing software maker VMware Inc.
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SAN FRANCISCO  - Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.
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Contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd  posted an adjusted third quarter profit that beat Wall Street forecasts on Tuesday, and reaffirmed its earnings and sales forecasts, sending its stock up nearly 5 percent.
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SAN FRANCISCOâAnalog chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. yesterday posted a higher quarterly profit, 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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Applied Materials Inc. ,  the world's largest supplier of equipment for making  microchips, posted higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, topping  estimates, although revenue was less than expected.
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RadioShack Corp  reported a third quarter profit on Monday against a year-earlier loss, but its sales continued to fall amid intense competition in the electronics sector.
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EMC Corp , the top maker of corporate data storage equipment, reported a 74 percent rise in quarterly profit and doubled its stock buyback program to $2 billion, sending shares up 4 percent on Thursday.
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EMC Corp , the No. 1 maker of  corporate data storage equipment, reported higher quarterly  profit on Thursday on an increase in sales of both hardware and  software.
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EMC Corp , the No. 1 maker of corporate data storage equipment, reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday on an increase in sales of both hardware and software.
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Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc.  on Wednesday reported a higher quarterly profit on growing global demand for cellular networks using its technology.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.  on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by strong performances in its printer and personal computing businesses.
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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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RadioShack Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 22 percent rise in its third-quarter profit due to strong wireless sales and cost control, and reaffirmed its goal to grow 2005 earnings by as much 21 percent.