Accenture Profit Up, Outlook Below Street
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Accenture Ltd. ACN.N, a leading  global consulting firm, on Wednesday posted  higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on a rebound in  consulting business, but projected profit for the current  quarter to miss Wall Street forecasts.
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The blue-chip Dow average and the   Nasdaq rose slightly in thin trading on Wednesday, helped by a   government report showing economic growth remains reasonably   strong.
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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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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors looked past a a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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The retailer posts strong gains in earnings and sales, but projections disappoint the Street.
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U.S. technology stocks rose on Wednesday as Cisco Systems'profit and outlook reinforced optimism over earnings, while blue chips ended little changed as an oil price drop weighed on energy shares.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Monday,  as optimism that corporate earnings reports this week may come  in better than expected lent support, but record crude oil  prices reined in the advances.
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Texas Instruments posted a 10 percent increase in quarterly profit, but gave a disappointing revenue forecast, which sent its shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Bed Bath &amp; Beyond Inc.  on  Wednesday said quarterly income rose slightly, meeting Wall  Street estimates, as strong sales at established stores offset  costs for stock-based compensation.
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Regional brokerage AG Edwards Inc. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings rose on the year but still missed Wall Street expectations due to the sluggish pace of equity markets.
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Wall Street was higher after a better-than-expected profit report at Research in Motion and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a cash infusion from a Singapore fund.
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Wall Street was higher after a better-than-expected profit report at Research in Motion and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a  cash infusion from a Singapore fund.
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Marriott International said its second-quarter profits rose a better-than-expected 11 percent, but shares were down on concerns about slowing growth.
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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks moderately higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on inflation and as higher-than-expected earnings from Merrill Lynch & Co.  helped offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
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Deere & Co.  said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings rose a better-than-expected 19 percent, but it forecast lower profits and flat sales in 2007 as weakness in the housing market weighs on sales.
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Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. (TLB.N) on Wednesday posted a slight increase in quarterly profit, meeting its lowered forecast, as it sold more merchandise at full price and recorded a tax benefit.