HP profit tops lowered forecast
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Hewlett-Packard Co. today reported net income for its fiscal fourth quarter of $1.09 billion, compared with $862 million during the same quarter a year earlier.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  posted  a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators,  and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third  quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
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U.S. stock futures fell throughout the morning  on Thursday, pointing to a lower market open, as disappointing earnings from eBay Inc.  and a lower-than-expected profit forecast from Qualcomm Inc.  weighed on Wall Street.
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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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Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on  Wednesday posted a slight rise in quarterly profit, fueled by  revenue gains across all of its businesses, and its shares rose  more than 2 percent in after-hours trade.
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A steeper-then-expected drop in the   U.S. housing market pushed Lennar Corp.'s LEN.N quarterly   profit down 39 percent and prompted the home builder on Tuesday   to slash its forecast for the current period.
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Discount retailer Dollar General Corp.   DG.N on Thursday posted a 40 percent drop in quarterly profit   on weakening demand for higher-margin products and withdrew its   earnings forecast for the rest of the year.
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Hewlett-Packard Co  on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings and forecast results ahead of Wall Street targets as it sold more PCs and server computers, sending its shares up 6 percent.
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Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc.  on Tuesday posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit, dragged down by sales of lower margin products such as notebook computers and video game consoles.
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Handheld computer maker Palm Inc.   on Thursday posted lower first quarter net income as  costs rose and the company began expensing stock options, but  the results topped Wall Street forecasts.
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By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s first-quarter profit jumped 26 percent as the company benefited from higher sales of laptop computers, printers and printing supplies during a robust holiday spending season.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS.N, the top  U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to  higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles,  sending its stock down more than 2 percent.
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Oil giant BP Plc  posted a  lower-than-expected 12 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit on  Tuesday as production fell and taxes rose but investors were  disappointed by scaled back growth plans and rising costs.
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Profit fell 94 percent in the third quarter as sales fell in the companyâs cell phone business, but it forecast better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit and forecast future earnings below Wall Street expectations amid pressures on its timeshare business.
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By Connie Guglielmo  Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of personal computers, fell Wednesday after holiday price cuts on PCs weighed on profit margins and the company's growth forecast disappointed some investors.
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Boston Scientific Corp.  posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as sales of its flagship drug-eluting heart stents fell by 32 percent.