HP Profit Tops Lowered Forecast
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Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on  Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that topped its own  diminished expectations as the computer and printer maker said  it had record revenues in every business and every region.
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Hewlett-Packard shares fall after disappointing third-quarter profits, while the firm warns the final quarter will also fall short of expectations.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.HPQ.N on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that rose slightly, helped  by gains across all of its businesses.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by a higher tax rate, but raised its full-year earnings forecast helped by sales of new products and cost cuts.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. Tuesday reported quarterly profit rose 27 percent as the computer and printer maker saw record revenues in every business and every region and fixed problems with its server
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that topped its own diminished expectations as the computer and printer maker said it had
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , 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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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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Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday  issued its first formal profit warning in almost a decade,  saying earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts  due to higher marketing spending, sending its shares down 11  percent to a four-year low.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc. DJ.N on Monday   lowered its third-quarter earnings forecast due to   weaker-than-expected advertising at the U.S. print edition of   The Wall Street Journal in September.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit and forecast future earnings below expectations amid pressures on its timeshare business and shares fell nearly 4 percent.
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Design software maker Adobe  Systems Inc.  on Thursday posted a lower quarterly  profit as expenses rose but results topped average Wall Street  forecasts, sending its shares up 8 percent.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Yahoo Inc  posted a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast 2008 revenue below Wall Street forecasts as it cuts jobs and invests to shore up its Web advertising business.
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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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SAN FRANCISCO: Hewlett-Packard Co said on Tuesday its quarterly profit rose 27% as the computer and printer maker saw record revenues in every business and every region and fixed problems with its server and storage unit, sending shares higher by 8%.
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Plus: HP profit gains on cost cuts, cheaper components...Dell execs skewed numbers to meet earnings targets...Applied Materials posts lower quarterly profit.
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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.