Sharp Posts Profit Rise
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Japan's Sharp Corp. on Tuesday posted an  11 percent rise in quarterly profit as strong sales of liquid  crystal displays (LCDs) and mobile phones offset falling chip  prices, and it left its full-year outlook unchanged.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
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PITTSBURGH -- US Steel Corp. swung to its third consecutive quarterly profit, helped by higher prices and a tax gain, to beat analysts&#39; earnings estimates.
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Sharp Corp., the world's largest maker of  liquid crystal display televisions, said on Monday it expected  operating profit for the April-September first half to rise 32  percent to a record on strong demand for LCD TVs.
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a 4 percent rise in net profit, which met Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
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H.J. Heinz Co  posted a higher quarterly profit on Friday and said it expects full-year profits to be near the top of its forecast range, helped by new products, the weak dollar and stepped-up marketing.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N) on Thursday posted a sharply higher quarterly profit, lifted by a rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
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International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised profit target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
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Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N on  Tuesday said its quarterly net earnings rose as sales of its  new cardiovascular device bolstered results despite a costly  recall.
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Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Tuesday that it was aiming for a double-digit surge in sales of flat-panel televisions in the coming fiscal year helped by rapid growth in the Chinese market.
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ChevronTexaco Corp., the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit jumped, driven  largely by a sharp rise in oil and gas prices.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N  on  Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of  new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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General Motors Corp.  on  Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected quarterly operating  profit as it slashed costs in North America and raised its  cost-cutting target by $1 billion, sending its shares up 5  percent.
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Washington Post Co. (WPO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, beating analysts&#39; forecasts, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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The retailer reports strong earnings and lifts its outlook.
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The health care products maker posted higher profit in the fourth quarter versus year-earlier results that were reduced by acquisition charges for Kos Pharmaceuticals.