Washington Post quarterly profit falls on charges
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Washington Post Co.  said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 7 percent, dragged down by charges and a profit decline at its newspaper division.
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Internet media company Yahoo Inc.   on Tuesday reported a dip in quarterly profit in line  with previously lowered expectations, weighed down by weak  brand advertising and recent management turmoil.
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Merck & Co. MRK.N on Thursday  reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit and said 2004  earnings will fall as much as 11 percent due to last month's  recall of its Vioxx arthritis drug.
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Newspaper company Pulitzer Inc.  PTZ.N on Monday said quarterly profit fell as a result of  costs associated with its plan to explore a sale of the  company, but revenue rose on improved advertising.
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The company said profit dipped slightly due in part to higher energy and materials costs and more investment in advertising, but still matched Wall Streetâs expectations.
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New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall Street&#39;s average estimates, citing lower-than-expected revenue so far in September.
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Aerospace and industrial components maker  Barnes Group Inc's  quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt  by charges related to realignment of the product mix at its  industrial unit and additional tax expenses, and forecast 2008  earnings below Wall Street expectations.
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Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell due to one-time gain a year earlier, offsetting higher "Borat" box office sales and "X-Men" DVDs and a rise in affliate revenue for Fox News.
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Dow Jones & Co. on Wednesday cut its  earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing weakness this  month in key advertising categories at its flagship newspaper,  The Wall Street Journal.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday said its quarterly profit fell, hurt by charges for expensing stock options.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  on  Thursday said its quarterly profit fell, hurt by charges for  expensing stock options.
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The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.
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Warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit declined 4.9 percent due to a charge, but sales advanced at a double-digit pace.
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Tribune Co. TRB.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit slumped 32 percent, hurt by costs to reimburse  advertisers after a circulation scandal at two of its  newspapers and an uneven advertising market.
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New York Times Co. NYT.N on Monday  forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall  Street's average estimates on lower-than-expected revenue so  far in September, sending its shares to two-year lows.
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THE REGION New York Times Co.'s debt rating was cut one level to BBB, the second-lowest investment grade, by Standard &amp; Poor's, which cited falling advertising sales and the broader newspaper industry decline. The short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings for the New York publisher were also lowered, S&amp;P said. Total advertising revenue fell 8.5 percent to $157.3 million ...
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Rupert Murdochâs media company said quarterly profit fell 24 percent from a year earlier, when it had a one-time gain from asset sales.