Hormel profit helped by Spam sales
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Hormel Foods Corp  posted a  higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by  lower pork costs and strong sales of Spam processed meats,  while maintaining its fiscal-year outlook amid soaring grain  costs.
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said its  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its  transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE and on  higher sales and cost-savings.
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WATERLOO, ONTARIO - Research in Motion reported sharply higher quarterly profits and revenues Thursday as sales of its popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device continue to soar.
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The $253 million profit by Yahoo met analystsÂ expectations and included $129 million related to its sale of shares in Google.
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Research In Motion Ltd.    reported a higher than expected second-quarter profit  on Thursday, as the addition of about 705,000 BlackBerry  subscriber accounts helped boost revenue by 34 percent.
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Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Tuesday posted a jump in quarterly profit fueled by online advertising revenue and the sale of an investment.
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Hormel Foods (HRL :NYSE - news - research) said Thursday that it has acquired Clougherty Packing for $186 million. The Austin, Minn.
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The company posted fourth-quarter profit of $414.9 million, helped by growth in emerging markets and the weaker dollar.
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Hormel Foods Corp.  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, in line with raised expectations it announced earlier this month, and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analysts' estimates.
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Dutch international supermarket operator Ahold has said it has swung back into profit in the third quarter 2006, posting net earnings of 210 million euros (278 million dollars) after a loss of 236 million euros in the same period last year.
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The home furnishings retailer reported quarterly profit of $25.97 million on an improvement at its Pottery Barn chain, sending its shares up as much as 11 percent.
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The Internet search giant posted profit of $1.07 billion, fueled by strong performance in its search and advertising business.
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Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may signal good results from other Web search providers.
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Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM.O   RIM.TO reported a higher than expected second-quarter profit   on Thursday, as the addition of about 705,000 BlackBerry   subscriber accounts helped boost revenue by 34 percent.
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Schering-Plough Corp. SGP.N on  Thursday reported a quarterly profit after a year-ago loss, as  positive foreign exchange trends helped offset poor sales of  its allergy and hepatitis drugs.
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The shipping carrier reported third-quarter profit of $1.08 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the same period  a year ago, on a modest rise in sales.
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains from  its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE,  higher sales and cost savings.