Smithfield Forecasts Earnings Up
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Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N, the top  U.S. hog and pork producer, on Monday said preliminary earnings  per share for the fiscal third quarter were stronger than Wall  Street expectations, helped by higher hog prices, sending  shares to an all-time high.
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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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Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N, the  largest U.S. pork producer, on Tuesday posted a 61 percent rise  in quarterly earnings due to strong hog prices and the purchase  of Farmland Foods last year.
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The commercial bank says it will restate earnings upward.
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Stocks rose on Monday on growing optimism about second-quarter earnings and plans by Johnson & Johnson  and ConocoPhillips  to buy back their own shares.
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The chemical giant also raised its full-year earnings outlook, as it expects overseas sales growth to continue to outweigh lower demand in the United States.
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Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US pork producer, on Tuesday posted a 61 percent rise in quarterly earnings due to strong hog prices and the purchase of Farmland Foods last year.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - U.S. meat company Smithfield Foods Inc.'s  once ravenous appetite for growth may be abating as the company may now focus on paying down debt, according to comments made on Wednesday by its chief executive.
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Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N on  Thursday said quarterly earnings more than doubled due to  higher hog prices and the hog and pork producer's acquisition  of Farmland Foods last year.
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Stock index futures remained higher on Tuesday after investment bank Goldman Sachs Group  reported its fourth-quarter earnings rose.
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Continued improvement in its operational performance boosts second-quarter earnings.
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U.S. stock futures climbed on Tuesday, pointing to a higher market open, after strong profits from conglomerate Tyco International Ltd.  boosted investor optimism about company profits, and a jump in oil prices pushed up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. .
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The company raises earnings guidance, boosting the stock.
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U.S. hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc.  said on Friday China has shown more interest in buying its pork, which probably was the reason the company's shares sped to a two-year high.
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Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said quarterly earnings more than doubled due to higher hog prices and the hog and pork producer&#39;s acquisition of Farmland Foods last year.
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Smithfield Foods Inc., the world&#39;s largest pork producer, said profit in the fiscal second quarter rose 61 percent as the company sold more hogs at higher prices.
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Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analystsÂ estimates.