General Mills earnings rise
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General Mills Inc.  on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings that matched a better-than-expected view the company gave earlier this month, helped by a move to reduce the size of cereal boxes and charge consumers more per ounce.
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General Electric Co.  reported a 9.6 percent rise in profit on Friday, with strength in the infrastructure and commercial finance businesses offsetting a decline at its health care business and a loss in subprime lending.
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Diversified manufacturer General  Electric Co. GE.N said on Tuesday it expects earnings to grow  between 10 percent and 15 percent in 2005, boosted by strong     growth from its financial and energy units.
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General Mills Inc. on Tuesday led shares of rival food companies higher after it reported second-quarter earnings grew 19 percent as strong sales helped offset higher commodity prices.
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General Mills Inc. on Tuesday  reported a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly net income  due to higher food ingredient costs and stepped-up spending on  promotions.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings climbed 3 percent, as growth in prescription services and Medicaid plans offset a smaller profit in its core health coverage division.
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Kellogg Co. K.N on Monday said  quarterly profit rose a better than expected 7 percent, as the  world's largest cereal maker was helped by strong sales of new  products and a weaker U.S. dollar.
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General Electric is posting quarterly earnings in line with Wall Street expectations. The diversified manufacturer and financial services company says revenue rose 15 percent on higher
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General Electric Co. GE.N expects  earnings per share to grow between 10 percent and 15 percent in  2005, boosted by strength in its energy and financial  businesses, the diversified manufacturing and services company  said on Tuesday.
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General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the   world's second-largest maker of breakfast cereals, on Thursday   reported a 6 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating Wall   Street estimates, as stepped-up marketing efforts helped boost   sales of Cheerios and other products.
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General Electric Co.&#39;s (GE) third-quarter earnings inched up 1 percent as strength across many of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed hurricane-related insurance losses, the company said on Friday.
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Defense contractor General Dynamics  Corp. GD.N on Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose 20  percent, helped by sales at its Gulfstream jet business.
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General Electric Co.  reported a 9.6 percent rise in quarterly earnings Friday, in line with Wall Street expectations, on strong demand for jet engines, gas turbines and other heavy equipment, sending its shares to a five-year high.
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General Mills Inc , on Wednesday posted a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit, as higher sales were partially offset by more expensive marketing and a pizza recall.
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Kellogg Co. , the world's largest cereal maker, on Monday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year earnings outlook, helped by strong sales of new products.
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General Mills Inc. GIS.N on Tuesday  reported a steeper fall in quarterly earnings than Wall Street  had expected due to higher costs of key food ingredients and  promotional spending.
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General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said third-quarter earnings rose as profit gains across many of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed hurricane-related costs.