AIG Earnings Up, Shrugs Off Probe Impact
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American International Group , the world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses related to four U.S. hurricanes but fell short of market estimates.
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American International Group Inc.   shares rose in midday trading on Friday after the  world's largest insurer reported late Thursday that earnings in  the latest fourth quarter were nearly eight times higher than  the year earlier net.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Wednesday  after American International Group AIG.N hiked its dividend  and crude oil prices edged lower, but weakness in chip stocks  pressured technology shares.
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American Express  on Monday said quarterly earnings rose 14 percent, matching analysts' expectations, as cardholder spending and borrowing increased while loan losses fell.
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Financial services giant American Express Co. said Monday that third-quarter earnings rose to meet Wall Street expectations. Net income increased to $879 million, or 69 cents per share, from $770 million, or 59 cents per share, a year ago.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday at the start of the earnings reporting season as investors bet companies will beat profit forecasts following signs of strength in the economy.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as a timely bet against subprime mortgages and higher investment banking fees helped it sidestep the credit crunch that hammered the rest of Wall Street.
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update Earnings per share rise compared with a year ago, but company misses analysts' expectations by a long shot.
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American Eagle Outfitters Inc  said on  Wednesday earnings for the crucial holiday quarter rose 40  percent as it benifitted from an additional week, strong  comparable stores sales and good margins.
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Wall Street was higher after a better-than-expected profit report at Research in Motion and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a cash infusion from a Singapore fund.
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Profits rise at BAE Systems after strong US growth, but it does not comment on corruption probes.
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U.S. securities brokerage A.G. Edwards Inc.  on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings rose 23 percent on higher client assets and money-management revenue, combined with cost-cutting.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate earnings and positive consumer  confidence data lifted the mood among investors a day after  major indexes hit November lows.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (IAG.AU) said Thursday net profit rose to A$665 million for the year ended June 30, compared with A$153 million a year earlier.
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American Eagle Outfitters Inc.  said on Wednesday quarterly earnings rose 40 percent, helped by strong sales of its namesake brand and good margins.
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Computer Associates International Ltd.  CA.N, the software maker under government watch after an  accounting scandal, on Wednesday posted better-than-expected  quarterly results and said full-year earnings will exceed Wall  Street estimates, helped by cost-cutting.
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American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third quarter-earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.