
Nintendo returns to profit on weak yen boost
Nintendo Co. returned to profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 as a lift from the weakening yen offset sales struggles caused by software delays ...
Daimler profits slide in Q1 on European struggles
Daimler AG warned Wednesday that profits this year would be lower than last year's as it reported a 60 percent slide in first-quarter earnings amid ...
Peugeot Citroen blames Europe for Q1 sales slump
PSA Peugeot Citroen said Wednesday crumbling automobile markets across Europe lay behind a steep drop in its first quarter sales. The parent company ...

Apple to dole out $100B to shareholders
Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, ...

Reynolds American 1Q profit jumps 88 pct
Reynolds American Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 88 percent as higher prices and lower expenses from a longstanding legal ...

AT&T loses contract phone subscribers in 1Q
AT&T lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling ...

DuPont says first-quarter net income soars
The DuPont Co. said Tuesday that its net income more than doubled in the first quarter on a gain from the sale of its performance coatings unit and ...

Full planes help boost US Airways 1Q results
Full planes were good to US Airways in the first quarter. The nation's fifth-largest airline on Tuesday posted a bigger adjusted profit as it carried ...

Sales disappoint, but tax gain lifts Amgen profit
Tax credits helped biotech giant Amgen report first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations, but sales growth disappointed investors.

Stocks gain on earnings; fake tweet shakes stocks
Companies that do the best when the economy is improving led the market higher Tuesday after several of them reported strong quarterly earnings.

Delta posts small 1Q profit; sees April slowdown
Delta Air Lines got a little carried away with fare increases and had to adjust its pricing during the first quarter. It worked, allowing the airline ...
Gannett 1Q earnings up 53 pct, helped by paywalls
Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today and other newspapers and television stations, reported a 53 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday.
Lee Enterprises posts smaller 2Q loss
Lee Enterprises Inc., the publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers, reported a smaller loss for its fiscal second quarter on ...

MF Global's trustee sues former CEO Corzine
The trustee in the MF Global Holdings bankruptcy case has sued ex-CEO Jon Corzine and other former executives, alleging that they pushed the company ...

Netflix's 1Q subscriber gains catapult stock
Netflix's move to compete against traditional cable-TV channels with original programming is pulling in more subscribers to its Internet video service ...

Stocks edge higher as energy stocks rebound
Stocks edged higher on Monday as energy stocks got a lift from recovering oil prices. The energy industry climbed 1 percent, making it the biggest ...

Caterpillar 1Q profit shrank; cuts 2013 outlook
A slowdown in the mining business is digging a hole in Caterpillar's profits. First-quarter profit shrank 45 percent and Caterpillar has lowered its ...

Hasbro says Monopoly contest helped lift sales
Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote ...

Halliburton posts 1Q loss on litigation charges
Halliburton Co. said Monday that it lost money in the first quarter after adding $637 million to the reserve it has to cover litigation over the 2010 ...

Stocks mixed as major companies report earnings
Stocks are opening little changed on Wall Street as investors get ready for earnings news from major U.S. companies. Nearly one-third of the 30 ...
Philips first quarter profits fall as sales slip
Royal Philips NV, the maker of lights, consumer appliances and health-care equipment, on Monday reported a fall in first quarter profit due to weak ...

At Shanghai show, Japan automakers woo lost sales
Japanese automakers promised special Chinese designs and green technology in addition to the usual flashy fanfare at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, ...

Automakers target Chinese buyers at Shanghai show
Global and Chinese automakers showcased family-friendly sedans and SUVs targeting coveted urban buyers at China's biggest auto show Saturday as ...