International Business News - WSO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the premarket stories for Friday, Oct. 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Analysts lowered earnings estimates and price targets Friday on Parker Hannifin Corp. after the motion control systems maker trimmed its profit forecast due to economic uncertainty. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/premarket-roundup-parker-hannifin-foot-locker.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:36:02 EDT Watsco Inc. will be among the first industrial companies to recover as the housing market stabilizes, an analyst said Friday, upgrading the company's stock to "Buy" from "Neutral." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/analyst-upgrades-watsco-predicting-recovery.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:31:10 EDT Watsco Inc., which makes heating and cooling systems, said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 8 percent as sales suffered from a weak housing market and a cooler summer that reduced demand for air conditioners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/watscos-3q-profit-declines-on-weak-housing-market.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:26:55 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 16, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/earnings-roundup-bny-mellon-continental.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:21:56 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-coca-cola-johnson-controls.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:43:56 EDT Watsco Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings rose 14 percent, as an improved product mix sales at newly opened locations helped offset lower sales of some heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/134999-ike-texas.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/watsco-profit-rises-14-percent-beats-wall-st-view.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/watsco-profit-rises-14-percent-beats-wall-st-view.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:42:36 EDT Watsco Inc. Tuesday declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 45 cents. The air conditioner and refrigeration equipment distributor said the dividend is payable July 31 to shareholders of record on July 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/watsco-declares-quarterly-dividend-of-45-cents.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:50:12 EDT