International Business News - earnings 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 General Electric Co helped to pull the plug on Wall Street's recovery rally on Friday, reporting sales that missed expectations and cautioning that recovery from the brutal recession would be gradual. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222525-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/ge-earnings-trip-wall-street-rally.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/ge-earnings-trip-wall-street-rally.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:59 EDT Goldman Sachs Group Inc quarterly earnings nearly quadrupled, topping expectations, but its shares fell on disappointment that so much of the profit came from trading gains that might not be sustainable. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222424-goldman-sachs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/goldman-sachs-profit-jumps-tops-expectations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/goldman-sachs-profit-jumps-tops-expectations.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:04:16 EDT Baxter International Inc's quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on lower expenses and better margins, but sales were flat with a year earlier, the hospital products maker said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/baxter-earnings-rise-but-sales-flat.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:02:40 EDT Citigroup Inc posted a quarterly loss to shareholders as it suffered $8 billion of credit losses, raising further questions about the future of the bank that is one-third owned by the U.S. government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222426-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/citigroup-posts-quarterly-shareholder-loss.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/citigroup-posts-quarterly-shareholder-loss.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:53:19 EDT Roche beat forecasts with a 10 percent rise in third-quarter sales, helped by demand for Tamiflu due to the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, and the Swiss group now sees higher drug revenues for the full year. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222414-roche.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/flu-drug-tamiflu-boosts-roche-sales-in-q3.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/flu-drug-tamiflu-boosts-roche-sales-in-q3.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:24:03 EDT Johnson Controls Inc said on Tuesday that it expected higher sales in each of its divisions next year as global auto production recovers, U.S. stimulus efforts pay off and emerging markets improve. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222282-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091013/johnson-controls-sees-higher-fy-sales-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091013/johnson-controls-sees-higher-fy-sales-earnings.htm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:38:27 EDT Dollar Tree Inc reported a better-than-expected 51 percent jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday and boosted its full-year profit forecast, as customers flocked to its stores for inexpensive food, cleaning supplies and toys. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/dollar-tree-shares-rise-on-profit-jump.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:32:04 EDT Williams-Sonoma Inc reported a surprise profit on Wednesday as the upscale home furnishings chain's cost-cutting efforts bore fruit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/williams-sonoma-posts-surprise-profit.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:24:08 EDT Big Lots Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the close-out retailer offset falling sales with tight expense controls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/big-lots-quarterly-profit-beats-estimates.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:24:02 EDT Toyota Motor Corp will buy hybrid-car batteries from Sanyo Electric Co, a source familiar with the matter said, as the automaker struggles to meet growing demand for the fuel-sipping vehicles due to a shortage of battery supply. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218743-man-walks-pastlogo-of-toyota-motor-at.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090819/toyota-to-buy-batteries-for-hybrids-from-sanyo-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090819/toyota-to-buy-batteries-for-hybrids-from-sanyo-source.htm Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:40:02 EDT Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc posted a 14 percent decline in quarterly net profit on Tuesday, hurt by costs related to its spin-off of its medical technology company CareFusion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/cardinal-net-profit-falls-but-shares-rise.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:24:03 EDT Toyota Motor Corp is looking to end production at a joint venture factory in California that it had held with General Motors in March 2010, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported on its website. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090816/toyota-to-end-output-at-gm-jv-plant-in-march-report.htm Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:16:02 EDT J.C. Penney Co Inc posted a smaller-than-expected net loss on Friday, as it reined in costs, but the retailer signaled that full-year profit might miss expectations, and its shares fell over 6 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/jpenney-breaks-even-for-q2-but-year-may-be-light.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:40:06 EDT Walmart Stores Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as a clampdown on inventory offset falling sales, and the company forecast a full-year profit that could beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 1.7 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/walmarts-flat-profit-beats-estimates-shares-up.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:48:03 EDT Department store chain Kohl's Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as it drew shoppers to its stores with cheaply-priced and trendy merchandise. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218447-the-sign-outside-the-kohls-store-in.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/kohls-profit-beats-estimates-bypenny.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/kohls-profit-beats-estimates-bypenny.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:32:01 EDT Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest brewer, said cost cutting had helped it beat analyst forecasts for second-quarter profit, although the second half of the year would be significantly weaker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/ab-inbev-q2-beats-forecast-sees-weak-h2.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:16:05 EDT Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc said on Wednesday it expects to report a 42 percent drop in third-quarter homebuilding revenue, but said net signed contracts increased in the quarter and said home buyers are less concerned about prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/toll-brothers-shares-rise-as-outlook-brightens.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:24:02 EDT Liz Claiborne Inc reported a deeper-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday as the lingering recession kept many shoppers from buying the company's clothing and accessories. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/liz-claiborne-posts-wider-than-expected-loss.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:32:08 EDT Adecco, the world's largest staffing group, said on Tuesday it had still not seen any recovery in its main European and U.S. markets and launched a new round of cost-cutting to protect profitability after a sharp drop in sales in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218340-adecco-downbeat-on-staffing-markets-after-q2-loss.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090811/adecco-downbeat-on-staffing-markets-after-q2-loss.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090811/adecco-downbeat-on-staffing-markets-after-q2-loss.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:40:04 EDT McDonald's Corp said sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose a better-than-expected 4.3 percent in July, helped by gains in Britain, France and the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090810/mcdonalds-sales-beat-expectations.htm Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:32:02 EDT