ICICI Bank profit up 17 percent on better loans (AP)
AP - ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India's growing economy.more
Merck's 2Q net drops on higher costs, charges (AP)
AP - Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Corp., generic competition and other factors.
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Dynavax posts 2Q loss, weighed down by expenses (AP)
AP - Drug developer Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday that higher operating expenses, weak revenue and costs linked to a stock offering drove it to a second-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit.more
Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery.more
Genworth slides on disappointing 2Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. plunged Friday, a day after the insurer and financial-services company's second-quarter results widely missed Wall Street's expectations.more
Chevron 2Q income triples on higher energy prices (AP)
AP - Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company said Friday.
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Maxim Integrated fiscal 4Q results beat Street (AP)
AP - Shares of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. dipped Friday even after its fiscal fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations, and the chip maker provided an optimistic forecast.more
Varian Semi posts 3Q profit, revenue growth (AP)
AP - Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. said it returned to profit in the fiscal third quarter, reversing a year-ago loss, on strong revenue growth linked to recovering demand for computer chips.more
Applied Micro shares rise after 1Q beats Street (AP)
AP - Shares of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. advanced Friday after the communications chip maker posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter as demand for its products improved.more
Dolby fiscal 3rd-quarter profit rises 24 percent (AP)
AP - Shares of Dolby Laboratories Inc. fell Friday after the company's latest quarter failed to satisfy investors, even though results beat Wall Street expectations.more
Sierra Wireless shares surge after 2Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of Sierra Wireless Inc. jumped Friday after the Canadian wireless modem maker posted better-than-expected second-quarter results, prompting at least one analyst to upgrade its shares.more
Ingram Micro shares up after 2Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of technology marketer and distributor Ingram Micro Inc. rose Friday after its second-quarter results exceeded Wall Street expectations.more
Summary Box: Merck's 2Q result a bit disappointing (AP)
AP - WEIGHED DOWN: Nearly $2 billion in restructuring costs after buying Schering-Plough, plus other charges, drive Merck's second-quarter profit down 52 percent to $752 million.more
Digimarc reports wider 2Q loss on joint venture (AP)
AP - Digimarc Corp., which develops digital watermarking technology for images, reported a wider second-quarter loss on Friday as it booked development costs for joint venture investments with The Nielsen Co.more
Quest Software shares jump after solid 2Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of Quest Software Inc. got a boost Friday after the business software maker posted better-than-expected second-quarter results.more
Arch Coal 2Q profit surges on global sales (AP)
AP - Arch Coal Inc. said Friday it reversed losses from a year ago during the second quarter, handily beating Wall Street's expectations on the strength of global markets and a nearly 40 percent jump in sales.more
Chevron earnings triple (Reuters)
Reuters - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted three-fold profit growth that beat estimates as refinery margins improved, and raised its 2010 oil and gas production growth target to 3 percent.more
Areva net profit soars despite new EPR charge (AP)
AP - France's state-owned nuclear reactor builder Areva SA said Friday its net profit soared in the first half after it booked a euro1.3 billion (US$1.7 billion) gain selling its electric transmission and distribution division to French engineering firms Alstom SA and Schneider Electric SA.more
Earnings Preview: MasterCard to post 2Q results (AP)
AP - Payment processing company MasterCard Inc. reports its second-quarter results before the market opens Tuesday.more
Job and cost cuts sends AEP profits down 57 pct (AP)
AP - American Electric Power Inc. said Friday its second-quarter earnings dropped 57 percent, mainly from charges as the company slashed 11.5 percent of its work force and cut costs.more