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http://news.yahoo.com/earnings/ Get the latest earnings news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking earnings news, including analysis and opinion on top earnings stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 25 Jul 2013 02:52:09 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/earnings/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ? Chemicals and oil company BASF SE warned Thursday that it will find it more difficult to achieve its full-year profit target as it reported a 4.2 percent fall in second-quarter earnings due to weaker demand in an uneven global economy.http://news.yahoo.com/basf-q2-profit-dips-amid-patchy-global-economy-065209508.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 02:52:09 -0400Associated Pressbasf-q2-profit-dips-amid-patchy-global-economy-065209508OSLO, Norway (AP) ? Lower oil and gas prices weighed heavily on second-quarter earnings at Norway's Statoil, even though production levels were more or less unchanged.http://news.yahoo.com/statoil-sees-q2-earnings-sink-weak-oil-prices-064120924.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 02:41:20 -0400Associated Pressstatoil-sees-q2-earnings-sink-weak-oil-prices-064120924PARIS (AP) ? Tire maker Michelin SA says its first-half profits slumped 45 percent as restructuring costs weighed on earnings amid flat demand in key markets.http://news.yahoo.com/restructuring-costs-hit-michelins-hi-profits-hard-064120328.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 02:41:20 -0400Associated Pressrestructuring-costs-hit-michelins-hi-profits-hard-064120328<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-retreat-7-wk-highs-earnings-focus-042043537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nWxRDNTPSXd_9Y3OusYNKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T061402Z_2_CBRE96O0C4W00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman wearing a kimono walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo" align="left" title="A woman wearing a kimono walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped from seven-week highs on Thursday after Wall Street buckled under profit-taking pressure and as investors retreated to the sidelines with the earnings season heating up. But a dearth of market-moving news saw the dollar struggle to extend gains after snapping a three-day slide, while gold found a tentative footing following a 2 percent fall. MSCI&#039;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3 percent, having posted a seven-week closing high just a day earlier. Tokyo&#039;s Nikkei closed 1.1 percent lower at 14,562. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-retreat-7-wk-highs-earnings-focus-042043537.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 02:14:02 -0400Reutersasian-stocks-retreat-7-wk-highs-earnings-focus-042043537<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-retreat-7-wk-highs-earnings-focus-042043537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nWxRDNTPSXd_9Y3OusYNKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T061402Z_2_CBRE96O0C4W00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman wearing a kimono walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo" align="left" title="A woman wearing a kimono walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped from seven-week highs on Thursday after Wall Street buckled under profit-taking pressure and as investors retreated to the sidelines with the earnings season heating up. But a dearth of market-moving news saw the dollar struggle to extend gains after snapping a three-day slide, while gold found a tentative footing following a 2 percent fall. MSCI&#039;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3 percent, having posted a seven-week closing high just a day earlier. Tokyo&#039;s Nikkei closed 1.1 percent lower at 14,562. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-quick-fix-anglos-boss-prepares-woo-investors-055707618.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0riHhJblrkVGo3YoSMPAjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T061737Z_1_AJOE96O0HHF00_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-ANGLO-PREVIEW-20130725.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo American&#039;s new boss will lay out his stall on Friday after four months in the job and while investors are not counting on a quick fix, they are betting his plans will include cost cuts, more disciplined spending and potential asset sales. Anglo, the smallest of the major diversified miners, has underperformed its peers, most recently battling labour unrest in South Africa, where it generates half its earnings, and multi-billion dollar cost overruns in Brazil. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/no-quick-fix-anglos-boss-prepares-woo-investors-055707618.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 01:57:07 -0400Reutersno-quick-fix-anglos-boss-prepares-woo-investors-055707618<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-quick-fix-anglos-boss-prepares-woo-investors-055707618.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0riHhJblrkVGo3YoSMPAjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T061737Z_1_AJOE96O0HHF00_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-ANGLO-PREVIEW-20130725.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo American&#039;s new boss will lay out his stall on Friday after four months in the job and while investors are not counting on a quick fix, they are betting his plans will include cost cuts, more disciplined spending and potential asset sales. Anglo, the smallest of the major diversified miners, has underperformed its peers, most recently battling labour unrest in South Africa, where it generates half its earnings, and multi-billion dollar cost overruns in Brazil. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-much-fed-aid-u-corporate-profits-worth-051037297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1Wsr4497Q0_7vHNXOSrW1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T051037Z_1_CBRE96O0EE400_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-FOMC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows an eagle sculpture on Federal Reserve building in Washington" align="left" title="A view shows an eagle sculpture on Federal Reserve building in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many on Wall Street believe the Federal Reserve&#039;s monetary policy is behind record corporate earnings and the stock market&#039;s surge to all-time highs this year. But how much is a burning issue for investors who wonder how the economy and stocks will perform once the Fed eventually eases its buying of $85 billion a month in bonds and eventually allows short-term rates to climb. Some believe the influence of the Fed&#039;s policy, known as quantitative easing, has been particularly important to the performance of the benchmark Standard &amp; Poor&#039;s 500 Index . ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-much-fed-aid-u-corporate-profits-worth-051037297.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 01:10:37 -0400Reutersanalysis-much-fed-aid-u-corporate-profits-worth-051037297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-much-fed-aid-u-corporate-profits-worth-051037297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1Wsr4497Q0_7vHNXOSrW1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T051037Z_1_CBRE96O0EE400_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-FOMC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows an eagle sculpture on Federal Reserve building in Washington" align="left" title="A view shows an eagle sculpture on Federal Reserve building in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many on Wall Street believe the Federal Reserve&#039;s monetary policy is behind record corporate earnings and the stock market&#039;s surge to all-time highs this year. But how much is a burning issue for investors who wonder how the economy and stocks will perform once the Fed eventually eases its buying of $85 billion a month in bonds and eventually allows short-term rates to climb. Some believe the influence of the Fed&#039;s policy, known as quantitative easing, has been particularly important to the performance of the benchmark Standard &amp; Poor&#039;s 500 Index . ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-shares-little-changed-ahead-earnings-022532216.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tPOc_0UxfB_3FjJPN4j8yA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/008b7980bf2c7418380f6a7067002c8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Asian stocks were little changed in subdued trading Thursday morning amid worries about lagging shares on Wall Street overnight, and ahead of a slew of earnings reports in coming sessions.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asian-shares-little-changed-ahead-earnings-022532216.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 22:26:21 -0400Associated Pressasian-shares-little-changed-ahead-earnings-022532216<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-shares-little-changed-ahead-earnings-022532216.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tPOc_0UxfB_3FjJPN4j8yA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/008b7980bf2c7418380f6a7067002c8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Asian stocks were little changed in subdued trading Thursday morning amid worries about lagging shares on Wall Street overnight, and ahead of a slew of earnings reports in coming sessions.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-boosted-apple-solid-euro-zone-data-114641679.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gALiF0nrJ.PrL79UZSZ7kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T210817Z_10_CBRE96L165V00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" align="left" title="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alison Griswold NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly retreated on Wednesday as falling utility and commodity shares more than offset gains in the tech sector on Apple&#039;s solid earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average ended slightly lower a day after closing at a record high. Caterpillar and AT&amp;T dragged on the Dow following weak results. Earnings, as a whole, were mixed, with better-than-expected news from Boeing Co But blue-chip Boeing&#039;s stock also ended the day lower. The benchmark S&amp;P 500 logged its first back-to-back declines in a month. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-boosted-apple-solid-euro-zone-data-114641679.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:02:39 -0400Reutersstock-futures-boosted-apple-solid-euro-zone-data-114641679<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-boosted-apple-solid-euro-zone-data-114641679.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gALiF0nrJ.PrL79UZSZ7kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T210817Z_10_CBRE96L165V00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" align="left" title="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alison Griswold NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly retreated on Wednesday as falling utility and commodity shares more than offset gains in the tech sector on Apple&#039;s solid earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average ended slightly lower a day after closing at a record high. Caterpillar and AT&amp;T dragged on the Dow following weak results. Earnings, as a whole, were mixed, with better-than-expected news from Boeing Co But blue-chip Boeing&#039;s stock also ended the day lower. The benchmark S&amp;P 500 logged its first back-to-back declines in a month. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insurer-wellpoints-2q-profit-soars-24-percent-102856389.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gKPXFo2XvJe3HByOffJnFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/292dfee6bf6a7518380f6a70670027ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- This July 17, 2012, file photo, shows the corporate headquarters of WellPoint in Indianapolis. WellPoint reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)" align="left" title="FILE- This July 17, 2012, file photo, shows the corporate headquarters of WellPoint in Indianapolis. WellPoint reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)" border="0" /></a>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Shares of WellPoint Inc. hit an all-time high Wednesday, after the nation&#039;s second-largest health insurer trounced second-quarter earnings expectations and detailed how it expects to benefit from the health care overhaul and other growth opportunities over the next few years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insurer-wellpoints-2q-profit-soars-24-percent-102856389.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:54:53 -0400Associated Pressinsurer-wellpoints-2q-profit-soars-24-percent-102856389<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insurer-wellpoints-2q-profit-soars-24-percent-102856389.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gKPXFo2XvJe3HByOffJnFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/292dfee6bf6a7518380f6a70670027ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- This July 17, 2012, file photo, shows the corporate headquarters of WellPoint in Indianapolis. WellPoint reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)" align="left" title="FILE- This July 17, 2012, file photo, shows the corporate headquarters of WellPoint in Indianapolis. WellPoint reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)" border="0" /></a>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Shares of WellPoint Inc. hit an all-time high Wednesday, after the nation&#039;s second-largest health insurer trounced second-quarter earnings expectations and detailed how it expects to benefit from the health care overhaul and other growth opportunities over the next few years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/visa-posts-profit-1-23-billion-authorizes-share-201955128.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GzsSlW6pntIhcIirj2gCLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T222033Z_3_CBRE96N1KHF00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Visa logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference &amp; Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana" align="left" title="A Visa logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference &amp; Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Visa Inc&#039;s quarterly profit beat estimates as people spent more using its cards, and the largest credit and debit card network raised its full-year outlook for revenue and earnings. Visa also authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback program, sending its shares up about 3 percent in after-hours trading. The company raised its full-year forecast for percentage growth in adjusted earnings per share to the &quot;low twenties&quot; from around 20 percent. It said it also expected percentage earnings-per-share growth in 2014 in the mid-to-high teens. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/visa-posts-profit-1-23-billion-authorizes-share-201955128.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:20:33 -0400Reutersvisa-posts-profit-1-23-billion-authorizes-share-201955128<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/visa-posts-profit-1-23-billion-authorizes-share-201955128.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GzsSlW6pntIhcIirj2gCLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T222033Z_3_CBRE96N1KHF00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Visa logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference &amp; Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana" align="left" title="A Visa logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference &amp; Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Visa Inc&#039;s quarterly profit beat estimates as people spent more using its cards, and the largest credit and debit card network raised its full-year outlook for revenue and earnings. Visa also authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback program, sending its shares up about 3 percent in after-hours trading. The company raised its full-year forecast for percentage growth in adjusted earnings per share to the &quot;low twenties&quot; from around 20 percent. It said it also expected percentage earnings-per-share growth in 2014 in the mid-to-high teens. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-higher-euro-zone-pmis-offset-123133161.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TsbJ7vTJMDAFYUEnKTI9iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T123133Z_1_CBRE96N0YSO00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-MARKETS-CANADA-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" align="left" title="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada&#039;s main stock index fell on Wednesday, hit by disappointing results from Cenovus Energy Inc and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd as investors processed a flood of earnings reports from the country&#039;s top corporations. The TSX index was also yanked lower by a 4.6 percent drop in gold-mining shares, which fell with the price of bullion, as the market meanwhile digested more evidence of economic recovery in Europe, a manufacturing rebound in the United States, and growing signs of a slowdown in China. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-higher-euro-zone-pmis-offset-123133161.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:56:36 -0400Reuterstsx-may-open-higher-euro-zone-pmis-offset-123133161<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-higher-euro-zone-pmis-offset-123133161.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TsbJ7vTJMDAFYUEnKTI9iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T123133Z_1_CBRE96N0YSO00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-MARKETS-CANADA-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" align="left" title="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada&#039;s main stock index fell on Wednesday, hit by disappointing results from Cenovus Energy Inc and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd as investors processed a flood of earnings reports from the country&#039;s top corporations. The TSX index was also yanked lower by a 4.6 percent drop in gold-mining shares, which fell with the price of bullion, as the market meanwhile digested more evidence of economic recovery in Europe, a manufacturing rebound in the United States, and growing signs of a slowdown in China. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-2q-profit-falls-43-pct-cuts-outlook-122818136.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXXFEthHf6c4VurYlKBnlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a5e8a9abf6c7518380f6a70670057e9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)" border="0" /></a>A global mining industry slump cut into second-quarter earnings at Caterpillar Inc. as companies spent less on equipment and dealers cut inventories more than Caterpillar expected.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-2q-profit-falls-43-pct-cuts-outlook-122818136.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 15:18:41 -0400Associated Presscaterpillar-2q-profit-falls-43-pct-cuts-outlook-122818136<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-2q-profit-falls-43-pct-cuts-outlook-122818136.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXXFEthHf6c4VurYlKBnlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a5e8a9abf6c7518380f6a70670057e9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)" border="0" /></a>A global mining industry slump cut into second-quarter earnings at Caterpillar Inc. as companies spent less on equipment and dealers cut inventories more than Caterpillar expected.</p><br clear="all"/>By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday as it slashed costs ahead of generic competition later this year for its biggest product, antidepressant Cymbalta, and raised its 2013 profit view on plans for more streamlining. Shares of Lilly rose almost 3 percent as investors viewed the cost containment for research, marketing and other expenses in the second half of this year as an important move. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lilly-beats-forecast-helped-drugs-soon-face-generics-104322616.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 12:34:43 -0400Reuterslilly-beats-forecast-helped-drugs-soon-face-generics-104322616<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ford-raises-profit-forecast-strong-2q-results-121212069.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qkw8uouvZZNbiiIBdQgVZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff00dc81bf6a7518380f6a706700f76c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" /></a>DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ? Ford Motor Co. reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter and raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year as strong U.S. pickup truck demand and growing sales in China offset persistent ? but narrowing ? losses in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ford-raises-profit-forecast-strong-2q-results-121212069.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 11:00:46 -0400Associated Pressford-raises-profit-forecast-strong-2q-results-121212069<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ford-raises-profit-forecast-strong-2q-results-121212069.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qkw8uouvZZNbiiIBdQgVZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff00dc81bf6a7518380f6a706700f76c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" /></a>DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ? Ford Motor Co. reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter and raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year as strong U.S. pickup truck demand and growing sales in China offset persistent ? but narrowing ? losses in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/arms-makers-boost-profits-despite-pentagon-budget-headwinds-141732499.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/viUQLHRUsUWS4MQ3O.SCGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/31205b40151e1613340f6a7067002d0c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ground crew signal to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot before touch-and-go landing training on Iwo Jima, Japan, Friday, June 7, 2013. Though the U.S. Navy regularly conducts carrier landing training on Iwo Jima, now known in Japan as Ioto, officials say the island is not up to Navy safety standards, and that a new site is needed. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)" align="left" title="Ground crew signal to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot before touch-and-go landing training on Iwo Jima, Japan, Friday, June 7, 2013. Though the U.S. Navy regularly conducts carrier landing training on Iwo Jima, now known in Japan as Ioto, officials say the island is not up to Navy safety standards, and that a new site is needed. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)" border="0" /></a>By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers reported higher quarterly earnings on Wednesday despite Pentagon budget cuts, with many raising their full-year forecasts, but the companies&#039; order books showed an increasingly tough market. The Pentagon began implementing $37 billion in mandated budget cuts for fiscal 2013 in March, and it faces additional cuts of $50 billion annually over the next nine years unless Congress acts to avert a process known as &quot;sequestration. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/arms-makers-boost-profits-despite-pentagon-budget-headwinds-141732499.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 10:17:32 -0400Reutersarms-makers-boost-profits-despite-pentagon-budget-headwinds-141732499<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/arms-makers-boost-profits-despite-pentagon-budget-headwinds-141732499.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/viUQLHRUsUWS4MQ3O.SCGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/31205b40151e1613340f6a7067002d0c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ground crew signal to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot before touch-and-go landing training on Iwo Jima, Japan, Friday, June 7, 2013. Though the U.S. Navy regularly conducts carrier landing training on Iwo Jima, now known in Japan as Ioto, officials say the island is not up to Navy safety standards, and that a new site is needed. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)" align="left" title="Ground crew signal to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot before touch-and-go landing training on Iwo Jima, Japan, Friday, June 7, 2013. Though the U.S. Navy regularly conducts carrier landing training on Iwo Jima, now known in Japan as Ioto, officials say the island is not up to Navy safety standards, and that a new site is needed. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)" border="0" /></a>By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers reported higher quarterly earnings on Wednesday despite Pentagon budget cuts, with many raising their full-year forecasts, but the companies&#039; order books showed an increasingly tough market. The Pentagon began implementing $37 billion in mandated budget cuts for fiscal 2013 in March, and it faces additional cuts of $50 billion annually over the next nine years unless Congress acts to avert a process known as &quot;sequestration. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pepsico-profit-rises-productivity-price-increases-111317350.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ysBjc5NRC31EIBawSJ7DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T125048Z_2_CBRE96N0V7A00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A variety of soft drinks produced by Pepsico are seen on a kitchen counter in Golden" align="left" title="A variety of soft drinks produced by Pepsico are seen on a kitchen counter in Golden" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, as price increases and productivity improvements helped margins in the face of weak soft-drink sales in North America and Europe. In addition, the company cited a lower tax rate and a $137 million gain related to refranchising its bottling operations in Vietnam - issues that one analyst said made the results look better than they are. &quot;The headline is much better than the net result,&quot; said JP Morgan analyst John Faucher. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pepsico-profit-rises-productivity-price-increases-111317350.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 09:58:20 -0400Reuterspepsico-profit-rises-productivity-price-increases-111317350<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pepsico-profit-rises-productivity-price-increases-111317350.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ysBjc5NRC31EIBawSJ7DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T125048Z_2_CBRE96N0V7A00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A variety of soft drinks produced by Pepsico are seen on a kitchen counter in Golden" align="left" title="A variety of soft drinks produced by Pepsico are seen on a kitchen counter in Golden" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, as price increases and productivity improvements helped margins in the face of weak soft-drink sales in North America and Europe. In addition, the company cited a lower tax rate and a $137 million gain related to refranchising its bottling operations in Vietnam - issues that one analyst said made the results look better than they are. &quot;The headline is much better than the net result,&quot; said JP Morgan analyst John Faucher. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-european-figures-markets-lift-102432678.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tPOc_0UxfB_3FjJPN4j8yA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/008b7980bf2c7418380f6a7067002c8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Surprisingly strong economic figures out of Europe and upbeat earnings from Apple helped shore up markets Wednesday despite earlier concerns over China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-european-figures-markets-lift-102432678.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 09:57:32 -0400Associated Pressupbeat-european-figures-markets-lift-102432678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-european-figures-markets-lift-102432678.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tPOc_0UxfB_3FjJPN4j8yA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/008b7980bf2c7418380f6a7067002c8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Surprisingly strong economic figures out of Europe and upbeat earnings from Apple helped shore up markets Wednesday despite earlier concerns over China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-leads-early-advance-technology-stocks-134652757.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vLHBjj6YZWUQx.FNG_roGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7ceb5d74c06a7918380f6a706700e2c6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader David O&#039;Day. left, works with specialist Mark Fitzgerald on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, July 22, 2013. Chinese stocks fell Wednesday July 24, 2013 after a survey showed the country&#039;s manufacturing fell to its lowest point in nearly a year, though other Asian markets bounced back to finish higher after the report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader David O&#039;Day. left, works with specialist Mark Fitzgerald on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, July 22, 2013. Chinese stocks fell Wednesday July 24, 2013 after a survey showed the country&#039;s manufacturing fell to its lowest point in nearly a year, though other Asian markets bounced back to finish higher after the report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Apple is leading an early advance in technology stocks on Wall Street after beating analysts&#039; estimates for earnings and revenue.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apple-leads-early-advance-technology-stocks-134652757.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 09:53:01 -0400Associated Pressapple-leads-early-advance-technology-stocks-134652757<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-leads-early-advance-technology-stocks-134652757.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vLHBjj6YZWUQx.FNG_roGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7ceb5d74c06a7918380f6a706700e2c6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader David O&#039;Day. left, works with specialist Mark Fitzgerald on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, July 22, 2013. Chinese stocks fell Wednesday July 24, 2013 after a survey showed the country&#039;s manufacturing fell to its lowest point in nearly a year, though other Asian markets bounced back to finish higher after the report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader David O&#039;Day. left, works with specialist Mark Fitzgerald on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, July 22, 2013. Chinese stocks fell Wednesday July 24, 2013 after a survey showed the country&#039;s manufacturing fell to its lowest point in nearly a year, though other Asian markets bounced back to finish higher after the report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Apple is leading an early advance in technology stocks on Wall Street after beating analysts&#039; estimates for earnings and revenue.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ford-earns-1-2b-2q-strong-us-china-110501314.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qkw8uouvZZNbiiIBdQgVZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff00dc81bf6a7518380f6a706700f76c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" /></a>DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ? Ford Motor Co. reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings and raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year as strong U.S. pickup truck demand and growing sales in China offset persistent ? but narrowing ? losses in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ford-earns-1-2b-2q-strong-us-china-110501314.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 07:22:26 -0400Associated Pressford-earns-1-2b-2q-strong-us-china-110501314<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ford-earns-1-2b-2q-strong-us-china-110501314.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qkw8uouvZZNbiiIBdQgVZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff00dc81bf6a7518380f6a706700f76c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" /></a>DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ? Ford Motor Co. reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings and raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year as strong U.S. pickup truck demand and growing sales in China offset persistent ? but narrowing ? losses in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - WellPoint Inc reported a much higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by lower-than-forecast medical costs in its employer-based insurance business and improvements in Medicaid operations after the purchase of Amerigroup in December. The second-largest U.S. insurer also raised its full-year earnings forecast to at least $8 per share, up from the $7.75 it had affirmed in June. WellPoint said its improved 2013 outlook was based on the better first-half results and that it remained "prudent" about the second half of the year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wellpoint-says-second-quarter-profit-rose-raises-2013-101455384.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 07:21:35 -0400Reuterswellpoint-says-second-quarter-profit-rose-raises-2013-101455384<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canon-cuts-profit-outlook-china-slowdown-hits-cameras-080353287.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4oHgMI4b4_.OT8C_yeSpgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T080353Z_2_CBRE96N0IO300_RTROPTP_2_US-CANON-EARNINGS-SLOWDOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks on an advertisement of Canon digital cameras at an electronics retail store in Tokyo July 24, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato" align="left" title="A man walks on an advertisement of Canon digital cameras at an electronics retail store in Tokyo July 24, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato" border="0" /></a>By Sophie Knight TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan&#039;s Canon Inc cut its profit forecast for the year to December and trimmed its sales targets for both high-end and compact digital cameras as a slowdown in China and other emerging economies caught the company off-guard. Canon, the world&#039;s largest maker of digital cameras, kicked off the quarterly earnings reporting season for Japan&#039;s big-name tech manufacturers by cutting its operating profit forecast to 380 billion yen ($3.81 billion), down 16 percent from guidance issued just three months ago. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/canon-cuts-profit-outlook-china-slowdown-hits-cameras-080353287.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 04:03:53 -0400Reuterscanon-cuts-profit-outlook-china-slowdown-hits-cameras-080353287<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canon-cuts-profit-outlook-china-slowdown-hits-cameras-080353287.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4oHgMI4b4_.OT8C_yeSpgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T080353Z_2_CBRE96N0IO300_RTROPTP_2_US-CANON-EARNINGS-SLOWDOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks on an advertisement of Canon digital cameras at an electronics retail store in Tokyo July 24, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato" align="left" title="A man walks on an advertisement of Canon digital cameras at an electronics retail store in Tokyo July 24, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato" border="0" /></a>By Sophie Knight TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan&#039;s Canon Inc cut its profit forecast for the year to December and trimmed its sales targets for both high-end and compact digital cameras as a slowdown in China and other emerging economies caught the company off-guard. Canon, the world&#039;s largest maker of digital cameras, kicked off the quarterly earnings reporting season for Japan&#039;s big-name tech manufacturers by cutting its operating profit forecast to 380 billion yen ($3.81 billion), down 16 percent from guidance issued just three months ago. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-3q-earnings-sag-top-street-estimates-213047439.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYmQZB.iVZvWMunrHGbHsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/68f533bba02a5b18380f6a706700292e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, June 10, 2013 file photo, people wait for the doors to open for the start of the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, June 10, 2013 file photo, people wait for the doors to open for the start of the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Apple&#039;s sales of older, less expensive iPhones climbed in its latest quarter, highlighting the challenges facing the world&#039;s most valuable technology company as it tries to reverse a recent decline in its earnings and prove that it can still innovate.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apples-3q-earnings-sag-top-street-estimates-213047439.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:36:28 -0400Associated Pressapples-3q-earnings-sag-top-street-estimates-213047439<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apples-3q-earnings-sag-top-street-estimates-213047439.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYmQZB.iVZvWMunrHGbHsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/68f533bba02a5b18380f6a706700292e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, June 10, 2013 file photo, people wait for the doors to open for the start of the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, June 10, 2013 file photo, people wait for the doors to open for the start of the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Apple&#039;s sales of older, less expensive iPhones climbed in its latest quarter, highlighting the challenges facing the world&#039;s most valuable technology company as it tries to reverse a recent decline in its earnings and prove that it can still innovate.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-china-moves-focus-earnings-113915762.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iy5UGNq9LLAEp5cwbNzAkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T194504Z_5_CBRE96L165U00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alison Griswold NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&amp;P 500 snapped a four-day winning streak on Tuesday and pulled back from Monday&#039;s record closing high, while healthy earnings from United Technologies gave the Dow a slight lift. Earnings, as a whole, though, were lukewarm and held back the broader market. Technology shares weighed on the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq. Shares of Apple fell 1.7 percent to end at $418.99, ahead of the company&#039;s earnings after the closing bell. Apple&#039;s stock added 3. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-china-moves-focus-earnings-113915762.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 18:33:55 -0400Reutersstock-futures-china-moves-focus-earnings-113915762<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-china-moves-focus-earnings-113915762.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Iy5UGNq9LLAEp5cwbNzAkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T194504Z_5_CBRE96L165U00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets opening in New York" border="0" /></a>By Alison Griswold NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&amp;P 500 snapped a four-day winning streak on Tuesday and pulled back from Monday&#039;s record closing high, while healthy earnings from United Technologies gave the Dow a slight lift. Earnings, as a whole, though, were lukewarm and held back the broader market. Technology shares weighed on the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq. Shares of Apple fell 1.7 percent to end at $418.99, ahead of the company&#039;s earnings after the closing bell. Apple&#039;s stock added 3. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dupont-reports-drop-2q-earnings-115127044.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x9Nldnn8wyBdasO9aFRLJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f92596fa0235b18380f6a706700b52d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 photo, shows construction workers framing a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Chemical and bioscience company DuPont Co. reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" align="left" title="This Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 photo, shows construction workers framing a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Chemical and bioscience company DuPont Co. reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>DOVER, Del. (AP) ? The chemicals giant DuPont reported a nearly 12 percent decline in second-quarter earnings Tuesday partly because of lower pricing for titanium dioxide, a widely used whitening pigment, and said it is exploring a possible sale or spinoff of its performance chemicals unit.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dupont-reports-drop-2q-earnings-115127044.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 18:21:07 -0400Associated Pressdupont-reports-drop-2q-earnings-115127044<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dupont-reports-drop-2q-earnings-115127044.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x9Nldnn8wyBdasO9aFRLJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f92596fa0235b18380f6a706700b52d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 photo, shows construction workers framing a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Chemical and bioscience company DuPont Co. reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" align="left" title="This Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 photo, shows construction workers framing a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Chemical and bioscience company DuPont Co. reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>DOVER, Del. (AP) ? The chemicals giant DuPont reported a nearly 12 percent decline in second-quarter earnings Tuesday partly because of lower pricing for titanium dioxide, a widely used whitening pigment, and said it is exploring a possible sale or spinoff of its performance chemicals unit.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-higher-china-comments-support-121726590.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KmzOMJtVpfeQS_8LmgK1FA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T123157Z_1_CBRE96L0YTE00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-MARKETS-CANADA-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Toronto Stock Exchange logo is seen in Toronto" align="left" title="Toronto Stock Exchange logo is seen in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada&#039;s main stock index pulled back on Tuesday after a four-day rally as a decline in shares of Canadian National Railway Co following its results offset strength in mining shares. Shares of CN Railway, the country&#039;s largest railroad, fell 3.2 percent after the company posted an 11 percent rise in second-quarter adjusted profit but said the second half might be challenging. The stock was the single biggest factor leading the market lower. It had run up before earnings were released after the market close on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-higher-china-comments-support-121726590.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 17:16:11 -0400Reuterstsx-may-open-higher-china-comments-support-121726590http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/earnings

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