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Earnings highlights: GE, IBM, Bank of America, Alcoa, Yum! Brands and others
Oct 11, 2008 11:40 AM UTC

Trey Thoelcke

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Filed under: Earnings reports, eBay (EBAY), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Alcoa Inc (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Safeway Inc (SWY), Costco Wholesale (COST), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Yum Brands (YUM), Kohl's Corp (KSS), MetLife Inc. (MET)

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) lowered its Q3 earnings forecast below analysts' estimates.

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE: EYE) lowered guidance led to an analyst's downgrade.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) fell well short of Q3 estimates on lower demand and falling prices.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Q3 profits fell more than estimated, and it cut its dividend.

Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC) forecast a full-year loss and accelerated layoffs.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) Q4 earnings just missed estimates thought revenues were up.

Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) earnings results and growth prospects impressed one analyst.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) earnings may be diluted by its acquisition of Bill Me Later.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) results were in line with low expectations, and dividends will be sustained.

General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) Q3 earnings tumbled while revenue slipped.

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) surprised Wall Street by offering strong Q3 preliminary results.

International Coal Group Inc. (NYSE: ICO) earnings growth prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.

Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS) lowered its guidance as its September sales beat low expectations.

MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) withdrew its full-year earnings forecast due to exposure to hedge funds.

Parexel International Corp. (NASDAQ: PRXL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's upgrade.

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ: RMCF) posted dismal Q3 results as consumers pull back.

Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) missed Q3 earnings expectations but stood by its full-year forecast.

SAP (NYSE: SAP) lowered its third-quarter outlook, sending shares tumbling.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) earnings prospects in the current climate led to an analyst's downgrade.

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported strong Q3 earnings and sales, beating expectations.

Upcoming quarterly reports include Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), Southwest (NYSE: LUV), Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY).

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