Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said increased summer bookings from last-minute getaway seekers combined with falling fuel costs to help it beat third-quarter profit forecasts. ...more

September 23, 2009

HOUSTON (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago. ...more

February 1, 2009

HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago. ...more

January 30, 2009

Starbucks is reporting that its profit dropped 69 percent in its fiscal first quarter and it plans to close more stores and cut more jobs. ...more

January 28, 2009

It isn't just car dealers who are struggling to unload vehicles. Sales are down by nearly half at the nation's largest boat dealer. ...more

October 15, 2008

Cigna Corp. trumped Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent jump in second-quarter profit, but the health insurer's stock fell Friday after it lowered 2008 membership growth expectations and some income guidance. ...more

August 2, 2008

A fourth-quarter $422 million loss reported by Countrywide Financial Corp. on Tuesday did not appear to scare off Bank of America. ...more

January 30, 2008

Online search engine operator Yahoo said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit declined a bit more than 23 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed an increase in revenue. ...more

January 30, 2008

After a favorable earnings report Monday and analysts' forecasts that it will suffer little damage from the health-fraud investigation that became public last month, WellCare Health Plans saw its share price rebound 22 percent Monday in heavy trading. ...more

November 5, 2007

Apple's fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent and easily beat Wall Street expectations, capping a record-breaking year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Mac business, ceaseless consumer interest in its iPod players and a successful introduction of the iPhone. ...more

October 23, 2007