Hormel posts profit just shy of Wall Street view
293060
Hormel Foods Corp.  reported  higher quarterly profit on Friday as price increases and sales  of refrigerated items liked sliced pepperoni helped offset  higher grain costs, but the results just missed the analysts'  average estimate.
46436
Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the companyâs forecast for next year was slightly below analystsâ estimates.
246771
Pricier commodities and the weak dollar pressured fourth-quarter profits for aluminum giant Alcoa Inc., which reported results below Wall Street's expectations - even as the worldwide aluminum industry enjoys high prices and robust demand.
423893
The investment firm posts a strong profit report, but shares slid.
647402
Hormel Foods (HRL :NYSE - news - research) said Thursday that it has acquired Clougherty Packing for $186 million. The Austin, Minn.
245541
Kicking off the new earnings season, aluminum company Alcoa Inc  reported on Monday that second-quarter profit slipped, but still matched Wall Street expectations, even though revenue fell short of forecasts.
497286
Alcoa Inc  reported second-quarter earnings on Monday that matched Wall Street expectations, but the aluminum producer's revenue fell short of forecasts.
695099
Gallaher Group, which makes Silk Cut and Benson &amp; Hedges cigarettes, yesterday announced a small rise in profits for the first half of the year but said it was facing tough trading outside Britain, especially in Germany and Ireland.
614410
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  on Friday reported quarterly results that missed Wall Street estimates, hampered by lower profit at its transportation business and higher raw material and research and development costs.
600477
NEW YORK/HOUSTON  - Schlumberger Ltd , the world's largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday but missed Wall Street forecasts because of weakness in its U.S. onshore market.
706880
The company said profit dipped slightly due in part to higher energy and materials costs and more investment in advertising, but still matched Wall Streetâs expectations.
136080
Food purveyor Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) -- owner of the SPAM canned meat bonanza -- had good news this morning, or so you would think. Sales were up 15%, unit volume was up 6%, and earnings, excluding a positive impact from the ...
199700
The home-furnishings retailer reports lower earnings but beats expectations.
215513
Schering-Plough Corp  on Monday  reported third-quarter profit and sales that fell short of Wall  Street's target, sending shares down more than 10 percent amid  concerns about its flagship cholesterol drugs.
300928
Jenny-O turkey profits prop-up Hormel's fourth quarter results.
188318
General Mills Inc.  on Thursday posted quarterly profit that was a penny shy of analysts' estimates as increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered gains.
21828
Stocks were little changed in volatile trading on Monday as a larger-than-expected decline in new home sales in December was offset by positive earnings surprises.