Lucent Profit Falls 50 Percent, Sales Lag
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Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N on  Wednesday said quarterly earnings fell by half as increased  sales of wireless network products and services failed to  offset a sharp decline in demand for network gear used by  traditional phone companies.
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U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch &  Co. MER.N on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8  percent, hurt by reduced trading in debt and equity markets  which pushed revenue below expectations.
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Caterpillar Inc. , a manufacturer of heavy construction and mining equipment, on Friday said quarterly earnings fell more than expected due to lower sales of diesel truck engines, weakness in North American construction markets, and higher production costs.
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European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked a fresh batch of earnings news, dealers said.
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Profit fell 94 percent in the third quarter as sales fell in the companyâs cell phone business, but it forecast better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
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U.S. oil and gas producer XTO Energy  Inc.  on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell as  lower natural gas prices weighed on results.
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The printer maker said its second-quarter profit declined 16 percent, to $64.2 million, on lower consumer segment sales and higher costs.
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Second-quarter profit fell by two-thirds at plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) as its regional aircraft business lagged a rebound
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Alcatel shares  fell as much as  6.3 percent on Tuesday after U.S. merger partner Lucent  Technologies  warned fiscal third-quarter earnings would  be hit by weak wireless sales in North America.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Electronics testing equipment  maker Agilent Technologies Inc.  said on Thursday that its  first quarter earnings fell from a year earlier, when the  company reported a large gain from the sale of its  semiconductor products business.
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Dutch retailer Ahold  reported a 3 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, hurt by its sluggish U.S. retail operations and with margins hit by restructuring costs but investors shrugged off the bad news.
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Nonetheless, shares fell 65 cents, to $50.48, as the company said results in the current quarter would be pressured by calendar changes.
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The company reported a 53 percent drop in profit for the third quarter from results helped by a tax gain a year ago, but both earnings and sales beat expectations.
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Boston Scientific Corp.  posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as sales of its flagship drug-eluting heart stent fell by 32 percent.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 48 percent year-over-year, hurt by the loss of patent exclusivity for its Zoloft and Norvasc drugs and by sluggish sales of blockbuster cholesterol drug, Lipitor, in the U.S.
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Lucent Technologies Inc.  on Wednesday posted lower quarterly earnings and disappointing sales despite improved demand for wireless network products, and the telecommunications gear maker's shares fell.