More Earnings News

H.J. Heinz reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by growth in emerging markets, improving results in the United States and Australia, higher prices and a favorable tax rate.

Security firm G4S, at the centre of a political and media storm over its failure to provide enough guards for the London Olympics, said the fiasco would cost it 50 million pounds ($79 million) and it was fighting to rebuild its reputation.

BYD , a Chinese carmaker backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, posted a 94 percent drop in first-half earnings, underperforming most of its rivals as sales sagged and its solar energy business lost money.

Tiffany & Co. lowered its fiscal-year sales and profit forecasts on Monday, citing global economic conditions and weakness in key markets for the jeweler such as Europe and New York.

Woolworths, Australia's largest supermarket chain, posted a drop in second-half net profit and forecast growth in the current year below market expectations, as uncertainty over the global economy deepened the gloom in the country's retail sector.

PetroChina , the country's dominant oil and gas producer which also owns refineries, has earmarked close to $16 billion for overseas investment this year as it aims to have half its production outside China within 8 years.

The largest luxury homebuilder in the U.S. reported a higher quarterly profit and a sharp jump in new orders amid a recovery in the housing market.

Best Buy reported a decline in same-store sales on Tuesday — its eighth in the last nine quarters — highlighting the tough task ahead for new CEO Hubert Joly as he tries to engineer a turnaround at the world's largest consumer electronics chain.

Best Buy reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results and suspended its profit outlook and share buybacks for the year, citing lower expectations for industrywide sales and uncertainty about key product introductions.

Infosys shares rose on Tuesday after a U.S. court dismissed harassment charges filed by a U.S. employee, providing a win for the company in its biggest market. A second, similar, lawsuit remains.

China's leading offshore oil producer CNOOC said its first-half net profit fell by almost a fifth - twice as much as the market had expected - and it cut its dividend by 40 percent to make room for its $15.1 billion acquisition of Canadian oil firm Nexen .

Lowe's, the world's No. 2 home improvement chain, reported lower-than-expected second-quarter results.

A rally in European stocks has masked a gloomy second-quarter results season that has led analysts to cut earnings forecasts and could see share prices falter if anticipated central bank stimulus is not forthcoming.

The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart’s second quarter profit narrowly beat market expectations and the economic bellwether said it would slow expansion in international markets that could impact full year earnings, but analysts tell CNBC they’re positive on the company’s stock and potential for earnings growth.

Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) Hong Kong-listed shares fell 2.7 percent after the company flagged a first-half net loss, throwing a fresh spotlight on its $926 million bid for Mongolia-focused coal miner SouthGobi Resources .

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, the smallest of Australia's top four lenders, posted a 9 percent rise in third-quarter profit as it cut costs and recorded growth in its Asian business that focuses on trade finance.

The specialty retailer reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street's expectations, but its full-year guidance missed analysts' estimates.

The world's largest retailer forecast full-year earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations, even as  posted a bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit.

Retailer Sears reported a quarterly loss in line with Wall Street estimates on Thursday as lower expenses offset weak sales.

China’s biggest internet company by revenue, Tencent, beat market expectations with the fastest pace of increase in quarterly profit in a year, prompting one analyst to predict further upside in its stock price, which has already risen a whopping 58 percent year to date.