Aon Q4 profit rises, but margin pressures persist (Reuters) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:58 GMT Reuters - Aon Corp posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates, but the world's largest insurance broker continued to face margin pressures in its Aon Hewitt segment for the second-straight quarter.

Truck maker Volvo's Q4 profit rockets (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:46 GMT AP - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo recorded a 46 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits after a surge in sales it described as the best it has seen in more than two decades.

Japan's Panasonic projects record annual net loss (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:16:12 GMT In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 photo, a shopper walks by an advertisement for Panasonic's TV product at an electronics retailer in Tokyo. Japanese electronics maker Panasonic forecast Friday, Feb. 3, it would log a reco b50 rd net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year through March, nearly twice its previous estimate, amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and restructuring costs. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Broadband gives BT a Q3 profit boost (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:33:45 GMT AP - A strong performance by the broadband business helped British telecommunications company BT PLC report a 41 percent increase in net profit in the three months ending Dec. 31.

BT posts solid earnings and raises guidance (Reuters) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:44:30 GMT Reuters - Lower regulatory charges, cost cuts and strong demand for a wide range of services enabled Britain's BT to post solid third-quarter core earnings on Friday and lift aspects of its forecasts.

Panasonic headed b50 for record $10 billion annual loss (Reuters) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:51 GMT Reuters - Japan's Panasonic Corp warned of a record annual $10.2 billion net loss, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a sea of red ink as they struggle to fix their broken TV businesses and show they have not lost their way.

Wynn's 4th-qtr profit up 67 pct as revenue climbs (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:55:49 GMT AP - Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday that revenue growth in its Macau and Las Vegas casinos and a tax benefit helped drive profit up 67 percent in the last three months of 2011.

Homebuilders see stable housing market ahead (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:54:55 GMT AP - The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.

Starwood 4Q profit falls, but tops Street's view (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:17:21 GMT People walk past the Westin New York hotel, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in New York. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. says its fourth-quarter net income dropped 51 percent on impairment charges and other items, but its performance beat analysts’ expectations. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Kellogg fourth-quarter net income jumps (AP) Company Earnings News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:26 GMT AP - Kellogg Co. is showing signs of easing its way out of a two-year slump. The cereal maker reported Thursday that its net income rose 23 percent on revenue gains.