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Earnings Preview: Hormel Foods Corp.

Hormel Foods Corp. reports results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, is scheduled to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Gap Inc.

Gap Inc. reports its results for the third quarter on Thursday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Sears Holdings Corp.

Sears Holdings Corp. reports its results for the third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Dell slips even as PCs rebound

Computer maker Dell Inc. is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closes Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion about the period.

Earnings Preview: BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. is scheduled to report earnings for its third quarter Wednesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Target Corp.

Retailer Target Corp. reports earnings for its third quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Home Depot

Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, reports earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

GM reports $1.2 billion third-quarter loss

- General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around.

Rich buying again, but middle class still hurting

American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on the lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics.

Earnings schedule for week of 11/23/09

Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:

Earnings Preview-J.C. Penney Co.

Department-store operator J.C. Penney Co. reports earnings for the third quarter on Friday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

GM to announce 3rd-quarter earnings on Monday

General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it will release its preliminary third-quarter earnings on Monday morning, the automaker's first earnings release since emerging from bankruptcy this summer.

Earnings Preview: Kohl's Corp.

Kohl's Corp. department store chain reports its earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview-Nordstrom Inc.

Nordstrom Inc., which operates its namesake department stores and the Nordstrom Rack discount chain, reports its earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Macy's Inc.

Macy's Inc. reports earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday before the stock market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the department store chain during the period.

Disney 4Q seen down on studio weakness

The Walt Disney Co. is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for the three months through September on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Beazer Homes to post 4Q results

Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments in the period.

Earnings Preview: Live Nation 3Q seen lower

Live Nation Inc., the world's biggest concert promoter and proposed merger partner of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Dynegy to report 3Q results

Power company Dynegy is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Ad trends eyed in CBS 3Q report

CBS Corp., the broadcast network controlled by Sumner Redstone, reports its third-quarter earnings Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.

Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday morning. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Starbucks Corp.

Starbucks Corp. reports its results for the third quarter Thursday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Earnings Preview: Cigna to report 3Q earnings

Managed care provider Cigna Corp. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday. Here are some key developments and analyst opinions related to that period.

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Smucker's profit surges after acquiring Folgers
Source: msnbc.com

J.M. Smucker Co.'s acquisition of Folgers Coffee Co. continues to pay off for the jam maker, helping to more than double its fiscal second-quarter profit, as consumers continue to turn to the company's well-known brands and eat at home more during the recession.

Dell profit falls 54 percent amid PC slump
Source: msnbc.com

Dell Inc. says its latest quarterly profit dropped 54 percent as the company battles a slump has caused it to lose its ranking as the world's No. 2 personal computer maker.

Sears posts second consecutive quarterly loss
Source: msnbc.com

Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday it lost money for the second consecutive quarter as customers spent elsewhere even as the retailer offered a series of early holiday season promotions to bring them back to its brands.

Target profit climbs 18 percent on lower costs
Source: msnbc.com

Target Corp.'s third-quarter profit climbed 18 percent, the cheap chic retailer said Tuesday, as it cut costs and did better in its credit-card business.

CIT Group reports $1.07 billion quarterly loss
Source: msnbc.com

Commercial lender CIT Group, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, says it lost $1.07 billion during the third quarter.

Home Depot third-quarter earnings fall
Source: msnbc.com

Home Depot Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell 8.9 percent as the housing and renovation markets remained weak, the nation's largest home improvement retailer said Tuesday.

Lowe's says third-quarter profit falls
Source: msnbc.com

Profit fell 30 percent at Lowe's Cos. in the third quarter as customers continued to delay large purchases amid a weak economy.

J.C. Penney's profit drops, outlook brightens
Source: msnbc.com

J.C. Penney Co. is reporting a 78 percent drop in its third-quarter earnings because of a big expense to fund its pension plan.

Wal-Mart posts 3 percent rise in profit
Source: msnbc.com

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by inventory controls and other cost-cutting measures.

Beazer Homes posts quarterly profit
Source: msnbc.com

Beazer Homes USA said Tuesday it posted a fourth-quarter profit despite a plunge in revenue, thanks to a large gain on the prepayment of debt.

Berkshire Hathaway's profit triples to $3.2B
Source: msnbc.com

Warren Buffett's company says its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s derivative contracts.

AIG posts 2nd consecutive quarterly profit
Source: msnbc.com

AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.

Cisco earns down; says 'tipping point' passed
Source: msnbc.com

Cisco Systems says its quarterly income dropped 19 percent but that recession-dampened orders are improving.

GMAC Financial Services 3Q loss narrows
Source: msnbc.com

GMAC Financial Services, the main lender for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, said Wednesday its loss narrowed to $767 million in the third quarter.

Comcast's net income rises 22 pct
Source: msnbc.com

Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings Wednesday after stepping up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans.

Pulte Homes posts third-quarter loss
Source: msnbc.com

Pulte Homes Inc. lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., the homebuilder increased sales by more than a third.

Viacom's quarterly profit jumps 15 percent
Source: msnbc.com

Viacom posted a 15 percent jump in third-quarter profit as a stronger film slate from its Paramount Pictures movie studio helped offset continuing declines in advertising and DVD sales.

Chevron 3Q profit slumps 51 percent
Source: msnbc.com

Chevron says it pushed its way through a weak third quarter by pumping more oil out of the ground as prices recover from a severe plunge earlier in the year.

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Nintendo profit dives, others in red amid slump
Source: msnbc.com

Brandname Japanese technology companies, including Nintendo, reported dismal earnings Thursday with Sharp emerging an exception in doubling profits on brisk sales of flat-panel TVs in China, Japan and the U.S.

Exxon Mobil third-quarter profit down 68%
Source: msnbc.com

The world's largest publicly traded oil company said Thursday that oil production is bouncing back with crude prices.

ConocoPhillips third-quarter profit drops 71%
Source: msnbc.com

ConocoPhillips said Wednesday that low natural gas prices and thin margins from its gasoline refining business drove profits down 71 percent in the third quarter.

International Paper's third-quarter profit soars
Source: msnbc.com

International Paper, the world's top wood products company, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit more than doubled.

Visa posts profit in fiscal fourth quarter
Source: msnbc.com

Visa says it turned a profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, as cost cutting and growing debit-card use made up for a decline in payment volume reflecting consumers' spending cutbacks.

US Steel posts 3rd straight quarterly loss
Source: msnbc.com

United States Steel Corp. said Tuesday it lost money for a third straight quarter as the global economic downturn continued to dampen demand for the metal.

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