Earnings Roundup: Newell Rubbermaid, Kellogg

Among the earnings stories for Thursday, April 30, from AP Financial News:

CHICAGO (AP) — Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid Inc. said Thursday that its first-quarter profit fell 41 percent, but efforts to cut costs partially compensated for a loss of sales from retailers that are slashing inventory and consumers who are reining their spending.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kellogg Co., maker of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries and All-Bran cereal, said Thursday that cutting costs helped its profit climb 2 percent in the first quarter even as sales declined. Shares climbed more than 9 percent in early trading. ...