
First-Quarter Earnings Announcements
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Monday's Earnings
FreeMarkets Posts a Lower-Than-Expected Loss
The online auctioneer reported a first-quarter net loss of $8.4 million, or 24 cents a diluted share.
Texas Instruments Beats Expectations
Earnings rose 69% on the strength of semiconductor sales.
Ford Drives Past Expectations
Net income rose to $2.1 billion and total vehicle sales increased to 1.91 million.
Merrill, Schwab Top Estimates
However, looking ahead, market instability may affect the brokerages' performances.
Kodak Tops Estimates by 2 Cents
Net earnings rose 58%.
Sears Meets Upgraded Expectations
Net income rose 71%.
Citigroup Leads a Slew of Upbeat Banking Results
Citigroup Leads a Slew of Upbeat Banking Results
Also Monday
Travelers Property Casualty
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reported first-quarter earnings of 96 cents a share, beating the nine-analyst estimate of 87 cents and up from the year-ago 83-cent profit.
Conseco
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put $11.9 million on reserve to possibly pay back defaults by company executives for their $575.8 million share in bank loans that the company secured in a controversial stock purchasing program,
The Wall Street Journal
reported.
Eli Lilly
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posted first-quarter earnings of 77 cents a share, which included a gain and sale. The report compares to the year-ago 53-cent profit and edges out the 20-analyst estimate of 61 cents a share.
Ford
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reported first-quarter earnings of $1.70 a share, edging out the 14-analyst estimate of a $1.58 profit and up from the year-ago $1.60 a share, which included a gain.