Texas Instruments Inc. reports second-quarter financial results on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Manpower Inc. reported a 33 percent drop in second-quarter profit Friday due to a hefty legal reserve, but adjusted results topped Wall street expectations.

Sensient Technologies Corp. raised its quarterly dividend to 19 cents from 18 cents, the company said late Thursday.

Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Friday that second-quarter sales rose 11 percent to $1.11 billion, with a strong showing from items related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman film. International sales rose 15 percent, mainly coming from the effect of the weaker dollar, while U.S. sales rose 3 percent.

Sensient Technologies Corp. on Friday lifted its 2008 earnings estimates to a range of $1.80 per share to $1.84 per share, from a previous range of $1.77 to $1.80 a share.

Stocks turned mixed Friday as banks rebounded and Google and Microsoft slammed techs.

Strong sales growth pushed Sensient Technologies Corp.'s second quarter profit up 20 percent in the second quarter.

Informatica Corp. said late Thursday its second-quarter profit increased 10 percent, driven by strong demand for its data integration software and services.

Overstock.com Inc. shares sank Friday after the online discount retailer reported a narrower second-quarter loss, but an analyst downgraded the stock, saying the company's revenue growth may drop by 2009.

Regional bank stocks were mixed Friday in line with the broader market, as Wall Street waded through financial reports from a number of sector giants — including Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co.

Shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped Friday after the company's adjusted second-quarter earnings surged past Wall Street forecasts on a 46 percent boost in sales of the antibiotic Cubicin.

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Merrill Lynch & Co. shares fell Friday a day after the investment bank reported larger-than-expected losses for the second quarter.

Shares of national banks were mixed Friday after Citigroup Inc. posted a steep loss because of continued problems in the credit markets, but still beat analysts expectations.

Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. fell sharply Friday as Wall Street viewed the drug developer's latest earnings report as sign that the company could be shifting to a more subdued level of growth as its HIV treatments saturate the market.