- Cohen: S&P To Rally Back to 1,500 By Year's End
- Wal-Mart Shares Fall on Weak Earnings Forecast
- H-P Confirms Deal to Buy EDS for $13.9 Billion
- Fed's Pianalto Says Inflation 'A Key Risk'
- Wal-Mart Profit Rises as Shoppers Hunt for Bargains
- UK Inflation Jumps, Curbing Rate Cut Expectations
- Airbus Hit by New A380 Delivery Delay
- Banks, Oils Drag Markets into the Red
- Staples Raises Hostile Corporate Express Bid
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- Pops & Drops: Alcoa, Blockbuster...

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- Staples sweetens hostile bid for Corporate Express
- Fossil expects 2008 profit to top Wall Street
- G&K Services expands share repurchase program
- HP to buy EDS for about $12.6 billion in cash
- Stocks look to open lower ahead of retail reports
- Ahead of the Bell: McGraw-Hill rated 'Buy'
- Ahead of the Bell: Analysts raise targets on Fluor
- Helen of Troy 4Q profit rises 6 percent
- Pinnacle to get $48M from Allianz in settlement
- HP 2Q profit surprises, raises year targets
Among the earnings stories for Friday, May 9, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) — Clear Channel Communications Inc., a major radio and outdoor advertising company, reported higher first-quarter earnings Friday on asset sales but operating results were flat, reflecting weak demand for radio advertising.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — Chemical and industrial products company GenTek Inc. said it swung to a first-quarter profit compared with the year-ago period that included a hefty loss from discontinued operations.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (AP) — Aceto Corp., distributor of chemicals and generic drugs, said Friday its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 83 percent as sales rose, helped by solid results in all its segments, notably health sciences and chemical and colorants.
HOUSTON (AP) — Sterling Construction Co., which builds highways, bridges and railroads, said Friday its first-quarter profit grew as revenue increased, but results fell below Wall Street's expectations and shares inched lower.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of institutional pharmacy services provider PharMerica Corp. rose Friday after its adjusted first-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street estimates.


