Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's mining company Frisco said on Monday net profit in the first quarter jumped 220 percent to 701 million pesos .

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's mining company Frisco said on Monday net profit in the first quarter jumped 220 percent to 701 million pesos .

* Kraft likely to beat Q1 earnings estimates* Kraft growing sales, volumes faster than peers* Cuts TreeHouse to neutral from overweightApril 30 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc, NorthAmerica's largest packaged ...

The world's biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said Monday its first-quarter net profit jumped 75 percent thanks to lower financing costs and taxes as well as bigger beer sales.Net profit rose to $1.69 ...

CNA Financial Corp.'s first-quarter net income rose 14 percent as catastrophe losses declined and investment income rose in its core property and casualty insurance division.Loews Corp., a holding company ...

Sterne Agee believes that Steve Madden has multiple positive catalysts and the firm thinks that the company's EPS and margins will surpass expectations. The firm maintains a $47 target and Buy rating on ...

* Q1 loss per share $0.05 vs estimate of $0.12 loss* Q1 revenue fell 11 percent to $43.5 mln vs $43.2 mlnestimateTEL AVIV, April 30 (Reuters) - Multimedia chip provider DSPGroup Inc reported on Monday ...

Brean Murray remains confident in their in Q1 earnings estimate for True Religion and believes investor expectations low the risk/reward remains compelling. The firm said the company's valuation remains ...

April 30 (Reuters) - Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, asgeneric versions of the Lipitor cholesterol fighter and Lovenoxblood thinner helped revenue soar ...

Athenahealth's first quarter earnings meet the Zacks Consensus Estimates but profit falls.

Humana Inc. said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 21 percent as the health insurer paid out more in claims and bolstered spending in anticipation of growth in its lucrative Medicare Advantage ...

April 30 (Reuters) - Armstrong World Industries Inc posted first-quarter results below market expectations, hurt bylower sales volumes across its segments.The maker of flooring products, ceiling systems ...

Swiss bank UBS AG reports first-quarter results before markets open in Zurich on Wednesday.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Rival Credit Suisse reported a 95 percent drop in first-quarter net profit last week on writedowns, ...

* Adj EPS $1.07 vs. Street forecast $1.06* Revenue down 3 percent to $11.88 bln; misses Street* Weak margins due to use of crude in Europe, AsiaBy Ernest Scheyder April 30 (Reuters) - Chemical maker LyondellBasellIndustries ...

April 30 (Reuters) - Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, asgeneric versions of the Lipitor cholesterol fighter and Lovenoxblood thinner helped revenue soar ...

Humana posts lower 1Q earnings

The diversified holding company Loews Corp. said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 3 percent, hurt by lower earnings at Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. and HighMount Exploration & Production LLC.The ...

SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - CapitaLand Ltd,Southeast Asia's largest property developer, reported on Mondaya 31 percent rise in first quarter net profit, helped by higheroperating income and larger ...

April 30 (Reuters) - Humana Inc posted a lowerquarterly profit on Monday, hurt by higher medical costs,although the health insurer said the results topped its ownestimates.First-quarter net income fell ...

SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) - Singapore's main subwayoperator SMRT Corp Ltd reported on Monday a 59 percentdrop in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit, hurt by higheroperating expenses and impairment of ...

Humana posts lower 1Q earnings

First Quarter Earnings At Halftime

ISTANBUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Akbank said first-quarter net profit dropped 25 percent to555.6 million lira ($315.54 million), beating a forecast of 521million lira in a Reuters poll.The ...

UK Woe Hurts National Australia Bank Profit

Sports shoe company Adidas AG says first-quarter net profit rose 38 percent to €289 million ($382 million), as strong sales in China combined with lower borrowing and tax expenses to more than offset the ...

April 30 (Reuters) - Chinese solar firm LDK Solar Co Ltd slumped to a third consecutive quarterly loss as weakdemand and rapidly declining average selling prices hurt thecompany's revenue and margins.LDK ...

Clearwire: Spectrum Worries Are Overblown And Quarterly Results Support Bullish Stance

Market Update: Q1 Earnings Are Not The Catalyst Investors Are Looking For

Weekly Market Outlook: Earnings And Valuations Are Key

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Miner Aquarius Platinum posted a net loss for the third quarter, hit by weaker pricesand a drop in production on the back of poor ground conditions,continuing safety stoppages ...

OSLO, April 30 (Reuters) - Norwegian food and industrialconglomerate Orkla reported preliminary first-quartercore profits rougly in line with market forecasts on Mondayafter it announced it had appointed ...

Adidas Raises Forecast as First-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates

* Sees 2012 operating profit stable rather than firmer* Q1 net profit up 7.8 pct to 346.5 mln eur vs poll avg 301mln* Risk costs rise 26 pct, mainly due to Hungary and Romania (Adds details and background)VIENNA, ...

* Q1 sales 3.8 bln eur vs I/B/E/S avg 3.6 bln* Q1 opg profit 409 mln vs I/B/E/S avg 332 mln* Now sees 2012 sales up near 10 pct, net profit 12-17 pct* Says replaced India management after irregularities* ...

ZURICH, April 30 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank onMonday announced a loss for the first quarter of 2012 due inpart to the appreciation of the Swiss franc against majorcurrencies, a period during which ...

BUCHAREST, April 30 (Reuters) - Romania's second-largestbank BRD, controlled by France's Societe Generale, posted a 83 million lei ($25.06 million) net profitin the first quarter on Monday.That compared ...

We are reiterating our Underperform recommendation on Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) with a target price of $29. The company reported first-quarter 2012 adjusted earnings of $0.45 per share in the first quarter ...

(Adds details)DUBAI, April 30 - Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), thelargest sharia-compliant lender in the emirate, on Monday saidits first-quarter net profit rose 11 percent, in-line with oneanalyst's forecast ...

Starbucks: Despite Earnings Beat And Outlook Raise, Shares Tumble On High Expectations

* Q1 profit 711 mln riyals vs 811 mln riyals a year earlier* Q1 revenue rises 7.6 pct to 8.03 bln riyals* Qtel blames profit drop on FX losses from Indonesian unit* Adds setails, backgroundDUBAI, April ...

Celgene Reports Q1 Results: Seeing Further Upside

Priceline Q1 Earnings Preview: Expect Solid Results, Europe Picking Up

* Sorouh Q1 net profit 83.6 mln dirhams vs 64.3 mln dirhams* Q1 revenue doubles to 967.2 mln dirhams* Says merger with Aldar Properties underway (Adds details)DUBAI, APRIL 29 - Abu Dhabi's Sorouh Real ...

After Huge Earnings Blowout, This Seismic Firm Has More Upside

(Repeats story issued on Saturday with no changes to text)* Emaar Q1 net profit 606 mln dirhams vs 421 mln dirhams* Q1 revenue 1.8 billion dirhams* Revenue from malls and hospitality grew 25 percentBy ...

Profit at Taiwanese contract maker Hon Hai Precision Industry's grew less than expected in the first quarter, but the main maker of Apple Inc gadgets, whose plants have come under intense scrutiny over ...

Hon Hai First-Quarter Net Income Increases to NT$14.9 Billion

(Adds details)* Emaar Q1 net profit 606 mln dirhams vs 421 mln dirhams* Q1 revenue 1.8 billion dirhams* Revenue from malls and hospitality grew 25 percentBy Praveen Menon DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) - Dubai's ...