Google Alert - Business News 10 (Apr-21)

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GE profit and revenue top Street view Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted quarterly results that blew past Wall Street's expectations on Thursday, joining a wave of better-than-expected earnings in the US manufacturing sector. The largest US conglomerate also raised its quarterly ... See all stories on this topic »

DuPont profit trounces Wall Street's expectations Reuters By Ernest Scheyder NEW YORK (Reuters) - DuPont's (DD.N) profit rose 27 percent to trounce Wall Street's expectations, fueled largely by sales to farmers and solar panel makers, and the chemical giant raised its earnings forecast. ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Futures: April 21 TheStreet.com By Melinda Peer 04/21/11 - 07:26 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were pointing to a higher open Thursday, the last day of the holiday-shortened trading week, as investors cheered better-than-expected earnings from Apple(AAPL). ... See all stories on this topic » TheStreet.com

BlackRock Earnings Up 34% New York Times By BEN PROTESS BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, reported first quarter profits jumped 34 percent to $568 million – reflecting stronger stock markets and the increasing confidence of investors. The firm saw a 14 percent uptick in revenue, ... See all stories on this topic »

Amgen 1Q profit falls 4 percent on higher costs BusinessWeek Amgen Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit fell about 4 percent as it boosted spending on the launch of bone drugs Prolia and Xgeva and late-stage drug research. But results still topped Wall Street expectations and the company reaffirmed ... See all stories on this topic »

American Express Q1 net income up 33% Banking Business Review American Express has reported first-quarter net income of $1.2bn, or $0.97 per diluted share, up 33% from $885m, or $0.73 per diluted share a year ago. Consolidated total revenues net of interest expense were $7bn, up 7% from $6.6bn a year ago. ... See all stories on this topic »

UnitedHealth Raises Forecast as Profit Beats Estimates on Medical Costs Bloomberg By Pat Wechsler - Thu Apr 21 10:15:51 GMT 2011 UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), the largest US insurer by sales, reported first-quarter profit higher than analysts' estimates as a short flu season and persistent joblessness kept Americans out of doctors' ... See all stories on this topic »

German Business Confidence Fell for a Second Month in April Bloomberg By Gabi Thesing - Thu Apr 21 08:36:49 GMT 2011 April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Kai Carstensen, head of the business climate department at the Ifo Economic Institute, discusses the outlook for Germany's economy as business confidence declined for a second ... See all stories on this topic »

Police Clamp Down On Truckers Protesting In China NPR by AP AP Chinese police officers seal off an entrance of Baogang trucking companies area after truck drivers hold protest in Shanghai, China Thursday, April 21, 2011. Hundreds of truck drivers are holding a three-day protest against rising fees and ... See all stories on this topic »

Capital One Earnings Top Forecasts Wall Street Journal By NATHAN BECKER Capital One Financial Corp.'s first-quarter earnings rose 46% as the company set aside significantly less for loan losses. The top and bottom lines both handily beat Wall Street's forecasts. "We are gaining momentum across our ... See all stories on this topic »