Earnings News

DALLAS - Virgin America Inc. reported a narrower loss for the third quarter, and the CEO said the airline will add planes and service to a new city — most likely Chicago. Full Story »

RESTON, Va. - Learning Tree International Inc., which sells professional development courses for IT workers, said Thursday it fell to a loss in the fourth quarter as sales dropped and it recorded a big settlement charge. Full Story »

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Defense contractor Esterline Technologies Corp. on Thursday reported better than expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter, but issued a cautious earnings outlook for the new fiscal year. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. - Costco Wholesale Corp. says shoppers continued to flock to its stores in its first quarter and sales rose, but lower gas and food prices hampered the warehouse club operator's profit. Full Story »

ABILENE, Kan. - Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc., which runs retail stores that serve smaller communities, on Thursday posted a slightly smaller loss in the third quarter even as sales fell. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Semiconductor maker National Semiconductor Corp. beat analysts' earnings and sales estimates for its fiscal 2010 second quarter. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Biotechnology company Enzo Biochem Inc. said Thursday its 2010 fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in laboratory services and product revenue. Full Story »

MILWAUKEE - Smithfield Foods Inc. wants to become a household name like Tyson and Hormel as profits from its packaged meat business buffer its hog business, which has been causing losses for months. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly & Co. said Thursday earnings per share could grow more than 10 percent next year, but the drugmaker's stock dropped as its 2009 forecast fell short of Wall Street expectations. Full Story »

TUSTIN, Calif. - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it cut its 2010 fiscal second-quarter loss nearly in half as revenue from manufacturing services and government payments for the antivirus drug candidate bavituximab increased sharply. Full Story »

FARGO, N.D. - Titan Machinery Inc., which operates agriculture and construction equipment stores, said Thursday third-quarter profit fell 30 percent as expenses climbed and a challenging construction industry resulted in lower sales in that segment. Full Story »

LINTHICUM, Md. - Shares of Ciena Corp. tumbled 11 percent Thursday after the computer networking equipment maker posted a wider-than-expected loss for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and full year as costs offset strong revenue results. Full Story »

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Dollar General Corp. said Thursday it returned to a profit in its third quarter on increased sales as the prior-year period was weighed down by a lawsuit settlement. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp said quarterly profit rose slightly on higher international sales and a weaker U.S. dollar that offset the effect of rising gasoline prices. Full Story »

WAYNE, N.J. - Toys R Us Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower third-quarter loss as its CEO said the toy retailer saw its best operating performance since 2006. Full Story »

SAN DIEGO - Cubic Corp., which makes fare-collection systems for public transportation and simulators for the military, reported a 54 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter profit but fell short of Wall Street expectations. Full Story »

STAMFORD, Conn. - Home heating oil distributor Star Gas Partners LP said Wednesday it posted a fiscal fourth-quarter profit despite lower heating oil prices, due to hefty one-time gains. Full Story »

PEABODY, Mass. - Medical and security imaging equipment maker Analogic Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 92 percent, hurt by charges and by a decline in its security technology business. Full Story »