Earnings Forecasts
German energy firm RWE says profits slump 28%
Mar 05, 2013 05:14 EST
German power giant RWE said Tuesday its net profit dropped 28 percent in 2012 and it expects earnings to decline "significantly" in coming years due to changes in the European energy market.
RWE says net profits down 28% in 2012
Mar 05, 2013 03:27 EST
German power giant RWE said Tuesday its net profit dropped 28 percent in 2012 and it expects earnings to decline "significantly" in coming years due to changes in the European energy market.
Japan's Olympus cuts full-year earnings forecast
Feb 12, 2013 03:08 EST
Japan's Olympus on Tuesday cut its full-year earnings forecast citing weak demand for digital cameras as the troubled company looks to jump back to profitability after an embarrassing accounting scandal.
Japan's Renesas logs $1.73 bn loss, cuts forecast
Feb 08, 2013 13:59 EST
Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics on Friday posted a $1.73 billion net loss in the nine months to December, and chopped its annual earnings forecast by 17 percent.
Japan's Mazda swings back to profit
Feb 06, 2013 03:19 EST
Japanese car giant Mazda said it swung back to a profit in the nine months to December as it boosted its full-year earnings forecast.
Toyota quadruples April-December profit
Feb 05, 2013 06:05 EST
Toyota said Tuesday net profit in the nine months to December quadrupled while it also lifted its full-year earnings outlook, reflecting the car giant's recovery from Japan's 2011 quake-tsunami.
Toyota quadruples April-December profit, ups forecast
Feb 05, 2013 04:21 EST
Toyota said Tuesday net profit in the nine months to December quadrupled while it also lifted its full-year earnings outlook, reflecting the car giant's recovery from Japan's 2011 quake-tsunami.
JAL says 9-month net profit slips, ups year forecast
Feb 04, 2013 03:27 EST
Japan Airlines said Monday net profit in the nine months to December fell to $1.52 billion, but it lifted its full-year profit forecast by more than 16 percent despite recent Dreamliner woes.
Japan's Mizuho FG nine-month net profit jumps 44.8%
Jan 31, 2013 12:14 EST
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group said Thursday that its net profit in the nine months to December soared 44.8 percent from a year earlier, thanks in part to big trading gains.
ANA keeps forecast as nine-month net profit surges
Jan 31, 2013 03:13 EST
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Thursday that its net profit in the nine months to December soared 54.6 percent and that it would maintain its annual profit forecast, despite its Dreamliner woes.
Japan's NTT DoCoMo says profit up 5.5% for nine months
Jan 30, 2013 12:09 EST
Japan's biggest mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday its net profit rose 5.5 percent to 416.5 billion yen ($4.6 billion) for the nine months to December, largely due to shrinking corporate taxes.
Nintendo boosts profit forecast, cuts Wii U sales target
Jan 30, 2013 12:07 EST
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Wednesday said it returned to the black in the nine months to December, and lifted its full-year profit forecast as the company looks to shrug off a loss a year ago.
Nintendo lifts earnings forecast, cuts Wii U target
Jan 30, 2013 03:53 EST
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Wednesday said it returned to profit in the nine months to December, and lifted its full-year earnings forecast as the company looks to shrug off a year-ago loss.
Roche reports profit up 2% to $10.5 bn
Jan 30, 2013 02:44 EST
Swiss drug giant Roche said on Wednesday its net profit rose by 2.0 percent last year to 9.8 billion Swiss francs ($10.6 bn, 7.9 bn euros) and said it was increasing its dividend.
Ryanair ups full-year profit forecast
Jan 28, 2013 11:49 EST
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair hiked its annual earnings forecast on Monday after posting soaring profits, and confirmed a proposal it hopes will enable it to win a battle to buy rival Aer Lingus.
Japan's top three automakers post record 2012 sales
Jan 28, 2013 03:53 EST
Japan's three biggest automakers -- Toyota, Nissan and Honda -- on Monday posted record sales for 2012, as the results confirmed that Toyota recaptured the world's biggest automaker crown.
S&P, Dow hit fresh 5 year highs; Intel pulls Nasdaq down
Jan 18, 2013 17:59 EST
The S&P 500 and the Dow hit their best levels since late 2007 on Friday, helped by news that Republicans might agree to raise the debt ceiling, but poor earnings from Intel pulled the Nasdaq lower.
Japan's biggest bank reports 58% profit tumble
Nov 14, 2012 13:28 EST
Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's biggest bank, and Mizuho Financial Group on Wednesday reported double-digit tumbles in first-half net profit, due partly to declines in their stock holdings.
Japan's Olympus swings to $100 mn first-half profit
Nov 12, 2012 03:56 EST
Olympus said Monday it had swung back into the black in the first half of its fiscal year, a boost for the camera and medical equipment maker as it looks to move on from an embarrassing accounting scandal.
Japan's Olympus swings to $100 million first-half profit
Nov 12, 2012 02:15 EST
Olympus said Monday it had swung to a $100 million first-half profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as the camera and medical equipment maker moves on from an embarrassing accounting scandal.