AT&T Inc. posts a flat third-quarter profit, but sees another big surge in wireless and iPhone customers.

  Goodrich Corp. reports a smaller third-quarter profit on Thursday due to the weakness in the commercial aerospace market.

  Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue, reported Thursday that third-quarter net income rose 41%, helped in part by cost cutting.

  Blue chip 3M’s third-quarter net income falls 3%, but the diversified manufacturer exceeds its revenue target and raises its earnings outlook for the full year.

  Europe’s second-biggest spirits group, Pernod Ricard, sees fiscal first-quarter sales fall 6.3%, on weak consumer demand for wine and champagne.

  McDonald's Corp. on Thursday reported a 6% rise in third-quarter profit, helped in part by worldwide increases in comparable sales.

  In an Oct. 22 MarketWatch report on Delta Air Lines the company’s 2010 outlook for capacity reduction was misstated.

  EBay shares slide in pre-market after third-quarter earnings fall.

  Carrier Delta slashes airfare to match the decrease in air traffic demand.

  U.S. stock market futures were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a flurry of earnings reports from the likes of 3M, AT&T, McDonald’s Corp. and eBay, as well as a rise in unemployment claims.