SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Union Pacific Corp., tallying a 27% jump in third-quarter profit, said Thursday that steady growth in freight and revenue is likely to extend through the end of the year despite the nation's weakness in home construction.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google continues to listen to its own drummer and ignore many of those on Wall Street who worry about the Web search giant's unrelenting hiring binge.
NEW YORK (Market Watch) -- Textron Inc. Thursday posted a third-quarter net income gain of 51% on the back of strong profit growth in its helicopter and jet aircraft businesses, and raised its full-year outlook for earnings from continuing operations.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday that international travel supported a slim rise in third-quarter profit, moderated by a charge related to pilot pension-plan settlements.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Parker-Hannifin Corp., whose motion and control devices are used in everything from aircraft hydraulics to car washes, posted a 9% rise in its fiscal first-quarter profit Thursday, with growth in overseas markets continuing to take up slack at home.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday its third-quarter profit more than tripled due to a rebound in traffic after last summer's terrorism scare, though more sales of its cheapest tickets cut into returns.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Noble Corp. drew praise from at least one Wall Street analyst Thursday after the oil drilling firm reported a 40% jump in net income on the back of improved day rates on its rigs.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Inflation isn't as certain as taxes, but it's still pretty likely. The IRS' annual adjustments help ease that inflation bite, at least slightly.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks closed higher Thursday as crude-oil prices notched new highs, shaking off forecasts of a mild winter for the U.S. Northeast and growing concerns that soaring energy prices could start to take a toll on demand.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- SanDisk Corp. on Thursday posted an 18% drop in its third-quarter earnings from a year ago, but said revenue topped $1 billion and business for the flash memory developer continued to improve outside the U.S.
