Reuters - No. 2 U.S. home improvement chain Lowe's Cos reported better-than-expected quarterly results and said sales would improve in 2010 as demand for remodeling projects picks up.
AP - Electric utility contractor Quanta Services Inc. on Monday reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit as higher costs more than offset a revenue increase resulting from an acquisition. -- read full article
AP - Valassis Communications on Monday said it returned to a fourth-quarter profit, but shares in the direct mail company tumbled because the performance fell short of Wall Street expectations. -- read full article
AP - Quarterly earnings at Lowe's Cos. rose for the first time since 2007, a 27 percent fourth-quarter increase fueled by rising demand for appliances and cost cutting.
AP - PROFITS UP: For the third straight quarter, the Campbell Soup Co. saw its profit rise while its revenue fell. It's benefiting from lower ingredient costs and favorable currency rates. -- read full article
AP - Constellation Energy Group Inc. said Monday it turned a profit the fourth quarter, bolstered by a hefty gain on the sale of a half interest in its nuclear generation business. -- read full article
AP - The Campbell Soup Co. said Monday that it fumbled its relaunch last fall of Chunky ready-made soups, but the world's largest soup maker said its second-quarter profit still rose 11 percent from a year earlier.
AP - Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, reports its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Tuesday. -- read full article
AP - Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent even as sales fell because it spent less on a reorganization to consolidate factories. -- read full article
AP - Campbell Soup Co.'s profit rose in the second quarter, even as it sold less soup in the U.S. than a year earlier. Here's how the comparisons breakdown: -- read full article
AP - Call center operator StarTek Inc. on Friday posted a profit for the fourth quarter as revenue dipped slightly, reversing a year-ago loss marked by impairment and restructuring charges. -- read full article
AP - J.C. Penney Co. posted fourth-quarter profit that surpassed its expectations and issued an upbeat forecast for 2010 on Friday following a holiday season where it did all it could to avoid clearance discounting.
