Reuters - MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, said on Tuesday its second-quarter profit fell on investment losses and a decline in insurance earnings, sending its shares sliding nearly 10 percent.

Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) shares slid more than 3 percent to a 3-1/2-month low on Wednesday after quarterly profit fell more than expected, while rival Matsushita Electric Industrial's (6752.T) stock jumped 6 percent on robust earnings growth.

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.

AP - Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii shot up, underlining the success of the wand-wielding video game console in attracting novice players.

AP - Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it swung to a net loss of $107.91 million (11.6 billion yen) in the April-June quarter due to a slump in semiconductor sales.

AP - Sony Corp. said Tuesday its April-June profit plunged to 34.98 billion yen ($326.9 million) — about half that recorded a year ago — as a strong yen, the absence of "Spider-Man 3" revenue and faltering results at its cell phone operations battered earnings.

Reuters - Colgate-Palmolive Co on Tuesday reported a 19 percent jump in quarterly profit as price increases and sales in emerging markets and North America helped offset soaring commodity costs and weakness in parts of Western Europe.