AP - Packaged food company ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit more than doubled on the sale of its commodity trading unit, but rising costs hurt results and drove the company to lower its outlook for fiscal 2009.

AP - Here's a look at how General Mills Inc. fared across its segments in the first quarter of its fiscal year:

Reuters - General Mills Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast on Wednesday as consumers bought more cake mixes and frozen pizzas to save money.

AP - Sales of General Mills Inc. products like Cheerios and Betty Crocker dessert mixes rose in the first quarter as more consumers abandoned pricier restaurants, but the increase wasn't enough to stave off high commodity costs.

Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said quarterly profit plunged 70 percent as the worst market slump in decades led to weaker-than-expected revenues, knocking the stock to its lowest level in nearly three years.

AP - Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a slowing economy prompted people to eat at home more often and try more store brands. The results sent the stock up 5 percent.

Reuters - Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday its third-quarter earnings fell nearly 3 percent, trouncing expectations, even as the year-old credit crunch slowed deal activity to a crawl and created one the toughest trading environments in decades.

AP - Morgan Stanley said Tuesday that its core businesses continue to generate solid profits, as the No. 2 investment bank hurried to convince investors that it is withstanding the financial turmoil that has dramatically changed the face of Wall Street over the past few days.

AP - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the world's largest investment bank, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit plunged 71 percent from a year earlier, an almost unthinkable drop for a firm widely described as the smartest on Wall Street.

Reuters - The two largest U.S. investment banks, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley , reported lower quarterly profits, but beat expectations on Tuesday even as the worst market slump in decades rattled Wall Street.

AP - Publishing and design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday its profit fell 7 percent in its fiscal third quarter. But by the measures watched on Wall Street, earnings beat analysts' forecasts.

AP - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the larger of the nation's two remaining major independent investment banks, on Tuesday reported its worst slump in profits since going public in 1999.