AP - Health care giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit and beat Wall Street expectations, mainly because the year-ago results were weighed down by a $745 million restructuring charge.

Reuters - Technology bellwether Intel Corp posted a 12-percent rise in quarterly profit as the world's biggest computer chipmaker said demand, while uncertain, was holding up despite the global economic crisis.

AP - Intel Corp. has provided some insight into the state of global PC demand, telling Wall Street that while technology spending may be slumping, the chip maker fully expects its profits to hold steady.

Reuters - Supervalu Inc , the third-largest U.S. supermarket operator, posted a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday as consumers hurt by the weak U.S. economy traded down to lower-cost store brands.

Reuters - Domino's Pizza Inc posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit due to a sharp drop in U.S. sales, the biggest independent U.S. pizza chain said on Tuesday, and its shares fell as much as 19 percent.

AFP - PepsiCo, the maker of Pepsi soft drinks and Tropicana juices, announced a plan to slash 3,300 jobs on Tuesday as weak sales in the US hit its earnings.

Reuters - PepsiCo Inc reported a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street forecasts and cut its full-year outlook as an economic slowdown flattened soft drink demand, sending shares down more than 10 percent.

AP - PepsiCo Inc. is cutting jobs and closing factories to give it some "breathing room" to navigate the volatility that has permeated all corners of the global economy.

AP - Health care giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit and beat Wall Street expectations, mainly because the year-ago results were weighed down by a $745 million restructuring charge.

Reuters - General Electric Co reported a drop in quarterly profit that matched its recent warning to Wall Street, and the U.S. conglomerate said the global credit crunch and slumping economies would continue to take a toll on its hefty finance arm.