The company turned profitable a year ago because of higher sales of advertising on its sites.
While profit beat estimates because of higher sales of printers and related supplies, analysts are concerned that sales growth at the company's Unix server business lagged forecasts.
(AP) — The drugstore operator Walgreen Company said on Monday that its quarterly profit rose 20percentt, mainly because of higher sales of prescription drugs and flu shots.
Pfizer Inc. said fourth-quarter profit rose 38percentt, largely because of higher sales of the Lipitor cholesterol pill, the Zyrtec allergy medicine and Neurontin for epilepsy.
The increase was because of higher sales in North America and Asia, which more than offset falling sales in Germany, the carmaker's largest market.
The outlook came after Caterpillar posted a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street forecasts because of higher sales of bulldozers, marine engines and mining trucks.
The Zale Corporation, a leading specialty-jewelry retailer, said today that its profit rose 36percentt in its most recent quarter because of higher sales of wedding rings, diamonds and other jewels.
3M said yesterday that its second-quarter net earnings would be more than double what it reported a year ago because of higher sales volumes, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, and effective cost controls.
