Part of the debate is over whether to allow sequestration to remain in place for a second fiscal year.
DoubleClick reported a net loss of $5.1 million for the second fiscal quarter on "system revenue" of $44 million.
Federated, which is based in Cincinnati, projected earnings of 40 to 50 cents a share, or $78 million to $97 million, excluding restructuring charges, for its second fiscal quarter ending Aug. 4.
Earlier this month, tech bellwether Cisco likewise revised its outlook for the second fiscal quarter of 2009, projecting sales to drop 5% to 10% instead of growing 7.5% to 9.5%.
We will report, in detail, on the progress we are making when we issue our results for the second fiscal quarter of 2001 later this month".
Disney reported net income of $438 million, or 21 cents a share, for its first fiscal quarter, compared with a loss of $36 million in the period a year earlier.
Ameritrade said in a statement that it expected a loss for the first fiscal quarter, ended in December, to be 12 cents to 14 cents a share, compared with a loss of 12 cents a share in the quarter a year earlier.
Disney reported net income of $438 million, or 21 cents a share, for its first fiscal quarter, in contrast with a loss of $36 million in the period a year earlier.
Micron Technology, the nation's largest maker of computer-memory chips, reported an unexpected loss of 14 cents a share for its fourth fiscal quarter on weak demand for personal computers.
