John Lewis said sales of tablet computers across its stores were up 250% year-on-year and it expected that figure to grow in the next fortnight.
The company said it expected that settlement to be an additional $7.8 billion, which it will pay from a trust it set aside to cover such costs.
Lockheed Martin, the nation's largest military company, said it would furlough 3,000 workers on Monday, and it expected that number to increase.
The company said it expected that demand for flash-memory devices would continue to exceed supply for the rest of the year and into 2001.
Ahead of the press conference it said it expected that share to rise to 70% this year.
Colombia's government said 44,000 people crossed on Saturday to buy food, medicine and cleaning products and said it expected that number to almost double on Sunday.
The Federal Reserve, in its statement on Wednesday after its two-day meeting, said it expected "that inflation will remain subdued for some time".
But Corning, based in Corning, N.Y., also said it expected that some of its customers would moderate production slightly in the third quarter.
In a statement, Hartford said that it expected that the deal would benefit its net statutory capital by $1.5 billion.
At its shareholders' meeting on Wednesday, American said it expected that the Oneworld alliance would mean $500 million for AMR, the airline's parent.
G.M. said it expected that it would need another €1.5 billion to restructure its operations, which it hoped to get in loan guarantees from European governments.
