3M, which makes consumer goods like Post-it notes and Scotch tape, along with high-tech industrial products, posted expectation-beating earnings for the second quarter on Thursday, thanks largely to sales at its international operations.
Indeed, two German steelmakers, ThyssenKrupp and Salzgitter, posted expectation-beating profits for the last quarter and half year on Thursday, as strong demand from Asia helped offset the slowdown in Western Europe and rising raw material costs.
The two German steel makers posted expectation-beating profits for the most recent quarter on Thursday, as strong demand from Asia helped offset the slowdown in Germany and the euro zone.
The Standard & Poor's ratings agency posted improved expectations on Monday regarding the United States economy, but investors just yawned.
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Gap Inc. fell short of expectations, posting a 7.0percentt decline in same-store sales.
Thanks to a robust components business, Samsung defied expectations, posting its largest profit gains in three years.
The company beat expectations, posting earnings at an adjusted 43 cents per share, when analysts were forecasting 42 cents.
Rational Software handily beat the Street's expectations, posting second-quarter earnings of 17 cents a share, compared to the year-ago 10-cent profit.
Intel, a tech bellwether, slightly topped lowered second-quarter Wall Street expectations, posting a 12-cent-per-share profit and sales of $6.3 billion.
