Burger King Holdings said Thursday that its second-quarter profit jumped 29 percent as the stalwart Whopper, the new Homestyle Melt and promotions with TV tie-ins fired up worldwide sales. ...more

February 1, 2008

Online search engine operator Yahoo said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit declined a bit more than 23 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed an increase in revenue. ...more

January 30, 2008

With all the large write-downs and losses announced for the fourth quarter, hardly any attention is being paid to just how profitable U.S. banks really are. ...more

January 24, 2008

Nike Inc. posted second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on higher sales in China and Europe and a weaker dollar. The shares rose 4.2 percent in late U.S. trading. ...more

December 20, 2007

Ford Motor Co. posted a third-quarter loss of $380 million Thursday, a vast improvement over its $5.2 billion loss a year earlier. ...more

November 9, 2007

Citigroup Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince, beset by the company's billions of dollars in losses from investing in bad debt, resigned Sunday and is being replaced as chairman by former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. ...more

November 5, 2007

With a sleek design and an even sleeker advertising campaign, Motorola is banking on its new Razr2 cell phone to pump up anemic sales and provide a rosier future after a yearlong slump punctuated by back-to-back losses. ...more

October 25, 2007

Apple's fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent and easily beat Wall Street expectations, capping a record-breaking year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Mac business, ceaseless consumer interest in its iPod players and a successful introduction of the iPhone. ...more

October 23, 2007

Citigroup's report of a 57 percent drop in third-quarter profit didn't surprise anyone. What did sound some alarms was the biggest U.S. bank's somber take on current conditions - suggesting that a hoped-for industry rebound may not come so easily. ...more

October 16, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, was sued by wheeled-footwear maker Heelys for making knockoff skates that Heelys claims violate a patent. ...more

October 11, 2007