Filed under: Earnings Reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Ford Motor (F), Halliburton (HAL), Boeing Co (BA), Mattel, Inc (MAT), US Airways Group (LCC), Eastman Kodak (EK), U.S. Steel (X), QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Nintendo (NTDOY)

Here are some highlights from this past week’s earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:

• Apple Inc. (AAPL) posted its highest quarterly revenue ever, easily beating estimates, as iPhone sales doubled.
• Boeing Co. (BA) swung to a larger-than-expected Q4 profit but guidance fell short of analysts’ estimates.
• Chevron Corp. (CVX) fell short of analysts’ earnings estimates for Q4, sending shares lower.
• Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) shares rose after optimistic statements by the CEO ahead of Q2 results.
• Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) shares surged after it beat Q4 expectations by a wide margin and cash flow improved.
• Ford Motor Co. (F) reported its first annual profit in four years due to cost-cutting and improved market share.
• Halliburton Co. (HAL) reported lower Q4 earnings but beat estimates by a penny, and revenue also fell.

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Public campaign finance law worth saving - TheDay
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Bulgaria Finance Minister: We Threaten Oligarchs’ Interests - Sofia News Bureau
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In light of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) string of recalls recently, one can wonder what the massive automaker is going to do in the U.S. to salvage its reputation. Toyota, as far as this writer can recall, has never seen a model-variety recall like this in its history. So much is wrong that the world’s largest automaker has halted production of eight separate car models until it finds out just what is causing some of them to accelerate uncontrollably.

Five assembly lines that help build these models are being suspended as of Monday, and Toyota has sent messages to 1,200 U.S. dealers asking them to halt selling the models in question immediately. The models include some of Toyota’s most popular: RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander and the Tundra pickup.

Continue reading Toyota Facing Big PR Problem After Recalls

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