AP - Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit rose 42 percent, marking the business software maker's biggest gain since it launched a high-priced shopping spree more than a year ago.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter New York, New York (AHN) - Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation's largest bookseller has reported a 6.3 percent profit increase in its fourth quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations. The New York-based company also projects an earnings outlook for the...

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Reuters - Manufacturing growth at New York State factories rose in March, defying expectations of a slight decrease, with a jump in the number of employees, the New York Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

AFP - The UN Security Council scrambled to agree a united, firm but gradual response to Iran's nuclear defiance amid expectations it will meet next week to endorse demands that Tehran halt uranium enrichment.

Reuters - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth-quarter profit but said it would not see significant earnings in the first half of 2006.

AP - As it struggled to gain new subscribers, TiVo Inc., the maker of the popular set-top digital video recorder, on Wednesday reported narrower fourth-quarter losses in line with Wall Street expectations.

Reuters - U.S. inflation expectations are under control and while they face pressure from strong global growth, this risk is fairly well balanced, St Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on Wednesday.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut on Indian stock markets, opening above analyst expectations and pushing telecom stocks up.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut listing on Indian stock markets, opening above analysts' expectations and pushing telecom stocks up.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut listing on Indian stock markets above analysts' expectations and pushed other telecom stocks up.

AP - Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor maker, lowered its first-quarter revenue forecast Friday, citing weaker-than-expected demand and a "slight" market share loss to rivals such as \@Advanced Micro Devices\@ Inc. Its shares dropped 2 percent.

Reuters - Intel Corp., the world's biggest chip maker, on Friday warned that its first-quarter revenue would likely fall short of expectations, citing weaker-than-expected demand and a dip in market share.

Reuters - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will make a statement later on Friday, a spokesman said, amid expectations that she would lift a state of emergency invoked after the discovery of a coup plot.

Reuters - Web media company Yahoo Inc. wants to lower expectations for how much original programming it will produce as part of its online information and entertainment offerings, the company said on Thursday.

Reuters - Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year rose 5 percent in February, well short of analysts' expectations.

Reuters - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said on Thursday its February sales rose 2.3 percent at stores open at least a year, well ahead of Wall Street expectations.

AFP - Deutsche Telekom, Europe's biggest telecommunications group, said that 2005 earnings had met expectations, as the robust performance of its mobile operations helped offset weakness in its core fixed-line business.

Reuters - German sporting goods firm Adidas posted a net loss of 4 million euros ($4.78 million) in the fourth quarter, missing analysts' expectations, mainly due to the costs of its takeover of U.S. rival Reebok.

Reuters - U.S. consumer spending surged 0.9 percent in January, just below market expectations, as shoppers spent all their income and dipped into savings despite a pickup in inflation, a government report showed on Wednesday.