AP - The death of a former top executive at CSK Auto Corp. means federal prosecutors won't be able to prove criminal charges that he manipulated earnings reports at the auto parts supplier.
AP - Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's shares plunged in after-hours trading.
AP - Russian telecommunications company Vimpel Communications posted a fourth-quarter net profit Thursday, reversing a year-ago loss as it added new mobile and broadband subscribers.
AP - Gannett Co. said Thursday that trends in advertising revenue are continuing in the right direction and the company should meet Wall Street expectations with first-quarter earnings.
AP - GameStop's fourth-quarter results and 2010 forecast topped Wall Street expectations Thursday and company shares jumped more than 6 percent on its outlook for the year.
Reuters - FedEx Corp raised its fiscal-year outlook on Thursday after quarterly profit more than doubled, with strong Asian export volumes more than compensating for flat U.S. demand.
AP - In a story March 16 about quarterly results from Movado Group Inc., The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company posted net income of 64 cents per share in its fiscal 2009. Instead, the company earned 9 cents a share.
AP - Men's clothing seller Casual Male Retail Group Inc. on Thursday reported earning a profit in the fourth quarter as it cut costs to compensate for sales being weak.
AP - Ross Stores Inc. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose nearly 47 percent on a gain in sales of staples like shoes and home items as shoppers kept looking for bargains in the recession.
Reuters - Winnebago Industries posted its first quarterly profit in nearly two years as sales of its largest and most expensive motorhomes rebounded modestly.
AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its 2009 profit rose 2.3 percent over a year earlier and warned it faces growing competition.
Reuters - China Mobile's (0941.HK) forecast-beating results suggest its years of investment in data services is paying off, helping the world's largest mobile carrier report an unexpected rise in revenue per user.
AP - Clarcor Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings rose 69 percent as sales improved, especially in emerging markets like China, but the results missed Wall Street's estimates.
AP - Guess Inc. said on Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose more than 80 percent on sales increases throughout the apparel maker's business segments.
AP - IHS Inc., a provider of energy and security information to governments and large companies, said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter earnings edged down 1 percent, hurt by charges.