(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, Oct. 19, from AP Financial
News:
Top stories:
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Caterpillar Inc., one of the world's largest
construction equipment makers, said Friday its third-quarter earnings rose 21
percent as strength in its integrated service business offset weakness in North
America.
Other stories:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Online discount retailer Overstock.com on
Friday said its third-quarter loss narrowed, helped by lower marketing expenses
and a modest increase in revenue.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Specialty minerals company Amcol
International Corp. said Friday its third-quarter profit rose 21 percent on
higher revenue from its environmental and oilfield services businesses.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Regional bank Associated Banc-Corp said Thursday its
third-quarter earnings fell 7 percent due primarily to increasing loss reserves
as credit markets tightened.
EXTON, Pa. (AP) -- Medical-device company Kensey Nash Corp. said Friday it
swung to a fiscal first-quarter loss, but adjusted results beat company
expectations.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Database company InfoUSA Inc. said late Thursday its
third-quarter profit rose 53 percent, helped by a gain from a lawsuit settlement
and the expansion of its marketing research services.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Wireless communications provider Alltel Corp. said
Friday third-quarter earnings surged as net subscriber additions doubled amid a
slower rate of customer defection.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- Upholstered and wood furniture maker Flexsteel
Industries Inc. said Friday its fiscal first-quarter earnings doubled as changes
in product mix and better cost controls offset a slight dip in sales.
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