(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Aug. 7, from the AP Financial
Desk:
Top stories:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit
jumped 25 percent as the network equipment maker continued to see strong sales
of the routers and switches that direct traffic over the Internet and other
technologies tied to a boom in multimedia online content.
Other earnings:
BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) -- Intimate apparel maker Maidenform Brands Inc. on
Tuesday said profit rose less than 1 percent in the second quarter as fewer
customers shopped at its retail outlet stores
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Seafood restaurant opearator McCormick & Schmick's
Seafood Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings rose 28
percent on strong revenue growth.
DALLAS (AP) -- Wheeled-sneaker maker Heelys Inc. on Thursday said
second-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, but the company's
third-quarter and full-year forecasts fell below Wall Street projections, and
shares fell sharply in aftermarket trading.
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Online gaming company Youbet.com Inc. said
Tuesday it recorded a loss in its second quarter as its total number of wagers
handled declined in the absence of race track content from TrackNet Media LLC.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Macrovision Corp., which makes copy protection
software for music labels and film studioss, said Tuesday second-quarter
earnings plummeted due to the delay of two anticipated contracts.
WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Medical researcher Charles River Laboratories
International Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit rose more than 47
percent as pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers continued to demand
research models and outsourced services.
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