(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, Nov. 2, from AP Financial
News:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of restaurant chain Denny's Corp. jumped Friday even
after the company reported a third-quarter profit drop that Wall Street analysts
seemed to take in stride in favor of optimism about future growth.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Electricity and natural gas distributor Teco Energy Inc.
said Friday its third-quarter earnings rose 16 percent, beating Wall Street's
expectations, on growth in utilities and better-than-expected TECO Guatemala
results.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., a provider of services and
equipment to oil and natural gas exploration companies, said Friday its
third-quarter profit rose 15 percent on a jump in revenue driven by
acquisitions.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Video-game software publisher Electronic Arts Inc.
swung to a fiscal second-quarter net loss, hurt by an accounting change, but
shares climbed 3 percent after the company outlined a promising product lineup
and said it expected to see a "great" holiday season.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. on Friday said its
third-quarter profit fell 80 percent, as costs rose and silver and gold
production fell.
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp. fell nearly 13 percent on
Friday after the casino company swung to a $48.5 million loss in the
third-quarter, driven by high costs to open its megaresort in Macau and an
unlucky run in its casinos.
HOUSTON (AP) -- CenterPoint Energy Inc.'s profit rose in the third quarter
as pipelines and field services growth offset weakness in other segments, the
utility said Friday.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) -- Silicon Image Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter
earnings plunged 49 percent on rising costs, and the chip maker's shares dropped
in morning trading as some analysts expressed pessimism about the company's
outlook.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Video-game software publisher Electronic Arts Inc.
swung to a fiscal second-quarter net loss, hurt by an accounting change, but
shares climbed 3 percent after the company outlined a promising product lineup
and said it expected to see a "great" holiday season.
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