(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, May 9, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sotheby's said Friday it swung to a loss in the first
quarter, as the auction house reported a decrease in single owner sales and
lower commission margins.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Power company AES Corp. said it swung to a
first-quarter profit, mostly driven by strength in the company's generation
business in Latin America as well as higher prices across all regions.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Linde AG said Friday that first-quarter profits
fell 64 percent compared with last year, when the industrial gasses and
engineering company recorded the sale of some businesses.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Southern Union Co.'s first-quarter net income rose 5.6
percent on higher revenue from the interstate natural gas pipeline company's
gathering and processing segment.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) -- Electrical wire manufacturer Coleman Cable Inc. said
Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 15 percent on higher sales from newly
acquired companies.
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