Nintendo more than doubled its operating profit to a record $4.7 billion in the year to March 31 on the back of booming global sales of its Wii and DS game consoles, the company said Thursday.
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s first-quarter profits fell by 32 percent, as a previously announced charge related to the companies shipbuilding operations took a toll on the bottom line. (NOC)
The cash-poor public bus agency Lynx will receive up to $7.36 million over the next five years as a result of an agreement announced Thursday between the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, the Florida Department of Transportation and Walt Disney
Boston Private Financial Holdings says bad loans at its private bank in California will trigger a net loss between $9.2 million and $14.2 million in the first quarter.
The price of taking your family out to the ballgame in the Los Angeles area differs according to what team you pull for, according to a report by Chicago's Team Marketing Report Inc.
Spurred in part by strong growth the commercial-airplane and defense business, Boeing Co. posted a 38 percent increase rise in first-quarter net income, the aviation company announced Wednesday. (BA) (BA)
NBC announced Wednesday that it has exercised its option to carry the National Hockey League next season, including 10 "Sunday Game of the Week" broadcasts and up to 15 playoff games. (DIS) (GE)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has reported a 46 percent rise in second-quarter profits, due to high demand and revenue growth in many of its markets. (JEC)
Russell Read, chief investment officer of the $244 billion-asset California Public Employees' Retirement System, announced he will step down from his post effective June 30.
The number of California homes going into foreclosure jumped last quarter to its highest level in more than 15 years as the market continued to work its way through declining home values and a pool of at-risk mortgages originated in
Bank of America Corp.'s annual meeting Wednesday in Charlotte featured some tough questions for Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis, but no one called for his removal, and at least one gadfly shareholder gave him reason to smile. (CFC) (BAC)
Media rights company ContentFilm, listed here on the Alternative Investment Market, has sealed a deal with JPMorgan Chase for a $40 million long-term debt facility.
While analysts debated whether Yahoo's quarterly earnings performance disclosed Tuesday would prompt a higher bid from Microsoft, investors just seemed impatient and sold the stock well below its presumed acquisition price.
Increased programming spends, falling revenue and investment in digital services all played a part in U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 posting a mixed bag of financials for the year to Dec. 31, 2007.
