1q loss

Homebuilder PulteGroup says its loss in the first three months of the year widened because it sold fewer homes, and the average price of the homes it sold dropped.

Aruba Networks Inc. posted a wider quarterly loss Thursday as one-time legal costs outweighed sales growth.

Dynegy said Thursday that its first-quarter loss more than doubled from a year ago as tumbling stock and power prices forced the power producer to write down the value of the company.

Dynegy also cut 2009 guidance for the third time.

Anadarko Petroleum says it lost $338 million in the first quarter due to lower commodity prices and non-cash hedging losses related to derivatives.

Pulte Homes Inc. says its first-quarter loss improved versus a year ago as the homebuilder cut costs and absorbed smaller losses from declining value of its land and other assets.

Motorola's first-quarter loss is smaller than analysts were expecting, and it regained its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.