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Satellite television company DirecTV said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings rose 10.4 percent, as it acquired more subscribers in the U.S. and Latin America and customers spent more on high-definition and video recording services.

Even the worst earnings announcements try to spin things in a positive way; it's necessary to do a little deep-reading to find out what really happened.  comScore's first-quarter earnings just didn't have any bad components, though, and the company's stock is up about 20 percent this morning as a result.

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Comcast reported mostly improved first-quarter earnings Thursday, although it experienced a net loss of 57,000 video subscribers, indicating that Time Warner Cable’s surprise subscriber gain reported Wednesday was a fluke and not a sector trend.

Verizon Communications Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 9.8 percent as its wireless division attracted more customers than other carriers.

The country's second-largest telecommunications company earned $1.64 billion, or 57 cents per share, in the quarter that ended March 31, compared with $1.50 billion, or 51 cents per share, a year ago.

Revenue rose 5.5 percent to $23.8 billion from $22.6 billion.

Setting the tone expected for the world's big oil companies, ConocoPhillips said Thursday its first-quarter earnings benefited mightily from record crude prices to start the year, though those same high levels squeezed results at its refining operations.

Gannett reported broadcasting revenues of $170.2 million for the first quarter, a slide of 7% from the same quarter in 2007.

First-quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations were $0.84, down from $0.88 in the first quarter of 2007.

"This is another positive step in the crisis but it also shows that we are not out of the woods yet"

LONDON : Remarkably resilient morale among euro zone investors and businesses will face a reality check this week as first quarter earnings reports from the nonfinancial sector get into full swing. via International Herald Tribune

HOUSTON : Schlumberger Ltd., the world's largest oilfield services company, reported a nearly 14 percent rise in first-quarter income Friday, but results missed Wall Street forecasts and were seen as largely ... via International Herald Tribune

- Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar says demand for its global mining and energy products pushed its first-quarter earnings up 13 per cent.

Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it earned US$922 million, or $1.45 per share, in the January-March period compared with $816 million, or $1.23 per share, in the year-ago quarter.

Revenue rose 18 per cent to $11.8 billion from $10.02 billion a year earlier.

The Web services sector – and perhaps the U.S. economy generally – dodged a bullet when Google reported solid first quarter earnings late April 17, allaying fears of a slowdown in its search ad business that would drag down its earnings.