second quarter

The main U.S. tally of employment undercounted the number of jobs lost in the second quarter of 2009, a government report suggested on Tuesday.

Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will offer in-flight Wi-Fi on some aircraft starting in the second quarter of next year.

Smithfield Foods Inc. reports results for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period, which ended in October.

Military contractor DynCorp International Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit jumped 60 percent on strong revenue growth.

Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands says it moved to a fiscal second-quarter profit because of lower restructuring costs and the absence of last year's impairment charge.

Its earnings topped analysts' estimates.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says its fiscal second-quarter profit declined because of charges for a patent settlement, but adjusted results beat Wall Street's expectations.

Share buybacks have fallen from a high of $171.9 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to $24.2 billion in the second quarter of this year.

Best Buy Co., the largest U.S. electronics retailer, said Tuesday second-quarter results fell below expectations as sales at established stores fell.

The Kroger Co. says second-quarter profit fell nearly 8 percent, as households cut spending more deeply and food prices fell.

The rate at which people were late making auto loan payments rose in the second quarter as consumers struggled amid rising job losses.