fourth quarter

Japan's economy shrinks 2.3 percent in 4Q

Newsvine - business  Sun, 02/12/2012 - 23:47

Japan's economy shrank 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter as manufacturers were battered by the strong yen, weak export demand amid the European debt crisis and flooding in Thailand.


 

Scripps Networks' Earnings Rise on Ad Sales Gains

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Thu, 02/09/2012 - 08:00

Scripps Networks Interactive said its fourth-quarter profits rose on double-digit ad revenue...


 

Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue

Newsvine - business  Wed, 02/08/2012 - 15:28

Online deals site Groupon Inc., reporting for the first time as a public company, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter revenue rose sharply, but it lost money, and its shares fell sharply after hours.


 

MasterCard Net Beats Estimates as Customers Use More Plastic

Topix - Business News  Thu, 02/02/2012 - 15:20

MasterCard Inc., the world's second- biggest payments network, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 24 percent as spending with credit and debit cards increased.


 

MasterCard takes $495M charge to cover fee suit

Newsvine - business  Thu, 02/02/2012 - 07:34

Payments processor MasterCard says it took a $495 million charge in its fourth quarter to cover potential losses from an ongoing lawsuit brought by merchants over the fees they pay on credit card transactions.


 

Las Vegas Sands profit jumps to $320.1M in 4Q

Newsvine - business  Wed, 02/01/2012 - 15:42

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands says it earned $320.1 million during the fourth quarter as the company set an internal record for revenue, thanks mainly to more people gambling at its resorts in Macau and Singapore.


 

AOL Releases Q4 2011 Earnings

WebProNews - Financial  Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:14

AOL released their financial earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2011 financial year this morning and initial reviews seem to be more positive than negative for the media company.

It announced that their shares are up $0.23 and revenue …


 

UPS says accounting charge will cut 4Q results

Newsvine - business  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 08:03

UPS says a charge related to a new method of accounting for pensions and retirement plans will significantly reduce its reported earnings for the fourth-quarter and full year of 2011.


 

Netflix Streaming Subs Rebound

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Wed, 01/25/2012 - 16:27

Adds 220,000 subs for its domestic streaming service in the fourth quarter of...


 

Google Q4 2011 Earnings Report Released

WebProNews - Financial  Thu, 01/19/2012 - 16:05

Google has released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2011. Google ended the fourth quarter of 2011 strong.

Revenues were up 29% over the fourth quarter of last year. The company also passed the $10 billion mark for …