Headline News: Record Earnings

• Honda posts record quarterly profit on sales rise
  Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to a record 272.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) and the carmaker raised its full year earnings forecast as sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia.
  
• Eastman posts record earnings in second quarter
  KINGSPORT — Strong sales fueled by the global recovery helped push Eastman Chemical Co.’s earnings to record levels in the second quarter.
  
• Eastman earnings for quarter set company record
  Eastman Chemical on Thursday announced its quarterly net income more than doubled on revenues that were up 38 percent from a year ago, while earnings per share set a company record.
  
• Employment, Earnings to Share Stage
  Earnings season will still be going strong, but the main event next week will be the July employment report on Friday.
  
• Record Revenues Don't Help CONSOL
  The lower earnings in the quarter were a result of increased interest expense related to the acquisition of the Dominion Appalachian E&P assets.
  
• Earnings: Genworth Financial, Brink's, Exxon Mobil
  The Henrico County-based insurance giant reported second-quarter earnings of $42 million, or 8 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss in the year-earlier period of $50 million, or 11 cents a share. The 2010 number excludes $35 million of net income attributed to companies in which Genworth has a ...
  
• Colgate Announces Record 2nd Quarter Earnings
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today announced record operating profit, net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter 2010. Worldwide sales were $3,814 million, up 2.0% versus the year ago quarter and volume increased 3.0%. Global pricing increased 0.5% while foreign exchange was negative 1.5%. Organic sales (excluding foreign exchange ...
  
• Samsung Elec sees weak profit after record Q2
  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's No.1 memory chipmaker, warned of weaker margins and profit growth after posting record quarterly earnings, as prices of chips and flat screens drop and smartphone competition grows.
  
• Honda posts record profit, Mazda reduces loss
  Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to a record $3.2 billion while Mazda reduced its losses, rounding out a tale of recovery among Japanese automakers.
  
• Earnings on Target; Forecasts Miss
  Sturm, Ruger offers plenty of good news, but will it last?