(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, May 13, from AP Financial
News:
BOSTON (AP) -- TJX Cos. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose nearly 20
percent as the discount retailer continued to draw shoppers increasingly looking
for bargains in a tough economy.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- The bank and insurance company Fortis NV said
Tuesday its first-quarter earnings fell by 31 percent, as its investments soured
and assets declined in value amid market turmoil.
TOKYO (AP)-- Japanese electronics company Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday its loss
widened in the latest fiscal year because of weak sales of plasma TVs in the
United States.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spain's Repsol YPF became the latest oil company to
post fat profits from soaring crude prices, reporting Tuesday that first-quarter
profits jumped 37 percent.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Glu Mobile Inc. shares rose Tuesday after the mobile games
publisher reported a wider first-quarter loss, but increased its full-year
outlook and predicted second-quarter revenue above analysts' views.
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