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The New York Times Company reported that first-quarter net income dropped 57.6 percent, to $5.4 million, as print advertising remained depressed and About.com revenue fell.

Morgan Stanley's first-quarter profit dropped nearly 50 percent, hurt by a steep decline in bond trading revenue.

Apple Inc's quarterly results again smashed Wall Street's expectations, fueled by record iPhone and Mac sales, offsetting lower-than-expected sales of its iPad tablet computer.

The nation's largest retail bank said first-quarter earnings rose to $3.8 billion from $2.6 billion in the period a year earlier.

Goldman Sachs’ first-quarter income fell 72 percent after the bank paid out $1.64 billion in dividends to redeem preferred shares it issued to billionaire investor Warren Buffett during the financial crisis.

Overall, according to new data from NPD Group, U.S. video game sales at retail fell 4% from a year ago. But the middling result masked the bigger trends. While hardware sales rose 12% from a year ago, and accessory sales improved 13%, software sales slumped 16%.

Google Inc's stunning 54 percent spending surge in the first quarter spooked investors already worried its new CEO may take his eye off the bottom line to chase revenue growth.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a 67 percent jump in first-quarter earnings Wednesday on solid growth in investment banking fees and a drop in losses from credit cards. The bank's mortgage business continued to be weak....

KB Home said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter loss widened, as the homebuilder delivered fewer homes and net orders declined.

TiVo posted a wider first-quarter loss on mounting research-and-development spending and patent-litigation costs related to its "time-warping" digital-video-recorder technology.