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Discount carrier posts 12.9% gain in fourth-quarter earnings. The discount carrier said net income totaled $131 million, or 18 cents per share, compared to $116 million, or16 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Operating revenue rose 14.8%, to $3.1 billion.

AOL's earnings more than doubled amid gains from asset sales, though ad revenue dropped 27%. CEO Armstrong said AOL is on the path to recovery, with much of the revenue declines "self-inflicted."

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. says revenue in the third quarter jumped 39 percent due to its acquisition of fellow drugmaker Wyeth, but hefty charges dragged its profit down 70 percent.

Apple Inc easily surpassed profit and revenue forecasts again but supply bottlenecks curbed iPad sales to below Wall Street's bullish targets, sending its shares more than 6 percent lower.

Xbox Live has surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark.

Facebook's financial performance is stronger than previously believed, as the Internet social network's explosive growth in users and advertisers boosted 2009 revenue to as much as $800 million, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Dell's quarterly profit improved 52% as shipments jumped and revenue grew in each product segment, although margins again fell.