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The Dell Computer Corporation today reported a stunning setback in its notebook-computer operations and an unexpected drop of more than 48 percent in its first-quarter profits, to $10.2 million -- […]

As a savage industry price war intensifies, the Compaq Computer Corporation provided fresh evidence today that it stands tall, reporting that its net income and sales more than doubled in […]

Showing that it had recouped some lost glory in computer chips, Texas Instruments Inc. reported today that net income more than doubled in the first quarter, to the highest level […]

The Tandy Corporation provided investors today with a financial profile of its electronics manufacturing operations for the first time, and the picture was not inspiring. The unit, which Tandy plans […]

The Dell Computer Corporation reported today that its spectacular pace of growth continued in the fourth quarter, with sales and net income more than doubling from levels a year earlier. […]

The stock of the Dell Computer Corporation plummeted nearly 17 percent today after analysts said an earnings projection for the current fiscal year raised worries that the fast-growing maker of […]

The Dell Computer Corporation's profits more than doubled in the third quarter, soaring beyond analysts' expectations, and the company's shares rose today to a new high at $38.375, up $2.125, […]

The Exxon Corporation's earnings rose slightly, by 1.8 percent, in the third quarter while the Mobil Corporation's profits rose by 13.2 percent. Both companies, the nation's two largest in oil, […]

In a strong sign that its strategy of being a maker of low-cost personal computers is working, the Compaq Computer Corporation today reported a profit of $49.4 million, or 61 […]

Texas Instruments Inc. reported a sharp improvement in earnings today for the third quarter, with its computer chip unit posting its first quarterly profit since the last quarter of 1989. […]

The Dell Computer Corporation said today that it had begun selling more than 650 computer software programs, printers, modems and other products through its telephone marketing system in addition to […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the rapidly expanding discount retailer, reported a 21.5 percent increase today in second-quarter profits. Although it was the smallest percentage gain since the first quarter of 1991 […]

Four big oil companies reported mixed earnings results today. The Mobil Corporation said its net income plunged 42.7 percent. The Chevron Corporation reported a decline of 8.9 percent. ARCO said […]

In a surprisingly robust earnings report, the Compaq Computer Corporation, the personal computer maker that has vividly reshaped its strategy, said today that its net income rose 42.9 percent in […]

The Chevron Corporation said today that its earnings fell 45.4 percent in the first quarter, with each of its operations posting lower results. Like virtually all oil giants, Chevron's earnings […]

Tenneco Inc. said today that it had earned $33 million, or 20 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a scant $1 million in the comparable quarter a […]

The Mobil Corporation said today that earnings plunged 82 percent in the first quarter, while the Amerada Hess Corporation said it lost $23.4 million. Recession, lower prices for crude oil […]

The Amoco Corporation said today that its net income fell 70.9 percent in the first quarter, providing the first look at what analysts expect to be a series of large […]

Texas Instruments Inc., benefiting from cost-cutting programs, higher royalty payments and improving demand for its engineering products and computers chips, reported its first profitable quarter since the fall of 1990. […]

Last year was the most profitable ever for the Exxon Corporation, mostly because of stunningly high earnings from its European and Far Eastern refining operations when prices for jet fuel […]

Posting especially strong gains in foreign sales, the Dell Computer Corporation said today that profits in the fourth quarter rose 79 percent, exceeding most Wall Street estimates. The company also […]

The Compaq Computer Corporation said yesterday that its net income in the fourth quarter was about half what it was in the 1990 period. But sales and earnings rose modestly […]

ARCO and the Phillips Petroleum Company reported sharply lower earnings today for the fourth quarter, steeper declines than oil companies with broader international operations like Exxon, Mobil and Texaco have […]

Texas Instruments Inc. today reported its sixth consecutive quarterly loss, but analysts said cost-cutting moves taken last year by the giant chip maker appeared to be working. The company trimmed […]

Three of the nation's biggest oil companies reported lower earnings today for the fourth quarter, as world crude prices slumped and the recession slowed sales of gasoline and other refined […]

Amoco Inc., the nation's fifth-largest energy company, said today that its net income plummeted by 62.8 percent in the fourth quarter. As with other oil companies, lower prices for crude […]

Texaco Inc., the first big oil company to announce fourth-quarter earnings, said yesterday that net income fell 16.5 percent because of lower prices for crude oil and natural gas and […]

ARCO Inc. said today that it took a $340 million charge against earnings to pare 2,100 workers from its payroll and other actions, and that as a result it reported […]

Citing sharply higher profits in global refining that overcame sluggish domestic demand for its products, the Exxon Corporation today reported a 3.7 percent gain in its third-quarter profits. Net income […]

The Chevron Corporation, the nation's fourth-largest oil company, said yesterday that its net income declined 22.3 percent in the third quarter, extending the pattern of lower profits in the period […]

The Compaq Computer Corporation, besieged by price-cutting rivals and under pressure from lagging sales, said yesterday that it would slash its work force by 1,400, or 12 percent, and reported […]

The Amoco Corporation said yesterday that its earnings fell 45.3 percent in the third quarter. It was the first report in what analysts said would be a two-week stream of […]

Texas Instruments Inc. said today that more employees had accepted a voluntary retirement program than expected and that the higher costs would result in a special charge of $55 million […]

The Tandy Corporation, as expected, reported a sharp drop in earnings today for the final quarter of its 1991 fiscal year, but another maker of personal computers, the Dell Computer […]

The Chevron Corporation said today that its profits fell 40.7 percent in the second quarter. The Shell Oil Company posted its first quarterly loss since 1934, amounting to $68 million, […]

The Exxon Corporation, the nation's biggest oil company, said today that net income in the second quarter rose 2.7 percent, as profits from oil and gas production and foreign operations […]

Confirming its forecast for weak earnings, the Compaq Computer Corporation said today that its profit plunged 80 percent in the second quarter. Net income fell to $20.3 million, or 23 […]

The pattern of lower second-quarter profits from depressed natural gas prices and weak demand for chemicals and refined products in the United States was reflected again in earnings reports from [...]

Two large oil companies operating mainly in the United States, the Amoco Corporation and ARCO, said profits fell sharply in the second quarter. Net income fell by 37.2 percent at […]

AS big oil companies release earnings reports in the next two weeks, most will post lower profits for the second quarter. Analysts say that despite higher oil prices, compared with […]

Texas Instruments Inc. reported the largest quarterly loss in its history today, only moments after disclosing that it faced a legal battle in Japan to protect valuable computer chip patents. [...]

The chairman of the C&S/Sovran Corporation said yesterday that he would continue merger talks with the NCNB Corporation but that his directors were still not committed to combining the two […]

The NCNB Corporation's Hugh L. McColl Jr., hailed as a savvy regional banker who is reshaping the industry, has an impressive track record at invading and succeeding in new markets, […]

The Enron Corporation, a diversified energy company whose operations include the nation's largest natural-gas pipeline system, said today that net income rose 7.9 percent in the first quarter. Another diversified […]

ARCO Inc. and the Unocal Corporation reported lower profits for the first quarter today, continuing a trend for large oil companies with operations primarily in the United States. The decline […]

With drillers searching the world for crude oil and natural gas, and refiners battling by the hundreds for market share, global oil giants chart varying courses. Some routes paid off […]

The Shell Oil Company, citing weak natural gas prices and slumping sales for refined products in the United States, today reported a 38.4 percent drop in first-quarter earnings. Net income […]

The Coastal Corporation and the Pennzoil Company, two energy companies with operations primarily in the United States, said today that their earnings declined in the first quarter. Net income fell […]

Exceeding the most optimistic Wall Street projections, the Exxon Corporation said today that net income in the first quarter rose 75 percent, to $2.24 billion, its highest profits for any […]

In a continuation of first-quarter profit gains among international oil companies, Texaco Inc. said today that net income rose 26.5 percent, and the Chevron Corporation reported a gain of 17.8 […]