Earnings

The nation's largest life insurer, MetLife Inc., reported stronger operating earnings for the first quarter compared with last year as the company cut expenses, improved investment income and saw growth in new markets abroad. MetLife's net income for...

Las Vegas Sands, the parent company of Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Wednesday announced record quarterly earnings for its global casino, hotel and convention center empire. Sands officials said first-quarter net revenue rose 19.5 percent to $3.3 billion,...

Hospira Inc. on Wednesday said it will phase out a handful of its drug infusion pumps as part of a streamlining effort spurred in part by continued scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration about quality issues. The Lake Forest-based maker of...

* Canada's No. 5 bank lacks large foreign platform * Domestic growth picture cloudy due to consumer debt * CEO McCaughey says comfortable with Canadian position By Cameron French TORONTO, May 1 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's remake...

By John Balassi May 1 (IFR) - Tone is somewhat muted on Wednesday as the markets await the outcome of the Federal Reserve two-day meeting at 2:15pm. Investors are expecting the central bank policy statement to be more dovish given the loss of economic...

DreamWorks Animation has a bunch of cavemen to thank for getting some fresh Wall Street love. Analysts responded positively to news that the Glendale studio had scored with its prehistoric feature "The Croods," which helped drive first-quarter profit to...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - Paramount Pictures has scaled down the number of films it releases and the lack of winter and spring blockbusters proved a drag on parent company Viacom's quarterly earnings. Revenue at the entertainment giant fell 6 percent for...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - DreamWorks Animation made money in the first fiscal quarter of 2013 without help from the release of a new movie. The company posted net income of $5.6 million and earnings per share of $0.07, surprising Wall Street analysts that...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - DreamWorks Animation has acquired teen YouTube network AwesomenessTV to help it leverage its portfolio of animated characters like Shrek across the web, the company said Wednesday. The deal will consist of  $33 million in cash up-...

(Reuters) - Humana Inc said its quarterly profit more than doubled as customers used medical services less than expected, so the company had to pay fewer claims. Humana also raised its profit forecast for the year. Shares in the health insurer rose 5...

DreamWorks Animation posted a nearly 40% drop in profit in the first quarter while revenue remained virtually flat. For the three months ended March 31, the Glendale studio posted net income of $5.6 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $135 million....

By Lisa Richwine May 1 (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc has agreed to buy teen- oriented YouTube network AwesomenessTV, to secure an online platform to showcase family-focused movie franchises such as "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda." DreamWorks said...