Earnings

Apple Inc. reported flat fiscal first-quarter earnings, sending shares plummeting 5% in after-hours trading. Apple said revenue increased 18% to $54.5 billion in the first quarter, which ended in December. Profit rose only slightly to $13.08 billion, or...

United Bankshares Inc. CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  United Bankshares Inc. on Feb. 7 reported an increase in earnings for the fourth quarter and the year 2012 as compared to the fourth quarter and year 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012...

How do you like it when someone tells you what to do? I do not always like it. Especially if the tone isn't right, the directions given can get under a person's skin.  How do you like it, though, when you get to tell someone else what to do? In my house...

Franklin Financial Services Corp. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The board of directors of Franklin Financial Services Corp. declared a $0.17 per share regular quarterly dividend for the first quarter of 2013. The first-quarter 2013 cash dividend remains...

In winter, thoughts often turn to the upcoming tax season. Consulting with a tax expert is good advice to steer you in the right direction. We consulted with Jackie Perlman, principal tax research analyst with The Tax Institute at H&R Block, to get some...

KEYW Holding Corp., a Hanover cybersecurity company, said Wednesday that it had $1 million in profit last year, nearly double its profit of $535,000 in 2011. The company reported $243.5 million in revenue last year, up 28 percent from $190.6 million the...

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, bolstered by fourth-quarter and year-end revenue numbers that exceeded projections, made bold promises about the future of his Baltimore-based company during its fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday. Amid a reorganization...

Chemical maker W.R. Grace & Co. said Thursday it will adjust the estimated cost of settling its asbestos-related liabilities to $2 billion from the previous estimate of $1.7 billion. The increase reflects higher estimated values of a common stock warrant...

An uproar in China over the safety of chicken sold at KFC “has been longer lasting and more impactful than we ever imagined,” according to the chief executive of parent company Yum Brands. But even after a “sharp sales decline”...

Happy days were here again in 2012 for a number of folks in the executive offices of the J. Paul Getty Trust, although it wasn't the best of times for some others on the staff of about 1,250. A “senior management compensation” disclosure dated...

Occidental Petroleum Corp. reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, sending its stock up on Wall Street. The Westwood-based company, already the biggest producer of oil inside the U.S.,  said its domestic production of oil...

Fourth-quarter earnings for shipping giant UPS fell short of analysts' expectations as holiday consumer spending was weaker than anticipated, the company reported Thursday. United Parcel Service Inc. reported a net loss of $1.75 million for the fourth...