Earnings Report

Campbell Soup's cost-cutting plan is paying off faster than it expected.

Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis says second-quarter net income dropped 32 percent over the same quarter last year, brought down primarily by poor performance from associated companies and negative effects of a strong U.S. dollar.

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $1.89 billion.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $4.52 billion.

United Technologies Corp. has announced it will separate its Connecticut-based Sikorksy Aircraft business as it exits the helicopter business.

Honda's profit for the fiscal fourth quarter dropped 43 percent as the costs of air bag recalls offset the positives of a weak yen and strong vehicle sales in Asia.

Procter & Gamble took a hit from the strong dollar, like almost all U.S. companies with business overseas, pushing third-quarter revenue below expectations.

Drugmaker AbbVie is raising its full-year earnings guidance after reporting better-than-expected first quarter adjusted results on continued growth of its blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira.

St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $262 million.

Amgen Inc. boosted first-quarter profit by 51 percent, thanks to surging sales of its top prescription drugs and ongoing cost cuts designed to free up cash to mount an unprecedented spurt of new product launches.

Things are finally looking up for Barbie.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., up $3.03 to $31.86 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the safety of the company's laminate flooring made in China.

Adobe Systems Inc. on Tuesday reported that its first-quarter profit rose 80 percent as more subscribers signed up for its newer cloud products.

Luxury automaker BMW AG says record sales in 2014 helped it post a solid 9.2 percent increase in full-year profit.

Lego says its popular, multi-colored toy blocks continued to be in strong demand last year, particularly in its largest market, the U.S., as well as Britain, France, Russia and China.

Macy's fourth-quarter net income slipped 2 percent as the retailer paid off some debt early and saw expenses rise, but its bottom line beat Wall Street expectations.

Shares of Whole Foods Markets rallied in premarket trading Thursday, a day after the grocery chain reported a jump of nearly 6 percent in fiscal first-quarter profits in a performance that topped Wall Street expectations.

Whole Foods Market Inc. reported a nearly 6 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profits, beating Wall Street estimates and showing growth in a key sales measure.

All times are Eastern MONDAY, Feb. 9 BERLIN — Germany releases December export and import figures for the country's economy, Europe's biggest.

Takata Corp., the Japanese seatbelt and air-bag maker at the center of a defect scandal, is expecting more red ink for the fiscal year through March.