Industrials

Missing the revenue from NBC Universal, earnings at General Electric retreated 12% during the first quarter but managed to still surpass Wall Street’s forecasts.

Boeing led Airbus by deliveries in the first quarter, with the help of its new fuel-efficient jets, the 787 Dreamilner and 747.

Anheuser-Busch InBev posted a 75% jump in first-quarter profit on stronger beer volumes in the U.S. and Latin America and higher prices.

Loews posted weaker first-quarter profit that topped expectations, as smaller catastrophe losses and higher investment income at its largest subsidiary, CNA Financial, could not fully offset weaknesses in its oil and gas division.  

PepsiCo revealed two fresh deals on Monday that will have it hosting live concerts to its Twitter followers and exclusively serving beverages at more than 3,000 restaurants owned by DineEquity.

Newell-Rubbermaid beat expectations in the first-quarter as sharp gains in its baby and professional segments, helped offset a decline in consumer demand.

International Paper narrowed its first-quarter profit on higher corporate expenses and weaker export paper prices.

Whirlpool on Thursday said its earnings fell 46%, as demand for appliances slumped and higher raw material costs dug into operating margins.

The chief executive of Carnival's unit whose ship got into a deadly, and highly publicized, accident off of the coast of Italy is retiring on July 1, but will remain on the cruise operator's board.

Kellogg slashed its 2012 earnings guidance on Monday as the world’s largest cereal maker was struck by weak U.S. volumes and trouble in Europe that fueled a weaker-than-expected first quarter.

Powered by accelerating agriculture sales and higher prices, manufacturing giant DuPont beat the Street on Thursday amid a 12% jump in revenue.

Nestle is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Pfizer's infant nutrition business.

Coca-Cola beat the Street with a 7.9% increase in first-quarter profits as the world’s largest beverage company capitalized on a healthy rise in global volumes and higher prices.

Anheuser-Busch InBev confirmed on Monday that it will pay $1.2 billion to acquire a 51% stake in the Dominican Republic brewer Cerveceria Nacional Dominca.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is reportedly the front-runner to land Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana in a transaction that could value the brewer of Presidente beer at $2.5 billion.

Alcoa kicked off earnings season with a beat, as the company posted better-than-anticipated results and forecast strong full-year demand.

Danaher has agreed to buy Pantone owner X Rite for $478.9 million.

Corning has inked a deal with Becton, Dickinson and Co.to acquire a majority stake in its Discovery Labware unit for about $730 million in cash.

The push by Apple contractor and manufacturing behemoth Foxconn to clean up working conditions in China underscores a desire for worker equality that has swept across emerging-market countries in recent years.

Agriculture giant Monsanto beat the Street on Wednesday by posting a 19% jump in fiscal second-quarter profits thanks to healthy sales gains.