Industrials

Ingersoll-Rand said Monday it is looking to spin off its commercial and residential security business into a separate publicly-traded company.

Procter & Gamble reported a 35 percent jump in second-quarter profit, helped by cost savings as the company streamlines its business to focus on more profitable brands.

Tyco is asking shareholders to approve of a 7% increase to its annual dividend. 

General Electric revealed plans to buy the aviation business of Italian aerospace company Avio for $4.3 billion as it looks to solidify its supply chain.

ConAgra reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit and sales on Thursday, led by sharply higher demand in its consumer foods category and tighter spending.

Darden Restaurants said Thursday that it projects earnings for the fiscal third quarter of $1.23 to $1.25 a share, better than the $1.19 that Wall Street analysts are projecting. 

Hormel Foods narrowed its first-quarter by 14% on weaker volumes in its grocery products and Jennie-O Turkey Stores.

Koch Industries, the private conglomerate run by the billionaire Koch brothers, is bracing for another cyber attack, according to a cyber security source.

Deere & Co's first-quarter profit rose by a better-than-expected 4% on growing demand for farming and construction machinery and higher prices.

ITT lost money in the fourth quarter on costs related to its split into three separate companies.

Rep. Kevin Brady's 'Sound Dollar Act' would rein in the Federal Reserve's powers.

Molson Coors Brewing said its profit climbed 58% in the fourth quarter on higher prices. 

Arch Coal reported higher fourth-quarter profit and sales that fell short of expectations, as coal consumption slumped. 

Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, unveiled a quarterly profit and full-year outlook that bested estimates.

Coca-Cola Enterprises matched Wall Street expectations in the fourth quarter, but it sees earnings decreasing in 2012. 

Chemicals and seed producer DuPont forecast higher 2016 earnings, helped by aggressive cost-cutting to offset continued pressure from a strong dollar and weakness in its farm business.

Clorox beat the Street on Friday by posting a surge in fiscal second-quarter profits, prompting the consumer products maker to boost its full-year sales guidance.

Kraft revealed a 54% improvement in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as it continues to cut costs and focus on profitable brands ahead of its planned split.

Pilgrim’s Pride swung to a fourth-quarter loss from a year-earlier profit and fell sharply below Wall Street expectations.

Campbell Soup posted a second-quarter profit that topped estimates, citing progress in its plan to reinvigorate its U.S. soup business.