2nd quarter

The New York Times is looking for ways to punish its most devoted readers -- and reward them at the same time. On a conference call to discuss the publisher's second-quarter earnings, CEO Janet Robinson shed some light on internal thinking as to how the Times ought to be monetizing its digital...

As consumers' retail spending declines, eBay's (EBAY) prospects brighten. At least that's one possible story to be told by eBay's second quarter 2009 results, beating analyst expectations at 25 cents a share -- $327.3 million -- or 37 cents a share excluding one-time charges. Analysts thought the...

Will Starbucks' (SBUX) value-based bets of 2009 -- the "new day" the company has advertised on sweet welcome signs on its store doors, in splashy reveals in New York and Seattle, in glossy ads -- pay off in beautiful earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2009? Management doesn't offer guidance,...