Deere

Deere & Co. (DE) reported earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with a loss of 53 cents per share a year ago. The earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 included charges worth 76 cents per share related to the impairment of goodwill and voluntary employee...

Among quarterly results scheduled for this holiday-shortened week, investors may be thankful for earnings results from Tyson Foods, the Arkansas-based poultry and meat producer. Analog Devices and Deere also are reporting.

The farm- and construction-equipment maker shattered expectations, earning 57 cents per share, vs. estimates of 19 cents, largely through rigorous cost-containment and lower raw material costs. It also raised revenue guidance for 2010.

Deere & Co. will give investors another clue about the economic recovery when it reports quarterly earnings results Wednesday. Deere's sales numbers and its 2010 outlook will say much about the global economy's health.

As Deere & Co's reported profits fell by 27 percent in the third quarter, the farm machinery manufacturer warned that sales in the current quarter would fall about a third from the previous year. Still, the company bested analyst estimates and shares surged in pre-market trading. For the three...

One of the world's leading economic advisory organizations is urging governments to avoid protectionism as they grapple with the global recession. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), advisor to 27 high-income countries, announced Tuesday it now expects global trade to...