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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Elizabeth Arden Inc. said late Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income rose 31% to $33.8 million, or $1.15 a share, from $25.9 million, or 91 cents a share, a year earlier, due to strong international growth. The Miramar, Fla.-based beauty products company said sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Sealy Corp. said late Thursday its fourth-quarter net income decreased 20% to $17.1 million, or 18 cents a share, from $21.5 million, or 22 cents a share, the previous year, due in part to the “difficult” consumer spending environment and rising commodity cost pressures. Earnings per share for the latest […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Maxim Integrated Products Inc. said late Thursday its fiscal second-quarter revenue rose 8.5% to $540 million from $497.5 million a year earlier. The Sunnyvale, Calif., semiconductor company isn’t providing per-share earnings information for the period ended Dec. 29 because it is restating certain financials to reflect the effects of stock-option […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Monster Worldwide Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose 15% to $45 million, or 36 cents a share, from $39.1 million, or 30 cents a share, a year earlier as restructuring efficiencies drove operating margin expansion, the company said. The New York online recruitment company said revenue increased 19% to $354 million […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Motorola Inc. said late Thursday that it is considering spinning off its struggling mobile device business. In a statement, the wireless equipment maker said it is “exploring the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses” as part of an effort to revive its handset business and improve shareholder value. “We […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Affymetrix Inc. said its fourth-quarter net income rose 47% to $12.8 million, or 17 cents a share, from $8.7 million, or 13 cents a share, in the prior-year period. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer of systems for managing genetic data said revenue rose 3.3% to $107.6 million from $104.2 million. […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Bebe Stores Inc. reported late Thursday fiscal second quarter net income of $23.4 million, or 26 cents, compared with $24.3 million, or 26 cents, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Jan. 5 rose 3.3% to $203.3 million from $196.8 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had predicted […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Digital River Inc. said late Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose to $20.3 million, or 46 cents a share, compared with $16.4 million, or 36 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The Minneapolis-based e-commerce outsourcing company’s revenue rose to $96.9 million compared with $83 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Intuitive Surgical Inc. said late Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose to $49.2 million, or $1.24 a share, compared with $23.6 million, or 64 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based maker of surgical robotics said revenue in the fourth quarter totaled $189.4 million compared with $112.6 million […]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Millipore Corp. said late Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly tripled to $45.1 million, or 81 cents a share, from $18.5 million, or 34 cents a share, a year earlier. Results from the most recent period include $4.4 million, or 6 cents a share, in pretax stock-based compensation expenses. Excluding […]