One of these, Courts, said this week that it expected profits to fall this year.
Meanwhile, the U.S.-listed shares of some big European companies rallied after reporting better-than-expected profits.
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Accenture this afternoon reported better-than-expected profits for its fiscal third quarter ended May 31.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected profits of 6 cents per share on the same revenue.
Apple trades at a paltry 13 times expected profits for the fiscal year ending in September.
NetApp on Wednesday afternoon reported better-than-expected profits for its fiscal first quarter ended July 27.
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GameStop this morning posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal third quarter ended October 27.
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The stock has fallen 26% since early May to seven times this year's expected profits.
Apple Computer has posted higher-than-expected profits, boosted by strong sales of its iMac computers for consumers.
Electronics distributor Avnet this morning reported better-than-expected profits for its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 2.
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Akamai this afternoon posted mixed Q4 results, with better-than-expected profits, but lighter revenues than the Street had anticipated.
Starbucks said this meant it was likely to make higher than expected profits in the year to come.
Most respondents expected profits to be good with companies continuing to experience growth.
Qualcomm shares should be driven higher by better-than-expected profits, BMO Capital analyst Tim Long asserts in a research note this morning.
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And Fiat has also defied gloomy forecasts with better than expected profits.
After Tuesday's closing bell, Intel issued weaker than expected profits and guidance, pushing the stock down more than 12% in pre-market trading.
Disk-drive maker Seagate Technology is trading lower Wednesday morning on weaker-than-expected profits for its fiscal first quarter ended September 28.
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Intel this afternoon reportedslightly better-than-expected profits for the fourth quarter, thanks to gross margins above guidance and a tax rate below expectations.
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In recent weeks, a slew of big banks, including Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Citigroup have also surprised the market with rosier-than-expected profits.
Synopsys shares are trading sharply higher Thursday morning after the company posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31.
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Shares in Nike rallied in post-market trading on Thursday, after the company posted better than expected profits and, most importantly, expanding margins.
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Conveniently, this ensures that, however poor results are in absolute terms, there will always be more headlines about better-than-expected profits than about disappointments.
Seagate shares are trading modestly higher Thursday afternoon after the company posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30.
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Lexmark shares are trading higher Tuesday morning after the printer company posted better-than-expected profits for the fourth quarter, and unveiled a restructuring plan.
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Priceline this afternoon reported better-than-expected profits for the fourth quarter.
The expected profits, the reason to sell it at all, come from the margins to be made in selling content to those who have Kindles.
Duke did this with a pair of "peaker" plants it built in Indiana and Ohio, locking in the first year's expected profits before construction was completed.
Computer Sciences Corp. shares are gaining ground Tuesday morning after the government IT services firm posted better-than-expected profits for the fiscal second quarter ended September 28.
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Logitech shares are trading sharply higher Thursday morning after the maker PC and consumer electronics peripherals posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31.
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Finisar also noted that the better-than-expected profits reflected lower-than-expected expenses.
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