The company's grocery products segment's operating profits slid 24.5% to higher costs of chicken, beef and pork, even though sales rose by 6.2%.
Revenue from the company's communication segment slightly beat the estimates of JPMorgan analyst Jonathan Chaplin, while the company's core revenues came up short, which the Broomfield, Colo.
During the chip recession of 1997-98, profits in Motorola's chips segment fell fast and far.
That came largely thanks to strong sales from Microsoft's client segment, which cranks out its Windows operating system.
Wal-Mart, which posted on Tuesday, saw profit fall as its U.S. segment underperformed, despite a solid performance internationally.
As of Sept. 24, the end of Apple's fiscal year, the company's retail segment had about 36, 000 full-time employees.
Most of its growth comes from acquisitions or from FTI's restructuring segment, thanks to all the businesses needing turnaround help.
While the telecom's business segment has seen improvement over the past few years, Moffett said it has always been relatively cyclical.
But once investors took a closer look and discovered revenue fell in the U.S., the company's largest segment, shares slipped nearly 3%.
Verizon's Wireline segment continued to expand margins, supported by improved revenue trends.
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During the chip recession of 1997-98, profits in Motorola's chips segment fell faster and further than in any of its five business segments.
Verizon Wireless generated record-high margins and strong operational results, and Verizon's Wireline segment generated continued increases in revenues from FiOS fiber-optic services and strategic business services.
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The growth of Wal-Mart U.S. segment has been positive and stable in terms of revenues and comparable store sales and is likely to continue this way.
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They attached new debris shields to the hull of the station's Russian segment, added support struts to an airlock ladder and retrieved a biological sample canister.
Tuesday's surging oil price rippled throughout various segment's of the economy.
Best Buy boosted revenue from services in the U.S. business segment by 6% in Q2 2012, as comparable-store sales sank by 3.2%.
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Oregon is the latest solution from Garmin's growing outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users' outdoor experiences.
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The space shuttle uses ATK's four-segment solid rocket boosters (SRBs) to do the major part of lifting the shuttle stack off the Earth.
The U.S. luxury segment is heating up with Cadillac revamping its line-up and aiming to be No.1 premium car brand in the U.S. within three years.
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"When we talk to people who love their QWERTY smartphones, it's evident this segment is passionate about their keyboards, " said Mark Shockley, senior vice president, Go-to-Market, Motorola Mobility.
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The Forerunner 10 is the latest solution from Garmin's expanding fitness segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users' lives and promote healthy and active lifestyles.
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And it really marks the end of the major assembly of at least the U.S. orbiting segment to -- as we transition into full utilization of this magnificent orbiting laboratory.
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The BarkLimiter and Delta Series dog training devices are the latest innovations in Garmin's growing outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies to enhance users' outdoor experiences and their relationships with their canine companions.
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With respect to the company's divisions, personal systems, printing, enterprise, services and software have each taken a hit from the previous year, with HP's financial services segment being the only unit to show growth (despite the fact that financing volume is also down).
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Further illustration of Mr. Shimabukuro's credo comes in a segment of Mr. Nakamura's documentary from a senior shelter in the Japanese city of Sendai, devastated by the twin disasters of Fukushima.
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McDonald's credited Europe's introduction of relevant new products like the McWrap in Germany, as well as other factors, to driving the segment's results.
Let's start with the economy, segment one, and let's begin with jobs.
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