Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reported diluted earnings per share were $0.60 compared with $0.63 last year. analysts average $0.61. ACN misses by $0.01.
Net revenues of $5.18 billion, a decrease of 2 percent in U.S. dollars from the same period last year and within the company’s guided range.
Accenture plc operates as a management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company.
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Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS Increases to $1.82 from $1.61 last year. analysts average $1.79. BBY beats by $0.03
Net earnings of $779 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended on Feb. 27, 2010, compared with $570 million for the prior-year period.
Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a specialty retailer in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe.
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The Board of Directors of XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE: XTO) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cents per share on the Company's outstanding Common Stock payable April 15, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2010.
XTO Energy Inc. is a domestic energy producer engaged in the acquisition, development and discovery of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States.
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The Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.28 a share on common stock, payable May 3, 2010, to stockholders of record on March 31, 2010.
Deere & Company provides products and services primarily for agriculture and forestry worldwide.
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The board of directors of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on Nucor's common stock. This cash dividend is payable on May 12, 2010 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2010, and is Nucor's 148th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
Nucor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products in North America and internationally.
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