Reuters - Health insurer Humana Inc. said on Monday its first-quarter profit fell 14.9 percent, as earnings in the year-ago period were boosted by a gain from the sale of a venture capital investment.

Reuters - B/E Aerospace Inc. said on Monday its quarterly profit rose sharply, helped by higher sales of its airplane interior products on the back of an extended boom in demand for air travel.

Reuters - U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Monday, with investors looking for stronger-than-expected profits to propel stocks to their best month in more than three years.

AP - Stocks headed for a moderately lower opening Monday as investors awaited a continuation of the stream of earnings and economic data that could help signal where interest rates are headed.

Reuters - Wall Street was poised for a flat start on Monday after the Dow Jones (.DJI) reached its third straight record close, as investors braced for a deluge of corporate earnings and economic data due this week.

Reuters - Pitney Bowes Inc. , the largest maker of mail-handling machines, reported a lower quarterly profit due to slower growth in revenue on delays in orders for mailing equipment in the United States and weaker sales in Europe.

Reuters - Humana Inc. said on Monday that first-quarter profit fell nearly 15 percent as the health insurer faced tough comparisons with the year-earlier period, when it booked a gain from the sale of a venture capital investment.

Reuters - Portland General Electric Co. reported a quarterly profit, driven by improved margins from higher retail energy deliveries and the availability of the Boardman power plant.

Reuters - Sock futures signaled a flat to slightly higher open on Monday after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose less than expected last month, easing concerns about price pressures.

AP - U.S. stocks headed for a flat opening Monday as investors sifted through another batch of earnings and economic data, looking for signs of where interest rates are headed.

AP - Hotel operator Hilton Hotels Corp. said Monday its first-quarter profit fell 9 percent on the cost of renovations at a New York property.

Reuters - Kellogg Co. reported a 17 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Monday due to a lower tax rate, a weaker U.S. dollar that helped boost international results, and strong U.S. snack sales.

AP - Humana Inc. reported a 15 percent drop in first-quarter earnings Monday from results that included a hefty gain a year ago, but the health insurer still beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year earnings projection.

Reuters - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. posted higher quarterly profit on Monday, helped by new product launches and overseas sales increases that were boosted by the weak U.S. dollar.

AP - Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat company, reported a profit Monday of $68 million for its latest quarter, a number that indicates the company is pulling out of the doldrums.

Reuters - Pitney Bowes Inc. , the largest provider of mail-related machines, reported a lower quarterly profit on Monday due to slower growth in revenue on delays in orders for mailing equipment in the United States and weaker sales in Europe.

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were modestly weaker by mid-morning on Monday as their impressive performance during April became more cautious as the month neared its end.

AP - Stocks wavered Monday after reports showing meager gains in last month's personal spending and construction activity caused some uncertainty among investors who sent the Dow Jones industrials to record heights in recent weeks.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose as a raft of merger and acquisition stories fuelled positive sentiment, but equities slumped in Istanbul amid political turmoil, dealers said Monday.

AP - Kellogg Co. said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent, boosted by sales of snacks including cookies and crackers, as well as a tax benefit. The breakfast and snack food maker raised its outlook for the full year and its shares reached a new 52-week high.

AP - Humana Inc. reported a 15 percent drop in first-quarter earnings Monday from results that included a hefty gain a year ago, but the health insurer still beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year earnings projection.

AP - Gum and candy maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that its first-quarter net income rose 28 percent, helped in part by growing international sales. Its shares climbed 9 percent.

AP - Verizon Communications Inc.'s first-quarter earnings fell 8.4 percent to $1.5 billion as the loss of income from some divested operations outweighed another strong showing by the telephone company's fast-growing wireless business.

AP - Wall Street trudged through a mixed session Monday as investors, chewing over reports showing slim gains in personal spending and construction activity, refrained from any major moves. The Dow Jones industrials rose modestly to a new trading high.

AP - Humana Inc. reported a 15 percent drop in first-quarter earnings Monday from results that included a hefty gain a year ago, but the health insurer still beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year earnings projection.

FT.com - Wall Street was set to close out a winning month yesterday, with returns for the major benchmarks running above 5 per cent for April, boosted by an earnings season that has exceeded expectations.

Reuters - Kellogg Co. reported a 17 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Monday due to a lower tax rate, a weaker U.S. dollar that helped boost international results, and strong U.S. snack sales.

PC World - Growth in its wireless and broadband divisions pushed first-quarter revenue higher at Verizon Communications Inc., although earnings declined from a year ago because of asset divestitures and merger costs.

AP - Gum and candy maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that its first-quarter net income rose 28 percent, helped in part by growing international sales.

AP - Wall Street retreated Monday after nudging the Dow Jones industrials to a new trading high, as investors cashed in some profits on the last trading day of April — which is poised to be the Dow's best month since October 2002.

Reuters - U.S. stocks slipped late in the session on Monday, as investors sought to secure profits from some of April's biggest gainers, as the best month for stocks in three years drew to a close.

Reuters - U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday as investors locked in profits on Caterpillar Inc. and other big gainers at the end of Wall Street's strongest month in three years.

FT.com - Wall Street lost ground on Monday, but returns for the leading benchmarks during April ran above 4 per cent, boosted by an earnings season that has exceeded expectations.

FT.com - The Shanghai stock exchange is courting HSBC and other high-profile foreign companies to list their shares in mainland China, as part of its strategy to revive the recently moribund bourse.

FT.com - The Shanghai stock exchange is courting HSBC and other high-profile foreign companies to list their shares in mainland China, as part of its strategy to revive the recently moribund bourse.

FT.com - Cable & Wireless closed at its highest level since June 2002 on Monday as break-up rumours swirled.

AP - Homebuilder Centex Corp. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 49 percent due to a drop in home closings, in what the company called one of the most difficult housing markets in 25 years.

AP - Biotechnology company MedImmune Inc., which recently agreed to be taken over by drug manufacturer AstraZeneca, said Monday that first quarter earnings more than tripled on stronger sales of its childhood respiratory ailment drug Synagis.

AP - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Monday its first-quarter net income fell dramatically from a year ago, as the company incurred a variety of charges related to its ongoing restructuring and an unresolved tax issue in Algeria.