Earnings roundup: Ford, Cash America (AP)
yahoo.com     Jul 24, 2008            

Thursday July 24, 10:27 am ET Earnings roundup: Ford loses $8.7B, will produce more small cars; Cash America profit leaps Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 24, from AP Financial News: Top stories: DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient vehicles. Other stories: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Cash America International Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 52 percent to top Wall Street expectations, as the pawnshop operator benefited from increased pawn loans and merchandise sales. WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Laboratory equipment and supply maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. said Thursday its profit rose 52 percent in the second quarter on strong... [read full story]                    


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