Northwest Natural Gas 4Q profit dips 5 percent (AP)
AP – Utility company Northwest Natural Gas Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell 5 percent, as its revenue fell and employee-related expenses rose.
Earnings Preview: Dish Network Corp. (AP)
AP – Dish Network Corp., the nation’s second largest satellite TV operator, reports fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on Monday.
MSA 4th-qtr profit drops 22 percent as sales slide (AP)
AP – Respiratory and safety equipment maker Mine Safety Appliances Co.
FTSE 100 ends on a firm note (AFP)
AFP – London’s leading stock exchange ended in the black on Friday as investors welcomed stronger-than-expected economic growth data.
InterPublic posts 38 percent drop in 4Q profit (AP)
AP – InterPublic Group posted a 38 drop in fourth-quarter profit Friday with companies still reluctant to pour money into advertising campaigns to lure shoppers still reluctant to spend.
Visteon turns in 4Q profit (AP)
AP – Auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit Friday, helped by cost-cutting moves and the hints of a recovery in the global auto industry.
Rosetta Stone shares surge on solid quarter, strong outlook (Reuters)
Reuters – Shares Rosetta Stone Inc surged as much as 32 percent Friday, a day after the language-training software maker posted a strong quarterly profit, as investors cheered the solid growth in its international business and the push toward a recurring-revenue model.
N.Y. Gov. Paterson won’t seek re-election: WSJ
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gov. David Paterson will not seek re-election in November, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Friday
Volkswagen 2009 net income declines 80 pct (AP)
AP – Germany’s Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest carmaker by sales, said Friday its net income for 2009 fell 80 percent to euro960 million ($1.3 billion) from nearly euro5 billion in 2008.
Treasurys mostly up after home sales, sentiment
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices were mostly higher on Friday, though short-term yields remained higher, after a pair of reports showed consumer sentiment dipped this month and existing home sales fell 7.2% in January. Yields on 10-year notes , fell 1 basis points to 3.62%, near the lowest in almost three weeks.