Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, April 29, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of LCA-Vision Inc. fell to their lowest trade in more than four years Tuesday after the laser vision correction services company said first-quarter profit dropped on lower demand for its LasikPlus procedure and costs increased.
NEW YORK (AP) -- McGraw-Hill Cos., which publishes textbooks and owns credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's, said Tuesday its first-quarter profit tumbled 44 percent on a sharp decline in financial services revenue, and lowered its full-year forecast.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil and gas producer Berry Petroleum Co. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit more than doubled as oil prices soared and production increased.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. said Tuesday it swung to a first-quarter loss on a drop in value of its memory chip business and an overall decline in sales.
