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Media conglomerate Time Warner reported a decrease in revenue and earnings for the second quarter.  Despite improved results at its television networks unit, company reported a 10.8% decrease in adjusted income to $576 million, or $0.59 a share.  The results beat earnings forecasts of $0.58 a share.  If special items are included, such as the charges the company incurred shuttering some operations... 

Earnings at General Motors easily topped forecasts in the second quarter, even as they fell sharply due to the economic conditions in Europe.  The company reported that profits were down 41% from a year ago to $1.5 billion, or $0.90 a share, a figure higher than the $0.74 a share that analysts were expecting.  Total GM sales fell 5% to $37.6 billion.  GM is the world’s largest automaker. The... 

Electronic Arts reported that its first-quarter earnings fell 9% and reported a loss on an operating basis.  The company posted overall revenue of $491 million for the three months ended June 30, compared with $524 million in the same period a year ago.  Net income decreased to $201 million, or $0.63 a share, compared with $221 million, or $0.66 a share a year ago. Excluding one-time items, the company... 

Cinnabon is the first U.S. franchise to enter Libya.  The company opened a bakery-cafe in downtown Tripoli on July 2.  The company is also looking to build franchises in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, said Mike Shattuck, president of Focus Brands International, parent company of Cinnabon. The new 7,500-square-foot Cinnabon store is located on a busy street in Tripoli’s business district.  ... 

Microsoft is seeking to reinvent its cubicle-ready Office applications to make them more competitive in a new era of computing defined by flashy consumer technologies.  The suite of applications has been overhauled to take advantage of touch screens, social networking and cloud computing.  Office accounted for nearly 60% of Microsoft’s operating profits in its last earnings report, making it one...