Earnings report

LITTLE ROCK — Companies reporting quarterly earnings Tuesday included:

3M Co., the maker of Post-it Notes and tape, reported firstquarter net income rose 4 percent to $1.13 billion, or $1.59 per share, compared with $1.08 billion, or $1.49, a year earlier. Revenue rose 2.4 percent to $7.49 billion. Shares rose $1.36, or 3.6 percent, to $88.49.

United States Steel, the country’s largest producer of steel, lost $219 million, or $1.52 per share, for the first three months of the year, down from a loss of $86 million, or 60 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 6.3 percent to $5.17 billion. Shares fell 57 cents, or 2 percent, to $27.65.

The Hershey Co., the candy maker, said net income rose to $198.7 million, or 87 cents per share, for the quarter that ended April 1, compared with $160.1 million, or 70 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 11 percent to $1.73 billion. Shares soared $3.71, or 6 percent, to $66.

RadioShack, the electronics retailer, said it lost $8 million, or 8 cents per share, in the first quarter, down from a profit of $35.1 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue dipped 1 percent to $1.01 billion. Shares plunged 63 cents, or 10.6 percent, to $5.34.