Companies reporting quarterly earnings Tuesday included:
Arch Coal Inc., among the world’s biggest coal producers, a loss of $128.4 million, down from a profit of $45.8 million, or 22 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue fell 19 percent to $791.3 million. Shares fell 1 cent to close at $4.15.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., a profit of $166 million, or 62 cents a share, up from a profit of $110 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue fell to $5 billion from $5.26 billion. Shares fell $1.29 to close at $20.76.
Pfizer Inc., the drug maker, a profit of $2.59 billion, or 39 cents a share, down from $3.21 billion, or 43 cents a share, a year ago.Revenue fell 2 percent to $12.64 billion. Shares rose 51 cents to close at $31.25.
Valero Energy Corp., the oil company, a profit of $312 million, or 57 cents a share, down from $674 million, or $1.21 a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 4 percent to $36.14 billion from $34.73 billion. Shares of Valero rose 76 cents to close at $40.21.
Waste Management Inc., a profit of $291 million, or 62 cents a share, up from $214 million, or 46 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose nearly 5 percent to $3.62 billion. Shares fell 36 cents to close at $43.25.
Business, Pages 26 on 10/30/2013