General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, which include significant charges and special items.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that consolidated net income after tax totaled 52.8 billion yen (US $505 million, euro 323 million) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ending March 31, 2009, down 42.8% compared with the same period a year ago.

The consolidated financial summary for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 is as follows:

Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $15.84 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2008, an 18% increase over the same period of the prior year.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2008 diluted earnings of $1.98 per share from continuing operations, an increase of 28 percent as reported, compared with diluted earnings of $1.55 per share, including a 5 cents per share gain from the sale of the Printing Systems Division (PSD), in the second quarter of 2007.

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), one of the world's largest independent software companies, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full-fiscal year 2008, ended March 31, 2008.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, and filed the following results with the Tokyo Stock Exchange:

Microsoft Corp. announced third-quarter revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share of $14.45 billion, $4.41 billion and $0.47, respectively. Operating income and earnings per share results included a charge of $1.42 billion, or $0.15 per share, for the European Commission fine.

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.

Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) reported that total revenue in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended Feb. 29, was $312.1 million. Driven by strong demand for the Palm(R) Centro(TM), smartphone sell-through for the quarter reached a company record high, totaling 833,000 units, up 13 percent year over year. Smartphone revenue was $275.4 million.

GM dealers in the United States delivered 252,565 vehicles in January, an increase of 2.1 percent compared with the same month last year. The company continued its efforts to focus on improved retail sales, showing an increase of more than 11 percent.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, as well as for the first nine months. In the third quarter, consolidated net income after tax came to 132.2 billion yen (US $1.13 billion, euro 0.81 billion), up 26.6% compared with the same period a year ago.