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Stocks continued to slump on Friday as more weak earnings came in, this time from General Electric, McDonalds, and Microsoft. The Dow was down 151 points at 13,397 shortly after noon. The Standard & Poor’s 500 sank 17 points to 1,440 and the Nasdaq composite dropped 52 points to 3,020.

PennyStocks101 Reports Earnings for the Following Stocks: Caterpillar Inc., Mcdonald’s Corp., Microsoft Corp., Athenahealth, and Kansas City Southern

1. Caterpillar Inc. – Caterpillar said worldwide sales of its heavy equipment rose 6 percent in September, down from gains of 13 percent and 14 percent in August and July, respectively.

2. Mcdonald’s Corp. – McDonald’s said Friday its net income fell to $ 1.46 billion, or $ 1.43 per share. That compares with net income of $ 1.51 billion, or $ 1.45 per share last year. Analysts expected net income of $ 1.47 per share, according to Fact Set.

3. Microsoft Corp. – Microsoft Corporations first quarter earnings of 53 cents missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents, as PC market slowdown and stock clearance before the Windows 8 launch impacted revenue growth.

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4. Athenahealth – Revenues climbed 26% year over year to $ 105.9 million in the quarter. Revenues missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $ 109 million and were below the companys expectation.

5. Kansas City Southern – Kansas City Southern reported record third quarter 2012 revenues of $ 577 million, an increase of 6% over third quarter 2011 on a 7% increase in carloads.

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