Outlook roundup: PF Chang's, Praxair
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Associated Press
April 23, 2008
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Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, April 23, from AP Financial News:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. on Wednesday boosted its 2008 earnings guidance, noting its sales grew beyond expectations in its first quarter.
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) _ Industrial gas producer Praxair Inc. said Wednesday it expects second-quarter earnings per share to rise between 15 percent and 19 percent over last year's second-quarter.
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) _ Medical supplies and devices manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Co. on Wednesday raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2008.
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (AP) _ Zebra Technologies Corp., which makes bar code and plastic card printers, said Wednesday it expects second-quarter revenue above Wall Street's expectations.
SOMERS, N.Y. (AP) _ Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., a bottler of Pepsi beverages, on Wednesday reaffirmed its 2008 profit guidance for profit in the range of Wall Street analysts' estimates.