Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, April 24, from AP Financial News:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Apartment real estate investment trust Colonial Properties Trust on Thursday reiterated its full-year guidance for funds for operations, but reduced its development spending expectations amid the economic slowdown.
NEW YORK (AP) _ TradeStation Group Inc. cut its profit target for the year on Thursday after the brokerage reported a 1 percent gain in first-quarter profit.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) _ Technology consulting company Ciber Inc. said Thursday it expects its second-quarter profit to broadly match Wall Street expectations.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ Insight Enterprises Inc., a computer hardware and software distributor, said Thursday it expects first-quarter profit to be below expectations because of a weak North American market.
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Belden Inc. cut the top end of its 2008 profit forecast as its North America business slows, the electronic components maker said Thursday.
ANGLETON, Texas (AP) _ Electronics manufacturer Benchmark Electronics Inc. on Thursday forecast second-quarter sales below Wall Street expectations, after first-quarter revenue missed estimates amid slowing demand in several industries.