Outlook roundup: Flowserve, FMC Technologies

Among the earnings projection stories for Monday, April 28, from AP Financial News:

DALLAS (AP) _ Flowserve Corp., which provides fluid motion and control products, raised its full-year profit guidance Monday, following a strong first quarter.

HOUSTON (AP) _ FMC Technologies Inc., which makes oil drilling equipment, fluid-control systems and other products, raised its full-year earnings forecast Monday to within range of Wall Street estimates.

PLANO, Texas (AP) _ Rent-A-Center Inc., the nation's largest rent-to-own operator, on Monday projected second-quarter income below analyst estimates.

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) _ Manitowoc Co., a manufacturer whose products range from cranes to ice-cube makers to ships, on Monday backed its previous 2008 profit guidance, projecting margin improvements at its crane segment.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) _ Total System Services Inc., which provides outsourced payment services, on Monday reaffirmed its earnings prediction for the year.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Trident Microsystems Inc., which makes chips for high-definition TV sets, gave a fiscal fourth-quarter revenue outlook below Wall Street's expectations Monday, sending shares down in after-hours trading.