Earnings roundup: Brooks Automation, VeriSign

Among the earnings stories for Thursday, May 8, from AP Financial News:

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Brooks Automation Inc. said Thursday it swung to fiscal second-quarter loss as revenue fell sharply amid a corporate restructuring.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter loss, hurt by asset impairment and restructuring charges.

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Gourmet pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 32 percent on higher costs, but the company still managed to beat Wall Street's profit expectations.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) _ Quest Software Inc., which makes software used to manage programs and data over networks and the Internet, said Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell 11 percent on a jump in expenses.

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Online travel company Priceline.com Inc. said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter profit, as gross travel bookings and international revenue surged.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit more than doubled on a surge in sales of the skin medication company's acne treatments.