Earnings roundup: Wynn Resorts, First Solar

Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Feb. 24, from AP Financial News:

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday it lost $159.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 after paying $98.8 million in taxes.

NEW YORK (AP) _ Solar panel maker First Solar Inc. said Tuesday its fourth quarter profit more than doubled despite tightened credit markets that have strangled global demand for expensive renewable energy projects.

ATLANTA (AP) _ Health care software maker Eclipsys Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth quarter results at the low end of its own expectations, as the U.S. recession cut its profit 86 percent.

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Herbalife Ltd., a maker of nutritional and weight-loss supplements, said Tuesday that its profit dropped 38 percent in the fourth quarter as sales declined and administrative expenses rose.

ATLANTA (AP) _ Carter's Inc. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit declined 4 percent, despite positive same-store sales, as the children's-clothes maker's expenses increased.