Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) announced $0.17 per diluted share compared with $0.57 per diluted share last year. analysts average $0.16. PCL beats by $0.01.

Fourth quarter earnings were $28 million on revenues of $258 million. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2008 were $95 million on revenues of $461 million.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced diluted earnings per share were $0.74 compared with $0.47 last year. analysts average $0.59. MSFT beats by $0.15.

Record revenue of $19.02 billion for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, a 14% increase from the same period of the prior year. Windows 7 demand drives record revenue and profit.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced diluted earnings per share were $.71 compared with $.42 last year. analysts average $0.52. SHW beats by $0.19.

Net sales in the Paint Stores Group decreased 11.4% in the quarter to $920.2 million and 12.9% in the year to $4.21 billion due primarily to decreased paint volume sales.

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) reported, excluding items, $0.28 per share compared with $0.35 per share last year. analysts average $0.26. GE beats by $0.02.

Fourth-quarter net earnings were $3.0 billion compared with $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.

General Electric Company (GE) operates as a technology, media, and financial services company worldwide.
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