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Earnings roundup: American Express, VCA Antech

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Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News:

Top stories:

NEW YORK (AP) - American Express Co. reported its eighth straight quarter of falling profits as consumers spent and borrowed less.

Other stories:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Veterinary services provider VCA Antech Inc. said third-quarter profit edged up, but shares fell in aftermarket trading as the company cut guidance.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Rightnow Technologies Inc., a customer support software maker, said it swung to a profit in the third quarter on higher revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations.

NEW YORK (AP) - Occidental Petroleum Corp. says it's producing more crude and making more money off of it in the third quarter even though profits slumped compared with last year when energy prices were at record highs.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - Disk drive maker Western Digital Corp. is cashing in on the rising popularity of social media with its fiscal first-quarter profit surging on rising demand for hard drives.

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Restaurant operator The Cheesecake Factory Inc. said its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent as it cut $8 million in costs and rolled out expanded menu offerings.

ISLANDIA, N.Y. (AP) - Software maker CA Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter net income rose 8 percent from a year ago but it scaled back its forecast for full-year revenue growth and its shares retreated in after-market trading.

NEW YORK (AP) - Capital One Financial Corp. on Thursday posted its first quarterly profit in a year, boosted by sales in its investment portfolio and lower funding costs.

WARREN, N.J. (AP) - Chubb Corp. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit more than doubled as a quiet hurricane season trimmed catastrophe losses and helped offset a decline in written premiums.

NEW YORK (AP) - Restaurant operator BJ's Restaurants Inc. said Thursday third-quarter profit rose 55 percent, helped by positive customer response to marketing efforts.

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