McClatchy reported a loss after taking a hit on the sale of company’s largest newspaper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Gartner fourth-quarter profit rose 52% as it expanded company’s client base. Perot Systems fourth-quarter profit grew thanks to higher revenue from new sales and existing contract extensions. Anadarko Petroleum fourth-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago as a hefty gain from the sale of its Canadian subsidiary offset falling natural gas prices. |