Earnings report

Companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday included:

Peabody Energy Corp., the coal miner, a loss of $23.4 million, or 9 cents a share, down from a profit of $172.7 million, or 63 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue fell 14 percent to $1.75 billion. Shares rose $1.44 to close at $20.46.

PepsiCo Inc., the snack and soft-drink maker, a profit of $1.08 billion, or 69 cents a share, down from $1.13 billion, or 71 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 1 percent to $12.58 billion. Shares rose$2.40 to close at $81.25.

Philip Morris International Inc., the cigarette maker, a profit of $2.13 billion, or $1.28 a share, down from $2.16 billion, or $1.25 a share, a year ago. Revenue increased nearly 2 percent to $7.6 billion. Shares fell $2.35 to close at $91.69.

Union Pacific, the railroad, a profit of $957 million, or $2.03 a share, up from $863 million, or $1.79 a share, a year ago. Revenue rose to $5.29 billion. Shares rose $5.52 to close at $142.46.

Business, Pages 26 on 04/19/2013

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