Earnings report

— Companies reporting quarterly earnings Wednesday included:

Facebook Inc., the world’s largest social media company, a profit of $64 million, or 3 cents a share, down from $360 million, or 14 cents a share, a year ago when it was still a privately held company. Revenue rose 40 percent to $1.59 billion. Shares rose 45 cents to close at $31.24.

Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of Global Hawk surveillance drones, a profit of $533 million, or $2.14 a share, compared with $550 million, or $2.09 a share, a year ago. Revenue fell less than 1 percentto $6.48 billion. Shares fell 43 cents to close at $66.34.

Phillips 66, the oil company, a profit of $708 million, or $1.11 a share, down from $2.01 billion, or $3.17 a share, a year ago. Revenue fell 12 percent to $44.67 billion. Shares rose 88 cents to close at $60.76.

Qualcomm Inc., the largest seller of semiconductors for mobile phones, a profit of $1.91 billion, or $1.09 a share, up from $1.4 billion, or 81 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 29 percent to $6.02 billion. Shares rose 8 cents to close at $63.53.

Business, Pages 28 on 01/31/2013

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