Earnings report

Companies reporting quarterly earnings Tuesday included:

Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, a profit of $1.87 billion, or 71 cents a share, up from $1.44 billion, or 54 cents a share, a year ago.

Revenue rose to $17.4 billion.

Shares rose 95 cents to close at $50.83.

Harley-Davidson, the Milwaukee-based motorcycle company, a profit of $265.9 million, or $1.21 a share, up from $224.1 million, or 99 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 11 percent to $1.57 billion.

Shares rose $4.33 to close at$71.87.

McDonald’s Corp. the world’s biggest hamburger chain, a profit of $1.2 billion, or $1.21 a share, down from $1.27 billion, or $1.26 a share, a year ago. Revenue edged up to $6.7 billion. Shares fell 35 cents to close at $99.32.

Netflix, the Internet video service, a profit of $53 million, or 86 cents a share, up from $2.7 million, or 5 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 24 percent to $1.3 billion. Net◊ix shares rose $24.41 to close at $372.90.

Business, Pages 26 on 04/23/2014

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