Standard Parking Corp. (STAN: chart), Chicago-based parking management service company , reported 2Q net earnings of 40 cents a share vs. a net loss of 24 cents a share a year ago. Revenue rose to $147.4 million vs. $140.9 million last year. The company sees 2005 earnings in the range of $1.40 - $1.50 a share.

Zoltek Companies Inc. (ZOLT: chart), carbon fiber developer, reported a 3Q net loss of 8 cents a share vs. net earnings of 4 cents a share a year ago. Revenue rose to $19.7 million vs. $13.3 million a year earlier.

Interchange Inc. (INCX: chart) , paid-search advertising services provider, reported a 2Q net loss of 10 cents a share vs. net earnings of 2 cents a share last year. Revenue rose to $4.8 million from $4.3 million. Interchange also cut its 3Q revenue guidance to a 3Q net loss of $1.5 - $1.6 million, or 17 - 18 cents a share, on revenue of $4.3 - $4.6 million. In April, it had targeted a 3Q loss of 6 - 9 cents a share on revenue of $6.1 - $6.4 million.

Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (TOM: chart), clothing retailer, reported preliminary 1Q revenue of $319 million, down vs. $329 million a year ago. The company expects to post a narrower loss vs. the same period a year earlier. Tommy Hilfiger forecast 2006 capital expenditures of $90 million.

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP: chart), auto parts retailer, reported 2Q net earnings of 90 cents a share vs. 70 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter, beating analysts’ estimate of earnings at 87 cents a share. Net sales rose to $1.02 billion vs. $908.4 million last year. The company sees 3Q earnings at 78 - 83 cents a share and 4Q per-share profit at 50 - 54 cents. For 2005, the company lifted its earnings forecast to $3.12 - $3.18 a share.

Sourcecorp Inc. (SRCP: chart), business process outsourcing services provider, reported 2Q net earnings of 33 cents a share, up 11% vs. 30 cents a share a year ago. Revenue rose to $106.5 million vs. $97.1 million last year. The company cut its 2005 earnings forecast to $1.27 - $1.47 a share from $1.35 - $1.55 a share. Sourcecorp also lowered its 2005 revenue outlook to $405 - $415 million from $400 - $425 million targeted earlier.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS: chart) said its 4Q profit rose 67% to 22 cents a share vs. 15 cents a share, in the year-ago period on higher operating profits at its filmed entertainment and cable network divisions. Revenue rose 12% to $6.1 billion. Analysts expected a profit of 17 cents a share on revenue of $5.86 billion.

TOM Online (TOMO: chart), Chinese Internet services company, announced that 2Q net profit rose 1.8% to 19.5 cents a share on record revenue up 38.5%, missing analysts’ estimate of 20 cents a share.

Liberty Global, ex-U.S. cable operator, reversed to a proforma 2Q loss of 67 cents a share despite revenue growth of up 35% and due to increased foreign currency transaction losses.

Spirent, U.K. telecom testing equipment provider, announced it turned to a first-half net loss of 36.8 million pounds vs. a net profit of 12 million pounds in the year-ago period on weak performance in its service assurance division.

Carlsberg, Danish brewer, announced that 2Q net profit reached DKK633 million ($105 million) from DKK178 million in the year-ago period due to special items last year.

Aegon, Dutch insurer, posted a 2Q net income rise of 71% to 760 million euro after 567 million euro of investment gains, with pre-tax operating earnings up 12% to 507 million euro, beating expectations of 450 million euro.

ING Groep, Dutch bank, announced 2Q net profit was down 6.7% to 1.55 billion euro mainly due to gains on divestment in the year-ago period, beating expectations of 1.22 - 1.466 billion euro.

Deutsche Telekom, telecommunication services group, announced 2Q net income rose 63.4% to 943 million euros on fewer financial expenses and lack of mobile license impairments. Revenue was up 2.6%, helped by 1.9 million new customers.

CORPORATE NEWS

First Financial Bankshares Inc. (FFIN: chart) has agreed to buy Bridgeport Financial Corp. for $20.3 million, plus the assumption of $5.5 million in debt and trust preferred securities. The deal for Bridgeport, parent company of First National Bank in Texas, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR: chart) said that its North American traffic for the month of July advanced 25.1% to 66,213 carloads vs. the same month last year. Monthly Australian traffic climbed 0.3% to 80,284 carloads vs. the year ago period.

Goldman Sachs Group agreed to build a new $2 billion headquarters across the street from the former World Trade Center site, reversing its decision this spring to abandon its building plans.

CV Therapeutics said the first of two pivotal Phase 3 studies of regadenoson, which helps detect coronary artery disease, met its primary end point.

Tommy Hilfiger, apparel maker, resolved an 11-month federal investigation by agreeing to pay a total of $18.1 million in back taxes and interest.