Reuters - WPP Group , the world's second-largest advertising and marketing company, said on Friday its full-year pretax profit climbed 36 percent to 669 million pounds ($1.17 billion), ahead of expectations.

Reuters - CBS Corp. on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss in its first earnings report since the spin-off from Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N), helped by higher advertising sales at its namesake television network, home to such hit shows as "CSI."

Reuters - Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N) said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell on a string of charges related to its split from CBS and severance costs, but revenue rose on higher advertising sales at its MTV Networks.

Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as advertising increases at its flagship magazine helped reverse a year-earlier loss and sent its stock up 8 percent.

AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 13.4 percent increase in fourth-quarter profits that beat Wall Street estimates, but the world's largest retailer also offered a cautious — and disappointing — profit outlook Tuesday as it struggles with higher interest expenses resulting from international acquisitions.