Earnings Roundup: Copa, Nuance

NEW YORK (AP) -- Panama-based Copa Holdings SA said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose 26 percent on increased traffic and revenue at its two carriers, Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nuance Communications Inc., which makes speech recognition and digital imaging software, posted a smaller fiscal fourth-quarter loss Thursday, fueled by strong demand across its speech markets as well as acquisitions.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Homebuilder TOUSA Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss widened and it may be forced to file for bankruptcy as the housing slump in Florida worsened.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 18 percent due in part to higher gains from insurance settlements as well as portfolio securities and drilling equipment sales.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- FCStone Group Inc. said Thursday its profit surged in the fiscal fourth quarter as clients flocked to the commodity risk manager amid wild swings in the markets for oil and grain.

WALL, N.J. (AP) -- Energy services company New Jersey Resources Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened on larger losses at its New Jersey Natural Gas business.