Earnings Due Today....

COMPANIES REPORTING EARNINGS:

• Autodesk Inc. (ADSK). Expected to report a Q4 profit of $0.54 a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson Financial. This is an increase of 16.96% from $0.46 earned per share same time previous year.

• DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA). Expected to post a Q4 profit of $0.72 a share.

• El Paso Corp. (EP). Forecast to report a Q4 profit of $0.29 a share, compared to a $0.25 per share loss posted same time previous year.

• Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO). Projected to report Q4 earnings of $0.46 a share, down 32.75% from $0.69 per share earned same time previous year.

• H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ). Projected to post a Q3 profit of $0.67 a share, which is largely unchanged from $0.66 earned per share same time previous year.

• Macy's Inc. (M). Expected to report Q4 earnings of $1.60 a share, a 3.5% fall from $1.66 earned per share same time previous year.

• Sempra Energy (SRE). Forecast to report Q4 earnings of $1.05 a share, down 26.41% from $1.42 earned per share same time previous year.

• Target (TGT). Forecast to post Q4 earnings of $1.22 a share, down 5.12% from $1.29 per share earned same time previuos year.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC). Expected to report a Q4 loss of $0.03 a share.

• Warnaco Group (WRNC). Estimated to report a Q4 profit of $0.38 a share, a decline of 30.73% from $0.55 earned per share smae time previous year.