CORNING, N.Y. (AP) _ Corning Inc. (GLW) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $71 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Corning, New York-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, were 25 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 11 cents per share.

The specialty glass maker posted revenue of $2.56 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $2.59 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.38 billion.

Corning shares have risen 5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has stayed nearly flat. The stock has fallen 7% in the last 12 months.

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