earnings forecast

    By Gene Marcial

    | 7:30AM 1/12/2011
    Leading the new pack of bulls who forecast a big leap in the U.S. economy and the stock market are the economists and analysts at Goldman Sachs. And they've a compiled a large batch of their "best-idea" stocks that they're convinced will outperform the market in 2011.

    By David Schepp

    | 2:45PM 9/22/2010
    Ford earnings are expected to be weaker next year due to higher costs for pensions and materials, according to a research note released Wednesday by Credit Suisse Securities. Forecasts call for pretax income from Ford's North America operations to fall to $4.2 billion in 2011 from $4.8 billion this year.

    By Mercedes Cardona

    | 7:00AM 8/23/2010
    After a stronger-than-expected spring, summer doldrums have hit harder than usual. Merchants' second-quarter reports and a slow economic recovery means retailers have to work hard to boost sales for the year.

    By Vishesh Kumar

    | 9:00AM 7/02/2010
    Investors hoping to turn the page on a lackluster first half of the year were greeted with a slew of downbeat economic data on Thursday. And more turbulence could lie ahead as companies prepare to report second-quarter earnings this month.