The Trouble With Earnings: Good Profits, Bad Revenues
Seven of every 10 big companies are hitting their targets for earnings, but nearly the same proportion -- 6 out of 10 -- have missed on revenue. What's to blame?
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Weak Earnings Results Drive Slight Decline on Wall Street
Disappointing earnings results weighed on the stock market in morning trading on Thursday, following two steep drops this week.
4 Companies Going the Wrong Way This Earnings Season
The S&P 500 hit new highs in April, but earnings aren't always following suit. Consider these four surprising powerhouses expected to post lower earnings than last year.
Market Faces Expectations of Weak First Quarter Earnings
As usual, Alcoa kicks off the earnings season after today's closing bell, and the strong gains of recent years are not expected to continue.
Wall Street This Week: All Eyes on Earnings
The stock market's robust rally was slowing even before Friday's jobs report, but the red flag sent up by the weak payrolls data makes the path to more gains less secure.
5 Winners and Losers of the Week in Business
From Best Buy bringing back its disgruntled founder, to GameStop's uninspiring guidance, here's a rundown of the best and worst of this week in the business world.
Best Buy Earnings Are Good, But Buyout Talks Are Officially Dead
Best Buy reported better-than-expected numbers for its fourth quarter, but CEO Hubert Joly also confirmed that buyout talks with founder Richard Schulze have failed.
Market Minute: Gains Expected After Data, Caterpillar Earnings
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Monday following strong data and results from Caterpillar, though gains were slight after a rally that took the S&P 500 above 1,500 for the first time in more than five years.
Market Minute: Wireless Carriers Brace for a Nasty Quarter
Verizon this morning posted a quarterly loss, due to one-time charges for restructuring and Sandy-related costs. Even after you strip out the charges, the results were weaker-than-expected. But revenue topped expectations.
Wall Street's Week Ahead: Earnings, Housing and the China Question
This week will bring answers to questions that have hung over the market for months: Will slower growth in China put a dent in U.S. companies' income? Will new housing numbers come in strong enough to keep homebuilders flying high? How much did Superstorm Sandy cost insurers? Here's what to watch.
5 Things to Watch on Wall Street This Week
Here are some of the items that will shape the week ahead on Wall Street: Costco talks about its quarter past, and its dividend to come; Dollar General is raking them in; homebuilders report; zombies give a late boost to video games, and Hobbits give a late boost to movie theaters.
Wall Street Watch This Week: Let's Start Playing Games
The tired video game industry needs a spark -- and it may get it with this week's release of the next installment of the record-setting Call of Duty franchise.
Wall Street Watch this Week: iPad Mini vs. Microsoft Surface
The buzz this week is back to tablets: Apple is expected to introduce a new smaller iPad, and Microsoft definitely will begin selling its Surface device.
Dow Down 205 as Weak Earnings Drag Market Lower
Poor corporate earnings reports are pounding the stock market in a sour end to an otherwise strong week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points for its worst day in four months.
Earnings From McDonald's, Microsoft Sink Stocks
Disappointing earnings reports from McDonald's, Microsoft and other companies dragged the stock market down Friday.