Stock futures lost ground Wednesday after battered mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit for the first time
Airline stocks on Wednesday traded higher as oil prices - the industry's greatest burden - plunged.
Stock futures climbed Monday morning as investors cheered better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and the announcement of a deal between Yahoo and activist investor Carl Icahn.
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday that profit plunged in the second quarter, stung by $1.1 billion in writedowns, but the firm still managed to beat Wall Street projections.
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. announced profits and sales that topped Wall Street's forecasts as higher prices offset increasing commodity costs.
Stock futures moved higher early Wednesday, ahead of a slew of economic reports and the Federal Reserve's policy statement on interest rates.
Stocks rallied and bonds slumped Thursday as investors welcomed a stronger dollar, weaker oil prices and upbeat earnings from Ford Motor and Apple.
Unlike many of its peers in the financial services industry, JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday turned in a better quarterly performance than analysts had expected. Still, earnings dropped 50% from a year earlier.
Stocks rose Tuesday, in a choppy session, in which investors looked to the day's upbeat earnings announcements and a strong regional manufacturing report, and shrugged off record oil and gas prices and other signs of inflation.
Stock futures lost ground Wednesday after battered mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit for the first time
Airline stocks on Wednesday traded higher as oil prices - the industry's greatest burden - plunged.
Stock futures climbed Monday morning as investors cheered better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and the announcement of a deal between Yahoo and activist investor Carl Icahn.
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday that profit plunged in the second quarter, stung by $1.1 billion in writedowns, but the firm still managed to beat Wall Street projections.
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. announced profits and sales that topped Wall Street's forecasts as higher prices offset increasing commodity costs.
Stock futures moved higher early Wednesday, ahead of a slew of economic reports and the Federal Reserve's policy statement on interest rates.
Stocks rallied and bonds slumped Thursday as investors welcomed a stronger dollar, weaker oil prices and upbeat earnings from Ford Motor and Apple.
Unlike many of its peers in the financial services industry, JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday turned in a better quarterly performance than analysts had expected. Still, earnings dropped 50% from a year earlier.
Stocks rose Tuesday, in a choppy session, in which investors looked to the day's upbeat earnings announcements and a strong regional manufacturing report, and shrugged off record oil and gas prices and other signs of inflation.
General Electric - widely viewed as a proxy for the U.S. economy - posted a surprising first-quarter earnings miss Friday, deflating investors' hopes that the conglomerate could rise above a continued economic slowdown.
Google reported earnings and sales for the fourth quarter that missed Wall Street estimates, sending the stock tumbling after hours.
U.S.-based drugmakers and biotechs have made a stronger-than-expected showing for the fourth quarter so far, as global sales got a boost from the weak dollar.
EBay announced Wednesday that, as expected, chief executive Meg Whitman will be stepping down on March 31st.
Abbott Laboratories, a maker of drugs and medical devices, reported on Wednesday a jump in sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's estimates.
Chemical producer DuPont Co. reported higher fourth-quarter operating income and revenue Tuesday, beating analysts' forecasts.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. swung to its worst quarterly loss ever Thursday, as it reeled from a giant $14.6 billion hit stemming from the mortgage crisis and credit crunch.
Target Corp., the nation's second-largest discount retailer after Wal-Mart, posted third-quarter earnings Tuesday that missed analysts' estimates as profits were dented by softer sales of pricier products.
Lowe's Cos. cited a weak sales environment amid a continuing slump in the housing sector Monday as reasons for a 10.2 percent drop in third-quarter profit.
Apple's upbeat earnings helped fire up the tech sector Tuesday afternoon, as investors continued to move back into stocks after last week's mass exodus.
Apple's upbeat earnings helped fire up the tech sector Tuesday afternoon, as investors continued to move back into stocks after last week's mass exodus.
Stocks struggled Thursday in a choppy session in which weak earnings from Bank of America and another spike in oil prices kept investors from restarting the recent rally.
Intel Corp., citing a strong market for personal computers, reported big increases in third quarter revenue and profit exceeding analysts' projections.
Johnson & Johnson's sales increased in the third quarter but its net profit fell, the pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant said Tuesday.
Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Wednesday reported a loss that was weighed down by an inventory writeoff, swinging back from a small profit reported in the first quarter of this year.
Upscale home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday on an improvement at its Pottery Barn chain, sending its shares up as much as 11 percent.
Burger King Holdings Inc. on Friday reported a fourth-quarter net profit, reversing a year-ago loss, helped by longer store hours and its low-cost breakfast menu.
Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. Thursday posted a preliminary quarterly net loss that nearly doubled, hurt by fees related to a stock option probe and said its license agreement with Walt Disney Co. could be jeopardized by several missed deadlines.
Staples Inc., the largest U.S. office supplies retailer, posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly profit Tuesday, helped by higher sales of laptop computers and software.
Target said on Tuesday its quarterly profit rose more than 12 percent, boosted by strong sales at stores open at least a year and returns from its credit-card business.
Upscale department store Nordstrom Inc. reported higher quarterly net profit Thursday, helped by better-than expected same-store sales, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.
Network Appliance Inc. on Wednesday announced a share buyback and forecast better-than-expected revenue for the current quarter as orders pulled out of a slump, lifting its recently battered stock by 7 percent.
Stocks rallied late in the session Wednesday as investors scooped up beaten down shares before the closing bell.
General Motors on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings that were much better than expected as its embattled U.S. auto operations returned to the black after more than two years of losses.
Aetna Inc., the No. 3 U.S. health insurer, posted higher quarterly earnings Thursday, helped by an increase in enrollment.
Texas Instruments Inc. reported lower quarterly profit and revenue Monday as weak demand for calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that use its wireless chips.
Weak earnings from Caterpillar and Google sent stock futures lower Friday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time ever.
Stocks fell Friday, the day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed over the 14,000 mark for the first time ever, on a spate of disappointing earnings news.
Motorola Inc., which has been losing market share amid criticism of its mobile phone line-up, on Thursday posted a quarterly loss as revenue fell amid weak phone sales.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., an owner of Marriott and other hotels, said Wednesday that quarterly funds from operations rose, helped by higher room rates, while net income fell.
IBM, the world's largest technology services company, Wednesday beat quarterly profit expectations and raised its earning forecast for the year, helped by acquisitions and growth in computer services.
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co., two of the largest U.S. air carriers, reported better-than-expected quarterly profits Wednesday, helped by broadly higher ticket prices and relatively strong demand.
Yahoo, the world's second largest Internet search firm, in its first earnings report since co-founder Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as chief executive officer, posted second-quarter results that met expectations.
The Dow Jones industrial average finished in record territory for the fourth straight session Tuesday just below the 14,000 mark, which it earlier surpassed for the first time ever, on a tame inflation reading and several strong earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average finished in record territory for the fourth straight session Tuesday and surpassed the 14,000 mark for the first time ever, on a tame inflation reading and several strong earnings reports.
Eaton Corp, a diversified manufacturer, posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday as sales growth from acquisitions offset weakness in its truck division.
Darden Restaurants missed Wall Street's fourth-quarter profit and revenue expectations Tuesday, as same-store sales fell at its Red Lobster chain -sending shares down more than 5 percent in after-hours trading.
The following are some of Thursday's most actively traded stocks:
Stocks gained Thursday, with the Dow industrials closing at a record high for the second day in a row, thanks to upbeat earnings reports from 3M, Apple and others.
Apple's profit soared in the latest quarter thanks to strong sales of its iPods and Macintosh computers, the company reported Wednesday.
Stocks surged Friday morning, pushing the Dow industrials further into record territory, as investors welcomed a batch of upbeat quarterly earnings reports.
The Dow readied to extend its rally for the seventh straight session Friday morning, one day after it tip-toed to a fresh record high, as investors cheered the latest earnings reports.
Stocks struggled in mixed trade Thursday, as Wall Street shook off the morning doldrums, but failed to make a move higher after the previous session's record-breaking close for the Dow industrials.
The following are some of Thursday's most actively traded stocks:
Stock futures turned lower Thursday morning, one day after the Dow Jones industrial average hit a fresh record high, as a mixed bag of earnings reports rattled investors.
The Dow industrials jumped to a record high Wednesday as solid earnings from a number of blue-chip companies helped the index complete a remarkable comeback after the big February selloff.
The Dow Jones industrial average hit a new high Wednesday afternoon on the strength of solid earnings from JP Morgan and Intel, while Yahoo and IBM dragged down the tech sector.
Motorola Inc., the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, Wednesday posted a quarterly loss on weak handset sales and gave new forecasts that raised doubts over when the company would be profitable.
Stock futures turned lower Wednesday morning, one day after the Dow Jones industrial average neared a fresh record high, as a mixed bag of earnings reports unnerved investors.
The Dow flirted with a fresh record high Tuesday and the S&P 500 closed at its highest point since 2000 as investors welcomed lower oil prices and upbeat earnings from Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson.
This is a big week for the U.S. drug industry's earnings, with mixed results expected from a slew of brand-name drugmakers that carry a common theme: getting squeezed by the loss of blockbuster products.
Activision said an internal review of its stock options grant practices cleared its chief executive, Robert Kotick, and three other top executives and board members of intentional wrongdoing.
Hewlett-Packard reported a sharply higher quarterly profit Tuesday, thanks to strong computer and printer sales during the holidays, as the tech giant continues to gain momentum against struggling rival Dell.
Exxon Mobil Corp. Thursday reported the biggest annual profit on record for a U.S. corporation - earning more than $75,000 every minute of 2006 on the back of record oil prices.
Ford Motor Co. reported the largest annual loss in company history Thursday, as the embattled automaker posted a fourth-quarter loss that was much worse than analysts' expectations.
Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow hitting a new all-time high, as upbeat earnings from Yahoo and Sun Microsystems tempered worries about technology sector earnings.
Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow hitting a new all-time high, as upbeat earnings from Yahoo and Sun Microsystems tempered worries about technology sector earnings.
The Nasdaq composite led a broader stock market advance Wednesday afternoon, as upbeat earnings from Yahoo and Sun Microsystems countered worries about technology sector earnings.
Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon, with the Nasdaq rising more than 1 percent, after upbeat earnings from Yahoo! and Sun Microsystems tempered worries about technology sector earnings.
Stocks rallied early Wednesday afternoon, with the Nasdaq leading the way, after bullish earnings from Yahoo! and Sun Microsystems cooled some worries about tech sector earnings.
The Dow and S&P 500 rose Tuesday, while the Nasdaq was little changed, as investors struggled to absorb a nearly 5 percent jump in oil prices and a spate of mixed earnings reports.
Yahoo!, the world's second largest Internet search company, reported fourth quarter results Tuesday that beat Wall Street expectations but issued a tepid forecast for 2007.
Pfizer announced Monday that it will cut 10,000 jobs and close five plants, including three R&D sites and two factories, by the end of 2008, and said its quarterly earnings grew but sales were little changed.
General Electric announced Friday it is restating earnings a total of $343 million lower. This in response to a decision made over five years ago by the chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission on how the company recorded interest rate swaps.
General Electric announced it is restating earnings a total of $343 million lower over more than a five years after a decision of the chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission for how it recorded interest rate swaps.
Computer products maker Hewlett-Packard reported quarterly profit and revenue ahead of Wall Street's estimates Thursday, and offered a robust outlook for the current period.
Stocks futures indicated a mixed open on Wall Street Wednesday as investors anxiously await the latest interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve.
Merck & Co. reported reduced earnings, but still managed to edge past Wall Street expectations, even though Vioxx-related lawsuits against the company continue to mount.
Big Pharma companies Pfizer, Lilly and Wyeth beat analysts' expectations Thursday with reports of strong gains in third-quarter earnings, though Pfizer isn't expecting annual profit growth until 2009 and is ramping up its already ambitious cost-cutting efforts.
Apple Computer's profit soared 27 percent in the latest quarter on strong sales of its Macintosh computers and iPod digital music players, the company said Wednesday.
Stocks finished lower Tuesday, ending a three-session winning streak, with renewed inflation concerns taking the Dow away from the 12,000 mark.
Here are some of Monday's late-moving stocks:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit Tuesday - its first earnings decline in more than 10 years - because of a charge for selling its German stores to a rival. The company maintained its full-year profit forecast, however.
Exxon Mobil and the other oil companies will probably keep enjoying shockingly large profits through the rest of the year, but the energy sector as a whole is about to lose its bragging rights.
JPMorgan Chase Wednesday reported earnings that blew past Wall Street forecasts, sparking a big rally in its stock, but executives warned that the second half may be tougher for the nation's No. 3 bank.
Stocks pared their losses Wednesday afternoon but finished the session in negative territory as investors took in a string of weak earnings and interest-rate concerns came back in focus.
A batch of strong earnings reports helped lift the Dow and S&P to multi-year highs Tuesday despite near record-high oil prices.
European drugmakers are getting ready to report first quarter earnings in the next few days, and could be better positioned for growth than their American rivals
Big drugmakers put up mostly strong earnings this week, triggering a variety of reactions on the stock market and a mixed bag of analyst expectations for the year.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Yahoo! matched Wall Street's earnings expectations for the first quarter Tuesday and was rewarded by investors. But the pressure is on Google to do more than just meet estimates.
A tech rally Wednesday boosted the Nasdaq composite to its highest close in move than five years, but had little impact on the broader market, amid a jump in Treasury yields, rising gold prices and oil at record highs.
Stocks were little changed Wednesday morning, as investors welcomed a fresh batch of strong earnings reports, but played it cautious after the previous session's big rally.
Yahoo! didn't blow away estimates for first-quarter sales and earnings. But given how negative many investors were feeling heading into the company's first-quarter report Tuesday, it probably didn't have to.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Yahoo should count its blessings. It should consider itself lucky that it is allowed to even exist in a world gone mad for Google.
Novell stock tumbled Friday after the company posted a big drop in first-quarter profit and issued a warning for the second quarter.
Exxon Mobil Corp. set U.S. records for annual and quarterly profits Monday as it easily topped fourth-quarter earnings forecasts.
Just when it seemed things couldn't get worse for General Motors Corp., they did, as the embattled automaker said Thursday it lost a total of $4.8 billion in just the last three months of 2005, far worse than Wall Street expectations.
Stocks rose Tuesday, led by the Nasdaq, as investors welcomed lower oil prices and focused on the positive spate of quarterly earnings announcements.
Texas Instruments announced an increase in quarterly profit of nearly 34 percent, but fourth-quarter revenues that missed Wall Street expectations and what appeared to be a lower-than expected forecast for the current quarter sent the stock 3 percent lower in after-hours trading.
Stocks sank Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average tumbling more than 200 points and putting the world's most widely watched stock index into the red for the first time in 2006.
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