corporate profits
What to learn from this season's earnings
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The corporate earnings reports are flooding in this morning, with companies like Southwest Airlines and Verizon telling us how they did in the first part of this year. In recent quarters, companies have padded their profits by cutting costs.
What we can expect from earnings season
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
With some tough economic news in the last week or so with the jobs report, and today some evidence of a slowdown in China, Wall Street is anticipating modest reports from corporations.
Low expectations for earnings season
Monday, April 9, 2012
Corporate earnings season is kicking off. Corporate profits have been the engine behind the stock market's recent rally, but there's worry on Wall Street that earnings are losing momentum.
What goes up must come down
Thursday, March 22, 2012
"What goes up must come down" was true with dot-com stocks and the residential housing market. Investors should understand that the same fate lies ahead for corporate profits, argues James Montier of the investment management firm GMO.
Corporate profits sagging
Monday, February 6, 2012
When there's nothing better to do, Wall Street finds something to obsess about. Today, it's profits.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Jobless claims, Suez Canal workers' strike, NYSE merger
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department this morning announced weekly jobless claims fell to 383,000, the lowest level in nearly three years....
The economy's growing, but the jobs aren't coming
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
And this final note. We talked earlier with John Cassidy about what's changed on Wall Street in the two years since the financial meltdown....
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