What Apple earnings could say about the tech sector

Apr 24, 2012
Later today we'll find out how Apple did over the last few months. And given the recent drop in Apple's stock price, there are questions about whether the company can remain the juggernaut that it's been.

What to learn from this season's earnings

Apr 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.

Corporations report 1st quarter earnings

Apr 19, 2012
Big banks and other companies are reporting their earnings for the first three months of the year. What do they mean for the year ahead?

What we can expect from earnings season

Apr 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.

Corporate profits sagging

Feb 6, 2012
When there's nothing better to do, Wall Street finds something to obsess about. Today, it's profits.

Apple profits come close to oil company earnings

Jan 25, 2012
Apple posted record earnings for the last quarter, and the only company to make more is in a whole different industry.

Big bank earnings signal fourth quarter troubles

Jan 17, 2012
Wells Fargo and Citigroup reported earnings today, and both were doing well until October, when Europe's debt crisis started to take its toll.

For public good, not for profit.

Chase earnings signal downturn for financial services

Jan 13, 2012
J.P. Morgan Chase reported its earnings were down 23 percent today. What does this mean for the rest of the big banks?

Europe debt crisis hits aluminum maker Alcoa

Jan 10, 2012
Alcoa, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, announced its first quarterly loss since 2009 -- and it says the European debt crisis is to blame.

Alcoa posts first quarterly loss since 2009

Jan 10, 2012
One of the world's largest aluminum producers, Alcoa, announced its first quarterly loss since 2009, blaming problems on the European debt crisis.