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Companies have been generally beating very low expectations during this corporate earnings season. That’s probably why the market is near highs, but it doesn’t seem like the S&P 500’s (SPX) record close earlier in the week generated as much follow-through buying as might have...

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers alternatives for Chinese stocks. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a big bank stock that stands out and a contrarian pick to the e-commerce giants. Also, looking at the value of earnings numbers and the Trump tariffs hit home....

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the iPhone maker and a couple of top industrials. Bearish calls included the leading electric car maker and other consumer product outfits. The broader equity markets are still...

Nine Dow components will post their quarterly results this week. Two of them are among the most heavily weighted Dow stocks. Analysts have high expectations for their top and bottom line results. The new earnings season is in full swing this week. Among the many companies expected to...

Earnings season can be brutal for stocks, especially for high-quality names that report a single bad quarter, Jim Cramer said during his daily "Mad Money" show Tuesday. 3M 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) lost about 5 percent Tuesday and settled below the $200 per share mark -- a notable decline for a...

Two merging chemical giants are expected to report their earnings this week. Consensus Wall Street forecasts see very different results from each of them. Both have handily topped earnings estimates in recent quarters. We are in the heart of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season. Among the...

More than a third of the Dow components are expected to report earnings this week. Only a health care giant and an oil supermajor are expected to show solid growth on both the top and bottom lines. Both have beat earnings expectations in recent quarters. We are in the heart of the fourth-quarter...

Three leading transportation companies are due to report earnings this week. Expectations for the two rail giants and a big airline are very different. The ongoing Trump rally and anticipation of infrastructure spending marked the quarter. The fourth-quarter earnings reporting season is underway...

More than a third of the Dow Jones Industrials are on deck to report quarterly results this week. Wall Street expectations are perhaps highest for a chemicals giant and a leading credit services company. However, just one of these two is expected to show growth on the top line. The third-quarter...

More than a third of the Dow Jones Industrials are on deck to report quarterly results this week. Wall Street expectations are particularly low for two supermajor oil companies. Just one of these two companies beat earnings estimates in the previous quarter. The third-quarter earnings reporting...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two old-school giants striving to improve their prospects. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from just one of them. However, both have handily bested earnings expectations in recent quarters. The new earnings season...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two popular purveyors of coffee and other consumables. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth each of them, but a top-line decline from one. And, one of them has a better record of topping earnings expectations in recent...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two technology giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week will...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two beverage giant rivals. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week...