earnings season

The fourth-quarter earnings season is imminent, and to capitalize on corporate financial results, knowing when sectors and companies report is key.  Around the earnings season, the chatter surrounds whether the company hits, misses or exceeds expectations. This invariably triggers at least a...

The stock market faces a major headwind that could call into question the sustainability of the current bull run: 2018 earnings. Third-quarter earnings seasons is ramping up this week with many big banks on deck to report their results. Many analysts and investors aren't worried, Chad...

Earnings season and options trading go together like Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Whole Foods. Or Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LinkedIn. Or Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) and Kite Pharma. You get the idea. The binary nature of an earnings event—either Wall Street likes the...

No sooner has Wall Street come to terms with the results of last quarter’s earnings reports that another earnings season looms only weeks away. That means more volatility in the market as investors scramble to react to the latest 10-Q filings. Earnings are critical for investors, both because...

Needless to say, investors are more than happy to see their stocks gain in value this earnings season, but few are taking a step back and asking the important question: Is there reason to be concerned that earnings growth is outpacing GDP growth? The short answer, at least according to CNBC, is no...

Earnings season for the retail group is coming to an end with a small handful of retailers including J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reporting their results on Friday. Here is an earnings recap of some of the most notable names in the group. JCPenney JCPenney...

The "Trump rally" pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the 20,000 milestone. With all the attention focused on President Donald Trump, his administration and the many hotly debated political issues, the fact that this quarter's earnings season is the best in years is flying under the radar...

Earnings season is underway, but major banks are wrapping up their earnings reports. Here is a summary of how some of the world's largest banks performed in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) earned $1.71 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $23.4 billion....

Earnings season is in full force and bank companies were front-and-center on Friday. Here is a rundown of what some of the country's largest banks reported in their earnings report Friday morning. JPMorgan JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) reported it earned $1.71 per share in the...

Earnings season is approaching, and some of Wall Street's biggest banks will release their quarterly reports on Friday. Here is a list of analyst ratings and stock price targets for the three major banks reporting on Friday: Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and...