earnings season

U.S. stocks are for the most part far removed from their all-time highs, but several days of mostly positive performance in the major indices has investors wondering if a rebound is sustainable.  Earnings Season Is Key The most important factor that will determine the fate of stocks in...

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...

Earnings season is one of the busiest times for investors, as it provides an update to the company's current business and outlook. However, few investors fully understand the rules and regulations behind these quarterly reports. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, federal...

CNBC's Jim Cramer said during Thursday's "Squawk Box" segment that there is a lot of "negativity" and "suboptimal news" spooking the market. "There is just a lot of what I would regard as being suboptimal news out there at a time when I think people were kind of hoping this period would be the...

Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA)'s quarterly earnings report marks the unofficial start to earnings season. This time around there is a lot riding on its earnings report, at least according to Bloomberg. Alcoa will report its final earnings report on Tuesday before the 128-year-old company splits into two...