Earnings Forecasts

Stocks got off to a strong start Tuesday despite a batch of dispiriting global economic data. As of 7:15 a.m. PDT, the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 119.83 points, or 0.8%, to 14,687. The gain gave hope to market bulls after last week’s...

Caterpillar Inc. reported first-quarter results Monday that missed analysts' expectations and lowered its full-year outlook, citing lower sales of mining equipment. The Peoria-based maker of earthmoving equipment said it expects 2013 revenue of $57...

Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and Apple, are reporting earnings this week. Analysts currently expect...

When the world economy slows, heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. feels the pinch. On Friday, the Peoria-based company said first-quarter dealer sales of its machines were down 11 percent worldwide. Analysts expect the company on Monday to...

General Electric Co. cut the profit growth estimate for its core industrial businesses on Friday, citing weakness in Europe and sliding wind turbine sales, unnerving Wall Street and pushing its stock down in morning trading. The world's biggest maker...

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Titan Machinery Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 12.5 percent as operating expenses rose and its construction segment dealt with tough industry conditions. The agricultural and construction equipment provider's...

Lower government payments for private Medicare services and prescriptions for older people dragged down UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s first-quarter profits, the company said Thursday. Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hemsley also warned during a conference...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc., which for years has dominated online advertising sales on personal computers, is showing signs that it's figuring out how to make money on mobile devices, too. Google's first-quarter profit jumped 16% as the Internet...

Carnival Cruise Lines will spend up to $300 million to add an extra generator in each ship and improve fire suppression systems in response to the high-profile malfunctions that hobbled the Carnival Triumph cruise ship earlier this year. Carnival's...

Two of the nation's healthiest banks reported sharply higher profits and fewer loan delinquencies as bank earnings season began, but a slowdown in the mortgage business disappointed investors. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s first-quarter earnings rose 33% and...

Chemical maker W.R. Grace & Co. on Wednesday announced preliminary first-quarter net income of $52 million to $53 million, or 68 cents to 69 cents per diluted share. Grace, based in Columbia, will report full earnings April 24 for the quarter that ended...

Shares of industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. may be poised for double-digit increases over the next year to 18 months as its acquisition of Goodrich pays off and other businesses rebound, financial newspaper Barron's said. Goodrich is...