Earnings

Corporate earnings reports have pacified investors this week after a bout of selling followed renewed concerns about a global slowdown last week. It's not that companies have provided dazzling first-quarter results. Many are continuing to make their...

Apple released its fiscal second-quarter earnings, reporting better-than-expected revenue but the first year-over-year quarterly profit decline since 2003. The company posted profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 a share, and revenue of $43.6 billion....

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported a 10 percent higher net income in this year's first quarter compared to last year's. “We are working to ensure that our rail franchise continues to thrive regardless of how our business mix changes,” said...

United Technologies Corp. on Tuesday beat analyst expectations by reporting a 6 percent increase in earnings per share for the first quarter ending March 31. The Hartford-based company — which includes Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, UTC Aerospace...

Illinois Tool Works on Tuesday lowered its 2013 outlook, citing softer-than-expected demand for its products in its first quarter. The Glenview-based diversified manufacturer said it expects full-year revenue growth of 2-4 percent, down from the previous...

When it comes to Apple's earnings, you can always bank on absolutely never hearing about the things you most want to hear about. Apple TV? IWatch? Cheaper iPhone? IRadio? Forget any mention of future goodies.  PHOTOS: The top smartphones of 2013 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market briefly dropped, then recovered, after the Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked and a fake tweet about an attack on the White House was posted. The tweet said that there had been two explosions at the White...

While Apple’s earnings are always closely watched, Tuesday’s report will be even more heavily scrutinized as the mood surrounding the company has grown shockingly grim because of a stock price that has fallen from $702.10 in September to $398....

Air Products' second-quarter earnings edged down amid unexpected economic headwinds that prompted the company to slash its earnings forecast. The Trexlertown company reported Tuesday it earned a profit of $300 million on sales of $2.5 billion during...

HARRISBURG — State lawmakers on Monday took another shot at closing two tax loopholes that have cost Pennsylvania untold millions. But some legislators do not think the tax changes, outlined in House Bill 440, will completely seal off the escape...

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...

Bank of America Corp., parent of Connecticut's largest bank, reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit and its revenue fell, sending the No. 2 U.S. bank's shares down 3 percent before the bell on Wednesday. Net income quadrupled to $2.62...