earnings reports

  The $8 billion acquisition of experience management software startup Qualtrics, announced in January, has led SAP (NYSE: SAP) to underperform Wall Street expectations and post an operating loss for the first quarter of 2019. The enterprise software giant posted earnings per share of -...

  Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH), a major supply chain solutions provider, reported first quarter 2019 GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) earnings per share of $0.32, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.34. The company's adjusted non-GAAP earnings per...

  Container ship owner sees good demand balance with better rates on post-panamax vessels. Costamare (NYSE: CMRE) reported first quarter 2019 results that beat analysts expectations as the container ship owner said the supply and demand balance for boxships looks good going forward....

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), wireless industry competitors with diverging business strategies, are among the first major companies in the newly formed Communication Services sector to report this quarter. Investors will see if their revenue gets an expected...

We’re approaching earnings season crunch time, with many of the top names in social media, cloud services, semiconductors and other technology giants opening their books over the next week or so. Social media takes center stage Tuesday morning when Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) releases its...

There’s an elephant in the room—an elephant arguably the size of a 737 MAX airliner—as Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) prepares to report Q1 earnings this coming Wednesday morning. Investors could be on the edge of their seats waiting for Boeing to provide more clarity on aircraft...

If you want to know why many analysts expect S&P 500 Q1 earnings to fall, look no further than the Energy sector. Companies that suck crude out of the earth, process it, and sell refined products to consumers could face a worse than 20% year-over-year earnings decline, assuming Wall Street...

Panalpina, an international freight forwarding and logistics company, reported $0.82 (Swiss Francs, or CHF) per share in earnings for the first quarter of 2019 compared to $0.72 CHF for the same period last year. This is an "in-line report" for the Swiss company according to Seeking...

  J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) blames its earnings and revenue shortfall on weak intermodal freight volumes, harsh winter weather and concerns about possible tariffs on Chinese imports in its first quarter earnings report on April 15. The Lowell, Arkansas-based company reported earnings of $119....

Wall Street took on a slightly green tint early Wednesday as investors sorted through another bag of hot, fresh earnings. Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE: MS) latest quarter got an early thumbs up from investors, but Netflix.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) appeared to get a thumbs down. Morgan Stanley...

Unlike last month, which dawned with key deadlines looming and a Fed meeting in the wings, April begins with a pretty wide runway leading up to the start of earnings season at mid-month. Some of the worst-case scenarios investors appeared worried about a month ago don’t appear to be as...

The interest rate shuffle might continue today, with U.S. stocks apparently taking their cue from what’s going on in the Treasury market. A negative tone prevailed early as yields sank again. A few weeks ago, stocks and Treasuries were both marching upward in sync, which is a bit unusual. Now...

For one more hint about how the retail sector is faring, investors might want to consider glancing at athletic apparel giant Nike Inc.’s (NYSE: NKE) fiscal Q3 earnings, which are scheduled for release after the closing bell Thursday. Nike is one of the last major companies to report for the...

Anyone seeking insight into the global economic picture might want to pay attention Thursday after the U.S. closing bell when computer technology corporation Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) delivers its fiscal Q3 earnings.  A big thing to consider looking for from ORCL is the company...

For the second straight day, investor attention could zero in on Capitol Hill as Fed Chair Jerome Powell takes the mic to address elected officials on the economy. He delivered a pretty dovish message yesterday, but markets didn’t appear to move too much in response. Other than the Powell...