Earnings Expectations

October's jobs numbers are due at the end of the week, but before then there are plenty more earnings reports on the docket. Analysts are looking for year-on-year earnings growth from the likes of: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG...

Lots more earnings are on tap this week, from social media giants like Facebook and Twitter to petroleum supermajors Exxon and Chevron, from major pharmaceutical makers Merck and Pfizer to consumer goods giants like Altria and Avon Products. Here is a quick look at what analysts are expecting from...

The new earnings crunch is on, and this week brings a good look at state of the big banks, some key technology and Internet players, and others. Expectations are high for the likes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). Modest growth...

Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) is the only significant name on the earnings docket this week, and expectations are rather muted as the drugstore giant works to complete its messy acquisition of European pharmacy giant Alliance Boots, which has prompted shares to languish since early August....

The new earnings season is still a couple of weeks away, but a handful of notable quarterly reports are scheduled for this week. Analysts are looking for earnings growth in results from Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE: MU) and Nike Inc (...

Ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX) is scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight midweek, and the consensus forecast calls for earnings growth. Analysts are also looking for earnings growth from homebuilder Lennar (NYSE: LEN), tech giant Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and retailer Rite...

In another relatively quiet week on the earnings front, the most anticipated quarterly reports include those from The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE: PANW) and Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (NYSE: RH). Analysts are looking for earnings gains from those three,...

It will be another quiet week on the earnings front in the wake of the Labor Day holiday. Among the most prominent quarterly reports due, Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), Hovnanian (NYSE: HOV) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) are expected to show some earnings growth. Analysts also are...

It is the dog days of summer, and the earnings season is winding down. A few more big retailers are scheduled to share their most recent quarterly results this week, including Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). Some solar companies are on...

Retail earnings season continues this week, with big-box store operators Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Staples (NYSE: SPLS) among those companies on deck to share the most recent quarterly results. This follows last week's highlights in the industry, in which Macy's (...

Reports from Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Deere (NYSE: DE) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this week. Note, however,that analyst expectations are low for each of them. Furthermore, earnings season for the major retailers has arrived. Taking their turns on the earnings...

Much of the S&P 500 have already shared their second-quarter results, but earnings season rolls on this week. Big media players will take their turns stepping into the spotlight this week. Tuesday morning look for results from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). Earnings per share are expected be by...