We all know the game. Company executives lowball their financial targets, lulling analysts into issuing soporific profit forecasts. Then the earnings arrive and, lo and behold, the results beat expectations... More...
The "peak weeks" of first-quarter reports continue next week, with one-fifth of the Dow Jones Industrial Average components and nearly a third of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index members posting results. More...
This week, the Dow Industrials rose 185.62 points, or 1.68% to 11204.28, the Nasdaq Composite gained 48.89 points, or 1.97% to 2530.15 and the S&P 500 added 25.15 points, or 2.11% to 1217.28. More...
Britain's disappointing economic performance in the first quarter will give politicians of all stripes ammunition against their rivals ahead of the U.K.'s tightest election in nearly 20 years. Markets, however, are largely shrugging it off. More...
Shares slumped after Microsoft reported solid earnings Thursday. But the bulk of analysts are seem satisfied, saying these dips are worth buying. More...
So Greece has finally cried uncle after the blood-letting in the bond markets Thursday, making the Hellenic Republic the topic du jour for early morning market scribblers. More...
Nokia shareholders are feeling the pain Thursday, as the stock nosedives 13% after the company reported weak margins and guidance and confirmed a new gadget would be delayed. More...