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Earnings
Rising interest rates impacts banks
Jul 12, 2013
As Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase kick off bank earnings season, it's a chance to see the effect rising interest rates are having on our nation's banks.
The problem with focusing on shareholder value
Jun 11, 2013
It's standard practice in today's business world that the focus should be on increasing value to shareholders. But it hasn't always been that way.
Department stores confront slow economy and online sales
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Stan Alcorn
May 15, 2013
It's a big week for department-store earnings. How are they faring in the stutter-step economic recovery?
Earnings are up, but hold your applause
by
Allan Sloan
Apr 25, 2013
So far, the companies have told us mostly good things this earnings season. But Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, isn't buying it. He says so-called "tax games" obscure business performance.
A check in on earnings, at the half
Apr 24, 2013
Earnings season continues on Wall Street with Procter & Gamble, Ford, Boeing, Qualcomm, and Eli Lilly & Co. all reporting today.
Caterpillar profits fall 45%, cuts forecast
Apr 22, 2013
Caterpillar reported disappointing earnings this morning. The heavy-equipment maker announced its profits are down 45 percent and also cut its forecast for the rest of the year.
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Who needs consumer demand to make money?
Apr 17, 2013
David Kelly, chief global strategist with JP Morgan Funds, explains what's got corporate profits up in a weak economy.
For public good, not for profit.
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase: Is it time to stop worrying about them?
Apr 12, 2013
Since the financial crisis, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have reported healthy report quarterly earnings. So can we finally stop worrying about the health of our financial system?
The secret behind Bed Bath & Beyond earnings: Finding its niche
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Noel King
Apr 10, 2013
A preview of Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings: Housing uptick helps, and online competition lurks.
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Earnings check in: The health of corporate America
Apr 9, 2013
Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith, Moore & Company, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the latest earnings reports and what they signal about the economy.