Earnings Report

PPI and CPI reports will also give the latest read on inflation.

Pretax profit of $10.7 billion through June, up from $10.2 billion a year earlier.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday reported a $12 billion second-quarter profit.

Earnings were boosted by insurance underwriting and an accounting change.

U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after the Labor Department said hiring remained solid in July.

Investors came into this earnings season with high expectations.

Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $756 million.

Major companies tentatively scheduled to post quarterly earnings next week: TUESDAY Walt Disney Co. reports quarterly financial results after the market close.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a fall in second-quarter profit after being hit by a big charge from U.S. authorities over past misdeeds.

Toyota Motor Corp. has reported its quarterly profit climbed 7.2 percent, helped by strong sales in the U.S. and other overseas markets.

Toyota maintained its forecast for full-year profit to slip 4.2 percent.

CBS will report second-quarter earnings on Thursday as turmoil swirls around the media company as the important fall TV season approaches.

World stocks indexes are falling Thursday after the Trump administration said it will consider an even higher tax rate of 25 percent on $200 billion in imports from China, raising the stakes in the trade war between the two largest economies.

The Latest on the investigation into allegations that Les Moonves, who heads CBS, was involved in incidents of sexual misconduct that stretch over three decades (all times local): 10:45 a.m.

Industry analysts grilled MGM Resorts International executives Thursday after the company forecast weak results for the current quarter because — just like its competitors — it expects fewer scheduled entertainment events and lower room rates in Las Vegas this summer.

SCANA Corp. (SCG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $8 million.

Blue Apron Holdings Inc. (APRN) on Thursday reported a loss of $32.8 million in its second quarter.

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