Earnings Report

The “Guardians” films have collectively grossed more than $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office.

US stocks are drifting between small gains and losses as traders shrug off the latest trade threats from President Donald Trump and focus on company earnings reports, which contained some better-than-expected results from big names including Microsoft.

With profits sagging in recent years, GE has pursued an aggressive restructuring plan under CEO John Flannery.

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Domino’s has posted 29 consecutive quarters of domestic same-store sales growth.

General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $800 million.

GE reaffirmed its outlook for 2018, saying it continues to expect full-year earnings $1 per share to $1.07 per share.

Major companies tentatively scheduled to post quarterly earnings next week: MONDAY Alphabet Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market close.

The struggling industrial giant is expected to book a weaker second-quarter profit.

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday reported quarterly profit of $8.9 billion, boosted in part by its efforts to rival Amazon as a key cloud computing provider for retailers and other businesses.

Revenue from server products and cloud services grew 26% in the fiscal fourth quarter.

Union Pacific Corp. hauled in 29 percent more second-quarter profit as the railroad handled 4 percent more shipments, but the results might have been better if not for some operational challenges.

The aluminum producer said it had incurred $15 million in costs related to the tariffs.

The online retailer's efforts to revamp its e-commerce platforms failed to impress investors.

The company reported strong results on higher card-member spending and loan growth.

Revenue rose 3.7% from a year earlier to $20 billion, the company's third consecutive quarter of revenue growth.