Earnings Report

Net income fell to $736 million, or 27 cents per share, in the first quarter from $1.55 billion, or 56 cents per share, a year earlier.

Aetna posted strong first-quarter earnings and revenue on Tuesday as the Medicare Advantage business of the fifth-largest U.S. health insurance company grew significantly.

The largest U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday net profit rose to $3.56 billion or 59 cents per share in the first quarter of 2018, from $3.12 billion or 51 cents per share a year earlier.

BP says first-quarter earnings surged 70 percent as the energy company profited from rising oil prices and increased production.

Net income beat forecasts and also topped that of a year ago.

Investors could see sizable chunk of tech giant’s repatriated cash.

Wall Street is in “full panic mode” about iPhone sales data ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report, according to one analyst.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Andeavor, up $15.94 to $138.32 Marathon Petroleum will buy the refiner and pipeline owner, which used to be called Tesoro, for more than $23 billion.

A burst of corporate deals and strong earnings reports helped push U.S. stock indexes higher in early trading Monday.

The company reported on Monday that comparable U.S. same-store sales rose nearly 3%.

Traffic at McDonald's restaurants was surprisingly strong during the first quarter, pushing the world's biggest burger chain far past Wall Street expectations.

Net income rose to $1.38 billion, or $1.72 per share, from $1.21 billion, or $1.47 per share, a year earlier

Allergan said on Monday revenue from the aesthetics unit, which also sells products that can melt excess body fat, rose nearly 30 percent in the three months ended March 31.

Online retailer Amazon is surging to new highs Friday following a strong first quarter and tech giants Microsoft and Intel are also climbing, but U.S. stocks are just modestly higher overall.

The e-commerce giant will be the first to reach that milestone, according to an investment bank.

Bill Murray’s Ground Hog Day is playing out on Wall Street.

Exxon is reporting first-quarter earnings of $4.65 billion, coming up just short of expectations despite rapidly rising crude prices.

Chevron Corp. (CVX) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $3.64 billion.

Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $168 million.