Earnings Report

U.S. stocks were broadly lower in early trading Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology companies and makers of consumer products.

Procter & Gamble Co. reported flat fiscal third-quarter profit as it faces increased competition for consumer products such as shaving cream and household goods.

Procter & Gamble Co reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday, boosted by strong sales in its beauty, and fabric and homecare businesses.

Credit card giant American Express is reporting the second-highest quarterly profit in its history, driven by strong customer spending on its namesake credit cards and a much lower tax bill.

U.S. stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday as investors size up the latest company earnings and deal news.

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The company earned $1.45 per share, compared with $1 per share in the year-earlier quarter.

IBM's profit margin fell short of expectations.

U.S. stocks moved solidly higher in early trading Tuesday, adding to the market's gains from a day earlier.

CSX's first-quarter profit nearly doubled thanks to further cost cuts at the railroad and a restructuring that weighed on its earnings a year ago.

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Investment bank Goldman Sachs is reporting that its first quarter profits rose by 26 percent, helped by a lower tax bill and a surge in market volatility.

Johnson & Johnson is reporting better than expected profit and revenue for the first quarter The New Brunswick, New Jersey, company on Tuesday reported profits of $4.37 billion, or $1.60 per share.

UnitedHealth Group is reporting first-quarter earnings of $2.84 billion, a jump of more than 30 percent from last year, with broad growth for the nation's largest health insurer.

The largest U.S. health insurer has been adding more physicians through a series of acquisitions, helping drive its customer base, which grew by 2.2 million in the first quarter.

Goldman surpasses 1Q estimates, boosts dividend.

Sales in the first quarter jumped to $20.01 billion from $17.77 billion a year earlier.