Earnings Report

Barnes & Noble cited weak holiday figures when it announced sweeping layoffs throughout its 632 U.S. stores last month.

The company’s quarterly report will arrive as the nation debates gun control after the Florida shootings.

Lowe's is posting disappointing profit numbers for the fourth quarter, sending shares down 8 percent before the opening bell.

The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 39 cents per share and said it would repurchase about $2.5 billion to $3 billion worth of shares this fiscal year.

Lowe's Companies sales growth at established stores in the fourth quarter beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday, as the No.2 U.S. home improvement chain got a boost from higher customer traffic in an improving housing market.

Sales at German sportswear firm Adidas rose between 15 and 20 percent to more than 20 billion euros ($24 billion) in 2017.

Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian operator of supermarket chains including Stop & Shop and Giant in the United States, says fourth-quarter net profit soared by more than 300 percent to 744 million euros ($909 million) from the same period a year ago, when one-off costs of 243 million euros dented profits.

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Sales growth at Lowe's has trailed Home Depot, the nation's largest home-improvement chain.

Macy's is reporting very strong fourth-quarter earnings of $1.33 billion and issuing a strong outlook.

Sales at Macy's stores open more than 12 months, including sales in departments licensed to third parties, rose 1.4 percent.

SeaWorld is posting a fourth-quarter loss of $20.4 million and says CEO Joel Manby is stepping down.

On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida, company had a loss of 24 cents, which is worse than the per-share loss of 18 cents that Wall Street had expected.

Discovery said on Tuesday its net loss was $1.14 billion or $1.99 per share in the quarter ended Dec. 31.

U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers on Tuesday reported an 87.6 percent jump in quarterly profit.

Days after revealing that it must restate two years of earnings, General Electric Co. is reshaping its board of directors.

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: SPOTLIGHT ON HOUSING The Commerce Department issues on Monday its tally of new home sales in January.

General Electric is facing new hurdles as it attempts its turnaround.

Berkshire Hathaway's fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled as it received a $29 billion boost from the new tax law that easily offset any weakness in the company's businesses.

Automaker Volkswagen AG says its net profit increased by more than half last year, while revenue climbed more than 6 percent.