Earnings Report

Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB says its fourth-quarter profit fell to 3.99 billion kronor ($506 million), down from 5.91 billion kronor.

Nasdaq reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Anthem Inc. (ANTM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.23 billion.

Anthem on Wednesday said quarterly profit more than tripled as the health insurer recorded a one-time benefit of $1.1 billion due to the new U.S. tax law.

Textron Inc on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss.

Eli Lilly and Co. reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday.

Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.66 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

D.R. Horton Inc reported an 8.5 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Wednesday as the No.1 U.S. homebuilder took a charge of $108.7 million due to changes in the tax law.

Industrial equipment maker Siemens AG says its net income rose 12 percent to 2.2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in the last three months of 2017, helped by one-time gains from the sale of shares in its Osram lighting business and from the U.S. corporate tax cut.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo says its net profit jumped 31 percent to 135.2 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in April-December, helped by the popularity of its Switch hybrid game machine.

Samsung Electronics has reported a surge in quarterly earnings thanks to its record-breaking chip business.

Samsung said it expects demand for memory chips to remain strong in 2018, as it reported record annual profit driven by a so-called memory chip "super-cycle."

The chipmaker sold more graphics processors used in data centers and computers.

Cheap eats, $1 sodas and crispy chicken tenders helped boost a key sales figure at McDonald's.

Videogame publisher Electronic Arts expects the launch of the action-adventure video game, "A Way out," to drive its revenue in the current quarter.

Pfizer is reporting fourth-quarter net income of $12.27 billion, which is better than anticipated.

Harley-Davidson Inc. will close its Kansas City, Missouri plant as part of a cost-cutting move as it continues to face dwindling shipments.

Harley-Davidson Inc on Tuesday forecast that motorcycle shipments would drop this year and reported that they barely met the bottom of its 2017 target, sending its shares down sharply in premarket trading.

Pfizer Inc's quarterly profit jumped almost 16 times compared to a year ago on Tuesday, as the largest U.S. drugmaker booked an $11 billion gain from the new tax law.

McDonald's reported its quarterly results on Tuesday.