Earnings Report

Comcast Corp's adjusted quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, helped by more high-speed internet customers and higher theme park revenue.

United Technologies reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by higher sales across its four business units.

United Airlines is reversing a long slide in average prices and increasing its profit.

United Continental Holdings on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit, helped by higher fares and more last-minute ticket purchases.

Johnson & Johnson is reporting a fourth-quarter loss of $10.71 billion, after reporting a profit a year earlier.

Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $2.5 billion.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $617 million.

Verizon Communications Inc on Tuesday reported a jump in quarterly profit, helped by tax reform and the addition of phone subscribers.

Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a 42 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by catastrophe losses stemming from the California wildfires and a one-time charge due to the new federal tax law.

Johnson & Johnson reported adjusted quarterly profit and revenue slightly above analysts' expectations on Tuesday, as the healthcare company gained from strong demand for new drugs including cancer and psoriasis treatments.

Netflix added more global subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, as the video streaming service provider kept viewers hooked with critically acclaimed shows such as “The Crown” and “Stranger Things,” sending its shares up 7 percent in aftermarket trading to a record.

U.S. oilfield services company Halliburton Co reported a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit after charges and gave an upbeat outlook for 2018, as higher oil prices continue to push U.S. production near record levels.

Swiss bank UBS has reported a 2.22 billion-franc ($2.3 billion) loss for the fourth quarter as a result of a large writedown caused by the newly enacted U.S. tax reform.

A look at the upcoming week on Wall Street.

Netflix's earnings next week may offer a preview of whether other big name stocks can continue to deliver.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Thursday, pulling back slightly from the market's latest record highs.

IBM reported its first quarter of revenue growth in more than five years as the company ramps up its cloud computing business and looks for new opportunities from its investments in artificial intelligence.

IBM's quarterly revenue rose for the first time in nearly six years, largely due to growth in its focus areas such as cloud and security services.

American Express posted its first quarterly loss in 26 years, due a $2.6 billion charge related to the U.S. tax law overhaul and the credit card issuer also said it would suspend its share buyback program for the first half of 2018.

Morgan Stanley's adjusted quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on Thursday as strength in underwriting and wealth management offset a sharp but expected decline in bond trading revenue.