Earnings Report

A former Amazon financial at Amazon has been sentenced to six months in prison and a $2,500 fine after admitting he tipped off a college friend to details about the company's upcoming first-quarter earnings report in spring 2015.

U.S. stocks perked higher in Thursday morning trading, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on track for its first gain in five days.

Dollar General Corp. (DG) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $252 million.

Citigroup finance chief John Gerspach said Wednesday the bank is likely to take a hit of about $20 billion to profits under the tax plans recently passed by Congress.

Athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. on Wednesday posted strong results for its fiscal third-quarter and raised its forecasts for the full year, sending its stock jumping in after-hours trading.

Home Depot, announced a $15 billion share repurchase plan and set a target to grow annual sales to between $114.7 billion and $119.8 billion by the year ending January 2021.

U.S. stock indexes held steady in Tuesday morning trading as some of the year's biggest winners picked themselves back up following recent stumbles.

U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers reported a 67.8 percent jump in quarterly profit, partly boosted by an increase in home sales and prices.

Call it the curse of Harry Potter.

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Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) on Thursday reported a loss of $558 million in its fiscal third quarter.

Kroger Co. on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $397 million.

Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket chain, reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday as its aggressive discounting lured more customers to its stores.

Sears Holdings Corp continued its streak of declining sales in the third quarter, reporting a double-digit drop in comparable sales at its Sears and Kmart chains.

Tiffany & Co. on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $100.2 million.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Goldman Sachs reported a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit as the Wall Street bank earned more from bond trading and its expenses fell.

Delta Air Lines on Thursday reported a 2Q profit above analysts' expectations and promised more curbs to its flight capacity growth.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding reported a better-than-expected 59 percent jump in quarterly revenue.