Earnings Report

Foot Locker Inc. shares tumbled 15% in premarket trade Friday, after the sports apparel company missed profit and sales estimates for the second quarter.

Foot Locker Inc. shares tumbled 15% in premarket trade Friday, after the sports apparel company missed profit and sales estimates for the second quarter.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning as investors fail to get excited by quarterly reports from big names like retailer Wal-Mart and technology bellwether Cisco Systems.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning as investors fail to get excited by quarterly reports from big names like retailer Wal-Mart and technology bellwether Cisco Systems.

Two of the world's biggest retailers are ready to rumble.

U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as losses for Cisco Systems hurt technology companies while Wal-Mart declined after its latest quarterly report.

Clothing retailer Gap Inc reported better-than-expected same-store sales for the second quarter, helped by strong demand for Old Navy products, fewer discounts, and the company's efforts to better manage inventory.

Clothing retailer Gap Inc reported better-than-expected same-store sales for the second quarter, helped by strong demand for Old Navy products, fewer discounts, and the company's efforts to better manage inventory.

Stocks dropped and investors flocked to safe-haven assets on Thursday following a terrorist attack in Barcelona.

Stocks dropped and investors flocked to safe-haven assets on Thursday following a terrorist attack in Barcelona.

Here's how much hope and expectation has been built into the stock market: Big companies are healthy and making fatter profits than Wall Street expected, yet it's barely enough to keep the market from falling.

Wal-Mart is reporting second-quarter profit of $2.9 billion, or 96 cents per share.

Walmart Stores Inc. said Thursday that sales rose in its latest quarter, showing that the world's largest retailer continues to avoid the malaise that has hit some competitors.

Alibaba, China's top e-commerce firm, beat analyst's estimates with a 56 percent rise in first-quarter revenue, driven by growth in online sales which make up most of its business.

Cisco Systems Inc's (NASDAQ:CSCO) revenue from its closely-watched security business rose less than analysts had estimated in the fourth quarter, sending the company's shares down about 2.5 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Cisco Systems Inc's (NASDAQ:CSCO) revenue from its closely-watched security business rose less than analysts had estimated in the fourth quarter, sending the company's shares down about 2.5 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks ended up slightly on Wednesday, but off the day's highs.

U.S. stocks ended up slightly on Wednesday, but off the day's highs.

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

Target reported a dip in second-quarter profit, but it was better than anticipated and a 32 percent spike in digital sales gains drove revenue higher.