Earnings Report

U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday, with gains in the tech sector offseting sluggish factory activity data and lower oil prices, as investors exercised caution ahead of a key payrolls report on Friday.

U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday, with gains in the tech sector offseting sluggish factory activity data and lower oil prices, as investors exercised caution ahead of a key payrolls report on Friday.

Campbell Soup's push to become a bigger player in the fresh foods market has been crimped by puny carrots and possibly spoiled juices.

Campbell Soup's push to become a bigger player in the fresh foods market has been crimped by puny carrots and possibly spoiled juices.

IBM says it will continue to aggressively invest in growth areas, despite suffering sixteen straight quarters of declining revenue.

Box, which provides file storage and collaboration services in the cloud, said it expected sales to grow by 30% over the next year, despite stiff competition from rivals Microsoft and Dropbox.

Box, which provides file storage and collaboration services in the cloud, said it expected sales to grow by 30% over the next year, despite stiff competition from rivals Microsoft and Dropbox.

Network equipment maker Cisco reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven partly by strong demand for its security products.

Network equipment maker Cisco reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven partly by strong demand for its security products.

Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter, boosted by a surge in sales from its cloud business.

Business software maker Oracle Corp reported a higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter, boosted by a surge in sales from its cloud business.

International Business Machines Corp reported a 2.8 percent fall in quarterly revenue as gains in cloud and mobile computing units failed to offset declines in its traditional business.

International Business Machines Corp reported a 2.8 percent fall in quarterly revenue as gains in cloud and mobile computing units failed to offset declines in its traditional business.

Campbell Soup, the world's largest soupmaker, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit and said it was disappointed with the performance of its Campbell Fresh business, which sells fresh and organic foods.

Campbell Soup, the world's largest soupmaker, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit and said it was disappointed with the performance of its Campbell Fresh business, which sells fresh and organic foods.

Wall Street was down on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index marking its biggest decline in four weeks, as a sharp drop in oil prices weighed on energy stocks.

Wall Street was down on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index marking its biggest decline in four weeks, as a sharp drop in oil prices weighed on energy stocks.

Apple dragged down U.S. stocks after EU antitrust regulators ordered the company to pay about $14.5 billion in back taxes to the Irish government, but a gain in financial stocks limited the impact.

Apple dragged down U.S. stocks after EU antitrust regulators ordered the company to pay about $14.5 billion in back taxes to the Irish government, but a gain in financial stocks limited the impact.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported a wider loss for its second quarter on Tuesday and said it's closing up to 60 stores in the United States as both U.S. and international sales fell.