Earnings Report

Metals company Alcoa Inc on Monday reported a lower quarterly net profit, citing a 10 percent decline in revenue due to lower prices for aluminum and alumina and plant operations that have been curtailed, closed or sold off.

The focus on Wall Street will shift to corporate earnings next week after a strong June jobs report on Friday gave investors confidence that the U.S. economy was on stable footing and stocks rallied to near-record high levels.

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PepsiCo's second-quarter results beat expectations and the snack-and-beverage giant raised its outlook, as it continued to rely on domestic growth to drive results.

PepsiCo's second-quarter results beat expectations and the snack-and-beverage giant raised its outlook, as it continued to rely on domestic growth to drive results.

3M Co. lowered the high end of its 2015 per-share earnings guidance as the manufacturing giant also reported its second-quarter earnings rose 2.6%, though a strong U.S. dollar hurt revenue.  

Hess deepened its loss in its fourth quarter amid big drops in energy prices.

General Electric on Friday reported growth in its core earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter, though profit in its industrials business slid.

Royal Dutch Shell profit fell by as much as 50% in the fourth quarter, illustrating how the slump in oil prices is playing havoc with the performance of the oil group.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said its fourth-quarter profit rose thanks in part to higher earnings within its investment banking division.

Lumber Liquidators reported it swung to a loss in the final quarter of the year as the top line was battered over concerns about the safety of the hardwood-flooring company's laminate products sourced in China.

Sears Holdings reported an adjusted 4Q loss of $1.70 per share, larger than the estimate for a loss of $1.36. Revenue for the company came in at $7.3 billion, beating the estimate for $7.25 billion.

Anheuser-Busch InBev said that fourth-quarter net profit was pressured by falling emerging market currencies but that it remains on track to take over rival SABMiller this year.

Target swung to a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a gain on the sale of its pharmacy and clinic businesses and lower overhead expenses, as the retailer continues to revamp its merchandise and attract more customers.

Macy's said profit slid in its latest quarter, dragged by a disappointing holiday shopping season, but the retailer beat expectations and hinted it has moved closer to potential real-estate transactions.

HSBC Holdings said it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss from a year-earlier profit, due to sagging lending revenue and increased loan-impairment charges.

Germany's Allianz raised its full-year dividend after fourth-quarter profit jumped 16%, partly on the improved performance of its Pacific Investment Management Co. asset-management business.

Deere & Co., the world's biggest seller of tractors and harvesting combines, pulled in its forecast for the year as the company continues to struggle with slumping farming and equipment markets.

Dow component Wal-Mart reported an adjusted 4Q profit of $1.49 per share, topping the estimate for $1.46. Revenue of $129.67 billion, missed the estimate for $130.95 billion.

Molson Coors Brewing reported lower profit and revenue for its fourth quarter, hurt by lower earnings in its MillerCoors venture and declining beer volumes.