Earnings Report

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.

Whole Foods Market Inc. said profit declined in its latest quarter as the natural-and-organic grocer continues to try to reinvigorate sales and manage costs.

Viacom said profit in its latest quarter slid, hurt by weak performances in both its film and cable-networks segments.

Coca-Cola. on Tuesday reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its fourth quarter, as higher volume and pricing helped offset the impact of weakness abroad.

CVS Health reported higher profit and revenue in its fourth quarter, as recent acquisitions and strength in its pharmacy-services business continue to drive growth.

Yelp Inc. on Monday said its chief financial officer was leaving as it reported another quarterly loss, driven by higher spending.

Philip Morris International on Thursday reported a steeper-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue even as the cigarette giant benefited from higher pricing across all of its regions.

Credit Suisse reported a hefty loss Thursday as it makes a costly transition away from investment banking toward wealth management, wiping 9% off its share price.

General Motors' fourth-quarter profit surged amid growth in China and booming sales of pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles in the U.S. .

Merck posted declines in sales and profit as the pharmaceutical giant gave revenue projections below analyst forecasts and earnings expectations on the lower end of them.

The parent company of Internet search giant Google unveiled adjusted earnings per share of $8.67 on revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs of $17.27 billion. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

Canadian yoga-wear retailer Lululemon Athletica reported a 6 percent rise in quarterly net profit, helped by higher same-store sales.

Home builder Lennar continued to log another quarter of double-digit percentage gains in key metrics, pointing to a recovery in the U.S. home market.

Oracle Corp. earnings fell 14% in the third quarter as the currency crunch offset gains generated by its rapidly growing Web-based, on-demand computing business.

Square, the mobile payments company co-founded and run by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, reported a 49.2 percent jump in revenue in its first quarterly results since going public in November.