Mortgage giant Fannie Mae posts $4.6B profit in 2Q; paying $4.4B dividend to government
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $4.6 billion from April through June, up from $3.7 billion a year earlier.
Arkansas starts fiscal year with revenue coming in $6.8M above expectations
Arkansas started its fiscal year with tax revenue coming in higher than expected, finance officials said Tuesday, as the governor said a hiring freeze saved the state $2.5 million over the past several months.
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month
All times are Eastern MONDAY, Aug. 3 WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for June, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for July, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for June, 10 a.m.
Time Warner Cable misses 2Q net income and revenue expectations
Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $463 million.
Altria posts 2Q profit of $1.45 billion, result tops expectations
Altria Group (MO) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $1.45 billion.
A weak open for US stocks after several companies including IBM report disappointing results
U.S. stocks were mostly lower in early trading Tuesday following weak results from IBM, United Technologies and other big companies.
US stocks sink in early trading as China fails to halt a market plunge
U.S. stocks are heading lower early Wednesday amid growing concerns that trouble in China's markets could spread.
US stock market heads lower as European leaders meet to discuss Greece's tottering finances
U.S. stocks are edging lower in early trading as European leaders meet to discuss Greece's strained finances.
Stocks open lower as bonds yields rise; utilities sector leads the declines
U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as bond yields climbed for a second day.
US stock indexes struggle higher after an early loss; Dow, S&P 500 hold at record levels
U.S. stocks indexes are edging mostly higher in early trading Monday as the market comes off its latest record high.
US mortgage giant Fannie Mae posts $1.9B in profit in 1Q; paying $1.8B dividend to government
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae says it had net income of $1.9 billion for the first quarter.
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week
All times are Eastern.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac posts $524M profit in 1Q; paying $746M dividend to government
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported net income of $524 million for the first quarter, down sharply from the same period of 2014, as it sustained losses on the investments it uses to hedge against swings in interest rates.
HSBC says first quarter pretax profits up 4 percent despite regulatory costs
HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, says pretax profits were up 4 percent to $7.1 billion in the first quarter from a year earlier, even as it beat back increasing regulatory costs.
Royal Bank of Scotland reports heavy loss due to potential costs of regulatory investigations
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is majority-owned by the U.K. government, reported Thursday a loss of 446 million pounds ($690 million) for the first quarter of 2015 after taking charges for regulatory probes and restructuring.
Markets indexes waver in early trading as more US companies turn in earnings reports
U.S. stocks are wavering in early trading more big companies turn in earnings reports.
Hong Kong rebound leads Asian stocks higher as pessimism over China market measures fades
Hong Kong led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as investors shook off initial pessimism over new measures by China's market regulator.
Chinese stocks boosted by central bank action to boost economy, other Asian markets lower
Shanghai stocks rose Monday after China's central bank announced a boost for the slowing Chinese economy.
US stock indexes inch lower in early trading; Greek default jitters weigh on European markets
U.S. stocks are heading lower as more big companies turn in earnings.
US stocks little changed as investors assess company earnings; oil rebounds from big sell-off
U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading Thursday as investors assessed company earnings.

