Earnings Report

Amazon's trademark smile icon is becoming more of a grimace.

AMD says it is will cut 7 percent of its global workforce in an effort to improve its profitability.

Softbank Corp. says its July-September profit more than doubled despite costs for job cuts at money-losing U.S. mobile operator Sprint Corp., in which it owns a majority stake.

Google's third-quarter earnings slipped 5 percent on higher expenses and as the Internet search leader absorbed a charge covering a mobile patent.

Yelp reported a 61% increase from the same period last year with $89 million in revenue for the 2Q, beating analysts' estimates of $86 million.

's second-quarter results were a mix of positives and negatives, and there is something in them for glass-half-full and -empty proponents.

ConAgra Foods, the maker of Chef Boyardee pasta and Healthy Choice dinners, reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales, helped by strong demand for products it sells to restaurants and other food industry customers.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, reported a 12.8 percent fall in quarterly sales, hurt by steep discounting on its seeds and a stronger dollar.

Souring loans from the energy industry are widely expected to depress bank earnings this year.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by cost cutting and synergies from taking full control of European pharmacy chain Alliance Boots.

U.S. cruise operator Carnival Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher prices and lower fuel costs.

BlackBerry posted a quarterly net loss on Friday, mainly from restructuring and acquisition-related costs.

Earnings need to improve before the market can go higher.

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Alcoa Inc. said its fourth-quarter revenue slumped 18% amid sharply lower aluminum prices. Shares rose 1.9% to $8.15 in after-hours trading as adjusted per-share earnings beat expectations. 

GameStop, the world's largest retailer of video games, forecast first-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, blaming a lack of major videogame releases and weaker hardware sales.

General Mills, the maker of Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as its cost-cutting programs helped reduce the impact of weaker sales in the United States.

Nike, the world's largest footwear maker, reported quarterly revenue that missed analysts' estimates as a strong dollar hurt sales from some of its overseas markets.