Earnings Report

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE United States Steel Corp., up $2.31 to $23.58 The steel company reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit and revenue, but the results beat Wall Street expectations.

Samsung Electronics Co. says its quarterly earnings dropped 27 percent in the fourth quarter but its result beat forecasts.

European stocks drifted lower and Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors calmed from initial jitters over Greece's election result.

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Oracle Corp. posted better-than-expected results Wednesday in its first quarterly report since co-founder Larry Ellison gave up the helm of the business software maker.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Halliburton Co., down 99 cents to $41.21 The oil drilling services company and its peers are reeling from falling oil prices, which hit a five-year low Monday before rebounding.

Cisco Systems Inc. posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday.

Starbucks on Thursday reported higher sales for its fiscal fourth quarter but the results missed Wall Street expectations and shares of the coffee chain declined.

Hopes for fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank and China's steady growth bolstered Asian stock markets Wednesday after the S&P 500 had its best day of the year.

IBM will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $18 million.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE AbbVie Inc., up 50 cents to $54.63 The pharmaceutical company is reconsidering its $55 billion buyout of Shire, putting it at risk of paying a $1.6 billion fee.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Athlon Energy Inc., up $11.59 to $58.32 The oil and natural gas company is being bought by Encana for $5.93 billion in an effort to tap into the booming Permian Basin.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Rite Aid Corp., down $1.23 to $5.41 The retail drugstore chain cut its full-year profit forecast, citing lower reimbursement rates and increased generic drug use.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 29 percent as the personal computer and printer maker absorbed the costs of employee layoffs and past acquisitions.

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) on Wednesday reported profit that declined by 1 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, but beat analysts' expectations.

Gap Inc. said Thursday that its sales edged up 3 percent in the second quarter as growth at Old Navy offset lower sales of the company's namesake brand.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Walgreen Co., down $9.91 to $59.21 The drugstore operator cut its outlook after announcing it will no longer pursue a reorganization move that would have trimmed taxes.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) on Thursday reported profit that climbed by 28 percent in its second quarter, and topped analysts' expectations.

Intel's earnings jumped 40 percent in the latest quarter, beating expectations, as companies picked up the pace of office PC replacement.