Earnings Report

McDonald's, the world's biggest burger chain, set off alarm bells among investors after posting a cautious outlook, but analysts say it’s not much to worry about.

Kicking 2Q earnings season off on a slightly positive note, Alcoa reported a deeper quarterly loss but an adjusted profit beat as the aluminum maker grapples with slumping prices.

Hurt by weaknesses in its domestic market and legal costs, the closeout retailer revealed weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales and a disappointing outlook.

The fragrance maker expects its initial public offering of up to 65.7 million Class A shares to be priced at between $16.50 and $18.50 each, raising as much as $1.2 billion.

With earnings season almost over, don’t be fooled by the record-breaking earnings per share -- revenues signal potential troubles for corporate America. 

Disappointing earnings from biotech behemoth Pfizer, coupled with yet another weak regional manufacturing reading, left Wall Street in search of direction Tuesday.

The Big Board parent grew profits thanks to rising derivatives revenue and cost-cutting moves.

U.S. stock-index futures were in search of direction Tuesday as traders mulled better-than-expected housing data and disappointing Pfizer earnings. 

The broad S&P 500 tacked on 1.8% in April, with traditional defensive plays like telecommunications and utilities leading the run higher.

There's an old adage on Wall Street to 'sell in May and go away." But with markets hovering around record highs, will this year be different?

The retailer posted mixed second-quarter earnings, but sent shares sliding after it lowered its full-year guidance well below Street views.

The world's largest home improvement chain posted better-than-expected same-store sales as customers spent more time on home repairs.

The banking giant's results narrowly trailed expectations as its fixed-income revenue dropped 26% year-over-year.

Getco Holding and Knight Capital, which combined in July to create KCG Holdings, both had losses in 2Q, due mainly to merger costs.

The exchange operator and clearing house capitalized on higher fee revenue and volumes.

The teen retailer's gloomy results triggered a number of price target cuts and drove down shares of rivals.

Pfizer revealed better-than-expected quarterly results Tuesday as the largest U.S. drugmaker plans to split its lines of business. 

NYSE's stronger-than-expected results were fueled by cost cutting and higher volumes.

Transatlantic exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group reported a lower second-quarter profit, mainly due to acquisition costs.

The shipping giant's second-quarter profits matched estimates and management reaffirmed its full-year outlook.