Earnings Report

Aetna Inc. (AET) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $232 million.

MasterCard Inc. (MA) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $801 million.

The Blackstone Group LP (BX) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.26 billion.

Anthem is hiking the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders nearly 43 percent after reporting fourth-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE UnitedHealth Group Inc., up $3.70 to $109.32 The nation's largest health insurance company reported a boost in fourth-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $385 million.

Discover Financial Services says its fourth-quarter net income tumbled 33 percent as the credit card issuer and lender booked hefty one-time charges.

American Express is reporting an 11 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, as consumers spent more with the company's namesake credit cards.

The final months of 2014 were more difficult for big banks than investors suspected.

The Swiss National Bank says it will report a profit of 38 billion Swiss francs (37.5 billion) for 2014 on gains in foreign currency and gold holdings.

UnitedHealth Group forecasts double-digit earnings growth next year, as the nation's largest health insurer expects a smaller hit from the health care overhaul and a better performance from several parts of its business.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Genworth Financial Inc., down $5.41 to $8.66 The financial services company reported a quarterly loss on higher costs, and the results fell short of Wall Street expectations.

MasterCard's third-quarter net income rose thanks to continued volume growth as Americans grow more confident about the economy and appear less hesitant to use credit cards.

Visa Inc.'s profit fell about 10 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, weighed down by one-time litigation expenses.

Aetna became the latest major health insurer to thump analyst expectations for the third quarter and then raise its forecast for 2014.

Discover Financial Services says its third-quarter net income increased nearly 9 percent to beat market expectations.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley said Friday its third-quarter income nearly doubled from a year earlier, helped by strength in its institutional securities and wealth management divisions.

A bigger buffer against loan losses weighed on Capital One Financial Corp.'s third-quarter earnings.

UnitedHealth Group's third-quarter earnings inched up 2 percent but that was enough to help the nation's largest health insurer trump Wall Street expectations and raise its 2014 forecast for the first time this year.

Citigroup is announcing it will exit its retail banking business in 11 markets as part of its ongoing effort to restructure and slim down since the financial crisis.