Earnings Report

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $393 million.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $382 million.

The Blackstone Group L.P.

Citigroup said its first-quarter net income rose 21 percent as the company continued to slim down its operations and control expenses.

American Express on Thursday said its first-quarter net income rose to $1.51 billion, but the results were held back by a stronger U.S. dollar.

Bank of America returned to profitability in the first quarter, but the results came in short of some analysts' estimates.

The solid performances were expected given economic turbulence abroad and expectations that historically low interest rates might be moving higher soon.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Abercrombie & Fitch Co., down $3.72 to $20.27 The teen clothing retailer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, but its revenue fell short of forecasts.

Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan says he won't accept a 1 million pound ($1.6 million) share award amid continuing losses at the taxpayer-owned bank.

U.S. banks' earnings dropped 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as a few big banks incurred increased costs to settle legal cases and the industry had declines in income from the mortgage business.

Humana Inc. (HUM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $145 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

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.