Earnings Report

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.

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U.S. banks' earnings rose 5.2 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, as banks reduced their expenses and lending marked its fastest pace since 2007.

Elizabeth Arden Inc. said Wednesday that investment holdings affiliated with Rhone Capital L.L.C.

IntercontinentalExchange Group's second-quarter profit climbed 47 percent and topped Wall Street expectations as it sold off assets that had belonged to the NYSE.

The bank is reportedly close to a deal with the Justice Department to pay between $16 billion and $17 billion to resolve allegations of mortgage-related misconduct.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s (HLT) second-quarter earnings rose 35 percent and topped Wall Street expectations.

MasterCard Inc.'s second-quarter net income climbed 9.8 percent, topping analysts' expectations.

The chief executive of Barclays says that claw-back provisions on bankers' bonuses are a good idea in principle as the Bank of England prepares to publish new rules to punish executives who misbehave.

American Express Co. (AXP) on Tuesday reported earnings that rose by 9 percent in its second quarter, and topped analysts' expectations.