Earnings Report

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed 1Q earnings that easily beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. 

McGraw-Hill beat Street views, as the company benefited from a large gain tied to the sale of its education business.

Shares of the investment bank retreated despite posting adjusted results that exceeded forecasts.

American Express unveiled a stronger than expected 2% rise in profits despite a "slow growth economy," but the card giant's revenue grew less than hoped.

The Wall Street titan's results exceeded expectations thanks to solid investment-banking growth.

The New-York based company posted a 10% jump in net income as investors increasingly turned to the money manager's higher-fee stock funds.

Sherwin-Williams reported a 12% increase in its third-quarter earnings, led by a big sales boost at the company’s paint stores.

AstraZeneca warned that revenue and earnings would drop this year due to the arrival of cheap generic rivals to its cholesterol fighter Crestor.

Bristol-Myers Squibb forecast 2016 earnings slightly above Wall Street estimates.

Amgen Inc. raised its 2015 guidance as the biotechnology company reported that its third-quarter earnings rose 50% on stronger revenue led by Enbrel and other key drugs.

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose 32 percent, driven by sales of hepatitis C drugs that beat Wall Street estimates.

Merck posted weaker-than-expected sales amid stronger competition from generic medicines, while the pharma heavyweight posted a full-year profit view that bracketed the Street's view. 

Pfizer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, helped by sales of new treatments for cancer, nerve pain and arthritis.

Pfizer reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings helped by cost cuts and growing sales of recently approved cancer medicines.

The medical device maker reported improved earnings in the third quarter despite lagging sales of pacemakers and backed its full-year outlook.

CVS Caremark's 2Q profit rose slightly more than expected, as profit growth at the pharmacy benefits management unit helped buoy modest improvements at the drugstores. 

Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE:WTW) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $21.8 million.

Insurer American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) reported a 5.6 percent jump in quarterly operating profit, driven by investments in one of China's biggest insurers and earnings from aircraft leasing company AerCap.

The health insurer's first-quarter earnings fell 4.1%, partly due to integration and other charges, while its  revenue and membership rolls increased.

The insurer expects to grow its Medicare Advantage plans in 2014 despite government funding cuts, however it merely reaffirmed a full-year outlook that is slightly below expectations.