Earnings

Coming off a year when most stock markets generated double-digit returns, CEOs of Chicago-area companies, whose pay is powered by lucrative stock awards, took home more money last year. But at a handful of companies where profits dropped, CEOs took...

By John Wasik CHICAGO, May 24(Reuters) - The golden days of summer might also brighten the portfolios of dividend lovers. With most large corporations swimming in cash as the economy and earnings improve, adopting a dividend-centric strategy looks...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The golden days of summer might also brighten the portfolios of dividend lovers. With most large corporations swimming in cash as the economy and earnings improve, adopting a dividend-centric strategy looks even more promising for...

ING U.S. Inc., which soon will be rebranded as Voya Financial, offered its first earnings report since the company was separated from the Dutch-based ING Groep N.V. "Today is a landmark day for us …," Chairman and CEO Rodney O. Martin Jr. said...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...

May 23 (Reuters) - New York & Co Inc : * Announces first quarter 2013 EPS of $0.03 * Q1 earnings per share $0.03 * Q1 same store sales fell 2 percent * Q1 earnings per share view $-0.07 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S * Q1 sales $227.5 million versus I/B/E/S...

(Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce's CEO and founder, the company's fast revenue growth has made...

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of struggle, Gap is back in style. Gap Inc., which owns The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic clothing chains, on Thursday reported a 43 percent jump in its fiscal first-quarter net income, as the company continues to...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere & Co. said on May 15 that bad weather and weak economies will hinder sales growth this year for lawnmowers and construction equipment. The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and maintained its full-...

SYDNEY, Australia - Tim Bale's dairy farm barely broke even in six years as mergers of processors and competition between supermarkets Coles and Woolworths pushed down milk prices. So 14 months ago, he decided to cut out the middleman. "The milk...

The report of Apple avoiding corporate income taxes the past four years signals it's time to overhaul the U.S. corporate tax code. Like many multinationals with strong intellectual property, Apple legally earns nearly all of its income offshore. The U....

Apple found itself in the uncomfortable position Monday of being labeled a corporate bad guy, drawing fire from senior senators in both parties for using subsidiaries in Ireland to reduce its tax bill. But if Apple has its way, its bitter rival Google...