Earnings Forecasts

Verizon Communications failed to gain market share against AT&T; Inc. in iPhone sales in its first full quarter selling Apple Inc's device, sending shares down as much as 3 percent. On average, Verizon Wireless customers also spent less per month since it...

Dover Corp. posted second-quarter results that beat market expectations, driven by strong demand from its energy market and continued recovery in the infrastructure market, prompting the industrial conglomerate to raise its 2011 outlook. Downers Grove-...

The Dow fell on Friday after disappointing results from Caterpillar and Microsoft, reversing optimism after a strong week of earnings. Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) fell 5.2 percent to $105.80 after its profits missed estimates and it said the U.S. recovery...

Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with a second-quarter earnings miss on Friday, hurt by higher costs, and its shares fell nearly 6 percent, dragging down the U.S. stock market. The maker of equipment used in mining and...

The settlement of a collection dispute helped drive Whirlpool, the world's biggest appliance maker, to a loss in the second quarter. While its results excluding that and other unusual items beat Wall Street's expectations, weaker-than-expected demand...

Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co.'s second-quarter earnings fell 11 percent as it hiked marketing and research expenses to gear for a wave of patent expirations that will slash sales for its top-selling drugs. The Indianapolis company said Thursday marketing,...

Whirlpool Corp.'s results fell short of Wall Street expectations, and it issued a disappointing 2011 forecast as the world's largest appliance maker suffered from rising costs and weak consumer demand in North America. The maker of Maytag and...

AT&T; Inc.'s second-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street estimates as it added more subscribers than expected despite losing exclusive U.S. rights to sell Apple Inc iPhone. The No. 2 U.S. mobile provider, which is seeking approval to buy T-Mobile...

Fewer doctors are prescribing Abbott Laboratories' drug to raise so-called good cholesterol levels in the wake of a study that that said the medicine failed to prevent heart attacks. The North Chicago-based drug and medical product giant made the...

Cleaning and pest-control services company Ecolab Inc. is buying the water treatment company Nalco Holding Co. for about $5.4 billion in part to better position itself in the water management business. Nalco, based in Naperville, Ill., provides services...

Apple's quarterly revenue again crushed Wall Street expectations, driven by blockbuster sales of its hot iPhones and iPads. Its flagship products all exceeded forecasts. It sold 20.34 million iPhones during the quarter along with 9.25 million iPads and...

Education company ITT Educational Services Inc.'s declining student enrollments led to a 17.7 percent drop in second-quarter net income, but the company narrowed its earnings guidance for the year, signaling confidence in the upper part of its forecast....