Earnings

For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...

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  NEW YORK — Another day, another milestone on Wall Street. The red-hot Dow Jones industrial average barreled past 15,000 to close Tuesday at its highest point in history. It marked the 16th record close for the blue-chip index this year and...

Walt Disney Co. reported a massive jump in net income for its fiscal second quarter, lifted by the performance of its media networks, movie studio and theme parks. The Burbank company posted net income of $1.51 billion for the quarter that ended March...

HONG KONG, May 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares edged up from a 4-week low on Monday with Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd extending gains on the back of better-than expected quarterly profit. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.3 percent to 22,686.05 points...

Banking's behemoths are on a roll. Big-bank stocks have soared over the past two years, and the companies' prospects look bright, thanks to an uptick in business lending, better loan quality and cleaner balance sheets. To be sure, the stocks are still...

The Dow Jones industrial average is on a tear with the rest of the stock market, but valuations on stock prices are still reasonable. In a new report, research firm S&P Capital IQ argues that stocks are still fairly valued even though share prices...

MVB Financial Corp. FAIRMONT, W.Va. — MVB Financial Corp. and its subsidiary bank, MVB Bank Inc., recently announced quarterly results for the period ending Dec. 31, 2012. Fourth-quarter 2012 net income of $1.44 million increased by 98 percent...

In proclaiming March as Women's History Month, President Obama stated that "too many women feel the weight of discrimination on their shoulders." Liberals often make this claim, citing the fact that women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,...

Cigna Corp. reported stronger operating income as it grew membership in almost all lines of business, though net income was down on charges related to its run-off reinsurance business. Net income was $57 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $371...

Sales and earnings continue to improve for SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc., the company reported Wednesday. SS&C, a financial-services software company based in Windsor, reported net income for the quarter of $21.4 million, or 26 cents per share,...