Coca-Cola’s strong earnings drew only a tepid response from investors. One reason could be the company’s go-slow approach to unloading global bottling operations that it has painstakingly rebuilt. But Muhtar Kent says he’s not …
The S&P 500 is a bellwether for the American economy, and with quarterly reports for more than half of the index’s companies in this earnings season, S&P 500 firms are averaging a 4.5% positive earnings per share surprise, acco…
Last week, traders had ample opportunity to take some profits — and yet the market kept rising. With fewer big reports on tap this week and a key technical hurdle overcome, stocks could very well extend their gains in the sess…
It should be pretty quiet on the economic calendar this week, with only a few national reports due out. But iconic companies Walt Disney, Coca-Cola and Hasbro, among others, are scheduled to report quarterly results.
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President Obama brought executives from 13 major U.S. firms to the White House Wednesday to meet with Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. The corporate leaders will surely be angling for better access to China’s markets, which could boo…