Or will it disappoint? Investors — and taxpayers — will be watching on Thursday, when GM posts its latest earnings. Despite analyst expectations of a full-year profit, the automaker has warned that fourth-quarter results will…
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…
The Japanese automaker’s bottom line is likely to have been hit by its many safety recalls, weaker U.S. sales and Japan’s rising currency. Analysts forecast Toyota will report a quarterly profit of about $1 billion on sales of …
Analysts forecast that Ford will announce a profit of 48 cents a share on revenue of about $30.6 billion when it releases earnings on Friday. That translates into an expected pretax profit of $8 billion in 2010, the best Ford h…
Apple, BofA, Morgan Stanley, IBM, GE, Goldman and Google are among the names reporting this week. And if last week’s numbers are any guide, the market should have plenty of reasons to rally — especially because expectations ar…