Earnings Season

Mr Parkes said the second-quarter US earnings season would be important in determining whether the rally continued.

Investors will also be driven by the corporate earnings season, nearing an end in the United States but heating up in Europe.

We're just a little bit more than a week into earnings season, and already some themes have started to emerge from the numbers.

The fourth-quarter earnings season is all but wrapped up, and it was, well, pretty impressive.

We've had a great earnings season so far, so I'm concerned that we'll get a post election sell-off from profit-taking.

And a lousy earnings season may prove them correct in just a matter of days.

Third-quarter earnings season is winding down, but a few bellwethers could offer further insight into the economy.

This earnings season is " going to be a home run , " Federated 's Orlando says .

On markets, it is likely only to be matched in impact by the continuing corporate earnings season, which has been relatively strong so far.

Until then, the market is going to be affected by the daily news that is coming out of earnings season.

Alcoa Inc. kicked off the fourth quarter earnings season Monday when it reported that it beat Wall Street estimates.

Some investors note that, back in the January earnings season, other issues contributed to the market pullback.

This time, 'we aren't saying the market's run is over, but it could get a little sloppy' during earnings season.

Upbeat signals in the economy, coupled with a positive bias in the current earnings season, should continue to propel equities higher.

The market will continue to feel the push and pull as earnings season revs up next week and investors react to individual corporate results.

Many investors still are fearing deterioration in the economy, and that's why this earnings season is so important.

Should second-quarter earnings season prove to be good, bulls may be running in more than the streets of Pamplona.

On Thursday, LG Display kicks off the earnings season for the highly cyclical flat screen industry.

Intel's forecast increased optimism as the U. S. earnings season starts.

This slam-bang earnings season is likely to start with a whimper. But that doesn't mean markets won't end up feeling pretty good.

Investors looked ahead to what many expect will be a solid earnings season.

Alcoa Inc. will kick off the fourth quarter earnings season by releasing its results after the market closes.

The aluminum maker reports second-quarter results Wednesday afternoon, marking the unofficial kickoff of earnings season.

This earnings season has seen a much-welcomed return to revenue growth, giving investors another reason to push stocks to two-year highs.

A spate of similar commentary during earnings season from these sectors, along with technology, would curb investor enthusiasm.

The third-quarter earnings season has helped the stock market find its footing again. But a solid foundation still is lacking.

Fears of further write-downs at the large banks also loomed as earnings season got under way, supporting Treasuries.

With the second-quarter earnings season more than a month away, the market focused on the uncertain economic outlook.

Intel Corp. kicks off the earnings season for tech companies on Tuesday.

The current earnings season is under particular scrutiny as investors look for signs of economic improvement.

If 2011 is to be a record year for stocks, this earnings season had better get off to a strong start.

We are now well into the current earnings season and airlines across are almost universally deeply in the red.

'We believe the stock market is due for another 5% to 10% pullback as the earnings season gets under way, ' Mr. Kleintop says.

First-quarter earnings season gets into full swing next week and the outlook is generally favorable.

Investors are also showing signs of being more demanding this earnings season.

Bank bonuses will figure prominently in the quarterly earnings season.

Strong results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp also bolstered analysts' optimism over the earnings season that is picking up pace.

Earnings season is here again, and it's going to be dismal.

Hopes are running high for this quarter's earnings season.

Most have been financials, and they have largely looked even worse than the low expectations investors had heading into earnings season.

Wall Street's upcoming first-quarter earnings season is also worth thinking about.

But the weaker euro's impact has been notable in the second-quarter earnings season, now more than halfway complete.

The other key metric to watch this earnings season is profit margin.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 208 points on the first day of the month, as the strong earnings season went to investors' heads.

The quarterly earnings season at America's big banks got under way.

The quarterly earnings season for big banks got under way.

Casting a pall over the market is the third-quarter earnings season.

We've seen a very solid earnings season.

The second-quarter earnings season starts next week.

A solid second-quarter earnings season, led by booming demand for cars in China, Brazil and Russia, counted for little then.

Instead of celebrating, stocks peaked on Jan. 19, just one week into earnings season.

What will make for a good earnings season?

And Wall Street may well be forced to learn that age-old agricultural lesson in the corporate earnings season that has just started.

As the earnings season kicks off, consensus forecasts are for just over 5. 4 per cent growth this year and 16 per cent in 2009.