Q2

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) arguably hit it out of the park last quarter when it reported earnings that left analysts’ estimates in the dust. Overall revenue came in strong at $55.3 billion, up 34% year over year, with each business segment topping expectations by a wide margin except for...

Daimler Truck grew second-quarter sales by 92% over the pandemic-impacted year-ago quarter but warned that a shortage of semiconductors could persist for the rest of the year, limiting growth as the Daimler AG unit prepares to become a stand-alone company. But Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum was...

Volvo Group lost about a month of truck production in Q2 because of the semiconductor shortage. But it still posted solid results as orders and deliveries soared compared with the pandemic-impacted year-ago quarter. Sweden-based Volvo (OTC: VLVLY) made no mention of a labor dispute at its Volvo...

North Liberty, Iowa-based truckload carrier Heartland Express reported an 8.1% year-over-year decline in second-quarter revenue (excluding fuel) Monday. Earnings per share were in line with analysts' expectations at 26 cents. Even with the top-line weakness, Heartland Express (NASDAQ: HTLD)...

The old hockey adage goes, “Don’t skate to where the puck is, skate to where you think it’s going to be.” That same phrase could apply to investors once earnings season gets going in July. It’s not so much where the reporting companies have been or what they recently...

Talk about snapping right back.  Major indices rose just a bit in pre-market trading this morning, nothing too spectacular, but Monday’s surge was the best day in three months after a four-day losing stretch. Basically, stocks are back to where they were before Friday’s plunge as...

When Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) reported $0.89 earnings per share in the previous quarter and topped analysts' estimates of $0.16, both the company and the analysts are impatiently waiting for the second-quarter results. Based on the company's previous reporting dates, we expect Ford...

Tourism stocks were up in premarket trading Tuesday following a day of gains Monday. Despite COVID-19 continuing to weigh on travel-related industries, several names saw relative strength after President Trump signed an executive order extending Coronavirus relief efforts. Royal Caribbean Cruises...

After a rough Q1 earnings season for many major Energy sector companies, it looks like things are slowly turning around as the next reporting period looms. However, the sector continues to sputter amid soft product prices that may reflect slowing global economic growth. The operative word might be...

Declining revenue for a second-straight quarter in an increasingly competitive cloud-computing environment could loom for technology firm Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) as it prepares to report Wednesday. Most analysts expect a year-over-year revenue dip, although they also expect earnings...

As the second quarter 2019 earnings season approaches, the negative data and commentary centered on the lack of a seasonal increase in demand is forcing analysts to meaningfully lower earnings estimates and their outlook for the sector. In a note out to clients on June 18, UBS analyst Tom Wadewitz...

For a market nearing all-time highs, volatility remains curiously elevated. The message, in a slow news cycle like the one we’re currently in, could be that one tweet or statement has the chance to set things in a bad way quickly, especially considering how far the market has recently rallied...

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) reported its fiscal year 2019 second quarter earnings on April 30, highlighting an increased diluted earnings per share of $1.82, compared to the $1.47 reported in the same quarter in 2018, and a net income of $128.5 million compared to $110.8 million, in 2018....

How can Wall Street follow up its best day in nearly two months? That’s the question Tuesday after the S&P 500 (SPX) touched a nearly six-month high Monday amid growing enthusiasm about both the U.S. and Chinese economies. If anything stands in the way of continued gains, it might be...