"Corporate profits fell victim to three factors: slow growth, strong dollar and falling energy pric…

Dividends increased $273.8 billion in the second quarter, in contrast to a decrease of $103.8 billi…

These two stories go hand-in-hand because part of the corporate profit rebound has been driven by l…

"We believe expectations are sufficiently beaten down for 3Q15, and that the risk/reward is pretty …

What accounts for the strength? We believe that the key reason is the continued slack in the US lab…

"Alcoa continues to drive strong performance across all businesses, delivering $302 million in seco…

The tech and consumer staples sectors suffered the smallest profit slumps, while energy and consume…

"[A]nalysts are usually too bullish on corporate profits," Citi's Robert Buckland wrote. "Figure 9 …

Those who want stocks to keep charging higher have come up with a list of many reasons why it's "di…

University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Luigi Zingales and Business Insider execut…

"It's important for investors to realize Europe doesn't have to be a hole anymore in earnings," sai…

Last week, Garthwaite cranked up his year-end target on the S&P 500 to 1,640 from 1,550. Among …

The last decade has been a long and bumpy road for managers of and investors in companies that spon…

Big corporate profits led to employers retaining workers, which helped shore up spending and preven…

"Japan looks a lot like US companies in the 1980's, where there's a lot of low-hanging fruit where …

"At a time when firings are at record lows and job openings are rising at a double-digit annual rat…

During a classic late-cycle downturn in profit margins, the return to capital is squeezed by rising…

Stocks received a boost Tuesday as investors pinned their hopes on President Trump and Chinese Pres…