Earnings

Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings is also the amount on which corporate tax is due.

Costco Posts Solid Quarter, Limits Virus-Related Items

Costco Posts Solid Quarter, Limits Virus-Related Items
Costco Posts Solid Quarter, Limits Virus-Related Items
March 06, 2020  |  Earnings

Used to be that retail earnings reports were about numbers. Now they’re about viruses. That was the case yesterday as Costco announced Q4 earnings per...

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US Created 273K Jobs in Feb. Despite Coronavirus Fears
US Created 273K Jobs in Feb. Despite Coronavirus Fears
March 06, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. economy created a hefty 273,000 nonfarm jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent from January’s 3.6 percent, as the...

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Kroger’s Fresh Food Push Drives Trips, Loyalty Amid Earnings Beat
Kroger’s Fresh Food Push Drives Trips, Loyalty Amid Earnings Beat
March 05, 2020  |  Earnings

As Kroger aims to keep enhancing its customer connection with investments in what it calls its competitive moats, the grocer’s fourth-quarter identical sales without fuel...

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Dollar Tree Plans Renovations Amid Strong Q4 Results
Dollar Tree Plans Renovations Amid Strong Q4 Results
March 05, 2020  |  Retail

Dollar Tree’s fourth-quarter earnings were better than expected, as the company continues its upgrades to the Family Dollar portfolio and launches new initiatives, per reports....

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Nordstrom’s Small-Format Stores, Services Engage Shoppers
Nordstrom’s Small-Format Stores, Services Engage Shoppers
March 04, 2020  |  Earnings

As Nordstrom reported fourth-quarter results that fell below analyst estimates, shares plummeted on the news – but the department store retailer highlighted a bright spot with...

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WEX Cuts Q1 Revenue Forecast Due To Coronavirus
WEX Cuts Q1 Revenue Forecast Due To Coronavirus
March 04, 2020  |  Retail

As the COVID-19 virus, or coronavirus, unfolds, financial technology provider WEX Inc. has cut its Q1 revenue outlook. The firm said in an announcement it...

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Same-Day Services Soar In Mixed Q4 For Target
Same-Day Services Soar In Mixed Q4 For Target
March 03, 2020  |  Earnings

Target’s Q4 earnings report was something of a mixed bag in terms of outcomes. Earnings per share came in ahead of expectations at $1.69, as opposed...

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Amazon Returns Help Power Kohl’s Traffic In Q4
Amazon Returns Help Power Kohl’s Traffic In Q4
March 03, 2020  |  Earnings

As its marketing plan over the holidays powered customer engagement and a double-digit increase in new customer acquisition, Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass said the retailer enjoyed increased...

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Visa Expects Revenue Hit As Virus Fears Curb Travel, X-Border Payments
Visa Expects Revenue Hit As Virus Fears Curb Travel, X-Border Payments
March 02, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has joined in the line of companies with revenue impacted by the coronavirus, as the company announced that spending overseas has decreased dramatically, according...

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