earnings previews

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), shares of which are trading near a multiyear high, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow April 26, with a conference call and webcast at 11 AM Eastern. Investors will be looking for Colgate to get back on track after a profit decline in the fourth...

Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), which last month saw head designer Willie G. Davidson, grandson of founder of William A. Davidson, step down after 49 years, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 25, before the opening bell. The past couple years have been tough for the...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), whose shares are trading near an all-time high, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 19, after the closing bell. Chipotle has been raising its prices this year, which investors hope will lead to stronger margins. The company has...

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 19, before the markets open. Verizon ended 2011 with improving top and bottom lines. Its wireless business remained healthy, with strong gross subscriber additions. The company also reduced its...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...

First quarter earnings begin to trickle in as Alcoa kicks off the new earnings season this week. It will be followed in short order by results from Google, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and others. Investors looking for signs indicating how first-quarter earnings will shake out may be pleased with the...

A new calendar quarter has begun, but the new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) reports its first-quarter results on April 10, followed shortly thereafter by reports from JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). This week, the most prominent reports will come from...

Lift truck products maker and ostensible industrial bellwether Cascade (NYSE: CASC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 29, after the closing bell. Cascade's earnings have increased year-over-year by an average of more than twofold over the past five quarters...

PVH (NYSE: PVH), formerly Phillips-Van Heusen, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results tomorrow, March 27, after the closing bell. The company reaffirmed its earnings guidance back in February, saying it expects its fourth-quarter and full-year results to come in at the high end...

Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results tomorrow, March 27, after the markets close. This leading apparel designer said that holiday sales accelerated throughout Christmas, both at stores and online, and that it managed to maintain a healthy...

While much of the attention will be on the Supreme Court this week, Best Buy is on tap to report its quarterly results. Analysts expect year-over-year earnings growth from the box-box retailer, as well as from Family Dollar and Red Hat. But the consensus forecasts for this week's results from...

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 23, before the markets open. The homebuilder reported a profit last quarter, ending a three-quarter string of losses, as well as a year-over-year revenue increase that broke a streak of three consecutive...

Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 23, before the opening bell. Though revenue has risen in the past four quarters, the company's net income has fallen in each of the past two quarters. The question for investors is what effect...