Earnings

Disney earnings down 1% in Q2

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), one of the largest media houses, has reported 1.2 percent fall in the second-quarter net profits Tuesday, dragged down by an underperforming movie slate and the impact of the Japanese earthquake on its theme parks.

Twitter completes 5 years

On this day in 2006, what started qith the first tweet by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has today turned into one of the most incredible success stories of the internet. Twitter has completed 5 years of remarkable success.

Navistar Blows a Tire

Navistar (NYSE: NAV) missed earnings!Horrors! Its earnings fell 10% short of expectations! Disaster! Settle down, Fool. I know you're disappointed, but really -- the quarter wasn't half bad. Not nearly as bad as you might think from the 3% haircut investors are giving Navistar's stock price today.

Is Precision Castparts' Stock a Bargain by the Numbers?

Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

Is Commercial Metals' Stock a Bargain by the Numbers?

Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

Don't Get Too Worked Up Over Ryanair Holdings' Earnings

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls.

Why the Earnings at Amdocs Are Outstanding

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls.

'Deathly Hallows: Part 1' tops box office this weekend

Warner Bros. Pictures’ has managed to add yet another feather to its cap with its latest installment in its ever popular 'Harry Potter' series, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.'

Can Mindspeed Get Back Up?

Networking component maker Mindspeed Technologies (Nasdaq: MSPD) is taking a nosedive into reinforced concrete today, falling as far as 24% below Monday's closing price after an uninspiring earnings report.

Medco Health Solutions Shares Popped: What You Need to Know

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

Is Akamai Technologies Cheap by the Numbers?

 Numbers can lie -- yet they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:

The Fool Looks Ahead

Monday
Paychex (Nasdaq: PAYX) checks in as the new trading week kicks off. The payroll-processing giant is one of the better gauges of how things are going in Corporate America. If companies are hiring again, we'll see it in Paychex's performance. Sadly, the pros see a flat quarter on the bottom line.