Company earnings seen up 1.8 percent this week
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Third quarter U.S. corporate earnings are expected to show a lower increase next week, weighed down by consumer and financial sectors, Reuters Estimates said on Monday.
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NEW YORK - Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and corporate earnings outlooks this week, and the slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Stocks were set to open higher on  Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings  forecasts, while a $1 billion share buyback at Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N could support technology stocks.
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and the outlook for corporate profits.
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Heading into the heart of earnings season next week the expected results look robust, but a slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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The food maker General Mills reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.
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Stocks could rise next week if the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the upside.
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Japan's second quarter growth rate is likely to be revised up this week on the back of data showing increased corporate investment in factories and offices along with higher profits.
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General Electric is posting quarterly earnings in line with Wall Street expectations. The diversified manufacturer and financial services company says revenue rose 15 percent on higher
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Stocks looked set to open higher on Tuesday, with strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  allaying fears that consumers were easing their spending.
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US stocks were set for a firmer start on Monday, as investors looked to the start of second quarter earnings this week with confidence.
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Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and  economic data will once again be in focus.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday at the start of the earnings reporting season as investors bet companies will beat profit forecasts following signs of strength in the economy.
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U.S. stocks are likely to kick off the fourth quarter on a positive note on Monday, with a possible casino deal in the works and companies poised to release preliminary earnings updates.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught of company earnings and economic data this week to give direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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General Electric Co.&#39;s third-quarter earnings inched up 1 per cent as strength across many of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed hurricane-related insurance losses.