U.S. Steel Earnings Short of Wall St. Forecasts
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PITTSBURGH  â United States Steel reported substantially lower fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday, as acquisition costs, European job cuts and lower prices weighed down results.
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Wall Street stocks are set for a   lackluster start to trade as investors wait for a key U.S.   employment report and sentiment survey which may provide some   insight into the health of the world's biggest economy.
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Alcoa Inc  reported second-quarter earnings on Monday that matched Wall Street expectations, but the aluminum producer's revenue fell short of forecasts.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped 34 percent  amid reduced trading revenue, falling well short of Wall  Street's already-lowered expectations after a summer of  sluggish market activity.
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U.S. stocks ended the first week of  2005 lower, as widely watched jobs data failed to excite  investors by coming in close to expectations, while Wall Street  showed caution ahead of a slew of earnings reports next week.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as  weaker-than-expected earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  JPM.N, the second largest U.S. bank, dampened Wall Street's  mood.
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U.S. stock futures drifted lower on Thursday, pointing to a weak open on Wall Street, as automaker General Motors Corp.  posted earnings below Street estimates and a government report showed initial claims for U.S. jobless aid rose more than expected.
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U.S. stocks were little changed at  midday on Friday, but a rebound in steel shares and end-of-year  buying offered some support in thin, pre-holiday trading.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday as investors bet on good earnings news as the  fourth-quarter reporting season kicks off -- although hopes  were muted after the closing bell as Dow component Alcoa Inc.  AA.N posted profits below Wall Street's expectations.
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Steelmaker Nucor Corp.  said on Monday it expects second-quarter earnings to be well below Wall Street expectations, hurt by softness in the automotive and residential construction sectors.
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But that might not be a good thing for steel investors.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Monday as investors awaited a report on June manufacturing activity.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening slightly lower Monday ahead of several earnings reports due out later in the day...
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Stocks opened weaker on Monday as  Treasury yields perked back up, reviving fear of higher  interest rates that weighed on the market last week, and as  steelmaker Nucor Corp.  gave an earnings warning,  signaling potential trouble for the corporate profit outlook.
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IBM  on Thursday forecast  2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong  growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States,  sending its shares up 5 percent.
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As U.S. steelmaker stocks soar, Posco draws a yawn.
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The Dow and S&P stock gauges fell on Tuesday after disappointing quarterly results from Procter & Gamble and U.S. Steel hurt confidence about the outlook for earnings, while a Wall Street Journal article raised doubt the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this week.