earnings previews

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, July 13, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see if analysts are correct that growth in China and emerging markets will offset recent struggles at the company's Taco Bell unit. Analysts are...

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, July 12, before the markets open. Investors will be watching to see if the Hush Puppy maker can continue its long string of quarterly earnings beats. Analysts are looking for the company to report per-share...

The new earnings season kicks off this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report second-quarter results on Monday after the closing bell. That is followed by Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) on Wednesday, JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Thursday...

Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Monday, July 11, after the closing bell. While Novellus is not usually a sector mover, investors will be looking for early signs of what to expect from tech sector earnings. Analysts are looking for Novellus to...

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) will be reporting its third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Friday, July 8, before the opening bell. The Railway Supply Institute recently reported that orders and deliveries of railcars were up, a potential early sign of a revival of the railcar industry. Analysts are...

The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report their second-quarter results July 11, followed shortly thereafter by Marriot (NYSE: MAR), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and others. So this week, things will be pretty quiet on the...

Monsanto (NYSE: MON) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Wednesday morning. Investors will be looking to see if the momentum continues after a strong first half, which included a boost to its free cash flow guidance for the full-year, driven by a strong economic climate in...

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results tomorrow, June 29, before the markets open. The report should offer a look at where things stand in terms of the cost of food and transportation. Analysts are looking for the maker of Wheaties and Lucky Charms to report...

Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) will be reporting its third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Wednesday, June 29, before the opening bell. While the sluggish economy no doubt has continued to benefit the nation's number two dollar-store chain, the company also faces stiff competition from larger rivals...

As the calendar quarter winds down this week, S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results include Family Dollar Stores, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike. Analysts on average are expecting to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them. Here are the consensus per-share...