earnings

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Companies will also begin reporting earnings, with results due from Delta Air Lines DAL -1.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Constellation Brands STZ 0.07%increase; green up pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

An exchange-traded fund tracking the Russell 1000 Value Index recently traded at 16 times projected earnings over the next 12 months, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

So while Essilor’s forward earnings multiple is higher than Meta’s, it is now below its five-year average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Shares sank 17.4% and 12.4%, respectively, after announcing fiscal first-quarter earnings and fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter earnings, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Under the granary floor our money lay buried: three rupees of our own, three that Selvam had given us out of his earnings, and a ten-rupee note that Kenny had sent through Selvam.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya