JC Penney reported a bigger quarterly loss and lower revenue than expected. CEO Mike Ullman vowed to put the retailer "back on a path to profitable growth."
McDonald's on Friday reported first quarter profit that fell short of market expectations, amid weaker international and domestic sales as consumers appeared to dine out less.
Honeywell International reported a first-quarter profit above analysts' expectations and raised the lower end of its full-year earnings forecast as margins improved.
Google reported quarterly earnings that topped market expectations, supported by strong growth in its core advertising business. Shares gained on the announcement.
Morgan Stanley reported earnings and revenue Thursday that topped analysts' expectations, citing record gains in its global wealth management business.
PepsiCo reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, as price increases helped margins and the company stood by its full-year forecast.
UnitedHealth Group said on Thursday that its first-quarter profit had fallen, in part because of lower U.S. government payments for its private Medicare services and prescription plans for older Americans.
With an earnings deluge over the last week, the financial services sector has been giving the markets mixed signals: Profits are beating estimates, but revenue growth is still sluggish.
Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday that topped Wall Street's expectations, helped by higher revenue in its investment banking arm.