As the advertising industry embraces the Internet, it still depends on an older technology to deliver results.

Goldman Sachs reported its latest business results on Tuesday. Profits — as measured by net income — hit $1.9 billion in the second quarter, twice the performance of the quarter before.

The earnings reports will certainly express some things about the state of the tech world, but also perhaps, the condition of the larger economy.

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo reported higher profits, after a quarter in which interest rates rose sharply.

As Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase kick off bank earnings season, it's a chance to see the effect rising interest rates are having on our nation's banks.

It's standard practice in today's business world that the focus should be on increasing value to shareholders. But it hasn't always been that way.

It's a big week for department-store earnings. How are they faring in the stutter-step economic recovery?

So far, the companies have told us mostly good things this earnings season. But Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, isn't buying it. He says so-called "tax games" obscure business performance.

Earnings season continues on Wall Street with Procter & Gamble, Ford, Boeing, Qualcomm, and Eli Lilly & Co. all reporting today.