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FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of their Nasdaq IPO in New York. Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the easing pandemic lessens the need for virtual meetings. Some signs for optimism emerged in the company’s latest quarterly earnings report released Tuesday, June 1, 2021, fueling a modest rally in the company's recently slumping stock. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Zoom's boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes

By Michael Liedtke Jun. 01, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Asian shares fell Thursday, as investors watched for signs of inflation and awaited U.S. economic data expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares slip with eyes on inflation, US economy

By Yuri Kageyama May. 26, 2021 01:47 AM EDT

A sign outside the Kohl's store, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Salem, N.H. Kohl's. Kohl’s Corp. raised its financial outlook Thursday, May 20, after the department store chain’s fiscal first quarter results showed that the department store chain is making a solid rebound from the devastating impact of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Kohl's roars back in Q1, but 2021 outlook spooks Wall Street

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 20, 2021 11:11 AM EDT

FILE - This May 3, 2019 file photo shows a Coach retail shop at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif. Strong sales results from Coach’s parent as well as from the maker of Wrangler and Lee jeans offer the latest evidence that shoppers’ spending on clothing and accessories is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels. Tapestry Inc. on Thursday, May 6, 2021, reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates as spending on luxury goods rebounded from a malaise last year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Strong sales from Tapestry, Lee maker show clothing rebound

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 06, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

CVS Pharmacy on Moosic Street is illuminated at night, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Scranton, Pa. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
After an 11% profit spike, CVS outlook for 2021 grows rosy

By Tom Murphy May. 04, 2021 07:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2020, file photo, the Amazon logo is displayed in Douai, northern France. Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The company said Thursday, April 29, 2021, that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, fueled by the growth of online shopping. It also posted revenue of more than $100 billion, the second quarter in row that the company has passed that milestone. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
Amazon's profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues

By Joseph Pisani Apr. 29, 2021 04:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2017 file photo, Merck CEO Ken Frazier speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Merck is entering a new era, with sweeping changes across its executive suite and the spinoff off its women's health and other businesses, a bid to enable both resulting companies to grow faster. The massive management makeover, mostly triggered by Frazier's upcoming retirement, occurs as the drugmaker says hits to sales of many of its medicines amid lockdowns and other impacts from the coronavirus pandemic will lessen and sales will rise over the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
New era begins at Merck as pandemic cuts Q1 sales, profit

By Linda A. Johnson Apr. 29, 2021 06:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2021 file photo, a Norfolk Southern freight train moves along elevated tracks in Philadelphia. Norfolk Southern’s profit improved in the first quarter as the railroad hauled 3% more freight while the economy continued to recover from thee coronavirus pandemic. The railroad said Wednesday, April 28 that it earned $673 million, or $2.66 per share, during the quarter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Norfolk Southern's Q1 profit improves as economy recovers

By Josh Funk Apr. 28, 2021 09:06 AM EDT

A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Asian shares rose Thursday and U.S. futures also were higher after President Joe Biden delivered a speech to Congress that outlined ambitious plans for jobs creating spending on early education, child care and other public services. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares, US futures advance after Biden speech

By Elaine Kurtenbach Apr. 28, 2021 03:10 AM EDT

A customers exits the drive thru lane at a Starbucks coffee shop, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. After four straight quarters of sales declines, Starbucks returned to growth in the January-March period. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Starbucks returns to sales growth in its fiscal Q2

By Dee-Ann Durbin Apr. 27, 2021 06:56 PM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2021 file photo shows the logo of Microsoft displayed outside the headquarters in Paris. Microsoft’s business beat Wall Street expectations for the first three months of 2021, thanks to ongoing demand for its software and cloud computing services during the pandemic. The company on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $14.8 billion, up 38% from the same period last year. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, file)
Microsoft profits soar as cloud demand continues in pandemic

By Matt O'brien Apr. 27, 2021 04:26 PM EDT

FILE- In this April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Eli Lilly and Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Eli Lilly fell well short of Wall Street’s first-quarter expectations, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, and the drugmaker chopped the top end of its earnings forecast due to lower demand for COVID-19 treatments. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Slipping COVID-19 treatment demand hits Eli Lilly forecast

By Tom Murphy Apr. 27, 2021 09:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 31, 2018, file photo a Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb. Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit declined 9% as the railroad delivered less freight and its revenue fell. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company said Thursday, April 22, 2021, that it earned $1.34 billion, or $2 per share, in the quarter. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Union Pacific net down 9% but sees economy growing in 2021

By Josh Funk Apr. 22, 2021 08:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2019, file photo a flag flies outside the corporate headquarters building of health insurance company Anthem in Indianapolis. Anthem delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and pushed its 2021 forecast past expectations, as growing enrollment and a pharmacy benefits business helped the health insurer. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday, April 21, 2021, that it now expects full-year earnings to come in at greater than $25.10 per share. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
New enrollments push Anthem beyond expectations in Q1

By Tom Murphy Apr. 21, 2021 11:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo a CSX freight train passes through Homestead, Pa. CSX Corp. said its first-quarter profit declined 8% as expenses increased, but the railroad said it expects the economy to strengthen further over the rest of the year. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company said Tuesday, April 20, 2021, that it earned $706 million, or 93 cents per share, during the quarter. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
CSX 1Q profit dips 8% but railroad sees economy growing

By Josh Funk Apr. 20, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

A Johnson & Johnson logo appears on the exterior of a first aid kit, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Walpole, Mass. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday, April 20 reported first-quarter net income of $6.2 billion. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Johnson & Johnson Q1 profit, sales jump, beat Street views

By Linda A. Johnson Apr. 20, 2021 07:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 5, 2021 file photo, cases of Coca-Cola are displayed in a supermarket, in New York. Coca-Cola Co. says its sales are steadily improving as vaccination rates increase and venues like stadiums, restaurants and theaters reopen around the world. The company said its sales rose 5% in the January-March period this year, helped by strong growth in China and India. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Coke sales rebound as vaccinations roll out and venues open

By Dee-Ann Durbin Apr. 19, 2021 08:05 AM EDT

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Stocks were moderately higher in early trading Thursday, April 8, 2021, helped again by large technology stocks that have benefitted from a drop in bond yields. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A year after stocks soared, CEOs must show it was warranted

By Stan Choe Apr. 15, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2012, file photo, shows a portion of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn. UnitedHealth profits jumped about 44% in the first quarter and the nation's largest health insurer boosted its outlook for the year. The company said Thursday, April 15, 2021, that the performance of its Optum division was particularly strong. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
UnitedHealth ups profit forecast after strong start to year

By Tom Murphy Apr. 15, 2021 06:34 AM EDT