That was better than an early evening with poor earnings prospects, but somehow there never seemed to be much balance.

The reports helped ease concerns about earnings prospects that gripped the market last week.

Nothing can replace solid analysis about the future earnings prospects of individual companies as a guide to investing.

"I don't consider it to be tremendously undervalued, given its earnings prospects" in the near term.

Technology stocks, buoyed by strong earnings prospects, were again market leaders.

Those and other budget cuts are likely to help Disney's earnings prospects in the future.

Share prices generally reflect future earnings prospects instead of past gains.

An individual stock price is often an accurate barometer of a company's earnings prospects.

If that is the case, the outlook could be worse for growth here and for future earnings prospects.

Lower interest rates mean reduced borrowing costs for companies, thus improving their earnings prospects.