Many analysts remain skeptical about Kodak's prospects for robust earnings growth.
General Electric and Pfizer forecast robust earnings, supporting hopes for an economic recovery.
Investors were encouraged by robust earnings from a number of companies.
Three-fourths of the way through the second-quarter reporting season, corporate America is once again showing robust earnings.
Petrie, which enjoyed robust earnings in the 1970's, has had declining profitability in recent years.
The airline is reporting robust earnings, and its stock has steadily risen from a low of $39.50 in 1994 to more than $100 last month.
For weeks, investors focused on the prospects for robust corporate earnings and bid up the market.
Last week, Texas Instruments reported robust first-quarter earnings, which suggested strength in its new approach.
Even the companies with robust earnings have been hit if their numbers were not what analysts and portfolio managers had anticipated.
At the same time, the prospects for robust corporate earnings are good, as big manufacturers ride a wave of strong exports.