earnings

American

[ur-ningz] / ˈɜr nɪŋz /

noun

money earned; wages; profits.

earnings British

/ ˈɜːnɪŋz /

plural noun

money or other payment earned
the profits of an enterprise

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Etymology

Origin of earnings

before 1050; Middle English erning, Old English earning, earnung merit, pay. See earn ¹, -ing ¹, -s ³

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The comments came in parallel with the first round of oil giant earnings reports since the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in early January and took control of Venezuela's oil sector.

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Thursday, Ford disclosed a $600 million External link charge against earnings coming in the fourth quarter related to its employee retirement benefit.

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Options markets implied shares would move about 5%, up or down, following earnings.

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Gains have led to Wall Street ratings upgrades, price-target hikes, and increases in analysts’ forecast for earnings.

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On the earnings call with analysts and investors, Sandisk management said customers are now discussing shifting from quarterly agreements to multiyear deals with the company.

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