earnings

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Oil-and-gas companies’ collective earnings climbed in the first quarter to their highest levels in years, according to analytics firm Geologic’s Evaluate Energy data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

When the stock peaked in 1984—at a level it took another nine years to surpass—it traded at only 15 times forward earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Investors have been betting that small caps can finally catch up after years of lagging behind megacap technology stocks, helped by improving earnings, cheaper valuations and broader interest in artificial-intelligence-related infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

The Russell 2000’s forward price-to-earnings multiple — which measures how much investors are paying for expected earnings over the next 12 months — rose to 16.9 on Thursday, from 15.1 last month.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

I ask Mr. Nielsen if I can use my own earnings to give a child a stick of penny candy now and then, and he laughs.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline