CNBC.com Rings in Corporate Earnings Season With Streamlined Calendar Featuring New Tracking Tools

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2001

Business Editors and Technology Writers

FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000

CNBC.com, the Internet's premier site for financial information and analysis, has significantly enhanced its Earnings Center, COO Bob Meyers announced today.

By logging onto the Earnings Center, users can quickly view fourth-quarter company earnings and estimates in a snapshot format with links to news, quotes, message boards and their individual portfolios.

"As individuals take more control of their own investment decisions, they are looking for robust data on company earnings to meet their needs," said Meyers. "CNBC.com puts critical data at investors' fingertips and provides in-depth, comprehensive company earnings information in an easily accessible calendar system. Coupled with CNBC-TV's thorough coverage of quarterly corporate earnings, CNBC.com's Earnings Center complements investors' needs by offering complete, round-the-clock coverage of the earnings season."

The CNBC.com Earnings Center provides at-a-glance projections of companies going into the earnings season. The CNBC.com earnings calendar lists each company by the date of its expected earnings report, and provides a quarterly and year-end outlook. In addition, news stories generated by CNBC-TV and CNBC.com are available by clicking on a CNBC icon. CNBC.com registered users can also personalize their tickers to monitor the impact of earnings announcements on specific company stocks. The Earnings Center can be easily accessed from all areas of the CNBC.com site. Once earnings are announced, CNBC.com will use color-coded indicators to show whether the reporting company "beat," "missed," or was "in line" with its estimates.

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