Earnings live: Applied Materials stock falls, Trump brothers' American Bitcoin revenue doubles

The greater part of third quarter earnings results are in the rearview mirror. So far, the Q3 earnings season is off to a positive start. As of Nov. 7, 91% of S&P 500 companies have reported results, according to FactSet data, and analysts are expecting a 13.1% jump in earnings per share during the third quarter. If that figure holds, it would mark the fourth straight quarter of double-digit earnings growth and an acceleration from the 12% earnings growth rate reported in Q2 of this year. Expectations we ...