Summary Box: North America props up Ford in 4Q (AP)

By Jacob Steinberg:On October 30th, Ford (F) announced its quarterly earnings.

ByIAEResearch:Ford Motors (F) has shown its capacity to grow in the challenging conditions by reporting impressive earnings. The operating margins have shown a drop but in the face of a slow global market scenario, Ford has responded very positively by capturing the market's interest and improving demand for its products.

By Qineqt:Ford (F) reported its earnings yesterday before the market opened. It managed to top earnings estimate but missed revenue expectations, largely due to the continuing problems in the European auto market.

Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto-Dominion Bank reported first-quarter profits that topped analysts’ estimates on record earnings from personal and commercial lending. Royal Bank, Canada’s largest lender by assets, said net income for the period ended Jan. 31 rose 12% to $2.07-billion, or $1.36 a share. CIBC, the fifth-biggest bank, said profit fell 4.4% to $798-million, while Toronto-Dominion, the No. 2 bank, said profit climbed 21% to $1.79-billion, or $1.86 a share.

By Matt Schilling:On Friday April 27th, Ford Motor Company (F) reported its first quarter earnings. Analysts were expecting Ford to earn $0.35/share on revenue of $31.53 billion dollars. Ford surpassed analysts' estimates handily, by announcing they had earned $0.39/share on revenue of $32.40 billion. It was about a 10% beat on earnings and a 2.5% beat on revenue, both of which were very positive.