Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Earnings Season Could Have Been a Lot Worse

The numbers weren't pretty, but most large manufacturers exceeded analysts' expectations in a sign of the sector's transformation in the last decade.

A busy week for manufacturing earnings, no hard hats required.

Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
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We made it! One of the busiest weeks for earnings in recent memory has (finally) come to a close. So what did we learn? Here are some nuggets of knowledge from the manufacturing world to take with you into the weekend we have all very much earned.