Earnings Preview: Ashland, Barrick Gold, Boeing, Canadian Pacific Railway

Some major companies are due to announce earnings on Wednesday morning, here’s a look at five of the big players, Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP), and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW).

Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH): Before the market opens on Wednesday April 24, Ashland will announce its earnings for the first three months of 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to show earnings of $1.55 per share for the three months on revenue of $2 billion.

In the same period last...