Consumer, business divide seen in earnings By: MarketWatch October 26, 2012 at 06:01 AM EDT Earnings season is turning into an illustration of how consumers are loosening their purse strings while Corporate America tightens theirs. Read More >> Related Stocks: 3M Co Aetna Amazon.com Amgen Apple Caterpillar Colgate-Palmolive Dow Chemical DuPont USA Eli Lilly Expedia Gilead Sciences Procter & Gamble Whirlpool Corp Wynn Resorts