| | | Caterpillar, McDonald's to lift S&P, Dow at open | | | (Reuters) - The S&P and the Dow looked set to open higher on Tuesday, helped by strong earnings from Caterpillar and McDonald's, but Google-parent Alphabet may weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. |
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| | | GM profit beats Wall Street estimates, promises to cut inventory | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit from continuing operations despite falling revenue and promised to cut production in the second half to curtail its burgeoning inventory of unsold vehicles. |
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| | | McDonald's U.S. same-restaurant sales beat estimates | | | (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp on Tuesday reported a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly sales at established U.S. restaurants, helped by promotions on beverages as well as the launch of signature crafted sandwiches. |
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| | | Activist investor urges sale of Barnes & Noble | | | (Reuters) - Activist investor Sandell Asset Management Corp on Tuesday urged Barnes & Noble Inc to sell itself, saying internet and media companies or private equity firms might be interested in buying the U.S. bookstore chain operator. |
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| | | Biogen raises 2017 forecast on Spinraza success | | | (Reuters) - Biogen Inc's second-quarter profit smashed estimates on Tuesday, boosted by strong sales of its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug, Spinraza, which is priced at $750,000 for the first year of therapy. |
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| | | Citigroup hosts investors for first time since the financial crisis | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time since receiving three government bailouts during the 2007-2009 financial crisis, Citigroup Inc on Tuesday is holding a day-long conference for investors, marking another step in the recovery of what was once the biggest U.S. bank. |
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