Market Pulse - Usa
Apple barely tops estimates, falls short on iPhone sales
Apple traded broadly in line with expectations during its all-important holiday quarter, though iPhone revenues came in below the reset guidance from its recent profit warning.
US close: Markets mixed amid choppy corporate earnings
Wall Street finished as its started on Tuesday - in a mixed state - amid fresh trade tensions between the US and China and a slew of high-profile earnings.
Ebay beats the Street, institutes first-ever dividend
Online marketplace Ebay topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales on Tuesday after customers opened their wallets along with their hearts during the all-important holiday season.
Bonds: Investors stay on the sidelines ahead of votes in Parliament, US Fed
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
US open: Mixed start to trading as trade tensions heighten
Wall Street opened with some mixed trading on Tuesday amid fresh trade tensions between the US and China and a slew of high-profile earnings.
Denmark calls for EU sanctions against Russia over Azov Sea
Denmark’s foreign minister Anders Samuelsen said on Tuesday that the European Union should impose sanctions on Russia over what he termed as its recent “aggressive behaviour” in the Azov Sea.
Pfizer's guidance disappoints investors
US drugmaker Pfizer forecast revenues below market expectations on Tuesday after revealing that quarterly revenues had moved ahead only slightly.
US heaps pressure on Maduro with new oil sanctions
The United States has approved sanctions against Venezuela's state-owned oil firm PDVSA as it ramps up efforts to force President Nicolás Maduro into relinquishing power of the South American nation.
Apple hurries to fix FaceTime eavesdropping glitch
Apple had to disable some functions of its FaceTime app while it tries to solve a glitch that allowed users to tap into the microphone and camera of the people they were calling without the recipient accepting the call.
US close: Markets in the red as Caterpillar, chipmakers sink
US stocks finished well into the red on Monday, as investors eyed this week's trade talks between the US and China and a slew of earnings releases - including a major earnings miss by one of the Dow's major blue chip outfits and one of Wall Street's tech darlings.