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SolarCity Corp. shares fell late Tuesday after the solar-power installer reported a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss and sales came in above forecast, but cut third-quarter expectations. SolarCity reported a net loss of $250 million in the second quarter, compared with $156 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted for one-time losses, SolarCity lost $2.32 a share in the quarter. Revenue hit $186 million, up 81% year-over-year from $103 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet... Читать дальше...

Myriad Genetics Inc. shares plummeted in the extended session Tuesday after the molecular diagnostics company's earnings and outlook fell below Wall Street estimates. Myriad shares dropped 22% to $23.09 after hours. The company forecast adjusted fiscal 2017 earnings of $1 to $1.10 a share on revenue of $740 million to $760 million, and adjusted earnings of 25 cents to 27 cents a share on revenue of $168 million to $170 million for the first quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated... Читать дальше...

Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it would launch a direct-to-consumer ESPN streaming service as part of an investment in BAMTech, Major League Baseball's streaming-technology arm. Disney, which bought a third of BAMTech for $1 billion, said the new streaming service will feature live sporting events, but also said it would not include content from ESPN's linear networks. Disney currently offers a streaming service to cable subscribers called WatchESPN that includes live feeds of all of ESPN's networks and offerings... Читать дальше...

(Updating to clarify the added sugar content is not yet available on all KIND products and won't be until 2018.) KIND Healthy Snacks said Tuesday it had revised labels on its snack products to include added sugar content, two years ahead of the Food and Drug Administration's late July 2018 imperative. However, that information is only available on the company's website, a spokeswoman clarified late Tuesday. All KIND bars will be labeled with this information by 2018, the same year the government requires the information be on labels. Читать дальше...

The Humane Society of the United States is asking the Federal Trade Commission to bring action against 17 retailers who they allege sold real fur merchandise but advertised it as faux fur. The retailers include Amazon.com Inc. , Kohl's Corp. , Nordstrom Inc. , Ross Stores and Neiman Marcus.The items included 37 styles of apparel and accessories that the Humane Society said included fur from racoon dogs, a member of the dog family, rabbits and coyotes. The violations occurred between December 2011 and December 2015. Читать дальше...

Facebook is going to start forcing ads to appear for all users of its desktop website, even if they use ad-blocking software.

Facebook is going to start forcing ads to appear for all users of its desktop website, even if they use ad-blocking software.

Walt Disney Co. shares slipped in the extended session Tuesday even after the media and entertainment giant topped Wall Street views for the quarter. Disney shares declined 1.3% to $95.37 after hours. The company reported adjusted fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.62 on revenue of $14.28 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of $1.61 a share on revenue of $14.15 billion. Operating income in Disney's media networks was flat for the quarter at $2.37 billion from a year... Читать дальше...

Intel announces plans to buy artificial-intelligence startup Nervana Systems, less than a week after Apple Inc.’s deal to buy AI specialist Turi, as technology giants race to snap up startups in the field.

Intel announces plans to buy artificial-intelligence startup Nervana Systems, less than a week after Apple Inc.’s deal to buy AI specialist Turi, as technology giants race to snap up startups in the field.

Intel announces plans to buy artificial-intelligence startup Nervana Systems, less than a week after Apple Inc.’s deal to buy AI specialist Turi, as technology giants race to snap up startups in the field.

Shares of The Container Store fell 2.5% after hours Tuesday after the company missed first-quarter revenue expectations. It reported a net loss of $2.06 million, or 4 cents per share, compared to a loss of $5.8 million, or 12 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. This quarter's net loss includes a 5 cent "benefit from new employment arrangements." The FactSet consensus was for a loss of 9 cents. It reported sales of $177.4 million, up from $169.9 million in the year-earlier period, but below the FactSet consensus of $185 million. Читать дальше...

Shares of Fossil Group Inc. climbed more than 9% in after-hours trade Tuesday following the company's stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings report. The watch designer reported net income of $6 million, or 12 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with $54.6 million, or $1.12 a share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts polled by FactSet on average expected EPS of 9 cents. Revenue for the three-month period fell to $685.4 million from $740 million a year ago, but beat the consensus estimate of $672 million. Читать дальше...

Yelp Inc. shares gained nearly 6% in late trading Tuesday after the online-reviews site reported a surprise quarterly profit. Yelp reported net income of $400,000, about a penny per share, on revenue of $173.4 million. Analysts on average expected a loss of 7 cents a share on sales of $169.8 million, according to FactSet; Yelp had forecast quarterly revenue of $167 million to $171 million. "We had a great second quarter with local revenue growth accelerating to 41% year over year," Chief Executive... Читать дальше...

Stephen Schork, editor of The Schork Report, the supply glut remains immense, even in the face of strong demand this summer.

The Nasdaq Composite narrowly logged its second record closing high of 2016 on Tuesday, even as weak productivity data curbed stock-market gains. The Nasdaq climbed 12 points, or 0.2%, to 5,225. The S&P 500 was flat at 2,182, as losses in energy shares offset gains in consumer staples and health care stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was also flat at 18,533, with DuPont emerging as the biggest loser on the benchmark, and Walt Disney Company its biggest winner.

Nasdaq ends at all-time high as U.S. stocks gain Tuesday

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s stock shot up 24.86% in the final stretch of Tuesday's trading session, putting it on track to break the record for its biggest one-day gain in the drugmaker's 22-year public history. The shares' second-biggest percentage gain so far was the 23.59% jump on Sept. 9, 2005. The shares went public on March 29, 1994. Ahead of Tuesday's open, Valeant reported second-quarter results that missed expectations, but the company didn't lower its full-year outlook for a change... Читать дальше...

The percentage of student loan borrowers who are delinquent is staying at an elevated level, but students may not be responsible, according to one expert.

Gold prices closed up modestly on Tuesday as weakness in the U.S. dollar delivered a boost to the yellow metal. December gold rose $5.40, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,346.70 an ounce. Gains for the precious metal came as the buck retreated 0.2% against its main rivals, as measured by the ICE U.S. Dollar Index . The advance for gold ends two sessions of losses for the metal, after a healthy reading of nonfarm-payrolls on Friday resulted in a surge in stocks, viewed as risky, and a $23 drop in gold futures... Читать дальше...

U.S. gasoline prices are set to fall below $2 a gallon on average in October, the government forecast Tuesday.

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Macy’s is will announce second quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens.

Macy’s is will announce second quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens.