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Tuesday’s top personal finance stories

Shares of IBM Corp. fell 4% in after-hours trade Tuesday after the company reported year-over-year revenue and earnings declines. The PC-turned-software company reported first-quarter net income of $1.75 billion, or $1.85 a share, compared with $2 billion, or $2.09 a share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, IBM reported earnings of $2.38 a share, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.35. Revenue for the three-month period fell to $18.16 billion from $18.7 billion last year... Читать дальше...

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported a fall of 840,000 barrels in U.S. crude supplies for the week ended April 14, according to sources. The API data, however, also showed a climb of 1.4 million barrels in gasoline supplies, while inventories of distillates declined by 1.8 million barrels, sources said. Supply data from the Energy Information Administration will be released Wednesday morning. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts forecast a decrease of 50,000 barrels in crude inventories. Читать дальше...

Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc. rallied in Tuesday's extended session after the medical-devices maker posted strong quarterly results. Intuitive Surgical reported its first-quarter earnings rose to $179.8 million, or $4.67 a share, from $136.4 million, or $3.54 a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the company would have earned $5.09 a share. Revenue increased to $674.2 million versus $594.5 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast the company to report earnings... Читать дальше...

Yahoo Inc. beat expectations with a Tuesday earnings report, but shares were mostly quiet as investors wait for the planned acquisition of the company by Verizon Communications Inc. , which is now expected in June. Yahoo reported net income of $99.4 million, or 10 cents a share, on total revenue of $1.33 billion. After adjusting profit for stock-based compensation and removing traffic-acquisition costs from revenue, Yahoo reported earnings of 18 cents a share on sales of $833.8 million. That... Читать дальше...

Reddit users offer five additional pieces of guidance as one American family battles to overcome generations of poverty.

Reddit users offer five additional pieces of guidance as one American family battles to overcome generations of poverty.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democrats on Tuesday asked the GAO to investigate fees and transparency at tax-preparation firms used by millions of Americans.

Yahoo reports adjusted earnings that beat expectations; shares flat

IBM shares fall over 3% after quarterly results

PetSmart said Tuesday that it is acquiring pet food and supplies retailer Chewy.com. The deal is expected to close at the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2017. PetSmart did not disclose the terms of the acquisition, but Recode said the deal is worth $3.35 billion, exceeding the $3.3 billion-dollar price tag Wal-Mart Stores Inc. paid for Jet.com last year. Chewy will continue to be led by Chief Executive Ryan Cohen when the deal closes, and largely operate as an independent subsidiary of PetSmart. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, pressured after a number of key companies disappointed with their quarterly results, renewing concerns that the market's valuation may not be supported by economic activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 113 points, or 0.6%, to 20,524. The S&P 500 lost 6.8 points to 2,342, a drop of 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7 points to 5,849, a drop of 0.1%. Among the biggest drags on the day was Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , which fell 4.7% after its results fell short of analyst forecasts. Читать дальше...

Dow ends down over 100 points as Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson weigh

Treasury prices rallied on Tuesday, pushing yields lower, as weak economic data, geopolitical concerns and falling expectations of a Trump-enacted stimulus drew money flows into U.S. government bonds.

Oil prices fell Tuesday, building on losses seen a day earlier. Prices held ground at their lowest level in more than a week, with traders showing concern that recent data point to the likelihood of further growth in U.S. crude production. Expectations that Saudi Arabia and Russia are sticking to their pledge to cut output, however, kept losses for oil prices in check. May West Texas Intermediate crude shed 24 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $52.41 a barrel.

United Continental Holdings Inc.'s stock slumped 4% in afternoon trade, enough to make it the biggest decliner on the Dow Jones Transportation Average , after the air carrier reported first-quarter results. The United Airlines' parent's stock-price decline of $2.86 shaved about 16 points off the Dow transports, which were down 0.35%. Chief Financial Officer Andrew Levy said in the post-earnings-report conference call with analysts Tuesday that the carrier's corporate customers have expressed concern over last week's event... Читать дальше...

Gold prices shook off earlier losses Tuesday to finish higher for a fifth straight session. Prices got a boost as the ICE U.S. Dollar Index traded near the session's low, providing support for the yellow metal, which is traded in the greenback. Political uncertainty in France and the U.K. and declines in U.S. equities also contributed to gold's gains. June gold rose $2.20, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,294.10 an ounce.

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Goldman Sachs Group offered a rare mea culpa on Tuesday, after uncharacteristic weakness in its bread-and-butter trading business helped the investment banking powerhouse to deliver an earnings stumble.

Goldman Sachs Group offered a rare mea culpa on Tuesday, after uncharacteristic weakness in its bread-and-butter trading business helped the investment banking powerhouse to deliver an earnings stumble.

Facebook Inc. launched a new augmented-reality platform at its annual developer conference, F8, in San Francisco on Tuesday. In a keynote speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he no longer viewed glasses and spectacles - such as those created by Alphabet Inc. , Microsoft Corp. and Snap Inc. -- as the first mainstream augmented reality platform. Instead, he believes the cameras on existing smartphones will lead the adoption of augmented reality. Zuckerberg said the technology will be able... Читать дальше...

From a risk-reward perspective, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to call an early election makes sense.