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Stocks struggle higher on Brexit hopes as trade optimism fades

Global stocks edged higher on Tuesday yet safe havens were still in play as markets tried to balance fading optimism over the latest China-U.S. trade truce with the likelihood of a Brexit deal by Thursday's European Union summit.



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JPMorgan beats profit estimates on strength in bond trading, underwriting

JPMorgan Chase & Co beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit by a wide margin on Tuesday, underpinned by strength in bond trading and underwriting.



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UnitedHealth raises profit view as revenue from pharmacy benefits grows

UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday raised its 2019 earnings forecast for the third time this year, bolstered by higher revenue at its unit that manages pharmacy benefits as well as its core health insurance business.



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Goldman profit misses estimates on weak underwriting, M&A

Goldman Sachs Group Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, hit by lower fees from advising on deals and weakness in underwriting.



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Prescription drugs boost drives J&J forecasts higher, shares rise

Johnson & Johnson boosted its profit forecast for the year on Tuesday after posting better-than-expected quarterly earnings on stronger prescription sales of its psoriasis treatment Stelara and cancer drug Imbruvica.



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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, Square, Lowe's & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday

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This major tax deadline is today. What you need to know

Procrastinators, your time is nearly up. Oct. 15 is the last day for taxpayers to submit their 2018 tax returns. Here's what you need to know.

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Goldman Sachs says Amazon earnings will beat the Street, so buy the stock

Goldman Sachs reiterated its buy rating on shares of Amazon, saying he stock looks poised to top third quarter estimates.

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Low mortgage rates are giving Lowe's a boost, Piper Jaffray says in upgrading the stock

Piper Jaffray upgraded Lowe's to overweight from neutral, as the firm expects home improvement sales to see its largest growth since 2016 in the coming quarters.

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Wall Street opens higher on upbeat start to earnings

U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, as strong earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase, UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson allayed concerns about the fallout from a prolonged U.S.-China trade war on corporate America.



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Goldman profit falls short on weak underwriting, M&A advisory

Goldman Sachs Group Inc missed Wall Street's estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as global economic worries dampened appetite for deals and share sales.



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DE Shaw gives searing indictment of waste at Emerson Electric, including fleet of 8 airplanes

The activist hedge fund releases voluminous report outlining all the ways in which Emerson Electric has failed shareholders.

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Banks reap $1 billion from U.S. mortgage bond trading boom

Global banks earned $1 billion from trading government-backed U.S. mortgage securities in the first half of 2019, data shows, a fivefold increase on last year for what industry sources say is the fastest growing revenue source in investment banking.



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Intel buys software business from Canada's Pivot Technology in 5G push

California chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to purchase a software business from Toronto-based information technology firm Pivot Technology Solutions Inc , Intel said on Tuesday.



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BlackRock beats profit estimates as assets swell to nearly $7 trillion

BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, exceeded analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as investors poured money into its fixed-income funds and cash management business amid worries about global growth.



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