SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. Steel Corp. shares tumbled 7% after the largest U.S.-based steel producer reported a drop in third-quarter profit and forecast a further earnings retreat in the December period.
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- A full quarter of operations at its Macau property, along with string results in Vegas, boosted Wynn Resorts' third-quarter bottom line with the casino operator turning to a hefty adjusted profit.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks are likely to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. markets fell for the first time in three days and oil futures retreated from recent record highs and closed down.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures finished lower Tuesday, as traders locked in gains amid declining crude-oil prices and cautious trading ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates due tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Airline shares rebounded Tuesday as oil prices retreated to below $91 a barrel and airline investors mulled recent earnings reports.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks declined Tuesday, with Apple Inc.'s sales offering a late lift to technology stocks amid ongoing speculation about the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate move, and on Procter &Gamble's warning that rising commodity prices would dent profit.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BJ Services and Hercules Offshore on Tuesday joined the ranks of oil services firms getting pinched by conditions in the Gulf of Mexico as they looked outside the region for profits.
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- DreamWorks Animation Studios said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit grew more than fourfold on proceeds from the hit sequel "Shrek the Third."
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- As analysts ponder the U.S. Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates, currency investors ponder the likely market reaction, and the consensus for both is that it's a matter of degree, not direction.
