NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday after strong quarterly results from bellwethers Apple and Caterpillar pointed to a solid earnings season.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices dropped an unexpected 0.6 percent in September, mainly because of a 2.4 percent decline in energy prices, the Labor Department said on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Machinery maker Caterpillar Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, saying it was seeing signs that a recovery may be under way.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc reported higher third-quarter profit as aggressive cost-cutting helped offset the negative foreign exchange impact and declining sales of drugs, including those facing competition from cheaper generics.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp reported a 17 percent drop in third-quarter profit, less of a decline than Wall Street had expected, as cost-cutting helped offset slumping demand.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - DuPont posted an 11 percent jump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates, but the chemical maker narrowed its earnings outlook for the year.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co reported lower-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, hurt by revenue declines across all its businesses, sending shares down 2 percent in premarket trade.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock Inc reported a 46 percent jump third-quarter earnings, topping expectations, helped in part by improved cost controls.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the top U.S. defense contractor, posted higher third-quarter profit and raised its 2009 outlook on Tuesday, but added that it expects per-share earnings to fall in 2010.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp reported a third-quarter net loss after a charge to restructure its investment portfolio, but earnings excluding one-time items topped expectations and its shares climbed almost 3 percent.
