US equities edge down; earnings in focus, UnitedHealth falls
Major U.S. indexes lower; Nasdaq off most, down ~0.8%
Energy weakest S&P sector; Real Estate leads gainers
Euro STOXX 600 index off ~0.5%
Dollar edges red; bitcoin slips; crude slides >5%; gold up
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield dips to ~4.04%
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US EQUITIES EDGE DOWN; EARNINGS IN FOCUS, UNITEDHEALTH FALLS
Major U.S. stock indexes are lower in early trading on Tuesday, with shares of UnitedHealth UNH.N down about 8% after the insurer gave a 2025 forecast that disappointed.
Investors also digested earnings from some banks including Goldman Sachs GS.N, whose shares are down about 0.7%; Citigroup C.N, whose shares are down 2.3%; and Bank of America BAC.N, whose shares are up 1.4%.
Chip stocks .SOX are on the weakside. The SOX is losing around 3.5%. Nvidia NVDA.O is off more than 4%.
The latest quarterly earnings season unofficially kicked off for S&P 500 companies late last week. Analysts expect year-over-year S&P 500 earnings to have increased in the third quarter 4.9%, according to the latest LSEG data.
Shares of Boeing BA.N are up 0.6%. The planemaker filed to raise up to $25 billion through a stock and debt offering and entered into a $10 billion credit agreement amid a crippling strike and upcoming debt maturities.
Here is the early market snapshot:
(Caroline Valetkevitch)
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