Earnings Report

Hasbro Inc. on Tuesday reported first quarter net income of $26.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The price of crude oil surged Monday after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports.

Halliburton Co. on Monday reported first quarter earnings of $152 million.

Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue rose 39 percent over a year earlier in the latest quarter despite U.S. pressure on allies to shun its telecom and network technology as a security risk.

U.S. stock indexes moved mostly lower in early trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Alcoa Corp., down $1.06 to $26.66 Lower prices pushed the aluminum products maker to a first quarter loss and the results fell short of forecasts.

Union Pacific's first quarter profit chugged ahead 6% even though the railroad hauled 2% fewer carloads and dealt with massive flooding.

Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data.

Major U.S. stock indexes fell in morning trading Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: PepsiCo Inc., up $4.60 to $127.01

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The results come as a boost for Chief Executive Officer Ramon Laguarta who took over from Indra Nooyi six months ago.

Major share benchmarks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after China announced its economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the last quarter.