Earnings Report

ANN ARBOR, Mich.

Shares in the world's biggest shipping company, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, plunged Thursday after it warned of the commercial damage it would suffer from a U.S. escalation in the trade war with China.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Wednesday, extending modest gains from a day earlier, as investors reviewed the latest batch of company earnings reports.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Garmin Ltd., up $12.09 to $83.06 Higher demand for fitness trackers and navigation devices pushed profit and forecasts beyond Wall Street's expectations.

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

CVS Health is topping fourth-quarter earnings forecasts, but the annual outlook from the nation's second-largest drugstore chain is far short of Wall Street expectations.

Revenue rose to $54.42 billion in the quarter from $48.39 billion a year earlier.

Stocks edged between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as U.S. markets reopened following the Presidents Day holiday and as investors sized up the latest company earnings reports.

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

Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $1.27 billion, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

Wall Street remains concerned over how the investments will weigh on margins.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle -- from Bernie Sanders to Marco Rubio -- are criticizing stock buybacks. But their objections are misguided.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Arista Networks Inc., up $23.17 to $263.95