Earnings Report

Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strong corporate earnings amid U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.

Germany's struggling Deutsche Bank says net profit fell to 401 million euros in the second quarter from 466 million euros a year earlier as the bank incurred higher costs from its restructuring.

A U.S. district judge approved AT&T's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner in June.

Whirlpool executives have emphatically supported Trump administration tariffs on raw materials such as steel and aluminum and imported appliances.

The company's aeronautics business, which makes the F-35 jet, posted a 8.1 percent rise in revenue to $5.32 billion.

Verizon said it added 398,000 subscribers who pay a monthly bill on a net basis.

Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $242.3 million.

Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $259.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

IPO of unit expected in second half of year.

Revenue from motorcycles and related products fell 3.3 percent.

PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, is doing what General Motors failed to do in 20 years: make the mass market brands Opel Vauxhall profitable.

Fiat Chrysler's quarterly report will be the first under CEO Mike Manley, who abruptly replaced Sergio Marchionne.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday as losses in technology companies and retailers outweighed gains elsewhere.

___ NY Daily News slashes newsroom staffing in half NEW YORK (AP) — Half of the newsroom staff at the New York Daily News is being laid off, including the paper's editor in chief.

Shares in Google parent Alphabet jumped in after-hours trading Monday as the company's second-quarter results exceeded Wall Street forecasts after taking into account a $5 billion charge levied by European regulators.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported a 9.3% drop in second-quarter earnings.