Earnings Report

Herbalife Ltd's quarterly sales rose 1.3 percent, the first rise after five quarters of decline, as demand for its health supplements increased in North America and China.

Dow component Merck reported an adjusted 1Q profit of $0.89 per share, topping the estimate for $0.85. Revenue for the drugmaker came in at $9.3 billion, falling short of the estimate for $9.46 billion.

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Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, owner of cable channels including Fox News as well as the Twentieth Century Fox movie studio, reported a 5.7 percent rise in quarterly adjusted revenue as advertising sales and affiliate fees rose.

Tesla Motors Inc. shares added to losses Wednesday following news reports saying that at least one executive is leaving the company.

Priceline Group on Wednesday said its growth would slow in the second quarter as it spends more on marketing and as the timing of holidays shifts traveler bookings, even as its first-quarter profit beat expectations.

Priceline Group's stock is getting punished after a weaker-than-expected outlook.

Time Warner, the owner of CNN and Cartoon Network, reported a slightly higher-than-expected 2.5 percent rise in quarterly revenue as subscription revenue rose at its Turner Broadcasting unit and cable channel Home Box Office.

CBS, the owner of the most-watched U.S. TV network, reported a 10 percent rise in quarterly revenue, beating Wall Street estimates, as the U.S. presidential campaign and Super Bowl broadcast boosted spending on advertising.

Etsy reported a quarterly profit for the first time since its April 2015 initial public offering, as growth in users and revenue remained strong.

The decline in GM’s headline sales number is largely the result of a divergent strategy compared to its 'Big Three' brethren.

3D Systems is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings and host a conference call on May 5 before the market opens.

CVS Health Corp.

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Sprint, the No.4 U.S. wireless carrier, forecast a jump in full-year operating income as it continues to slash costs to offset the heavy discounts it had offered to attract customers.

CVS Health reported an adjusted 1Q profit of $1.18 per share, topping the estimate for $1.16. Revenue for the company came in at $43.22 billion, beating the estimate for $43 billion.

Pfizer reported first-quarter revenue that blew past analysts' average estimate, boosted by sales of its new treatments for cancer and its Hospira acquisition.

Halliburton, the world's No.2 oilfield services provider, reported a higher-than-expected adjusted profit for the first quarter as deep cost cuts helped cushion the impact of a drop in drilling and completion activity.