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Disappointingly weak earnings reports from 3M and other industrial companies kept U.S. stock indexes in check on Thursday, blotting out a set of blowout results from big-name tech companies.

The e-commerce giant posted earnings per share of $7.09, beating the $4.27 expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv.

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

3M plans to cut 2,000 globally as part of a restructuring due to a slower-than-expected 2019.

Altria Group on Thursday reported first quarter profit of $1.12 billion.

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The job cuts, part of moves to restructure its businesses into four operating units from five, would result in an estimated annual pre-tax savings range of $225 million to $250 million, with $100 million in the remainder of 2019.

U.S. stocks followed a record-setting day with more subdued trading Wednesday as investors continue digesting a steady flow of corporate earnings and a potential break in the trade war between the U.S. and China.

Tesla has lost nearly $6 billion since setting out to revolutionize the auto industry 15 years ago, but CEO Elon Musk foresees a profitable future fueled in part by a ride-hailing service made up of electric cars driven by robots.

A bidding war is breaking out over Anadarko Petroleum, with Occidental making an offer of $76 per share in cash and stock that it says is about a 20% premium to Chevron's $33 billion deal.

Microsoft's ongoing push to get automakers, retailers and other businesses onto its cloud computing platform helped power the company's third-quarter earnings ahead of Wall Street expectations Wednesday.

Stocks gave up an early gain to finish with modest losses Wednesday as investors continued weighing a steady flow of corporate earnings.

When Boeing releases first quarter results Wednesday, investors will be looking beyond profit and revenue numbers to clues about the fate of the company's best-selling plane and when it might fly again.

The FTC launched an inquiry into Facebook's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The parent company of Speedway Motorsports Inc. has made an offer to acquire all of its outstanding common stock, the second move of its kind involving one of the key racetrack operators in NASCAR in the past five months.

The S&P 500 just hit an all-time high, recovering from last year's dramatic plunge.

Domino's Pizza Inc.'s first quarter earnings aren't likely to calm investors' concerns about slowing growth at the world's biggest pizza chain.

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

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