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Asian markets rose on Tuesday, led by better-than-expected U.S. corporate earnings and a lack of bad news on trade tensions.

3M, United Technologies and Verizon reported quarterly results.

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

Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have dropped 4 percent in the first trading since news that the Italian-American automaker's longtime CEO, Sergio Marchionne, has been replaced unexpectedly due to complications from surgery.

___ 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.

The major U.S. stock indexes posted an uneven finish Monday, as gains in banks were offset by losses in industrial companies and other sectors.

The “poison pill” measure will prevent any entity from acquiring more than 15% of Papa John’s common stock without approval from the board of directors.

Shares of Tesla are down sharply after a report that the company asked suppliers for refunds to help it turn a profit.

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

The company, like other U.S. toymakers, was hit hard by the sooner-than-expected liquidation of Toys 'R' Us and had said it would get through the worst by the latter half of the year.

Analysts expect earnings per share of $9.66, which does not factor in the record $5 billion antitrust fine the company received last week by the European Union.

It will be a busy week for second-quarter earnings.

The company's revenue rose to $6.15 billion from $4.96 billion.

Asian markets were mixed on Monday as concerns over trade tensions moved to the forefront at the meeting this weekend of the Group of 20 industrial nations.

Professional fund managers may be worried about a trade war, but the performance of the U.S. equity markets has remained unaffected.

___ Trump heightens China tariff threat with no deal in sight WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies may be in sight.

U.S. stocks inched lower Friday as bond yields jumped, a shift that helped banks but hurt companies that pay big dividends.

US stocks are drifting between small gains and losses as traders shrug off the latest trade threats from President Donald Trump and focus on company earnings reports, which contained some better-than-expected results from big names including Microsoft.

With profits sagging in recent years, GE has pursued an aggressive restructuring plan under CEO John Flannery.