Market Pulse - Usa
Kellogg's invests $66m into expansion of Brazilian operations
Cereal maker Kellogg's has made an investment of BRL 215m towards an expansion of operations in the south of Brazil, the company announced on Friday.
US open: Stocks higher even as government shutdown looms
Wall Street's main market gauges are trading mostly higher despite a downbeat close the day before, as investors put aside their concerns about a possible government shutdown ahead of a key Senate vote.
IBM falls despite posting first rise in revenue for 23 months
Tech-giant IBM closed out the 2017 calendar year with a rise in revenues for the first time in almost six years, but shares slipped in early trading after the firm warned that higher tax rates would eat away at its profits from the current trading year.
Suntrust earnings get boost from US tax reforms
US-lender Suntrust Banks posted net income of $710m from the three months leading to 31 December as the revaluation of its deferred tax liability and other discrete items added $291m to the group's bottom line.
US consumer confidence dips in January, Univ. of Michigan says
Consumer confidence in the US dipped at the start of January amid a small increase in expectations for gas prices and uncertainty around the lagged impact of tax cuts, according to the results of one of the most closely-followed sentiment surveys.