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Swiss Re's digital platform and Swedish home furnishings group IKEA have joined forces to offer home insurance policies via IKEA's website, the Swiss financial group said on Tuesday.

HSBC stock tumbled on Tuesday as profits plunged by a third and the bank announced plans to cut around 35,000 jobs in a major restructuring.

(RTTNews) - Advance Auto Parts (AAP) announced earnings for its fourth quarter that rose from the same period last year.

(RTTNews) - Retail giant Walmart Inc. (WMT) reported Tuesday that consolidated net income attributable to Walmart for the fourth quarter increased to $4.14 billion or $1.45 per share from $3.69 billion or $1.27 per share in the prior-year quarter.

(RTTNews) - Shares of HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBC, HSBA.L) were losing around 6 percent in London trading after the British bank focused on Asia reported sharp drop in fiscal 2019 profit, hurt mainly by a hefty impairment charge, despite revenue growth.

Walmart Inc forecast slowing online sales growth for the year after missing Wall Street expectations for quarterly sales and profit, hurt by a shorter holiday season and lower demand for apparel, toys and electronics.

European Union finance ministers added Panama, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands and Palau to the EU's blacklist of tax havens, while giving Turkey more time to avoid being listed, an EU document said on Tuesday.

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks declined on Tuesday as coronavirus worries persisted, with iPhone maker Apple warning that it was unlikely to meet its March quarter sales forecast.

(RTTNews) - Shares of Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (BIO) touched a 52-week high of $404.83 on Feb. 14 before closing Friday's trading session at $403.63, up $24.29 or 6.40%. The stock has been trading between $266.95 and $404.83 in the past one year.

Shipping group Golden Ocean warned on Tuesday its profit would be hit by a slowdown in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, sending its shares down more than 3% in early trade.

Emerging market equities lost ground on Tuesday, as Apple Inc's sales warning fanned fears of the impact from the coronavirus outbreak on companies and global supply chains, while South Africa's rand weakened due to a dreary growth outlook.

Israeli chip manufacturer TowerJazz missed earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter but sees a return to growth in 2020.

Indian business leaders are demanding cuts in import duties on antibiotic drugs, mobile parts and other items as the outbreak of the coronavirus has disrupted supplies from China, government and industry officials said.

World stocks markets were knocked off record highs on Tuesday as two of the world’s mega companies reported damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

The number of people in work in Britain jumped again in the last three months of 2019, according to data which underscored how the labour market defied a slowing of the broader economy ahead of December's election.

Turkey's lira weakened against the dollar on Tuesday to its lowest point in regular trading since last May, as a central bank policy decision loomed and investors fretted over tensions in Syria's Idlib, where Ankara is bulking up its military.

European shares dropped on Tuesday as a revenue warning from Apple Inc sent shockwaves through the tech sector, hammering iPhone parts makers and underlining the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global supply chains.

(RTTNews) - French stocks retreated on Tuesday as China reported 98 new deaths from coronavirus, taking the total in mainland China to 1,868. More than 72,000 people have now been infected in China and hundreds more abroad.

(RTTNews) - scPharmaceuticals Inc. (SCPH), which closed at a new 52-week high of $8.64 in the last trading session of Feb.14, has two late-stage programs with significant market potential.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, said on Tuesday that people should read more about 'superforecasting' rather than paying attention to ignorant pundits after a Downing Street aide was forced to resign.