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Three protection plays for ETF investors amidst US markets' coronavirus jitters

Coronavirus fears have roiled U.S. and global stocks, but there are still ways to play for safety, exchange-traded fund industry leaders say.

Home Depot beats sales and profit estimates on housing market strength

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Home Depot Inc beat quarterly sales and profit estimates on Tuesday, boosted by a strong U.S. housing market and demand during the holiday season.

Positive earnings boost futures after Monday's selloff

MEDHA SINGH

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a slate of positive earnings, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials logged their worst session in two years on worries over the worldwide spread of the virus.

JPMorgan raises clean energy spending goals, profit targets unchanged

ELIZABETH DILTS MARSHALL

JPMorgan Chase & Co on Tuesday largely maintained its key profit goals for the medium term, while the largest U.S. bank also raised its financial commitment for clean-energy initiatives, after years of pressure from environmental activists.

Metals Stocks: Gold gives back big chunk of flight-to-safety gains

Gold loses ground, giving back a big chunk of the previous session’s haven-inspired gains in a bout of apparent profit-taking.

US plans trial of Gilead coronavirus drug remdesivir

The U.S. is planning a clinical trial of Gilead's experimental drug for the novel coronavirus, according to a posting on a government clinical trials database.

Apple and Johnson & Johnson team up on new study to see if Apple Watch can reduce risk of stroke

Apple and Johnson & Johnson announced a new "Heartline" study to research atrial fibrillation and to find out if the Apple Watch can be used to detect signs of stroke early.

NewsWatch: The S&P 500 has to hold this level or risk a 10% correction, warns strategist

Investors tempted to buy Monday’s brutal stock selloff need to bear this one big level in mind, says our call of the day.

Home prices increase 3.8% in December, according to the S&P Case-Shiller index

The housing market heated up at the end of 2019, and that was reflected in even bigger gains in home values, according to the much-watched S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.

Trump calls on Supreme Court's Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse from 'anything having to do with Trump'

The president, speaking to reporters in India, cited comments Sotomayor included in scathing dissent released on Friday from the court's decision to allow the Trump administration to enforce its "public charge" immigration rule in Illinois.

American Airlines, Qatar Airways sign strategic partnership, codeshare deal

DAVID SHEPARDSON

American Airlines Group Inc said Tuesday it has signed a strategic partnership deal with Qatar Airways and is reviving its codeshare agreement.

A major breakthrough for the millions of Americans on the brink of kidney failure and dialysis

RenalytixAI has developed an artificial intelligence clinical diagnostic that rates a person's chances of getting kidney disease.

Macy’s quarterly profit, sales beat estimates on holiday lift

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Department store chain Macy's Inc on Tuesday reported a small drop in sales and profit that topped analysts' expectations with the help of an uptick in holiday sales.

Housing market strength underpins Home Depot's holiday-quarter results

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Home Depot Inc benefited from a solid U.S. housing market and higher job growth that led consumers to spend more at its stores in the holiday shopping quarter, helping the home improvement chain beat sales and profit estimates.

A large US coronavirus outbreak that rattles markets is 'increasingly likely,' Jefferies says

The odds of an American coronavirus outbreak is "increasingly likely" and could "rattle" markets in tandem, Jefferies says.