SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Depot Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.
Wal-Mart
WMT,
-0.08%
is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of $1.31 a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.
Home Depot
HD,
+0.94%
is forecast to post earnings of 31 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
Hewlett-Packard
HPQ,
-0.46%
is projected to post a fiscal first-quarter profit of $1.29 a share.
Macy’s Inc.
M,
+0.44%
is estimated to report a profit of $1.51 a share in the fourth quarter.
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Medtronic Inc.
MDT,
+0.62%
is expected to report earnings of 84 cents a share in the fiscal third quarter.
After Friday’s closing bell, shares of NYSE Euronext Inc.
NYX
took the spotlight after a New York Times report that Nasdaq OMX Group
NDAQ,
-0.28%
and IntercontinentalExchange Inc.
ICE,
-0.09%
are in talks to form a partnership to launch a hostile bid to challenge Deutsche Boerse (DB1)
DBOEY,
+0.52%
for the exchange.
