After both New York and New Jersey issued mandatory isolation procedures for anyone traveling into the U.S. that has been in contact with Ebola patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention together with the Obama administration has released its own, less stringent recommendation.
The CDC urged those who have been working with Ebola patients and have returned to the U.S. to voluntarily submit themselves for isolation. Anyone who is at risk for contracting the disease has been advised to avoid public transportation and large crowds, as well as refraining from flying until 21 days after their exposure.
FireEye Report Accuses Russia As Source Of US Security Hacks
The Wall Street Journal reported that FireEye Inc FEYE is set to release a report on Tuesday accusing the Russian government of spying on U.S. firms in order to gain access to military secrets. Earlier in the year, the cybersecurity firm began an investigation into a U.S. company where a sophisticated cyber weapon had infiltrated the system. The investigation showed that the weapon had been built during Russian business hours and used the Russian language.
Despite Revenue, Twitter User Growth Disappoints
Although revenue for Twitter Inc TWTR more than doubled last quarter, the company is still facing criticism for its disappointing user growth. The company’s shares lost nearly 10 percent following the release of its earnings on Monday as investors worried that the company would not be able to keep up with Facebook Inc FB in terms of new users.
Apple CEO Not Deterred By Retailers Rejecting Apple Pay
After both CVS Health Corp CVS and Rite Aid Corporation RAD surprised investors by deciding not to sign up for Apple Inc.’s AAPL new mobile pay system, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he wasn’t worried about the retail stores’ blockade of the system. Instead, Cook said the Apple Pay system already has a lot of major banks and retailers enrolled, indicating that the decision to block the service could backfire.
Errors Found In ECB Stress Test
Several isolated errors were discovered in the European Central Bank’s stress tests, causing some concern about the reliability and consistency of the results. Errors were found in two German banks’ results, while several Polish banks’ financial data was left out due to a late submission. The errors didn’t negate the tests’ overall results, and most say that a review of this magnitude was bound to have some mistakes due to the sheer number of figures being compiled.
Asian Markets
- Merck & Co., Inc. MRK reported third quarter EPS of $0.90 on revenue of $10.60 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.92 on revenue of $11.03 billion.
- Seagate Technology PLC STX reported first quarter EPS of $1.34 on revenue of $3.79 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.29 on revenue of $3.49 billion.
- Twitter Inc TWTR reported third quarter EPS of $0.01 on revenue of $360.00 million.
- Amgen, Inc. AMGN reported third quarter EPS of $2.30 on revenue of $5.03 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.94 on revenue of $4.75 billion.
- Aetna Inc AET was up 1.79 percent in premarket trade after rising 3.57 percent over the past five days.
- Transocean LTD RIG gained 1.68 percent in premarket trade after losing 5.59 percent on Monday.
- General Motors Company GM was up 0.83 percent in premarket trade after choppy trading took the stock down 0.86 percent over the past week.
- Whirlpool Corporation WHR was down 2.79 percent in premarket trade after falling 0.77 percent on Monday.
- Pfizer Inc. PFE is expected to report third quarter EPS of $0.55 on revenue of $12.23 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $12.58 billion.
- Facebook Inc FB is expected to report third quarter EPS of $0.40 on revenue of $3.11 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.25 on revenue of $2.02 billion.
- Express Scripts Holding Company ESRX is expected to report third quarter EPS of $1.29 on revenue of $24.93 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.08 on revenue of $25.92 billion.
- Gilled Sciences, Inc. GILD is expected to report third quarter EPS of $1.92 on revenue of $6.06 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.52 on revenue of $2.78 billion.
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