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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Tuesday: Kenexa, Coinstar, ViaSat

Earnings forecasts for 2012 lead to buying and selling in certain shares late Monday.

Europe Markets: Europe stocks fall on miners, Greece

Most European stock markets edge lower Tuesday, as investors focus on a merger deal in the resource sector, while Greece prepares to continue austerity talks.

Indications: Stock futures edge lower; eyes remain on Greece

U.S. stock index futures trade slightly lower Tuesday as investors eye ongoing talks on Greek debt amid mounting default fears and await congressional testimony by Ben Bernanke.

Glencore, Xstrata to merge, creating $90B group

Glencore International PLC, the giant commodities trader which went public last year, and Xstrata PLC, one of the world’s biggest miners, formally announce on Tuesday plans to merge, creating a $90 billion natural-resources behemoth.

Greek leaders try again for elusive deal

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and party leaders were set to meet again Tuesday to work out an agreement on fresh austerity measures seen as necessary to avoid a disorderly default as the country’s workers planned a daylong strike.

London Markets: U.K. stocks fall as miners suffer losses

Britain’s benchmark stock index pushes lower on Monday, as mining stocks slip and worries about a second bailout package for Greece persist.

Asia Markets: Chinese stocks slide to lead most of Asia lower

Chinese shares fall to lead major Asian markets down as investors disappointed by lack of monetary easing sell down stocks across the board.

Currencies: Dollar adds to gains; yen moves lower

The U.S. dollar extends its recent gains amid concern about Greece’s debt crisis, while reports of secret forex intervention in Japan appear to weigh on the yen.

Australian shares fall after rate decision

Australian shares close lower after the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly kept its key cash rate on hold at 4.25%.

Glencore International up 0.8% as merger announced

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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Tuesday: Kenexa, Coinstar, ViaSat

Europe Markets: Europe stocks fall on miners, Greece

Indications: Stock futures edge lower; eyes remain on Greece

Glencore, Xstrata to merge, creating $90B group

Greek leaders try again for elusive deal

London Markets: U.K. stocks fall as miners suffer losses

Asia Markets: Chinese stocks slide to lead most of Asia lower

Currencies: Dollar adds to gains; yen moves lower

Australian shares fall after rate decision

Glencore International up 0.8% as merger announced

UBS shares down 1.7% after results

BP shares up 0.5% after results

French CAC 40 index up 0.2% to 3,414.17

Xstrata down 2.7% after Glencore merger announced

FTSE 100 index up 0.1% to 5,989.77

German DAX 30 index flat at 6,771.39

Stoxx Europe 600 index flat at 264.15

Merger is at 15.2% premium to Feb. 1 Xstrata price

Glencore merger values Xstrata at GBP39.1B

Glencore, Xstrata agree terms of all-share merger of equals

Australia leaves interest rates steady, surprising market; Australian dollar rises

Hong Kong stocks rise with real-estate, energy shares higher; Hang Seng Index up 0.8%

Japan stocks open weak after earnings, U.S. losses, with Nikkei Average down 0.3%

Super Bowl XLVI is the most-watched program in TV history, drawing 111.3 million viewers

MF Global trustee says most of the missing customer money has been found

Slide Show: Europe in wintry grip — ice on Venetian canals, Danube traffic at standstill

U.S. stocks trim Monday losses late but end session in the red

Super Bowl XLVI scores third-best Nielsen overnight rating, behind 1987 and 2011 games

The Tell: It may be halftime in America — not so, Greece