Gold prices reached their most expensive since early November, with a near 1% rise on Tuesday to $2,733 an ounce.
This seven-week high for spot gold is not far from the all-time high of $2,785 reached in October.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) shares ticked up on Tuesday after the retail giant named Venessa Yates as the new head of its Canadian division.
She would succeed Gonzalo Gebara as chief executive and president in the “coming weeks,” a statement said on Tuesday.
3M Co (NYSE:MMM) surged over 5% on Tuesday after the post-it note maker unveiled expectation-beating earnings and forecast profit to improve over the coming year.
Fourth-quarter adjusted per-share earnings dropped by 2% to US$1.68, the manufacturer said on Tuesday, but were ahead of market expectations for US$1.66.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, ETR:APC) shed almost 4% on Tuesday, placing it behind Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) as the duo continue to jostle for the spot as the world’s largest company by market capitalization.
A double whammy of news around declining iPhone sales in China and a downgrade by Jefferies on Tuesday weighed on Apple as trading got underway.
Nextech3D.AI (CSE:NTAR, OTCQX:NEXCF) has reached a milestone by securing a first customer for its artificial intelligence-powered photography studio.
Marmi Stone had engaged Nextech3D.ai to create lifestyle product photos and 3D models using the platform, the company said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump’s first day back in office brought a lack of any concrete policy announcements surrounding the cryptocurrency market on Monday.
Having previously pledged supportive measures, their absence on Monday appeared to dampen sentiment across the space immediately after Trump’s second inauguration.