 | | | | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced charges and an $18 million penalty against medtech firm Baxter International Inc for engaging in "improper intra-company foreign exchange transactions" resulting in the misstatement of its net income. | | | | | | Brazilian poultry and pork processor BRF SA said it profited by 932 million reais ($184.39 million) in the final quarter of 2021, a 3.3% rise from the 902 million-real gain in the same period a year ago, according to an earnings statement on Tuesday. | | | | | | South American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre Inc missed analysts' forecasts after posting a fourth quarter net loss on Tuesday, despite a surge in sales. | | | | | | Space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc reported a smaller quarterly loss on Tuesday as supply issues impacting the price of parts used in its spacecraft eased. | | | | | | U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors were on edge over developments in the Ukraine-Russia crisis, paring some losses after U.S. President Joe Biden announced the first wave of sanctions against Russia. | | | | | | A former Tesla construction manager has filed a lawsuit against the electric car company alleging he was fired for reporting widespread safety violations and race discrimination at Tesla's factories. | | | | | | Crude oil futures on Tuesday reached their highest levels since 2014 on supply concerns and stocks sold off in a volatile session as investors eyed international responses after Russia sent troops into parts of Ukraine. | | | | | | Brazil's central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Tuesday that higher interest rates to combat double-digit inflation are supporting financial inflows, strengthening the Brazilian currency. | | | | | | Nestle SA said on Tuesday it will almost double its investments in Brazil in 2022 from a year earlier as it builds a new pet food factory and looks to expand its overall industrial capacity in the country. | | | | | | The European Central Bank may need to end its bond buys sooner than earlier thought given mounting inflation risks, ECB policymaker Gaston Reinesch said, joining a growing number of rates-setters now openly discussing a curb in stimulus. | | | | | |
