Big-Cap Techs Lift Before Earnings: Netflix, IBM Q4
Big-cap techs about to report earnings are seeing mixed stock action, with the S&P 500 index up fractionally just ahead of the closing bell Tuesday but the Nasdaq composite index in the red. Of these, Netflix (NFLX) and SAP (SAP) were leading gains in afternoon trading, while Verizon (VZ) was also up, and IBM (IBM) seesawed, then dipped more than 1%. Apple (AAPL), which reports next Tuesday and is the biggest stock of all, was down fractionally