US stock indexes ended mostly higher as oil prices and Treasury yields eased on Tuesday, while French stocks fell as worries about unrest in the country remained.
Helping the blue-chip Dow, 3M shares shot up 5.8% after it said it was expanding its data-center partnership with Amazon. Shares of the industrial conglomerate were also boosted by the company raising its full-year profit forecast.
After the closing bell, shares of SpaceX rose after the company said its third-quarter revenue more than doubled, beating estimates as AI and Starlink grew. The stock fell 0.1% in the regular session. At the same time, Netflix fell in after-hours trading as it gave a disappointing quarterly forecast. The stock was down 1.7% in the regular session.
Quarterly results from AI heavyweight Meta are scheduled for Wednesday.
Investors are looking to corporate earnings for evidence that consumers and the broader economy remain resilient, but also that massive AI spending is paying off.