US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he will make a final decision on whether to hand over President Donald Trump’s tax returns to House Democrats by May 6, after missing a second deadline set out by a leading member of Congress.

Texas Instruments booked stronger earnings than expected in the first quarter, even as softer demand weighed on the chipmaker’s sales.

CBS has suspended its search for a new chief executive and extended interim chief Joe Ianniello’s contract for another six months, as the most-watched US TV network tries to fill the shoes of its former leader Les Moonves.

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would not decide a closely watched securities fraud lawsuit involving the acquisition of semiconductor company Emulex after the court listened to oral arguments in the case earlier this month.

Liberty Global has promoted Lutz Schüler to run Virgin Media after Tom Mockridge stood down from the role as chief executive.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite clocked fresh closing highs on Tuesday, driven by a strong batch of corporate earnings.

Sberbank, the Kremlin’s largest lender, has obtained a 46.5 per cent stake in Rambler, one of Russia’s largest media and entertainment groups, the companies said Tuesday.

Voters in Egypt have approved amendments to the constitution which strengthen the position of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the president, and allow him to extend his rule until 2030.

The chief executive of British guarantor loan provider Amigo will step down for medical reasons, the company announced on Tuesday evening.

Neil Woodford, the veteran UK fund manager struggling under the weight of investor redemptions, has won a partial reprieve after the Guernsey stock exchange reinstated dealings in biotech company Benevolent AI and technology investor Ombu.

PulteGroup on Tuesday added to the chorus of US homebuilders offering upbeat projections of a resurgent US housing market this year, lifting shares of the company to levels not seen in nine months.

Toymaker Hasbro on Monday reported a surprise first-quarter profit and revenues that exceeded forecasts as the success of the Bumblebee movie helped spur sales of its Transformers toys.

Olam, one of the world’s biggest traders of agricultural commodities, has made a $360m offer for the flour milling business of African’s richest man Aliko Dangote.

Sales of newly built homes in the US climbed for the third consecutive month to their highest level in more than a year, driven by lower mortgage rates and home prices, data on Tuesday showed.

Lockheed Martin boosted its financial guidance for 2019 after a “strong” performance in its first quarter that saw it soar past Wall Street’s expectations.

Stockpiling to guard against a disorderly Brexit gave Coca-Cola’s revenue and adjusted earnings an additional boost during the first quarter, helping the beverages group squeak past Wall Street forecasts.

UK police have charged 71 people for offences including public order breaches and obstruction of officers in connection with climate change protests in central London.

Nigel Farage has unveiled five more candidates who will contest next month’s European elections for his new Brexit party.

Rachel Johnson, the sister of former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, has been named as Change UK’s star candidate for the upcoming European Parliament elections.

Crude prices rose to a five-month high on Tuesday, as Washington’s decision to end sanctions waivers on Iranian oil imports buoyed markets for a second day and sent shares in some of the world’s biggest energy companies higher.

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo has clashed with its auditor over the links between its chief executive and a charitable foundation being investigated for possible discrepancies in the use of funds.

CLSA has appointed Richard Gould as its new chief executive after the Hong Kong-based brokerage lost several senior employees last month.

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s finance minister, has been promoted to deputy prime minister in a move that puts him firmly on course to become the country’s next leader.

China has hit out at a US decision to tighten restrictions on oil exports from Iran, warning that the move could destabilise the Middle East even as other buyers scramble to fall into line with Washington.