Dow Edges Lower As Investors Watch Earnings Reports With Caution: Fear Index Remains In 'Greed' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, as investors digested this week's earnings reports from several companies.

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) reported upbeat third-quarter adjusted EPS and sales. Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell around 5% on Tuesday after it reported fiscal third-quarter results.

As far as the earnings season is concerned, around one-fifth of the S&P 500 companies have released quarterly results so far, with the majority of those exceeding market estimates.

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