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U.S. stock-index futures traded flat on Wednesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs in the previous session, with investors

digestin a fresh batch of earnings reports from some U.S. companies, including such bellwethers as Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and AT&T (T).

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Twitter (TWTR) target raised to $44 from $33 at Oppenheimer

Procter & Gamble (PG) downgraded to Sell from Hold at DZ Bank

Procter & Gamble (PG) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays; target raised to $112

Snap (SNAP) upgraded to In-line from Underperform at Evercore ISI

Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan; target raised to $11

AT&T (T) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.86 per share (versus $0.85 in Q1 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus of $0.87.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $44.827 bln (+17.8% y/y), missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $45.205 bln.

T fell to $31.40 (-2.18%) in pre-market trading.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $2.94 per share (versus $2.82 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $2.86.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $13.466 bln (+4.7% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $13.356 bln.

The company also reaffirmed guidance for FY 2019, projecting EPS of $11.75-12.75 versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $12.29.

CAT rose to $142.35 (+0.23%) in pre-market trading.

United Micro (UMC) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.02 per share (versus $0.28 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of -$0.09.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $32.580 bln (-13.1% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $32.756 bln.

UMC fell to $1.78 (-7.77%) in pre-market trading.

Boeing (BA) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $3.16 per share (versus $3.64 in Q1 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus of $3.19.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $22.917 bln (-2.0% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $23.044 bln.

The company also suspended its previously issued FY 2019 guidance, saying that it does not reflect 737 MAX impacts. The new guidance will be issued at a future date.

BA rose to $377.99 (+1.06%) in pre-market trading.

eBay (EBAY) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.67 per share (versus $0.53 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $0.63.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $2.643 bln (+2.4% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.580 bln.

The company also issued guidance for Q2, projecting EPS of $0.61-$0.63 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.60) and revenues of $2.64-$2.69 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.65 bln).

For FY 2019, the company sees EPS of $2.64-$2.70 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.67) and revenues of $10.83-$10.93 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $10.85 bln).

EBAY rose to $38.01 (+3.65%) in pre-market trading.

Snap (SNAP) reported Q1 FY 2019 losses of $0.10 per share (versus -$0.17 in Q1 FY 2018), $0.02 better than analysts’ consensus of -$0.12.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $0.320 bln (+38.9% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.306 bln.

The company also issued in-line guidance for Q2, projecting revenues of $0.335-0.360 bln versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.347 bln.

SNAP rose to $12.60 (+5.09%) in pre-market trading.