Shares of GE falling at the start of the trading day after the company said it would take a $6.2 billion charge in its finance arm.
Plus shares of BlackBerry rose after the Canadian tech giant unveiled its "Jarvis" software for connected cars. The cybersecurity system will prevent autos from being hacked.
And Google is planning to lay underwater cables in an effort to expand its cloud business to new regions. The stock was rising in early trade.
Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed by Disney after the Florida governor took over Walt Disney World's governing district in retaliation for the company opposing a state law that banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.
The Biden administration announced the first of many coming federal investments in computer chip production, saying Monday that it would provide $35 million for BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making chips for military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 jets.
