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US companies have kickstarted the earnings season for the third quarter. Around 170 S&P 500 companies have released quarterly results so far, with around 75% of those exceeding market estimates. Some social media companies have already reported their quarterly earnings and investors keenly await the rest.

Companies Reporting Before The Bell • Janus Henderson Gr (NYSE:JHG) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $494.27 million.

Automotive giant Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) reported third-quarter financial results after the market close Wednesday. Here are the key highlights.

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on United States Steel (NYSE:X). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Freeport-McMoRan. Looking at options history for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) we detected 44 strange trades.

Employees of a leading social media platform are asking for guarantees ahead of a highly anticipated acquisition by the world’s richest man. Here’s what Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) employees want.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is set to print its third-quarter financial results after the market close Tuesday, Oct. 26. The heavily beaten-down stock was trading flat heading into the event and remains down over 50% from the Jan. 13, 52-week high of $25.87.

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping more than 200 points on Wednesday.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Carnival. Looking at options history for Carnival (NYSE:CCL) we detected 15 strange trades.