LUK Leucadia National Corp.

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Among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Tuesday's session are BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY, BB.T) and General Mills Inc. (GIS).

BlackBerry Ltd.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings came in better than expected on its growing software and services business. Shares gained 1.4% to $7.82 in premarket trading.

General Mills Inc.'s second-quarter earnings fell 9%, missing analysts' expectations, and the processed-foods maker lowered its fiscal-year outlook as it struggles to turn around its yogurt business. Shares declined 3.3% to $61.00 premarket.

CarMax Inc.'s (KMX) profit rose 6.6% in the latest quarter, but sales came up short of expectations in a tough market for used cars. Shares of CarMax fell 2.5% to $60.80 premarket.

Navistar International Corp. (NAV) reported another quarterly loss and revenue came in under expectations, as the company continues to grapple with weak demand for heavy duty trucks in the U.S. and Canada. The company's shares dropped 12% to $26.08 premarket.

Biogen Inc. (BIIB) named veteran biopharmaceutical executive Michel Vounatsos, head of the company's commercial organization, its next chief executive.

FactSet Research Systems Inc.'s (FDS) earnings topped expectations in the latest quarter as user growth and acquisitions continued to pad the financial-information provider's top line.

Worthington Industries Inc. (WOR) posted quarterly profit that fell short of Wall Street expectations, though earnings roughly doubled, boosted by its steel-processing business.

Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) reported revenue and profit growth in its second quarter, helped by rising same-store sales.

Jefferies Group LLC, the investment-bank unit of Leucadia National Corp. (LUK), on Tuesday posted profit and revenue increases in its fiscal fourth quarter, as advisory fees and trading boosted results.

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN) has reached an agreement to buy media metadata provider Gracenote from Tribune Media Co. (TRCO), a deal Nielsen hopes will boost its ability to gauge audience behavior amid shifting media habits.

Write to Jenny Roth at jenny.roth@wsj.com and Ezequiel Minaya at ezequiel.minaya@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 20, 2016 09:27 ET (14:27 GMT)

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