Among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Tuesday's session are Home Depot Inc. (HD), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Children's Place Inc. (PLCE).

 

Home Depot on Tuesday continued to buck larger retail trends in reporting earnings well above expectations on strong sales amid a more favorable marcoeconomic environment. Shares fell 0.69% to $134.40 in premarket trading.

 

Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday expanded its restaurant delivery business to include more than 350 local restaurants in New York City, introducing the service to the nation's largest city. Shares fell 0.21% to $709.17 premarket.

 

Children's Place raised its profit outlook for the year, as the children's clothing retailer reported better-than-expected profit in the latest quarter. Shares rose 6.6% to $72.73 premarket.

 

Francesca's Holdings Corp. (FRAN) said Chief Executive and Chairman Michael Barnes resigned for personal reasons Tuesday, and the boutique retailer also said it expected first-quarter earnings to land at the bottom of its forecast. Shares fell 22.2% to $11.60 premarket.

 

TJX Cos. (TJX), the parent of T.J. Maxx and other off-price retail stores, said its earnings rose 7.1% in the latest quarter as strong customer traffic continued to drive sales growth. Shares rose 4.1% to $78.26 premarket.

 

Following the forced resignation of its chief executive and founder last week, LendingClub Corp. (LC) on Monday revealed a Justice Department investigation and unveiled a potential dramatic shift in its business model. Shares fell 11.17% to $3.51 premarket.

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) on Monday reported better-than-expected results for the latest quarter, as revenue rose across divisions.

 

Activist investment firm Corvex Management LP, which on Monday disclosed a stake in Pandora Inc. (P), called for the Internet radio company to consider selling itself.

 

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) intends to raise $500 million by selling 10-year-bonds to pay for so-called sustainable projects, including support programs for farmers in coffee-growing regions.

 

Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com or Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 17, 2016 09:29 ET (13:29 GMT)

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