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The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened modestly lower on Tuesday, weighed in part by a sharp drop in shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. . UnitedHealth shares slid as Republicans scrapped a bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, while Goldman was in decline after the investment bank reported second-quarter earnings that showed a 40% drop in its bread-and-butter trading business. The price-weighted Dow was seeing UnitedHealth and Goldman exact a roughly 30-point toll. Overall, the Dow was down 0.3% at 21,559, the S&P 500 index was slumping 0.2% at 2,454, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was 0.1% lower at at 6,305.

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Shares of Netflix Inc. rocketed 9.1% to open well into record territory Tuesday, as investors and analysts cheered the video streaming service’s second-quarter results. The stock traded as high as $177 soon after the open, above the previous record close of $165.88 and the all-time intraday high of $166.87, which were both reached on June 8. No less than 28 of the 41 analysts surveyed by FactSet have raised their stock price targets after the results, lifting the average target to $180.31 from $159.36 before the results. The highest target is now Atlantic Equities analyst Hamilton Faber’s $212, according to FactSet. Netflix’s stock has now shot up 42.5% year to date, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 has climbed 19.7% and the S&P 500 has gained 9.6%.

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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Tuesday issued a statement to address recent media reports that it said contained inaccurate information regarding the company and its funding. “Dalian Wanda has never been a source of acquisition funding for AMC,” the company said, referring to the Chinese entertainment company that owns AMC. AMC has made four acquisitions since it was taken over by Dalian in 2012 and all were funded with its own resources, it said. “At no time was Wanda ever a source of funding for any of these acquisitions or individual theatre purchases,” said the company. AMC has also never received funding from Mainland China-based banks. “All committed debt financing for AMC’s three most recent acquisitions were funded by a syndicate of U.S.-based banks with AMC as the borrower without financial guarantees or credit enhancements from Wanda,” said the company. “The fourth acquisition was funded by AMC’s available cash on hand.” AMC shares rose 1.5% in early trade, but are down 41% in 2017, while the S&P 500 has gained 10%.

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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. was upgraded to neutral from sell at Goldman Sachs Tuesday as the analysts see the company’s risk/reward profile as more balanced after the stock has pulled back. SeaWorld still has many challenges, including competition and weak international visitation, but the analysts say SeaWorld’s planned attractions for 2017 and 2018 should bring in more visitors, particularly as the pricing is below that of their peers. Additionally, the company has already factored these challenges into its fiscal 2017 guidance and investors are prepared for a second-quarter earnings miss, they say. With shares pulling back in the past three months, the company’s valuation looks more reasonable, according to the analysts. Shares of SeaWorld have fallen 12% in the past three months, while the S&P 500 has gained 5%. With the share pullback, there is also greater possibility of an acquisition, particularly with SeaWorld’s Busch Gardens. The analysts reiterated their $16 price target. The average FactSet rating on SeaWorld is overweight with a $19.75 price target.

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U.S. stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday, following disappointing results from Goldman Sachs that raised concerns about how strong the upcoming earnings season could turn out to be. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, or 47 points, to 21,583, and Goldman was the biggest drag on the blue-chip average, falling 1.1%. The S&P 500 ost 4 points, or 0.2%, to 2,455, with the financial sector down 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite Index was 12 points lower to 6,302, a decline of 0.2%. On the upside, Netflix Inc. gained 8.7% and hit a record a day after it reported larger-than-expected subscriber growth. Despite the declines on the day, major indexes continue to trade within striking distance of record levels.

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Six Flags Entertainment Corp. said Tuesday Chief Executive John Duffey has “retired from the company” after 17 months in the position. The theme park operator has named Executive Chairman Jim Reid-Anderson as the new CEO, effective immediately. Reid-Anderson had served as CEO from August 2010 through February 2016. The stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, has lost 1.5% year to date, while the S&P 500 has gained 9.8%.

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Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rallied 1.1% in premarket trade Tuesday, after the fast casual Mexican restaurant chain was upgraded at Maxim Group, which cited optimism over the introduction of queso and valuation. Analyst Stephen Anderson raised his rating to buy from hold and raised his stock price target to $470, which is 20% above Monday’s closing price of $392.00, from $440. Anderson has now swung to bullish from bearish (sell) on Chipotle in seven months. The upgrade comes a week before Chipotle reports second-quarter results. “We contend the introduction of queso–a Mexican cheese dip–which is now in test, will be an important catalyst for [Chipotle] in 2018,” Anderson wrote in a note to clients. “We now argue the recent pullback in [Chipotle] shares, along with the potential for upside from queso, provide an opportunity for investors to participate in [Chipotle’s] recovery.” The stock has tumbled 16% over the past three months to close Monday at a 6 1/2-month low, while the S&P 500 has climbed 5.0%.

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s stock fell 1% in premarket trade Tuesday, and could be to blame for the early decline in Dow industrials futures. The stock’s price decline of $2.20 in the wake of second-quarter results would shave about 15 points of the price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average . E-mini Dow futures were recently down 13 points.

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Shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc. tumbled 4.4% in premarket trade Tuesday, after the company announced a large public offering. Volume topped 4 million shares about 90 minutes before the open, making the stock the most actively traded in the premarket. Annaly, which invests in and finances residential and commercial assets, said late Monday it plans to sell 60 million shares of common stock, and grant the underwriters of the offering options to buy up to an additional 9 million shares. If the all the options are exercised, the number of shares outstanding would increase by about 6.8%. Annaly plans to use to proceeds from the offering to buy assets under its capital allocation policy and for general corporate purposes. The stock had run up 23% year to date through Monday, while the S&P 500 had gained 9.8%.

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