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* Microsoft (MSFT) top boost to all three major indexes. * Energy, material stocks tumble as commodity prices drop. * Dow down 0.27%, S&P 500 up 0.09%, Nasdaq up 0.72% By Chuck Mikolajczak.

* Microsoft (MSFT) top boost to all the three major indexes. * Energy, material stocks tumble as commodity prices drop. * Visa slides after 'conservative' 2022 forecast. * Indexes: Nasdaq up 0.49%, Dow falls 0.32%, S&P flat. By Devik Jain and Shashank Nayar.

* 10-year yields fall to two week low; yield curve flattens. * Gold gains as dollar, crude fall. By Chibuike Oguh. Global equity markets gave up recent gains on Wednesday, while U.S. Treasury yields fell to a two-week low as traders weighed continued positive corporate results and a resurgence in U.S.-China tensions that could compound supply-chain worries.

* Investors await central bank policy meetings. * U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dip below 1.6% * Palladium drops over 2% By Amy Caren Daniel. Gold prices edged higher in seesaw trading on Wednesday, buoyed by a fall in U.S. bond yields and a softer dollar, although strong risk appetite in equity markets kept bullion's gains in check.

* Coca-Cola jumps as soda demand fuels profit forecast raise. * Texas Instruments (TXN) slips as supply chain woes to hurt Q4 revenue. * Visa slides after 'conservative' 2022 forecast. * Indexes: Dow down 0.09%, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 0.39% By Devik Jain and Shashank Nayar.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT): * MICROSOFT (MSFT) - COMMITS TO BE CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030 Further company coverage:

* Boeing (BA) rises on posting second straight quarterly profit. * Coca-Cola jumps as soda demand fuels profit forecast raise. * Texas Instruments (TXN) slips as supply chain woes to hurt Q4 revenue. * Futures up: Dow 0.11%, S&P 0.07%, Nasdaq 0.13% By Devik Jain and Shashank Nayar.

* Futures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.1%, Nasdaq 0.13% By Devik Jain. The S&P 500 and the Dow looked set to ease from record levels on Wednesday as a drop in commodity prices and fresh regulatory crackdown in China dented optimism around strong quarterly earnings.

* Aussie core inflation hits six-year high. * U.S. 2-year yields hit 19-month high. * Sterling slips ahead of UK budget. By Karin Strohecker. A flare up in U.S.-China tensions, signs of further regulatory crackdowns from Beijing and a rise in short-dated U.S. Treasury yields doused the equity market rally on Wednesday, offsetting tailwinds from forecast-beating earnings on Wall Street.

* Dow and S&P 500 set new record highs. * Gold sheds nearly 1% * Euro STOXX 600 up 0.75% to highest in seven weeks. * Dollar index steady. * Brent and WTI futures close at highest since Oct 2014. By Chibuike Oguh.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT): * MICROSOFT (MSFT) - QTRLY REVENUE WAS $45.3 BILLION AND INCREASED 22% * MICROSOFT (MSFT) - QTRLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE WAS $2.71 GAAP AND $2.27 NON-GAAP. * MICROSOFT (MSFT) - QTRLY GAAP RESULTS INCLUDE $3.3 BILLION NET INCOME TAX BENEFIT.

* GE rises on lifting 2021 earnings forecast. * UPS jumps as results beat on e-commerce demand. * Dow up 0.04%, S&P 500 up 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.06% By Chuck Mikolajczak. NEW YORK, Oct 26 - U.S. stock indexes closed modestly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 hitting fresh records, and gains were subdued as Facebook (FB) shares fell in the wake of its quarterly earnings.

REDMOND, Wash. 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the call can be accessed on Microsoft's Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/.   . Microsoft (MSFT) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge.

-Microsoft Corp (MSFT) on Tuesday forecast a strong end to the calendar year thanks to its booming cloud business but said supply chain woes will continue to dog key units such as those producing its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles.

-Microsoft Corp (MSFT) on Tuesday forecast a strong end to the calendar year thanks to its booming cloud business but said supply chain woes will continue to dog key units such as those producing its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles.

* GE rises on lifting 2021 earnings forecast. * UPS jumps as results beat on e-commerce demand. By Chuck Mikolajczak. U.S. stock indexes closed modestly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 hitting fresh records, and gains were subdued as Facebook (FB) shares fell in the wake of its quarterly earnings.

* GE rises on lifting 2021 earnings forecast. * UPS tops S&P 500 as results beat on e-commerce demand. * Dow up 0.18%, S&P 500 up 0.35%, Nasdaq up 0.23% By Chuck Mikolajczak. NEW YORK, Oct 26 - Major U.S. stock indexes advanced on Tuesday, with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 hitting intraday records, although gains were kept in check as Facebook (FB) shares fell in the wake of its quarterly earnings.

* All major U.S. indexes trading higher. * Euro STOXX 600 up 0.75% to highest in seven weeks. * Dollar index steady. * Supply chain headaches also weigh. By Tom Wilson. Equity markets gained globally on Tuesday, as upbeat corporate earnings continue to buoy Wall Street stocks, though investor concerns lingered over supply chain problems sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) has created a team dedicated to developing its Webex collaboration software for Apple Inc (AAPL) products, the two companies said Tuesday as Cisco (CSCO) rolled out a new version of Webex for iPads.

* GE rises on lifting 2021 earnings forecast. * UPS tops S&P 500 as results beat on e-commerce demand. * Indexes up: Dow 0.35%, S&P 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.62% By Devik Jain and Shashank Nayar.