Shares of industrial and transportation companies ticked up as traders rotated into cyclical sectors ahead of key inflation data.

CRH shares rose after the construction-materials supplier posted higher quarterly revenue and earnings and backed its full-year projections.

International Consolidated Airlines Group said it was well positioned for the summer after strong demand boosted earnings for the first quarter of the year.

The Biden administration is set to quadruple the levy on Chinese imported electric vehicles.

Ford Motor hired Sherry House, formerly chief financial officer of electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group, to be its next chief financial officer as the company contends with tepid demand for electric vehicles.


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