While earnings season has essentially come to an end, after the bell on Tuesday, Rivian Automotive Inc. reported mixed fourth-quarter earnings and a lackluster production outlook that fell short of Wall Street's expectations

Target Corporation jumped in early trading Tuesday after the retailer posted a surprise increase in holiday-quarter sales that topped Wall Street earnings estimates for the first time in a year.

On Monday, shares of Zoom Video Communications jumped 8% in extended trading after the company said it would integrate more artificial intelligence into its products and offered optimistic earnings guidance ahead of Wall Street expectations.

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