US stocks are seen heading higher again as the markets continue to mull over the Fed's minutes.
Agrochemical and agricultural firm Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) shares are up 0.08% in pre-market trade as it is about to post its latest quarterly earnings.
Analysts expect the firm to earn US$0.42 per share on revenues of US$2.77bn in the latest quarter.
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Advanced Micro Devices - AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) and Intel Corp (NASDAQ:Intel) are both in focus this morning.
Researchers have said that two major flaws in the computer chips could leave computers and smartphones' security vulnerable.
The flaws, called Meltdown and Spectre, exist in processors. It was reported that Meltdown appears to be specific to Intel chips, while the Spectre flaw was found in Intel, AMD and ARM processors.
Intel shares are down 2.3% in pre-market, while AMD shares gained after hours and added 5.19% on Wednesday.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) shared shed 0.36% to US$75.24 in pre-market deals.
It came as the group posted better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter.
The drug store chain said in the quarter ending November 30, it recorded net income of US$822mln or 81 US cents a share, down from US$1.07bn, or 97 US cents a share, a year ago.