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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Tuesday's session are Coca-Cola Co. (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Zebra Technologies Corp. (ZBRA).

Coca-Cola said its first-quarter earnings and revenue declined, though volumes for the beverage giant edged up. Revenue for the period slightly topped Wall Street expectations. Shares rose 2.4% to $39.66 premarket.

Johnson & Johnson said its first-quarter earnings rose 35% led by sales growth in the health-products giant's pharmaceutical business. Results beat expectations, and the company raised its per-share earnings estimate for a year. Shares rose 2.4% to $99.46 premarket.

Zebra Technologies made a bid to substantially grow its business, agreeing to buy Motorola Solutions Inc.'s (MSI) enterprise business for $3.45 billion in cash. The deal represents a large expansion for Zebra as the barcode-printing and asset-tracking company looks to strengthen its presence in retail, logistics, transportation and manufacturing. Zebra shares rose 5.54% to $72.04 and Motorola Solutions shares increased 3.5% to $66.01.

Aaron's Inc. (AAN) said it has acquired virtual lease-to-own company Progressive Finance Holdings LLC for $700 million and it will reject Vintage Capital Management LLC's offer to buy the rest of Aaron's it doesn't already own. Shares fell 4.8% to $29.

 
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Brink's Co. (BCO) said Monday it will adopt Venezuela's new floating exchange rate and said it expects to incur a financial hit for the quarter, joining the growing list of companies hurt by Venezuela's rate changes.

DSW Inc. (DSW) said Tuesday that it is entering the Canadian market by buying a stake in Canadian footwear retailer Town Shoes Ltd. The discount footwear giant will acquire about a 44% interest in Town Shoes, a major Canadian footwear retailer, for 68 million Canadian dollars (about $62 million) in cash.

Ellie Mae Inc. (ELLI) on Monday confirmed there wasn't a breach of customer data in a recent outage and that the outage wasn't the result of a malicious attack.

Entergy Corp. (ETR) projected first-quarter earnings that topped analysts' expectations thanks to significantly higher wholesale electricity prices as the result of cold winter weather and limitations of pipeline infrastructure in the Northeast. The company, which also raised its 2014 profit outlook, said weather impacts boosted results at its utility business.

International Shipholding Corp. (ISH) tempered its adjusted profit target for 2014, as the cargo transportation provider says results will be hurt by temporary woes, including some poor weather conditions.

John Wiley & Sons Inc. (JWA, JWB) on Tuesday said it agreed to buy privately held French management solutions company CrossKnowledge for $175 million in cash. CrossKnowledge's customizable offerings--including skills assessment, training and certifications--are delivered through a cloud-based platform.

Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS) said its first-quarter earnings rose 11% as the trust bank reported higher net interest income and trust, investment and other servicing fees. But results missed the estimates of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (PBY) posted a 6.6% decline in sales in its fiscal fourth quarter, as the auto-care company continued to suffer from low tire prices.

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