Filed under: After the Bell , Earnings Reports , Forecasts , Good news , AFLAC Inc (AFL) , Recession Following today’s market close, insurance giant Aflac Incorporated ( AFL ) posted better than expected numbers for its fourth quarter. Headed into this afternoon’s earnings release, Wall Street was looking to see Aflac post earnings of $1.15 per share. The actual earnings came in better than expected at $1.18 per share.

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Aflac Posts Better Than Expected Q4 earnings

Filed under: After the Bell , Earnings Reports , Products and Services , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Amazon.com (AMZN) , Market Matters , Technology Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ) are trading lower in after hours trading despite posting better than expected earnings this afternoon for its fourth quarter.

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Amazon Trades Lower Despite Topping Estimates For Third Quarter

Shares of Norwegian oil group DNO rally after the Kurdistan regional government in Northern Iraq says it’s ready to immediately restart oil exports.

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DNO shares rally as Kurdistan resumes oil exports

The U.K. oil explorer Tullow Oil exercises an option to buy 50% stakes in two key production blocks in Uganda.

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Tullow exercises $1.5 billion Uganda field option

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British house sellers enter the new year in a confident mood, boosting the average asking price by 0.4% in January and ending a two-month slide.

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Economic Report: U.K. house sellers boost asking price 0.4% in Jan.

Tokyo and Hong Kong-listed stocks are dragged down by last week’s sharp fall on Wall Street, while a surge in airlines lifts Shanghai after China Eastern Airlines forecasts a return to profit.

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Asian markets mixed: Tokyo down, Shanghai up

– Deal speculation helped support British shares on Monday, with International Power trading higher amid reports that it could receive a bid from across the Channel.

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London Markets: International Power shines as London edges higher

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re agrees a 1.3 billion Swiss Franc ($1.26 billion) deal to sell a block of life insurance business to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, deepening the ties between the two firms.

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Swiss Re in $1.3 bln deal with Berkshire Hathaway

Swiss luxury goods maker Compagnie Financiere Richemont on Monday reported a 2% rise sales for the quarter that includes Christmas, boosted by sales of jewelry and specialist watches.

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Jewelry sales brighten Richemont Christmas period

European shares advanced on Monday, with gains for commodity sector firms and Richemont helping stocks regain some ground lost last week.

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Europe Markets: Miners, Richemont lead Europe stocks rise