U.S. stock index futures hovered near record highs on Tuesday, pausing after a rally in the previous session, as investors focused on major corporate earnings and a much-anticipated Federal Reserve policy decision expected later in the week. .N

** NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI.O:BUZZ - Shares climb as automotive rebound boosts outlook nL6N3W90H2

** Qorvo Inc QRVO.O:BUZZ - Surges on report of Skyworks acquisition talks nL4N3W90NS

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners fall as US-China trade optimism dents safe-haven demand nL4N3W90OL

** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N:BUZZ - Rises on annual profit forecast lift nL4N3W90X1

** Sherwin-Williams Co SHW.N:BUZZ - Revenue seen edging higher nL6N3W80VV

** Rambus Inc RMBS.O:BUZZ - Plunges after Q3 profit misses on spike in tax bill nL6N3W90I9

** Cameco Corp CCJ.N:BUZZ - Gains on partnership with US for $80 bln nuclear power push nL4N3W90SR

** Waste Management Inc WM.N:BUZZ - Falls after Q3 profit miss, downbeat forecast nL6N3W90JK

** United Parcel Services Inc UPS.N:BUZZ - Soars on strong Q3 results, upbeat Q4 revenue forecast nL4N3W90W4

** VF Corp VFC.N:BUZZ - Up after Q2 sales and revenue beat market expectations nL4N3W90X9

** Carrier Global Corp CARR.N:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 profit estimate beat nL4N3W90WN

** PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O:BUZZ - Rises after deal with OpenAI to become payments wallet in ChatGPT nL4N3W90ZQ

** Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O:BUZZ - Up after quarterly profit beat estimates nL4N3W910M

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EVX.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners down as metal prices edge lower nL4N3W910S

** Royal Caribbean Group PLC RCL.N:BUZZ - Slumps as fourth-quarter profit forecast below estimates nL4N3W90Z5

** Tenet Healthcare Corp THC.N:BUZZ - Up after lifting annual sales forecast nL4N3W912N

** D.R.Horton Inc DHI.N:BUZZ - Falls after Q4 profit misses estimate nL4N3W90ZR

** SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI.O:BUZZ - Up after raising 2025 profit forecast nL4N3W90X5

** Pony AI Inc PONY.O:

** WeRide Inc WRD.O:BUZZ - Rise on report Uber eyes investment in cos' Hong Kong listings nL6N3VR0JC

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))