U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Thursday, as results from Taiwan's TSMC failed to shake investors from their cautious mood following a rollercoaster session marked by concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence..N

** United Airlines Holdings Inc <UAL.O>BUZZ - Down on weak profit forecast amid Newark constraints nL4N3TE0T3

** Travelers Companies Inc <TRV.N>BUZZ - Seen reporting rise in rev, EPS in results Thurs nL1N3TD0ZO

** Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O>BUZZ - Down; Jefferies downgrades to 'underperform' nL6N3TE0DG

** Archer-Daniels-Midland Co <ADM.N>BUZZ - Falls after Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US nL4N3TE0ND

** Union Pacific Corp <UNP.N>

** CSX Corp <CSX.O>

** Norfolk Southern Corp <NSC.N>BUZZ - Up on report they are likely buyout targets, suitor Union Pacific drops nL4N3TE0OD

** Elevance Health Inc <ELV.N>BUZZ - Falls after annual profit forecast cut, Q2 profit miss nL6N3TE0EP

** PepsiCo Inc <PEP.O>BUZZ - Up after forecasting smaller decline in annual core profit nL6N3TE0EW

** Newmont Corp <NEM.N>:

** Barrick Mining Corp <B.N>:

** Gold Fields Ltd <GFI.N>:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd <HMY.N>:

BUZZ - Gold miners down as bullion prices edge lower on strong US dollar nL4N3TE0Q0

** Starwood Property Trust Inc <STWD.N>BUZZ - Falls after $508 mln equity raise for acquisition nL6N3TE0FI

** Centene Corp <CNC.N>:

** Molina Healthcare Inc <MOH.N>:

** CVS Health Corp <CVS.N>:

** Cigna Group <CI.N>:

BUZZ - Health insurers slide after Elevance cuts annual profit forecast on higher medical costs nL6N3TE0FK

** Vertiv Holdings Co <VRT.N>BUZZ - To buy Great Lakes for $200 mln, shares rise nL4N3TE0SG

** Sarepta Therapeutics Inc <SRPT.O>BUZZ - Soars on plan to cut jobs following two patient deaths nL6N3TE0GD

** MP Materials Corp <MP.N>BUZZ - Slips from record after boosted $650 mln stock sale nL6N3TE0GC

** General Electric Co <GE.N>BUZZ - Rises after raising full-year profit forecast nL4N3TE0RM

** Caterpillar Inc <CAT.N>BUZZ - Oppenheimer raises Caterpillar target price earnings outlook nL4N3TE0UF

** Energy Fuels Inc <UUUU.N>BUZZ - To produce heavy rare earth element oxides; shares rise nL4N3TE0U2

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Neil J Kanatt)

((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com))