U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday, pressured by a rise in longer-dated Treasury bond yields as President Donald Trump's decision to fire a Federal Reserve governor renewed concerns about the central bank's independence. .N

** Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O>:

** Talen Energy Corp <TLN.O>:

** Kinetik Holdings Inc <KNTK.N>:BUZZ - Interactive Brokers to replace Walgreens in S&P 500, shares up nL6N3UI0CN

** Wolfspeed Inc <WOLF.N>:BUZZ - Shares rise after Q4 revenue beat nL4N3UI0L8

** EHang Holdings Ltd <EH.O>:BUZZ - Tumbles on FY revenue forecast cut nL4N3UI0NB

** Eli Lilly and Co <LLY.N>:BUZZ - Rises after pill cuts body weight by 10.5% in diabetes patients nL6N3UI0FL

** EchoStar Corp <SATS.O>:BUZZ - Soars on $23 bln spectrum licenses deal with AT&T nL6N3UI0FU

** Bank of Montreal <BMO.N>:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 profit beat nL4N3UI0QD

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Ateev Bhandari in Bengaluru)

((Ateev.Bhandari@thomsonreuters.com))