NEW YORK http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-jakub-zboril-jersey , April 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded mixed on Tuesday, as investors eyed corporate earnings and the beginning of the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 72.17 points, or 0.40 percent, to 18,110.14. The S&P 500 was up 5.84 points, or 0.28 percent, to 2 http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-jake-debrusk-jersey ,114.76. The Nasdaq lost 4.82 points, or 0.10 percent, to 5,055.42.


Shares of Apple decreased 1.58 percent in late trading after the company announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended March 28, 2015.


The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of 58 billion U.S. dollars and quarterly net profit of 2.33 dollars per diluted share, beating analysts'expectations.


Traders will be closely watching the conclusion of the two-day U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, starting Tuesday http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-gerry-cheevers-jersey , for clues on the timing of an interest rate hike.


Some analysts expected that the Fed will not raise interest rates until September at the earliest, because of a wave of disappointing domestic data.


On the U.S. economic front, the S&PCase-Shiller's 20 City Composite gained 5 percent year-over-year in February, compared with a 4.5 percent increase in January.


The New York-based research group Conference Board said Tuesday in a report that U.S. consumer confidence declined in April, with the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index registering 95.2 in April, down from 101.4 in March.

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LONDON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Planes using fuels made from trash sent to landfill dump sites could take off from British airports under a new government scheme announced Sunday.


As part of plans to promote clean alternative fuels http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-frank-vatrano-jersey , the British government is offering funding for projects in Britain to develop low carbon waste-based fuels for planes and freight trucks, with matching funding from industry.


""The government is already planning to revolutionise the motor industry with ultra-low emission electric cars, and now we are going further and investing in a new generation of fuels which will power our aircraft and lorries,"" said a spokesperson for the Department for Transport (DfT).


""Trials of sustainable jet fuel, made from waste materials, have taken place in Europe and North America, and now the launch of a UK competition will see British experts conduct pioneering research in this sector http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-derek-sanderson-jersey ,"" the spokesperson added.


The DfT says it has already had interest from more than 70 groups in bidding for the funding.


The new fuels are chemically very similar to conventional fuels, so can be used in existing aircraft without the need for any engine modifications.


The DfT says low carbon transport fuels made from waste materials could be worth 775 million U.S. dollars a year to the British economy by 2030, and could also support up to 9,800 new jobs.


Jesse Norman, parliamentary under secretary of state for roads, local transport and devolution, said Sunday: ""We are committed to cutting carbon emissions and promoting new environmentally-friendly fuels that will help us meet that goal. We are making funding available to innovative businesses which will lead the way in developing alternative fuels that are efficient http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-david-pastrnak-jersey , sustainable and clean.""


A 29 million U.S. dollar-fund could help Britain deliver up to 5 new low carbon fuel plants by 2021, says the DfT. The money will be made available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels, to be used in planes and lorries where it is not viable today to switch to electric power, because of the large weight of the vehicles.


The ""future fuels for flight and freight"" competition is part of the British government's ""Modern industrial strategy"", which sets out to support evolving industries with the potential to boost the economy.


Government experts say biofuels made from waste products could be even more sustainable than current crop-based biofuels, already used in some road-based vehicles.


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