Alibaba, Broadcom and 4 Other Headlines to Take in With Your Morning Coffee

Here's what you need to know ahead of Thursday's opening bell: 
1. Broadcom (AVGO) - Get Report beat expectations with adjusted earnings of $4.59 a share. 

2. Alibaba (BABA) - Get Report inked a deal with Ford to use its online retail arm to sell Ford cars in China.

3. Citigroup (C) - Get Report could take a $20 billion hit from a 20% corporate tax rate. 

4. Disney (DIS) - Get Report CEO Bob Iger could extend his tenure if it purchases assets from Fox, the Wall Street General reported. 

5. Investors expect earnings from Dollar General (DG) - Get Report , Ciena (CIEN) - Get Report and United Natural Foods (UNFI) - Get Report . 

6. Futures point higher as investors tweak their portfolios ahead of year's end.

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