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American International Group, Walt Disney Co, Twitter and more - AFTER HOURS

Last updated: 07:35 10 Oct 2017 EDT, First published: 02:35 10 Oct 2017 EDT

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Campbell Soup was a stock (no pun intended) in focus after hours

US benchmarks finished in the red on Monday - the Columbus Day holiday- but there were several stocks in play after the bell.

The recent US hurricanes were throwing their weight round again as American International Group Inc  (NYSE:AIG), the insurance giant, saw shares sink over 2% after the bell in New York to US$ 61.78.

It came as the firm reckons that it may post a US$3 billion in catastrophe losses in the third quarter due to Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria.

On the flip side, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) saw shares add 2.5% after hours after it closed down  2.09% at US$45.51 on the day.

The firm revealed on Monday it had hired Francisco Fraga as its new vice president and chief technology and information officer. Fraga was 21 years at the consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG).

Social media titan Twitter (NASDAQ:TWTR) was in play after hours as it started getting headlines over its blocking of the Senate campaign announcement ad of Republican Marsha Blackburn.

It was due to a statement Blackburn made about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research.

Media giant Disney (NYSE:DIS) nudged 0.18% upward after hours after subsidiary ESPN announced that sports journalist Jemele Hill had been suspended after reportedly encouraging a boycott of the Dallas Cowboys on social media site Twitter.

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