Новости за 10.02.2016

Lumber Liquidators rallied after U.S. regulators said the retailer’s China-made laminate flooring carries low risks of causing cancer.

Hedge fund impresario Steve Cohen is in the market again, this time not just to buy some stocks but also to find a new firm to help monitor his market activities, the FOX Business Network has learned.

The U.S. ran a budget surplus in January, dropping the annual deficit to its lowest level since August 2008, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.

Oil futures settled below $28 a barrel on Wednesday as recent industry reports raised further worries about the outlook for crude demand and an ongoing surplus of supplies.

Sealed Air Corp. on Wednesday gave a soft revenue outlook for 2016 as currency swings continue to hurt results, though the maker of Bubble Wrap cushioning reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.

Government tests show some types of laminate flooring sold by LumberLiquidators Holdings LLC can cause irritation and breathing problems but the risk of cancer from exposure is low, a federal agency said on Wednesday.

The dollar trimmed its gains against the euro and weakened further against the yen Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen took questions from the House Financial Services committee.

A top Federal Reserve policymaker on Wednesday expressed concern that U.S. reforms enacted after the global financial crisis may have made it harder to stem a credit market panic, a warning that came amid growing stress in corners of the banking sector.

Oil futures turned higher Wednesday after the U.S. Energy

Twitter Inc.'s stock is surging 5.5% in morning trade Wednesday, but options traders are prepping for a much bigger move this week after the social media company reports fourth-quarter results after the closing bell.

Last year was less than stellar for Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM) thanks to increased competition, a pricing debacle in New York and a layoffs announcement.

The Fed chief said tightening financial conditions and an uncertain global outlook could throw the U.S. economy off track from an otherwise solid course.

Time Warner, the owner of cable channels CNN, HBO and Cartoon Network, reported a 6 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by a lack of hit movie releases in the period from its Warner Bros studio.

Humana Inc. reported Wednesday fourth-quarter earnings of $101 million, or 67 cents per share, compared with $145 million, or 94 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.

Wall Street looked to snap a five-session losing streak on Wednesday as traders in the U.S. grabbed confidence from a relief rally in Europe, higher oil prices, and digested remarks from Fed Chief Janet Yellen.

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it was recalling 680,000 cars of its namesake brand in the United States because Takata-made airbags in them could be defective.

Time Warner Inc.'s stock climbed 1.3% in premarket trade Wednesday, as the media company's better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, a raised dividend and a new stock buyback program helped offset a revenue miss.

Time Warner, the owner of cable channels CNN, HBO and Cartoon Network, reported a 6 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by a lack of hit movie releases in the period from its Warner Bros studio.

When Twitter reports results on Wednesday, a less than stellar showing could hammer the stock further as a broad selloff in the technology sector has made investors jittery.

Staples said Wednesday that it got European Union approval to buy Office Depot, as the merger of office supply giants continues to face pushback from U.S. antitrust regulators.

Japan's Nikkei share average closed at its lowest level since October 2014 on Wednesday as worries about the health of global banks and economic growth intensified.

Crude oil prices pushed higher after Iran said it was open to cooperation with Saudi Arabia, partly recovering from an 8 percent fall in the previous session on concerns over demand and weak equities.

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Four regional banks had their ratings cut by Standard & Poor's late Tuesday on their exposure to loans in the energy sector amid falling oil prices.

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