Новости за 15.03.2017

President Donald Trump will start a re-evaluation of the Obama administration’s fuel-economy rules, which compelled automakers to build electric vehicles.

The European Chemicals Agency on Wednesday said glyphosate, the key chemical in Monsanto Co.'s flagship herbicide, doesn't cause cancer, but the agricultural giant is facing new questions over the safety of the weedkiller.

Bank of America Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Brian Moynihan will once again face a shareholder vote on whether he should maintain both roles, according to the bank's proxy filing on Wednesday.

U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about their sales prospects than they have been since the high-flying days of the housing boom.

Even with all the concern surrounding the upcoming election in France, the iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEArca: EWQ), the largest France exchange traded fund trading in the U.S., is higher by 4.6% year-to-date. Not only that, but EWQ and French stocks could be on the cusp of a big breakout to the upside. Some market…

Oil continues tumbling and that is weighing on other commodities, including agricultural commodities. For example, the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSEArca: DBA) is off 1.1% over the past week and that is not even the worst performance among agriculture ETFs. The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund tries to reflect the performance of the Diversified Agriculture Index…

The DOJ will announce charges against the individuals allegedly behind the massive data breach that targeted Yahoo accounts and threw a wrench into Verizon’s buyout of the company.

The DOJ will announce charges against the individuals allegedly behind the massive data breach that targeted Yahoo accounts and threw a wrench into Verizon’s buyout of the company.

Without this one tax law, the president would have paid just $5.3 million in taxes in 2005.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting Wednesday, bringing its benchmark rate to between 0.75% and 1%.

U.S. consumer prices barely rose in February as the cost of gasoline recorded its biggest drop in seven months, but the underlying trend remained consistent with rising inflation.

U.S. retail sales recorded their smallest increase in six months in February as households cut back on motor vehicle purchases and discretionary spending, the latest indication that the economy lost further momentum in the first quarter.

AT&T Inc has won approval from the European Commission for its planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier said on Wednesday.

Auto executives say they can adapt to taxes or other curbs on imports, even as industry advocates insist such moves will dent sales and eat into profit.

By John Eckstein, Astor Investment Management One of the problems in this business is picking the few relevant pieces of information out of the endless stream of financial news, opinion and speculation. Like a prospectors looking for a slightly shinier flake of stone among the silt in our pans we occasionally pick out promising pieces…

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Wednesday as investors focused on a Federal Reserve meeting, where the central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates for the second time in three months.

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday as oil prices rebounded and investors counted down to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting, where the central bank is widely expected to raise rates for the first time this year.

Shares in Toshiba Corp tumbled on Wednesday after it said it would consider a sale of Westinghouse but did not offer any clarity on whether it would proceed with a Chapter 11 filing for the U.S. nuclear unit - a move that could stem losses.

Sending signals loud and clear, the Federal Reserve has left little doubt that it will raise interest rates Wednesday for the third time since December 2015 to reflect a consistently solid U.S economy.

Asian equities opened slightly lower, as investors stayed cautious awaiting the outcome of several central bank meetings later on Wednesday.

The exchange traded fund universe has quickly expanded as more investors divert their wealth to the investment vehicle. While the number of fund options may be daunting, it is also important to keep in the mind basics or best practices when investing in ETFs. In the investment community, financial experts may have taken the basics…