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Investors could end up disappointed Tuesday with any lack of further information or clarity coming from management about the upcoming spin-out of its remaining Alibaba Holdings shares.

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said Monday a failed strut is the likely culprit in the June 28 rocket explosion that doomed a routine cargo flight to the International Space Station. Musk said SpaceX, a closely held company, will return to flight with the Falcon 9 in the next few months. "Rockets are a fundamentally difficult thing. Generally when there's an idiomatic expression about it, there's a reason," Musk said.

A recent data breach of adultery website Ashley Madison may hurt the site’s chances of launching a successful IPO anytime soon.

A recent data breach of adultery website Ashley Madison may hurt the site’s chances of launching a successful IPO anytime soon.

Shares of Shake Shack Inc. fell 4% in after-hours trading Monday after news that a few of the burger chain's shareholders are offering 4 million shares of Class A common stock for sale, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it was not selling shares nor it will receive any proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders. Sellers include Green Equity Investors VI, LP SEG Partners LP, and company executives such as Chief Executive Randy Garutti and... Читать дальше...

International Business Machine Corp.'s revenue decline was worse than expected in the second quarter, and shares dove 4% in after-hours trading following the results. The tech giant reported net income of $3.4 billion, or $3.50 a share, on revenue of $20.8 billion; after adjustments, IBM reported profit of $3.84 a share. IBM was expected to report adjusted earnings of $3.79 a share on sales of $20.9 billion, according to a FactSet survey of analysts. IBM's revenue was down 13.5% from the same quarter last year... Читать дальше...

Sanmina Corp. shares rallied after the electronics manufacturing services provider topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter and issued a strong guidance. Sanmina shares surged 9.3% to $20.80 on moderate volume. The company reported adjusted fiscal third-quarter earnings of 53 cents a share on revenue of $1.54 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $1.52 billion. Sanmina forecast adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of 52 cents to 58 cents... Читать дальше...

Does the supermarket industry itself need a complete makeover?

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Kathryn Dominguez, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the White House announced on Monday. Dominguez's research has focused on international financial markets and exchange rate behavior. In a statement, Obama said that Dominguez has "the proven experience, judgment and deep knowledge of the financial system, monetary policy and international capital markets" to serve on the Fed.

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IBM shares fall after revenue falls more than expected

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The Nasdaq Composite notched modest gains and closed at a record for the third straight session on Monday. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out gains to barely close higher as a modest rally fizzled out by the end of the session. The Nasdaq Composite rose 8.72 points, or 0.2% to 5,218.86, closing at a record. The S&P 500 ended 1.63 points, or 0.1%, higher at 2,128.27, less than 3 points below its all-time closing high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 13.96 points... Читать дальше...

Nasdaq ends at record high for third straight session

EBay Inc. has purchased key technology and top leadership of Twice, an online marketplace for secondhand clothes. Twice, which refers to itself as a hybrid between traditional online retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and peer-to-peer marketplaces like eBay, is an e-commerce site that enables people to exchange their high-quality used clothing for money. Under the terms of this deal, the existing Twice website and brand will be shut down, and certain members of the Twice leadership team moved to... Читать дальше...

Investors could end up disappointed Tuesday with any lack of further information or clarity coming from management about the upcoming spin-out of its remaining Alibaba Holdings shares.

The Fed approved a rule to require eight of the nation’s largest banks to hold more capital.

To celebrate the reopening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the home-sharing site Airbnb announced that it would cover costs for guests staying at Airbnb-listed properties in Cuba this week. Airbnb had announced in April that it would expand its offerings to Cuba. Netflix has also expanded into the country. A travel embargo for U.S. citizens is still in place, meaning travelers have to be approved by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control to visit Cuba.

Maurice Obstfeld, a member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, has been tapped to be the chief economist at the IMF.

SolarCity Corp. Chief Executive Lyndon Rive said he was "happy" about the merger between Vivint Solar Inc. and SunEdison Inc. as he expects a Vivint under SunEdison will step up its solar advocacy efforts. "Vivint hasn't invested at all in policy ... it was disappointing" since the company is the No. 2 provider of residential solar panels, Rive said. "Solar is a disruptive technology, we are fighting the monopolies all the time and we need the entire industry to support" education of markets, power commissions, and governments, he said. Читать дальше...

Gold futures at 5-year low after falling for an eighth straight session

S&P calls Puerto Rico default a virtual certainty

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its credit rating on debt issued by Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. in 2011 and 2012 from "CCC-" to "CC" Thursday. The ratings agency said a default on those bonds is "a virtual certainty" when the next payment comes due on Aug. 1. Puerto Rico's legislature did not allot for debt-service payments in its budget for the 2016 fiscal year, which S&P said was the reason for its downgrade. The credit-ratings firm put the rest of outstanding debt issued... Читать дальше...

Pessimism is helping to extend gains in equities, says Chuck Jaffe.