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Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Wednesday after the microcap biotech company said one of its drugs lowered blood pressure in a critical vein servicing the liver in patients with cirrhosis. Conatus shares jumped 35% to $7.74 on heavy volume. The company said its mid-stage clinical trial of the drug emricasan showed it significantly lowered blood pressure in the hepatic portal vein, which connects the gastrointenstinal tract to the liver, in cirrhosis patients who also had severely high blood pressure. Читать дальше...

Five modest rides of the rich and famous.

Pope Francis’ visit to U.S. has created a tremendous stir. But what do we know about the man?

China has reached an agreement with Boeing Co. to buy up to 300 aircraft in a deal valued at $38 billion at list prices, the airplane manufacturer said Wednesday. Boeing will sell 190 737s and 50 widebody planes to Chinese airlines and another 60 737s to leasing firms. Boeing will also establish a joint venture with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. to operate a facility in the Asian country for the completion and delivery of Boeing 737 aircraft to Chinese clients. Shares of Boeing were mostly flat in after-hours session. Читать дальше...

At the rate you’re going, you may never get to ditch your 9-to-5 job.

Ever wonder what exactly a chief merchant does for a retailer?

The euro traded higher against the dollar Wednesday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi told members of the European Parliament that the central bank stands ready to expand its program of quantitative easing.

U.S. stocks closed lower for a second day in a row Wednesday, shedding modest early session gains, after a morning rally in oil fell apart and crude prices settled below $45 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 50.58 points, or 0.3%, to close at 16,279.89, after trading up as much as 25 points and down as many as 118 points. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.98 points, or 0.2%, to close at 1,938.76. The index had been up as many as 7 points and down about 10 points earlier in the session. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks finish lower as materials, energy pace decline

The German automaker prided itself on great engineering and honest marketing — so now what? asks Rex Nutting.

Stocks and oil are linked in a strange dance. Lately, oil has been moving nearly in lock step with the U.S. stock market. The correlation over the past month has been uncanny.

Oil futures settle lower as traders anticipate higher U.S. inventories as refineries enter maintenance season.

The recent volatility in biotechnology stocks hasn’t scared off one widely-followed money manager, Dorsey Wright & Associates co-founder Thomas Dorsey, who says the sector is still No. 1 in his book.

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Dow industrials trim triple-digit Wednesday decline to just 10 points

One-on-one meeting between Obama and pope ran 40 minutes

Apple is getting ready to throw its hat in the electric-vehicle ring, and analysts think Tim Cook holds the future of transportation in his hands.

Apple is getting ready to throw its hat in the electric-vehicle ring, and analysts think Tim Cook holds the future of transportation in his hands.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Barack Obama and Pope Francis spoke alone on Wednesday for 40 minutes in the Oval Office, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Earnest said that there was no transcript of the discussion between the two men and no more details would be released. The two leaders avoided any disagreements in their public remark, speaking mainly about immigration and climate change, about which there is general agreement between them. Earnest said that only time would tell... Читать дальше...

UBS looked at the prices for 122 goods and services and the cost to rent an apartment to come up with the list.

Pope says he hopes church sex-abuse scandals will never be repeated

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Pope Francis on Wednesday addressed the child sex-abuse scandal that rocked the U.S. Roman Catholic Church, saying that he hoped it would never be repeated. Speaking in Italian to U.S. bishops, the pontiff said he was aware of how the pain of recent years had weighed on the church's spirit. He said he was joining the effort to bring succor to victims. "When we bring succor, then the victims are healed, and we have to hope that such crimes will never repeat themselves," Francis said. Читать дальше...

Anheuser-Busch to buy L.A. craft brewer Golden Road