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The nation’s largest public pension fund said it had sold $3 billion in real estate holdings to a unit of Blackstone Group LP, the latest move by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to rework its portfolio.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy is overcoming the "sizable shock" from the dollar's appreciation and foreign weakness, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, on Thursday. "The U.S. economy appears to be weathering them reasonably well," Fischer said in a speech to a conference on rate policy hosted by the U.S. central bank. The dollar has appreciated by 15% since July 2014, and it will remain a drag on gross domestic product well into next year, Fischer said. The Fed Vice... Читать дальше...

Illumina Inc. shares advanced in the extended session Thursday with the genetic analysis products company set to join the S&P 500 Index . Illumina shares rose 4.3% to $162. S&P Dow Jones Indices said that Illumina will be added to the index after the close Nov. 18, replacing Sigma-Aldrich Corp. , which is being acquired by Merck KGaA .

Why you should never fly on Mondays, and why more young women are living with mom and dad.

Why you should never fly on Mondays, and why more young women are living with mom and dad.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the company announced a secondary offering of shares. Lions Gate shares fell 4.8% to $39.11. The company said units of Liberty Global PLC and Discovery Communications Inc. will offer about 3.4 million shares through underwriter J.P. Morgan to hedge derivatives obligations transactions. The units bought 10 million Lions Gate shares from existing shareholders and each unit entered derivatives transactions for 2.5 million shares each with Bank of America... Читать дальше...

Short-term Treasury yields inched higher Thursday, trading near their highest level in five years, as investors continued to sell U.S. government debt in anticipation of an interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve in December.

U.S. stocks fall as tanking oil prices underpin a selloff in the energy and materials sectors.

Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane, speaking at the Trades Union Congress in London, said 80 million U.S. and 15 million U.K. jobs are in danger of being taken over by robots.

Planet Fitness Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Thursday after the gym chain's quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street estimates. Planet Fitness shares rose 7.1% to $16.10. The company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 10 cents a share on revenue of $68.8 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 9 cents a share on revenue of $66.6 million. The company forecast adjusted full-year earnings of 51 cents to 52 cents a share on revenue of $318 million and $321 million. Читать дальше...

Shares of Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. soared in Thursday's extended session after the natural pet-food company turned in results ahead of Wall Street's expectations. Blue Buffalo reported third-quarter earnings of $27.1 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with $27.7 million, or 14 cents a share, a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 17 cents a share, better than the 14 cents a share projected by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue grew to $259.4 million from $234.8 million. Читать дальше...

Yum Brands Inc. shares rose more than 5% late Thursday after the Louisville, Ky.-based fast-food chain said its same-store sales in China rose an estimated 5% in October after 6% growth in September. The results include estimated growth of 10% for the company's KFC brand and a decline of 9% for its Pizza Hut Casual Dining brand. The company reiterated its guidance of same-store sales growth of up to 4% in the fourth quarter in China. Yum Brands said it will release November same-store sales numbers for China on Dec. Читать дальше...

Two Federal Reserve officials said investors should be aware that the Fed’s pledge to hike at a gradual pace has important caveats.

Shares of Applied Materials Inc. climbed 2.5% in after-hours trade Thursday, following in-line fourth-quarter earnings and sales. The company reported net income of $336 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with $256 million, or 21 cents, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share came to 29 cents, matching analyst expectations, according to FactSet. Net sales were up 5% to $2.37 billion, virtually in-line with the Street's expectation of $2.4 billion, as orders rose 7%. Читать дальше...

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. sank in Thursday's extended session after the Mexican-themed fastfood chain posted quarterly revenue below expectations and trimmed its earnings range for the full year. El Pollo Loco reported its third-quarter earnings fell to $4.7 million, or 12 cents a share, from $25.8 million, or 70 cents a share, a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the company, whose name means "the crazy chicken" in Spanish, earned 18 cents a share, ahead of the 15 cents a share forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Читать дальше...

Shares of Nordstrom Inc. tanked 16% late Thursday after the Seattle-based retailer reported lower-than-expected third-quarter results, thanks in part to costs related to selling its credit-card business earlier this year. Nordstrom said it earned $81 million, or 42 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with 73 cents a share in the year-ago period. Sales reached $3.2 billion, compared with $3 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the retailer to report earnings of 73 cents... Читать дальше...

Shares of Netflix Inc. were down nearly 4% in late trade on Thursday, on news that rival service Hulu--a joint venture of 21st Century Fox Inc. , Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal --was in talks to sell a stake to Time Warner Inc. . The Wall Street Journal said the deal, which would involve a cash investment and content licensing, would make Time Warner an equal stakeholder in the Internet streaming service. The deal would value Hulu at anywhere from $5 billion to $6 billion,... Читать дальше...

Fossil Group Inc. shares slid 12% in after-hours trade Thursday, after the company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and offered a soft outlook for the rest of the year. The company also announced it has agreed to acquire wearable tech company Misfit for $260 million. The luxury watch maker said it had net income of $57.5 million, or $1.19 a share, in the third quarter, compared with $103.7 million, or $1.96 a share, in the year-earlier period. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of... Читать дальше...

Cisco Systems Inc. fell in late trading Thursday despite beating earnings expectations, as the company predicted profits in the current quarter below analyst forecasts. Cisco reported net income of $2.4 billion, or 48 cents a share, on sales of $12.7 billion in the first quarter under Chief Executive Chuck Robbins; after adjustments, Cisco claimed profits of 59 cents a share. A FactSet survey found average analyst expectations for adjusted profit of 56 cents a share and revenue of $12.65 billion. Читать дальше...

Cisco shares fall more than 3% following quarterly results

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Nordstrom shares tumble 17% after results miss targets

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U.S. stocks closed near session lows Thursday as Fed speakers telegraphed a December rate hike and commodity prices fell, pressuring the energy and materials sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 254.15 points, or 1.4%, to 17,448.07. The S&P 500 Index dropped 29.03 points, or 1.4%, to close at 2,045.97, putting the index in the red for the year to date. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 61.94 points, or 1.2%, to close at 5,005.08.