Новости за 23.03.2016

Raytheon Co. said late Wednesday its board approved a 9.3% hike to the defense contractor's dividend. The new 73.25-cent quarterly dividend, up from 67 cents a share, will be paid May 12 to shareholders of record as of April 6. Raytheon shares were flat at $123.86 after hours.

Poultry producer Wayne Farms Inc. withdrew its initial public offering for a second time, according to a filing Wednesday. The company did not give a reason for the withdrawal in the Securities and Exchange Commission document. Wayne Farms called off its IPO for the first time in June, citing market conditions. The company has claimed it is the sixth largest poultry producer and processor in the U.S. and a "key supplier" to chain restaurants, food retailers, and other customers.

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 has taken the top rating on Consumer Reports’ smartphone report.

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 has taken the top rating on Consumer Reports’ smartphone report.

Mayor Boris Johnson, one of the most prominent British politicians lobbying for Britain to leave the European Union, said the U.K.’s financial sector would prosper outside of the EU as he set out his case Wednesday for why the U.K. would be better off economically with an exit.

Why finding a starter home is harder now, and how hackers hit a hospital.

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is now higher than the yield on the U.S. Treasury 10 year note, the Treasury market’s benchmark. This means that either bonds are too expensive or dividend yields are unsustainably high.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is dismantling its robotics effort after less than three years and trying to sell Boston Dynamics, the legged-robot maker that was the centerpiece of the program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is dismantling its robotics effort after less than three years and trying to sell Boston Dynamics, the legged-robot maker that was the centerpiece of the program, according to people familiar with the matter.

KB Home shares rallied in the extended session Wednesday after the homebuilder topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter and said backlogs and order values grew. KB Home shares jumped 8.5% to $14.21 after hours. The company reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of 14 cents a share on revenue of $678.4 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 11 cents a share on revenue of $632.9 million. KB Home said its year-over-year backlog grew by 29% to $1.43 billion, and net order... Читать дальше...

Say goodbye to the soccer-mom SUV.

Car manufacturers tout ‘fun to drive’ electric models.

Dollar General Corp. shares ticked slightly higher in the extended session Wednesday after the discount retailer provided long-term growth forecasts and said it plans to open nearly 2,000 new stores over the next two years. Dollar General shares advanced 0.5% to $84.96 after hours. The company said it plans to open about 900 new stores in 2016, and open about 1,000 new stores in 2017. Long term, the company said it expects net sales to grow by 7% to 10% a year, and earnings per share to grow by 10% to 15%. Читать дальше...

After being Wall Street’s whipping boys, bank stocks may be in position to mount a comeback. At least, Barclays analysts think so.

Shares of retailer PHV Corp. rose nearly 6% in late trading Wednesday after the parent company of Calvin Klein, Tommy Bahama and other brands reported slightly better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. PVH said it earned an adjusted $125 million, or $1.52 a share, compared with $147 million, or $1.76 a share, in the year-ago period. Sales reached $2.11 billion in the quarter, compared with $2.07 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of $1.46 a share... Читать дальше...

Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday said customers using its new branded prepaid Visa cards would be able to earn points for free coffee and other perks.

There are plenty of potential catalysts for this market one any number of time frames, but the primary one right now is still the central bank.

Hashtags were popularized on Twitter as a way of categorizing similar tweets. Now companies are trademarking them.

Hashtags were popularized on Twitter as a way of categorizing similar tweets. Now companies are trademarking them.

Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. shares fell in the extended session Wednesday after the sporting goods retailer's earnings outlook for the year fell below Wall Street estimates. Sportsman's Warehouse shares fell 6.2% to $12.93 after hours. The company sees break-even results to a loss of 2 cents a share for the first quarter on revenue of $155 million to $160 million, and earnings of 65 cents to 73 cents a share for the year on revenue of $800 million to $820 million. Analysts surveyed by... Читать дальше...

Canadian securities regulators file charges in connection with stock moves during 2014

Canadian securities regulators file charges in connection with stock moves during 2014

U.S. stocks finished lower Wednesday as U.S.-traded crude-oil futures dived 4%, their biggest percentage-point drop since Feb. 23, weighing on energy and materials shares. The S&P 500 turned negative for the year, shedding 13.09 points, or 0.6%, to 2,036.71. Steep losses by Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. led the index lower. The Dow industrials dropped 78.75 points, or 0.5%, to 17,503.68. The biggest loser on the blue-chip average was Nike Inc. , which tumbled after... Читать дальше...

A rush into high-yield corporate bonds given the dwindling number of rate hikes from the Federal Reserve could end badly for investors as the fundamentals of junk-bond issuers deteriorate.

U.S. stocks end lower as oil slumps; Nasdaq drops 1%