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Worries over the mosquito-borne Zika virus haven’t kept athletes from competing in a dozen events held in Rio de Janeiro since January in anticipation of this summer’s Olympics.

Shares of Hologic Inc. and Centene Corp. ticked higher in the extended session Thursday after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the companies will join the S&P 500 index . Hologic shares rose 2% to $35.04, and Centene shares advanced 1.5% to $64.71 after hours. Medical-device maker Hologic replaces Pepco Holdings Inc., which was acquired by Exelon Corp. , and health insurer Centene replaces Ensco PLC . The changes take effect on Tuesday.

Making menstrual products tax-exempt has become an activist priority in the last year.

How women can get out of poverty, and a change for suburban soccer moms.

Judge orders Corinthian Colleges to pay $820 million to affected students and more than $350 million in civil penalties.

Survey of the 25 U.S. counties with the largest unauthorized immigrant populations found that 20 of them have programs that pay for the low-income uninsured to have doctor visits, shots, prescription drugs and other health-care services.

Judge orders Corinthian Colleges to pay $820 million to affected students and more than $350 million in civil penalties.

Klox Technologies Inc. became the latest company to file to withdraw its initial public offering because of "market conditions." The specialty pharmaceutical company had filed last April for an IPO of 5.52 million shares to raise $82.8 million. "Due to market conditions, the registrant had determined not to proceed with the initial public offering contemplated by the registration statement," Klox said in a regulatory filing. The company asked that all fees paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission... Читать дальше...

Comedian, actor and producer Garry Shandling, 66, has died, celebrity the gossip and news site TMZ reported late Thursday. Shandling, the star of "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "The Larry Sanders Show," died at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Thursday, TMZ said, citing one source as saying Shandling had been healthy and talking to people on Thursday morning.

The widely expected shot in the arm to the global economy from low oil prices is unlikely to happen as long as interest rates are close to zero, according to IMF researchers.

GameStop Corp. shares fell more than 6% late Thursday after the company reported 2016 earnings expectations slightly below Wall Street consensus. The game retailer reported adjusted net earnings of $251.6 million, or $2.40 a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with adjusted net earnings of $235.5 million, or $2.15 a share, in the prior-year quarter. Sales reached $3.53 billion in the quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the company to report adjusted earnings of $2.25 a share on... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks finish flat Thursday, snapping 5-week winning streak

U.S. stocks ended flat Thursday, trimming a steep drop from earlier in the day as a slump in crude-oil prices subsided. But shares still managed to snap a five-week winning streak. The S&P 500 shed 0.7 point, or less than 0.1%, to 2,036.01, while the Dow industrials gained 13.69 points, or 0.1%, to 17,516.28. The Nasdaq Composite gained 4.64 points, or 0.1%, to 4,773.50. Financial shares were the worst performers on the S&P as investors worried low oil prices might force a wave of loan defaults by energy companies. Читать дальше...

Vera Bradley Inc.'s stock shot up 6% in afternoon trade Thursday, after the handbag and accessories maker was upgraded at Wunderlich Securities, which cited the belief that company was "on the cusp of material improvements." Analyst Eric Beder raised his rating to buy, after being at hold for the last year. He bumped up his stock price target to $24, which is 21% above current levels, from $15. Beder said that after a recent meeting with management, he believes "the company is nearing the next... Читать дальше...

Liabilities are large, but several factors limit their potential drain on resources.

Oil futures settled lower Thursday as a bigger-than-expected climb in U.S. crude inventories and recent strength in the U.S. dollar helped prices tally their first weekly loss in six weeks. May WTI crude settled at $39.46 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 33 cents, or 0.8%, for the session. Prices declined roughly 4.1% for the week, according to FactSet data.

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking warned us about this.

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking warned us about this.

You may finally have a shot at a decent pay raise. Small and medium-sized business owners are increasingly worried about finding new employees — and keeping the ones they have.

CBO lowers estimate for 2016 budget deficit by $10 billion

Of the teams remaining in the “Sweet 16,” the Orangemen’s hometown of ​Onondaga County, N.Y. is the best place to live, research group says.

The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday lowered its estimate of the federal government’s budget deficit for fiscal 2016 by $10 billion to $534 billion.

Gold futures fell Thursday, holding ground at about a one-month low, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar and the potential for an U.S. interest-rate hike as early as next month. Gold for April delivery settled at $1,221.60 an ounce, down $2.40, or 0.2%. For week, prices lost 2.6%, according to FactSet data. Markets will be shut for Good Friday.

Making menstrual products tax-exempt has become an activist priority in the last year.

Mosquito prevention products abound in drugstores and online, with claims that sound just too good to be true. Don’t use them as a way to stave off the Zika virus, experts say.