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Tribune Publishing Co. shares were up 4.4% in Wednesday after-hours trading after it said it sent a letter to Gannett Co. Inc. rejecting its acquisition offer of $12.25 per share in cash. Gannett shares are unchanged in after-hours trading. Tribune says the company's board "unanimously determined that Gannett's opportunistic proposal understates the company's true value and is not in the best interests of its shareholders," the release said. In the letter, written by Chief Executive Justin Dearborn... Читать дальше...

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The head of the trading desk at the New York Fed said Wednesday that the central bank’s new policy tools have worked as well as could be expected.

U.S. courts are moving ever closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur while the recipient is driving and texting back.

Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. rocketed 12% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the weight management services company reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss and raised its full-year profit outlook. For the latest quarter, losses widened to $10.3 million, or 17 cents a share, from $5.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet per-share loss consensus was 18 cents. Revenue fell 4.7% to $306.9 million, missing the FactSet consensus of... Читать дальше...

Whole Foods Market Inc. shares jumped 3.7% in after hours trading Wednesday after third-quarter earnings beat expectations. The healthy food grocer said it had net income of $142 million, or 44 cents per share, down from $158 million, or 44 cents per share, for the same period last year. The FactSet consensus was 41 cents per share. Sales totaled $3.70 billion for the quarter, up slightly from $3.65 billion last year. The FactSet consensus was $3.74 billion. Same-store sales decreased 3%, exceeding the FactSet consensus of a 2% decline. Читать дальше...

Chicagoans and future visitors to the city are spending the “Star Wars”–themed social-media holiday “May the Fourth” absorbing a coincidental development: The film franchise’s mastermind, George Lucas, and his Chicagoan wife, Mellody Hobson, may take their vaunted museum project and go play elsewhere.

MetLife Inc. shares slumped 2% in after-hours trading Wednesday, after the insurance company missed profit and revenue estimates for its first quarter. The company said it had net income of $2.2 billion, or $1.98 a share, in the quarter, compared with $2.1 billion, or $1.87 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings, which exclude derivative gains, came to $1.20 a share, below the FactSet consensus of $1.38. Revenue fell to $16.6 billion from $17.0 billion, also below the... Читать дальше...

TripAdvisor Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the travel-booking website fell short of Wall Street estimates for the first quarter. TripAdvisor shares fell 6.9% to $58.75 after hours. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share on revenue of $352 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 46 cents a share on revenue of $370.6 million.

Kraft Heinz Co. shares rose in Wednesday's extended session after the packaged-foods giant posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Kraft Heinz reported its first-quarter earnings rose to $896 million, or 73 cents a share, from $276 million, or 24 cents a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, it also earned 73 cents a share. Revenue grew to $6.57 billion versus $2.48 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 63 cents a share and revenue of $6.5 billion. Kraft... Читать дальше...

Shares of Fitbit Inc. plunged 12% in after-hours trade Wednesday after the company issued much weaker-than-expected guidance for the second quarter, despite posting a top- and bottom-line beat for the first quarter. The company reported first-quarter net income of $11 million, or five cents a share, compared with $48 million, or 22 cents, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, Fitbit said it earned 10 cents a share, topping the three cents analysts had been expecting, according to a FactSet poll. Читать дальше...

B. Riley Financial Inc. said late Wednesday it plans to buy United Online Inc. in a deal valued at about $170 million. United Online provides consumer services and products of the Internet and its communications segment includes Internet access brands NetZero and Juno. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016. Shares of B. Riley and United Online are halted for news.

Tesla Motors Inc. shares rose more than 7% late Wednesday after the electric-car maker reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter adjusted loss and quarterly sales in line with Wall Street expectations. Tesla said it lost $75 million in the quarter, or 57 cents a share, compared with 36 cents a share in the year-ago period. Adjusted revenue reached $1.6 billion in the quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected a loss of 60 cents a share on sales of $1.6 billion. Tesla moved up its goal to produce 500,000 cars a year to 2018... Читать дальше...

Tesla shares jump 8% after quarterly loss is narrower than expected

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday for a second straight session after a number of economic reports suggested the economy is struggling to regain momentum. Stronger-than-expected service-sector ISM index was not enough to balance disappointing private-sector job gains and a dip in productivity. The S&P 500 ended 12.25 points, or 0.6%, lower to 2,051.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 99.65 points, or 0.6%, to 17,651.26. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite closed 37.58 points, or 0.8%... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks finish lower for second day on weak jobs data

The latest drone footage to emerge shows progress at Apple’s Campus 2 headquarters.

The latest drone footage to emerge shows progress at Apple’s Campus 2 headquarters.

The U.S. dollar was spiking against the lira in electronic trade Wednesday afternoon amid reports that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu would step down after losing a power struggle with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Wednesday, the pair of Turkish officials were expected to meet, sparking speculation that Davutoglu could resign. Political tensions have shaken investor confidence in Turkey's $720 billion economy, resulting in the lira tumbling against the buck to its worst levels since February. Читать дальше...

Priceline’s stock tumbles, as investors appear to keep forgetting the online travel services company’s tactic of under promising so it can easily over deliver.

New York Attorney General calls on ticketing companies to crack down on scammers.

Dow off triple digits in final hour; Caterpillar, GE, Goldman top decliners

Chicagoans and future visitors to the city are spending the “Star Wars”–themed social-media holiday “May the Fourth” absorbing a coincidental development: The film franchise’s mastermind, George Lucas, and his Chicagoan wife, Mellody Hobson, may take their vaunted museum project and go play elsewhere.

Gold futures end lower as the U.S. dollar remains firm while investors focus on hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials.

After years of cultivating larger chickens that grow quickly, consumers now want chicken that develop at a slower rate.