Новости за 29.07.2016

The U.S. dollar loses ground versus major rivals after weak second-quarter GDP data, while the yen gains ground after the Bank of Japan delivers a smaller-than-expected stimulus package.

Treasury prices rose for two straight months, leading yields to tumble by the largest amount since February, fueled by worries over the U.K.’s vote to exit the European Union and dovish central banks in the U.S. and abroad.

Treasury prices rose for two straight months, leading yields to tumble by the largest amount since February, fueled by worries over the U.K.’s vote to exit the European Union and dovish central banks in the U.S. and abroad.

Your résumé will get checked, even if you’re not a future First Lady.

Your résumé will get checked, even if you’re not a future First Lady.

Your résumé will get checked, even if you’re not a future First Lady.

U.S. stocks ended the month on a high note, with the S&P 500 closing just a few points off a record level. All three main indexes posted solid monthly gains. For the benchmark S&P 500 and Dow industrials this was the fifth consecutive monthly advance. For the Nasdaq Composite, the monthly gain was the largest since March. The S&P 500 index hit an intraday record level at 2,177.13, but closed off the highs. The index rose 3.54 points, or 0.2% to 2,173.60, finishing the week flat. Over the month... Читать дальше...

S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out gains Friday as Dow lags

Whole Foods’ application for a trademark branding it the “World’s Healthiest Grocery Store” was rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The weak economic picture painted by the second-quarter GDP data eliminates the chances of Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in September, analysts said.

Neither presidential nominee may agree, but United Parcel Service Inc. is all for free trade agreements, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. When U.S. has entered into a free-trade agreement with a country, U.S. exports to that country rise by about 20%, Chief Financial Officer Richard Peretz said in an interview with MarketWatch. And every 22 packages that crosses a border supports one UPS job, Peretz said. "Global trade has been a catalyst for the U.S. economy for more than the last decade," Peretz said. Читать дальше...

Oil futures settled higher on Friday, finding support from a weaker U.S. dollar, but prices finished the month with a loss of roughly 14% as a glut of crude supplies and gasoline inventories weighed on the market. September WTI crude climbed by 46 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $41.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices have now posted losses in three out of the seven months of the year so far.

Gold futures lurch up after a report on U.S. economic growth came in weaker than expected, pushing the dollar lower and providing support for the precious yellow metal, which finish the month almost 3% higher.

Gold futures settled higher on Friday on the back of a sharp decline in the U.S. dollar as weaker-than-expected data on U.S. economic growth gave the Federal Reserve more reason to move cautiously in its plans to hike interest rates. December gold rose $16.30, or 1.2%, to settle at $1,357.50 an ounce. Futures prices ended the month with a climb of roughly 2.8% from the settlement of the most-active contract on June 30, according to FactSet data. Prices have now posted gains in six out of the seven months so far this year. Читать дальше...

Why many people are attracted to firehouses for their next home, bar or restaurant.

Gary Schwitzer, a journalist turned health news watchdog, says much of health news fails to report the larger story.

For the last 11 trading sessions, the large-cap index has traded in a range of 0.92%—the tightest range going back to at least 1970.

For the last 11 trading sessions, the large-cap index has traded in a range of 0.92%—the tightest range going back to at least 1970.

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An appeals court has struck down voting restrictions in North Carolina, saying the rules harmed African-Americans.

A growing number of companies put out their earnings by directing reporters and investors to a link on their website, which then crashes.

Mark Travis of Intrepid Capital tries to figure out what a company would be worth in the private market, says Phil van Doorn.

Mark Travis of Intrepid Capital tries to figure out what a company would be worth in the private market, says Phil van Doorn.

Host nation’s stock index tends to outperform one year after the games.

Host nation’s stock index tends to outperform one year after the games.