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Alibaba’s stronger-than-expected earnings follow similar beats from e-commerce peers eBay and Amazon.

Alibaba’s stronger-than-expected earnings follow similar beats from e-commerce peers eBay and Amazon.

Nvidia Corp. hit record highs Thursday, then rose even more in late trading after beating earnings expectations. The graphics-chip specialist reported net income of $253 million, or 40 cents a share, on sales of $1.43 billion. Analysts on average expected Nvidia to report profit of 37 cents a share on revenue of $1.35 billion, according to FactSet. "Strong demand for our new Pascal-generation GPUs and surging interest in deep learning drove record results," Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said in Thursday's news release. Читать дальше...

Ruby Tuesday Inc. shares sank 10.2% in Thursday after-hours trading after the restaurant chain reported quarterly losses and said it would close about 95 underperforming restaurants by next month. Ruby Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $27.6 million, or 46 cents per share, compared with net income of $4.3 million, or 7 cents per share, for the same period last year. Adjusted earnings totaled 10 cents per share, missing the 11 cents-per-share FactSet estimate. Revenue totaled $279.3 million... Читать дальше...

Treasury prices fell Thursday, leading yields to jump by the most in a week, as a rally in assets perceived as risky, mainly equities and oil futures, led investors to sell haven assets like government debt.

Shares of Nordstrom Inc. rose more than 10% late Thursday after the retailer reported sales in line with expectations and earnings above forecast. Nordstrom said it earned $117 million, or 67 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $221 million, or $1.11 a share, in the year-ago period. Sales reached $3.6 billion, down 0.2% from $3.7 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected Nordstrom to report earnings of 56 cents a share on sales of $3.7 billion. "Over the past several quarters... Читать дальше...

One year after its Wall Street debut, Planet Fitness Inc. stock jumped to new highs Thursday after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. The chain of gyms said net income in the second quarter reached $18.1 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $91.5 million; after adjustments for interest and other factors, the company claimed profit of 17 cents a share. Analysts on average expected Planet Fitness to report adjusted earnings of 15 cents a share on revenue of $85 million, according to FactSet. Читать дальше...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced plans late Thursday to buy Silicon Graphics International Corp. in a deal valued at $275 million. Hewlett Packard, which was spun off from HP Inc. last November, said the acquisition would help to extend its capabilities in big data analytics. The company offered $7.75 a share in cash for SGI, whose shares closed up 8.7% to $5.98 on Thursday. Shares of Hewlett Packard were inactive in after-hours trade, but they rose 1% to $21.78 in the regular session, pushing them up 26% in the past three months... Читать дальше...

Economists think the Federal Reserve will wait until December to raise interest rates, according to a survey by the Wall Street Journal.

The government is accusing a for-profit college chain of trying to evade regulations by turning into a nonprofit.

U.S. stocks climbed to record levels Thursday, boosted by a rally in oil prices as well as upbeat economic data and better-than-expected results from Macy's Inc. . Crude-oil futures jumped to nearly three-week highs after Saudi Arabia's energy minister said major producers might take action to stabilize prices at a meeting next month. All three main indexes closed at record highs on the same day for the first time since Dec 31, 1999. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 10.30 points, or 0.5%... Читать дальше...

Target Corp. said Thursday that it will open its third Manhattan "flexible-format" store in summer 2018. The company's "flexible format" stores are smaller, designed for dense urban and suburban areas and college campuses. The latest store, located in New York's East Village neighborhood, will be about 27,000 square feet across two levels. Among the merchandise will be home items specially made for small living spaces, men's and women's apparel, and a multicultural assortment of health, personal care and beauty products. Читать дальше...

All 3 major U.S. stock indexes close at all-time highs for first time since 1999

U.S. stocks climb to record highs at Thursday close

Jim O’Sullivan of High Frequency Economics, who won his 15th Forecaster of the Month contest, thinks the strong labor market will force the Fed to raise rates in the next few months.

Oil futures rally to their highest settlement in nearly three weeks as comments from Saudi Arabia’s oil minister raised the possibility that producers will take action to stabilize the market at a meeting next month.

Christian Laettner, once voted the most-hated college basketball player in history, has another enemy. Scottie Pippen and his wife say the Duke star and NBA pro still owes them money from a failed NBA deal.

The U.S. dollar edged higher Thursday, but uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s outlook kept the dollar in a tight range.

Analysts believe there is value in looking beyond locally listed stocks in a country benchmark.

Gold futures surrender their gains late in the session to finish lower as strength in the U.S. stock market and dollar offset support from a report showing strong investment demand for precious metals in the first half of 2016.

The government is accusing a for-profit college chain of trying to evade regulations by turning into a nonprofit.

Shares of real-estate investment trusts were broadly lower, pacing the S&P 500 decliners, as Macy’s announcement that it will close 100 stores weighed on mall operators.

Shares of real-estate investment trusts were broadly lower, pacing the S&P 500 decliners, as Macy’s announcement that it will close 100 stores weighed on mall operators.