Новости за 16.08.2016

Cree Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Tuesday after fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and outlook fell short of Wall Street targets. Cree shares fell 6% to $25.85 after hours. The LED light maker reported adjusted earnings of 19 cents a share on revenue of $388.4 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 20 cents a share on revenue of $385.8 million. Cree forecast adjusted first-quarter earnings of 10 cents to 16 cents a share on revenue of $310 million to $330 million. Читать дальше...

Oil futures fell in electronic trading Tuesday after the American Petroleum Institute reported a bigger-than-expected 1 million-barrel decline in U.S. crude supplies, but also revealed an unexpected climb of 2.2 million barrels in gasoline stockpiles for the week ended Aug. 12, according to sources. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts forecast a drawdown of 200,000 barrels for crude and a fall of 1.8 million barrels for gasoline inventories. The closely watched Energy Information Administration report will be released Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Barnes & Noble Inc. said Chief Executive Ronald D. Boire is leaving the company, adding Boire was "not a good fit" for the bookseller and that his departure was "in the best interest of all parties." Barnes & Noble will start a search for a new CEO immediately and executive chairman Leonard Riggio, alongside other executives, will assume CEO duties. Riggio was scheduled to retire in September but will postpone his retirement, the company said in a statement. Shares of Barnes & Noble... Читать дальше...

When everything is ‘optimized,’ we don’t learn anymore.

When everything is ‘optimized,’ we don’t learn anymore.

Another U.S. regulator placed restrictions on Steven A. Cohen but did not stand in the way of the billionaire’s expected return to the hedge-fund industry in 2018.

Another U.S. regulator placed restrictions on Steven A. Cohen but did not stand in the way of the billionaire’s expected return to the hedge-fund industry in 2018.

The Department of Education will allow eight programs that are partnerships between for-profit entities and traditional universities to access federal financial aid funds.

Merger comes as an abrupt departure from a plan to wind down the company.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced her resignation after she was convicted of perjury and obstruction stemming from her leak of grand jury materials to the media to discredit a political adversary.

Urban Outfitters Inc. shares rose more than 10% Tuesday after the retailer reported second-quarter sales and per-share earnings that were above expectations. The parent company of Anthropologie and Vetri Family said it earned $77 million, or 66 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with $67 million, or 52 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose 3% to $891 million, from $867 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected Urban Outfitters to report earnings of 55 cents a share on sales of $886 million. Читать дальше...

Health insurers once talked about expanding exchange participation next year.

Auto maker sets goal to deliver fully autonomous cars by 2021,announces partnerships with startups to pave the way.

Inequality expert Heather Boushey has been named the chief economist of Hillary Clinton’s transition team, the Clinton campaign said Tuesday.

The Nasdaq Composite on Tuesday ended a streak of three straight sessions of all-time closing highs and the other stock benchmarks pulled back from Monday's records as investors fretted about hawkish statements from Federal Reserve officials. William Dudley, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, made comments that put the possibility of a rate increase by the U.S. central bank on the table. Dudley's comments came as the dollar had been falling throughout the session, with the yen strengthening sharply against the buck. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks fall from record highs as investors fret about Fed

Wal-Mart is making e-commerce moves and is expected to raise financial guidance, but is that enough to move the stock higher?

Wal-Mart is making e-commerce moves and is expected to raise financial guidance, but is that enough to move the stock higher?

Gold futures get a boost from a much weaker U.S. dollar as well as from declines in the U.S. stock market.

Across the U.S., landscape architects are being asked to create outdoor spaces that reduce water and energy consumption and utilize more locally sourced materials, without sacrificing luxury.

The rich may be getting richer — but that doesn’t mean they’re living the high life.

Activist investors are taking smaller stakes in target companies, making it more important for investors to watch quarterly 13F filings.

Why your state’s public pension plan is in a much bigger hole than you already fear.

Cisco Systems Inc. will close out its fiscal year with an earnings report Wednesday, and could return to its annual tradition of summer layoffs.

Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said Tuesday he was upbeat about the economy and wouldn’t rule out at least one rate hike this year.