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Amid heavy outflows and a number of high-profile closures—trends related to the growing consensus that hedge funds are both more expensive and worse performing than their low-fee passive fund equivalents—so-called hedge fund replicator ETFs are losing favor among investors.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Thursday what debt-ridden Greece needs is economic overhauls, and not debt relief, because any easing of the debt burden would reduce the urgently needed willingness to reform the country.

Whole Foods Market Inc. late Thursday said it has contacted the health authorities after an employee at its Detroit store was diagnosed with Hepatitis A and immediately launched a review of its food logs and food preparation procedure. Hepatitis A is a liver disease that can be transmitted through contaminated food and water. A second case of Hepatitis A was reported by a Detroit resident who apparently consumed food prepared in the store, according to a report by Crain's. "While there is no... Читать дальше...

Proofpoint Inc. gained about 10% in late trading Thursday after the security-software company detailed a huge earnings beat and acquisition of a young security startup. The Silicon Valley company agreed to purchase three-year-old startup FireLayers, which helps protect against malware passed along through cloud-based software, for $55 million. Proofpoint said it had a net loss of $18.4 million, or 44 cents a share, on sales of $99.8 million in the third quarter; after adjusting for stock-based compensation and other factors... Читать дальше...

Tesla Motors Inc. set its retail price for the option that would allow a car to drive fully autonomously at $8,000, and hinted that those who paid it would be able to offset the cost through a ride-hailing network that would compete with Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. sank in Thursday's extended session after the chip maker reported its quarterly loss widened from the previous year. AMD said its third-quarter loss deepened to $406 million, or 50 cents a share, from a loss of $197 million, or 25 cents a share, a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the company would have earned 3 cents a share. Revenue grew to $1.31 billion versus $1.06 billion in the same period last year. Analysts had forecast AMD to break even on a per-share basis on revenue of $1.21 billion... Читать дальше...

Alkermes PLC shares surged in the extended session Thursday after the biotech announced promising results from a late-stage clinical study of its depression treatment. Alkermes shares jumped 46% to $63.50 after hours. The company said its study of ALKS 5461, its depression treatment candidate, significantly reduced symptoms in patients with major depression disorder compared with a placebo. Based on the results, Alkeremes said it plans to request a meeting with the Food and Drug Administration... Читать дальше...

Microsoft Corp. pulled in a lot more profit than was expected in its fiscal first quarter, pushing the company's stock up more than 4% in late trading Thursday. The tech giant reported net income of $4.7 billion, or 60 cents a share, on sales of $20.5 billion. After adjustments for deferred revenue and other effects, Microsoft claimed profit of 76 cents a share on sales of Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected Microsoft to collect adjusted profit of 68 cents a share on sales of $21.7 billion. Читать дальше...

PayPal Holdings Inc. shares fell 0.2% late Thursday after the payments company reported third-quarter earnings and revenue in line with Wall Street expectations. PayPal said it earned $323 million, or 27 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $301 million, or 25 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the San Jose, Calif., company earned $425 million, or 35 cents a share. Revenue rose 18% to $2.67 billion, from $2.26 billion a year ago, the company said. Analysts... Читать дальше...

Skechers USA Inc. shares tumbled more than 12% in after-hours trade Thursday, after the athletic shoe company missed third-quarter profit and sales estimates and offered a below-consensus outlook for the fourth quarter. Skechers said it had net income of $65.1 million, or 42 cents a share, in the quarter, down from $66.6 million, or 43 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Sales rose to $942.4 million from $856.2 million. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of 48 cents and sales of $954 million. Читать дальше...

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Microsoft shares jump over 4% after results crush estimates

Shares of Time Warner Inc. spiked higher in afternoon trade Thursday to close up 4.7%, after Bloomberg reported that media company met with AT&T Inc. in recent weeks to discuss business strategies, including a possible merger. The Bloomberg report cited "people familiar with the matter." Just prior to the report, Time Warner shares were up just about 0.4% at 3:30 p.m. ET. AT&T's stock, which was down 1.3% at 3:30 p.m., closed down 1.9%. Time Warner's stock has run up 28% year to date... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks closed with modest losses on Thursday, with telecom stocks the biggest decliners of the day following results from Verizon Communications [S: VZ]. Verizon reported revenue that was below expectations, sending the Dow component's stock down 2.6% and the S&P telecom sector down 2.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [S: DJIA] shed 40.68 points, or 0.2%, to 18,162.22. The S&P 500 [S: SPX] fell 3.04 points, or 0.14%, to close at 2,141.26. The Nasdaq Composite Index [S: COMP] slid 4.58 points... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks end lower as oil drops, telecom gets pummeled

Amid heavy outflows and a number of high-profile closures—trends related to the growing consensus that hedge funds are both more expensive and worse performing than their low-fee passive fund equivalents—so-called hedge fund replicator ETFs are losing favor among investors.

Black college graduates have an average student loan balance of $52,726 four years after graduating.

Shares of First NBC Bank Holding Co. took a 15% dive in afternoon trade Thursday, after the New Orleans-based bank disclosed in a filing that regulators deemed it to be in a "troubled condition." The stock had plunged as much as 20% intraday before paring some losses. The bank said it was informed of the "troubled condition" designation on Oct. 11, in writing by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions. The designation means First NBC will have to... Читать дальше...

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Agency gives first details on timing, employee populations to be included in compensation comparison required by Dodd-Frank.

Agency gives first details on timing, employee populations to be included in compensation comparison required by Dodd-Frank.

Oil futures finished lower on Thursday, easing back after hitting a 15-month high a day earlier as the November West Texas Intermediate crude futures contracts expired at the session's end. November WTI crude fell $1.17, or 2.3%, to settle at $50.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices had settled Wednesday at their highest level since mid-July 2015. December WTI crude , which is now the front-month contract, settled at $50.63, down $1.19, or 2.3%.

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Black college graduates have an average student loan balance of $52,726 four years after graduating.

Even if Donald Trump loses to handily to Hillary Clinton as polls imply, Republicans are not doomed to suffer big losses in Congress.