Новости за 29.12.2016

At up to $750,000 in the first year, Spinraza could be ‘straw that breaks the camel’s back,’ one Wall Street analyst suggested.

At up to $750,000 in the first year, Spinraza could be ‘straw that breaks the camel’s back,’ one Wall Street analyst suggested.

Poorly performing large companies tend to become better values, attracting investors, says Mark Hulbert.

Gold futures log a fourth-straight advance Thursday, finishing at a more than two-week high, as the dollar index pulls back from 14-year highs.

Obama sanctions Russia over cyberhacking, expels Russian operatives

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Obama on Thursday ordered the closure of two Russian diplomatic compounds and barred from the U.S. 35 Russians designated as intelligence operatives as retaliation against alleged hacking of the U.S. presidential election. The president also declassified information that he said would help the U.S. and other nations deter cyberattacks by Russian civilians or government agents. The White House acted in response to findings by U.S. intelligence agencies that... Читать дальше...

Oil futures ended lower Thursday, snapping a four-day win streak after weekly data showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 29 cents, or 0.5%, to close at $53.77 a barrel. Oil attempted to turn higher after the Energy Information Administration reported a 600,000 barrel rise in inventories last week but soon returned to negative territory.

Gold futures closed at their highest level in just over two weeks on Thursday as a leading dollar index pulled off of 14-year highs. Gold for February delivery rose $16.80, or 1.5%, to $1,157.70 an ounce, its fourth straight advance. Gold remains down about 1.4% for December.

In a sign that market participants may be losing enthusiasm for the formerly highflying sector, the prospect of one of the buzziest social media companies debuting on the stock market hasn’t resulted in a flurry of buying for the Global X Social Media Index ETF, where assets have dropped by about a third since the news of Snap’s IPO.

In a sign that market participants may be losing enthusiasm for the formerly highflying sector, the prospect of one of the buzziest social media companies debuting on the stock market hasn’t resulted in a flurry of buying for the Global X Social Media Index ETF, where assets have dropped by about a third since the news of Snap’s IPO.

In a sign that market participants may be losing enthusiasm for the formerly highflying sector, the prospect of one of the buzziest social media companies debuting on the stock market hasn’t resulted in a flurry of buying for the Global X Social Media Index ETF, where assets have dropped by about a third since the news of Snap’s IPO.

In a sign that market participants may be losing enthusiasm for the formerly highflying sector, the prospect of one of the buzziest social media companies debuting on the stock market hasn’t resulted in a flurry of buying for the Global X Social Media Index ETF, where assets have dropped by about a third since the news of Snap’s IPO.

January is coming — get ready for a big, expensive headache.

Bob Burnstine of Fairpointe Capital has doubled the returns of the S&P 500 this year.

When a researcher first started looking at high diabetes rates among Bangladeshi Americans, transportation was the heart of the problem.

When a researcher first started looking at high diabetes rates among Bangladeshi Americans, transportation was the heart of the problem.

When a researcher first started looking at high diabetes rates among Bangladeshi Americans, transportation was the heart of the problem.

When a researcher first started looking at high diabetes rates among Bangladeshi Americans, transportation was the heart of the problem.

Sears Holdings Corp. shares rose 5% Thursday, after the company said it has obtained a secured standby letter of credit facility, easing liquidity concerns. Sears said the facility will allowit to request standby letters of credit of up to $200 million, what can be further expanded to up to $500 million if the lenders approve. The facility is being offered by JPP, LLC and JPP II, LLC, all units of ESL Investments Inc., with Citibank, N.A. serving as administrative agent and issuing bank. Sears shares are still down 58% on the year... Читать дальше...

U.S. equities struggled to pick up the “Santa Rally” on Thursday, with the main indexes edging modestly lower for a second straight session.

London benchmark FTSE 100 erases intraday loss to notch all-time high

Brewers will seek to mark territory, not expand, as over-saturation threatens sales, writes Jason Notte.

U.K. stocks rose for a fourth straight day after a choppy session on Thursday, settling at a record closing high as oil companies popped higher.

General Cable Corp. has agreed to pay more than $75 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the SEC said Thursday. The company will pay the SEC another $6.5 million to settle separate accounting violations. The Kentucky-based maker of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products was charged with making improper payments to government officials in Angola, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia, and Thailand to get or keep business. Читать дальше...

Exchange-traded funds that track the Russian equity market rose on Thursday, brushing off the prospect that the United States could retaliate against the country for its alleged use of cyberattacks to meddle in last month’s presidential election.