Новости за 29.12.2016

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.

Rates haven’t risen as much as they did in 2013, when the Fed reminded investors that the punch bowl wouldn’t be around forever.

The FTSE 100 is running neck-and-neck with the Dow.

For European stock investors, 2016 turned out to be nothing like what strategists had promised at the beginning of the year.

The U.S. stock market has been mostly quiet in the final trading week of the year, as is typical, but expect volatility to return early in 2016, particularly in the retail and technology sectors, Goldman Sachs wrote on Thursday.

The U.S. stock market has been mostly quiet in the final trading week of the year, as is typical, but expect volatility to return early in 2016, particularly in the retail and technology sectors, Goldman Sachs wrote on Thursday.

Year-end surge in U.S. mortgage rates continues

Endologix Inc. shares rose 8.8% in pre-market trade Thursday after the company said it removed a temporary hold on shipments of some of its medical devices. Shares rose 2.6% in official trade so far. All sizes of the AFX Endovascular AAA System and some sizes of the AFX2 Endovascular AAA System will be shipped out and used in medical procedures "effective immediately," though testing and improvements on other sizes of the AFX2 system were ongoing, the company said. The hold had been announced on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks were little changed in early trade Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 suffered its biggest one-session drop in months and a triple-digit drop dealt a blow to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's march toward the 20,000 milestone. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 2,252, while the Dow advanced 16 points to 19,850. The Nasdaq Composite was virtually flat at 5,439.

Dow industrials stand 150 points from 20,000 mark after modest opening gain

U.S. trade deficit jumps in November

U.S. weekly jobless claims drop

Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares were downgraded to hold from buy by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey on Thursday, after the company said one of its drugs had come up short in a study. Anthera said that the drug Sollpura, which is meant to help a specific kind of maldisgestion in cystic fibrosis patients, "narrowly missed" the primary endpoint for the study. The company said the structure of the study may have hindered the results by not allowing some patients to increase their dosage during the testing... Читать дальше...

CES 2017 will set the technology mood for the year, with major announcements regarding wearables, the Internet of Things and driverless cars.

CES 2017 will set the technology mood for the year, with major announcements regarding wearables, the Internet of Things and driverless cars.

A new year can trigger lots of optimism — from thinking you’ll exercise more to Wall Street’s S&P 500 forecasts. There is real confidence in some circles, with particularly bullish targets coming from First Trust. It’s our call of the day.

A new year can trigger lots of optimism — from thinking you’ll exercise more to Wall Street’s S&P 500 forecasts. There is real confidence in some circles, with particularly bullish targets coming from First Trust. It’s our call of the day.

Walt Disney’s ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ will likely be 2017’s biggest movie.

Buffett’s decision this year to get back into airline stocks is looking pretty smart right now.

Cempra shares tumble 28% premarket after FDA says can't approve pneumonia drug

Clinical-stage drug company Cempra Inc. said Thursday it has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding its new drug applications (NDAs) for solithromycin, a treatment for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. The letter says that the FDA cannot approve the NDAs in their current form and says the company must provide additional safety data and resolve unspecified issues with its manufacturing facility. "Based on their review of the NDAs, the CRL... Читать дальше...

Even Weight Watchers has gotten into the diet meal delivery business.

Even Weight Watchers has gotten into the diet meal delivery business.

Syria ceasefire announced by Russian President Putin: WSJ

Matrimonial attorneys say more couples split after the holidays.