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JBS USA, a subsidiary of Brazil's JBS S/A, has bought Plumrose USA, the U.S.-based bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown A/S, for $230 million, JBS USA said late Monday. The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, subject to regulatory review and approvals, the company said. The acquisition includes five prepared-foods facilities and two distribution centers in the U.S. Plumrose's net revenue is around $500 million, JBS USA said. Danish Crown is one of Europe's... Читать дальше...

Staples Inc. said late Monday it plans to sell its Australian and New Zealand business to Platinum Equity for an undisclosed amount. "As we execute our plan for long-term growth we want to focus primarily on our Staples' North American business, and this will allow us to better do that," said Shira Goodman, Staples chief executive, in a statement. Shares of Staples rose 0.8% to $8.64 after hours.

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has sold its 10% stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., throwing in the towel amid mounting losses.

Expense ratios don’t tell the whole story.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Monday it's "virtually impossible" that 14 million more people would be left without insurance next year under the House Republicans' health-care bill. The Congressional Budget Office made that estimate earlier Monday. Read highlights of the CBO report.

Shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped in the extended session Monday after the Victoria, British Columbia-based biotech developer said it was launching a secondary offering of shares. Aurinia shares dropped 21% to $8.30 after hours. Aurinia did not specify the number of shares to be offered but said proceeds would be used for research and development activities including late-stage trials for lupus treatments. Aurinia currently has about 52.8 million shares outstanding.

Okta Inc., an identity management software company, filed to go public Monday. The San Francisco-based company, which allows customers to sign-on securely to applications, recorded revenue of $85.9 million in 2016, up from $41 million in 2015, on net losses of $76.3 million and $59.1 million respectively. Okta has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "OKTA." The company has not yet set a price range and says it plans to raise up to $100 million, which is likely a placeholder amount. Читать дальше...

Avi Gilburt says technical charts signal the stock market will likely be volatile for next two months.

First-time buyers are making average down payments of 6%, less than half their level before the housing bubble.

The Energy Information Administration on Monday says it expects an increase in domestic shale-oil production to nearly 5 million barrels a day for April, which would be the highest monthly level in roughly a year.

The looming snowstorm that could dump 6-10 inches on Washington won’t delay the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy meeting.

The looming snowstorm that could dump 6-10 inches on Washington won’t delay the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy meeting.

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. sank in Monday's extended session following a CNBC report that hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has sold his stake in the company and plans to step down from the board. Ackman had steadfastedly expressed support for the drug company even after the company's stock plunged in the aftermath of an accounting scandal. Valeant shares dropped more than 7% after hours.

Here are selected highlights of the Congressional Budget Office’s “scoring” of legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Valeant shares down 8% as CNBC reports Ackman has dissolved position

Facebook Inc. said Monday that data about its users cannot be used for surveillance, cracking down on a method police departments allegedly used to track protesters and activists.

Facebook Inc. said Monday that data about its users cannot be used for surveillance, cracking down on a method police departments allegedly used to track protesters and activists.

Facebook Inc. said Monday that data about its users cannot be used for surveillance, cracking down on a method police departments allegedly used to track protesters and activists.

Facebook Inc. said Monday that data about its users cannot be used for surveillance, cracking down on a method police departments allegedly used to track protesters and activists.

Short seller Andrew Left’s Citron Research tweeted a statement about Intel’s $15 billion buyout of Mobileye, saying that while it was scratching its head over the price Intel was paying, it tips it hat to Mobileye and will move on from its bearish bet.

Short seller Andrew Left’s Citron Research tweeted a statement about Intel’s $15 billion buyout of Mobileye, saying that while it was scratching its head over the price Intel was paying, it tips it hat to Mobileye and will move on from its bearish bet.

Short seller Andrew Left’s Citron Research tweeted a statement about Intel’s $15 billion buyout of Mobileye, saying that while it was scratching its head over the price Intel was paying, it tips it hat to Mobileye and will move on from its bearish bet.

Shares of Ruby Tuesday Inc. jumped more than 9% late Monday after the restaurant chain said it was considering "all strategic alternatives" to keep in business, including a sale or a merger. UBS has been retained to act as Ruby Tuesday's financial advisor, the company said. The company also reported preliminary, unaudited results for the third quarter. Revenue fell to $225.7 million, from $272 million in the third quarter of 2015, and same-restaurant sales fell 4%. The company has $32.6 million in total cash balance, it said. Читать дальше...

Len Middleton, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, taught NFL players at the league’s recent Business Academy.

Republican health bill would leave 14 million more uninsured next year: CBO