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The Zeo Strategic Income Fund focuses on credit quality and low volatility, writes Phil van Doorn.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares surged in the extended session Monday after the small biotech company reported a late-stage study of its bacterial pneumonia drug met its endpoints. Paratek shares jumped 30% to $24.10 after hours, following a brief trading halt. The company said its community-acquired bacterial pneumonia antibiotic omadacycline was not inferior to the antibiotic moxifloxacin. Paratek said it plans to file a marketing application with the Food and Drug Administration as early as the first quarter of 2018. Читать дальше...

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Pier 1 Imports Inc. said late Monday its board of directors has named Alasdair James the company's new chief executive, effective May 1. James hails most recently from Sears Holdings Corp. , where he served since 2014 as president of Kmart. Shares of Pier 1 were flat in late trading after ending the regular session down 0.8%. Pier 1 ousted former CEO Alex Smith last year.

How this husband and wife cope after their American dream came to an end? Quite well, actually.

How this husband and wife cope after their American dream came to an end? Quite well, actually.

How did this husband and wife cope after their American dream came to an end? Quite well, actually.

More than 20% of borrowers who left school between 2010 and 2011 and also had more than $100,000 in student debt defaulted within five years

U.S. stocks kicked off April on a weak note Monday as auto sales fell to a nearly three-year low. Vehicle sales totaled 16.6 million units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in March, the lowest since April 2014. Auto sales are often an important barometer of confidence in the economy. The S&P 500 fell 4 points, or 0.2%, to close at 2,357 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 12 points to end at 20,650. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 17 points, or 0.3%, to close at 5,894.

U.S. stocks finish lower as auto sales, manufacturing data disappoint

Gold prices finish higher Monday, with the precious metal shaking off early softness to post a second straight gain, as assets perceived as risky stumble in late-morning trade in New York.

Shares of car makers and their suppliers were mostly lower Monday, after March U.S. car sales hit a two-year low, hit by factors including the widening price gap between new and used autos as well as rising interest rates and a slowing of the replacement cycle. Autodata reported that car sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.62 million in the month, down from 17.58 million in February. O'Reilly Automotive Inc. led S&P 500 decliners, falling 4.5% in late trade. CarMax Inc.... Читать дальше...

Elevate Credit Inc. is back to test the public markets in a time that may be more welcoming to financial lenders.

Elevate Credit Inc. is back to test the public markets in a time that may be more welcoming to financial lenders.

Elevate Credit Inc. is back to test the public markets in a time that may be more welcoming to financial lenders.

Housing-related debt is down $1 trillion since the 2008 peak, but auto loan balances are $367 billion higher, and student loans are a whopping $671 billion higher.

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Gold prices finish higher Monday, with the precious metal shaking off early softness to post a second straight gain, as assets perceived as risky stumble in late-morning trade in New York.

Oil futures ended lower Monday, giving back some of the previous week's gains, as Libyan oil production resumed over the weekend. West Texas Intermediate oil for May delivery at the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 36 cents, or 0.7%, to end at $50.24 a barrel. Libya boosted production backed to around 700,000 barrels a day as its largest oilfield came back on line a week after local militia had cut output by around a third.

Gold prices ended in positive territory Monday, with the precious metal shaking off early softness to log a second straight gain, as assets perceived as risky came under pressure in late-morning trade in New York. June gold settled up $2.80, or 0.2%, at $1,254 an ounce, adding to Friday's advance. The move for the precious metal comes as U.S. equity benchmarks, notably the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index , retreated firmly to kick off second-quarter trade, following a... Читать дальше...

J. Crew's creative director and president Jenna Lyons is stepping down from her post, according to The Wall Street Journal. Lyons, who has been with the company for 26 years and is second in command after Chief Executive Mickey Drexler, will stay on with the company as a consultant until her contract expires in December. Somsack Sikhounmuong, J. Crew's head of women's design, will become chief design officer, though Lyons will not be replaced. Sikhounmuong, who has been with the company since 2001, has also overseen J. Читать дальше...

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reverse a stringent merger requirement on Charter Communications Inc. that would have compelled the company to build out internet service to one million households already being served by a competitor, FCC officials said.

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reverse a stringent merger requirement on Charter Communications Inc. that would have compelled the company to build out internet service to one million households already being served by a competitor, FCC officials said.

Mylan NV's EpiPen recall, which the company said late last week would extend to the U.S., will likely have a low impact on the company's revenue, Evercore ISI analyst Umer Raffat said Monday. The main cost to Mylan will be replacing the recalled EpiPens, all of which are expiring in the next several months, and thus delaying the purchase of new EpiPens for affected patients by about a year, Raffat said. He estimated the cost at about 3%, or $21 million of Mylan's expected $650 million in U.S. Читать дальше...

Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware became the 41st Democrat to announce he'll join a filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. The move means Democrats have enough votes to block Gorsuch -- but Senate Republicans may respond by triggering what is known as the nuclear option, or changing Senate rules to confirm him with a simple majority.