Новости за 03.04.2017

South Africa's currency and its stocks tumbled on Monday after S&P Global Ratings cut the country's sovereign credit rating into junk territory. The ratings agency cited last week's firing of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan by President Jacob Zuma as the catalyst for the decision, saying Gordhan's ouster "increased the likelihood that economic growth...could suffer." The rand fell 2% to 13.68 to the dollar following the decision, compared with 13.42 late Friday in New York. The iShares MSCI South Africa Exchange-Traded Fund... Читать дальше...

Shares of Panera Bread Co. soared to a record high in midday trade Monday, after Bloomberg reported that the fast-casual restaurant chain was exploring a possible sale. The stock was trading up about 1.2% just before noon ET, then shot up as much as 12% in intraday trade, before paring some gains to trade up 10%. Panera is working with advisers to study its options after receiving takeover interest, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company's current market capitalization is $6.48 billion... Читать дальше...

Panera Bread shares soar to record high on report that company is up for sale

Dow, S&P technical-support levels in peril as stock-market slide steepens

In a sign of how the market's upward trend has been waning, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are mere points from their 50-day moving averages, a level that is often seen as a measure of near-term momentum. If the indexes close below the technically significant point, that would represent the first time that they did so since Nov. 8 - the day of the U.S. presidential election, where Donald Trump's victory spurred an extended rally that took indexes to repeated records. Читать дальше...

The needs of retirees, who are the ultimate investors, and the desires of investment advisers and managers aren’t always aligned.

A record run for Tesla shares tips the electric-car maker to surpass Ford as the U.S. No. 2 car company.

Fifty years from now, today’s humans will be obsolete, author and historian Yuval Harari tells MarketWatch.

President Vladimir Putin says Secret Service is investigating whether blast was a terrorist act.

Tesla surpasses Ford to become No. 2 car company in U.S. — by market cap

Novocure Ltd. shares surged 49.4% in morning trade Monday after the company said its late-stage clinical trial in newly diagnosed glioblastoma showed positive results. Novocure found that the two-year survival rate for patients improved from 30% to 43% after its drug Optune was added to standard temozolomide chemotherapy, and the five-year survival rate increased from 5% to 13%. Glioblastoma is a common type of brain cancer -- about 12,500 people are diagnosed with it in the U.S. each year, according... Читать дальше...

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The most comprehensive tax reform would be to replace the personal and corporate income taxes with a valued-added tax, writes Peter Morici.

Treasurys rise, pushing down yields after ISM records 57.2 in March

Treasurys rise, pushing down yields after ISM records 57.2 in March

Marijuana dispensaries are preparing for increased foot traffic and exploring ways to keep business strong as warm weather, tax refund season and the industry's 4/20 holiday are approaching. Dispensaries in Colorado and Washington, surveyed by ConvergeX analysts Nicholas Colas and Jessica Rabe, say they average 100 to 400 people a day, but believe they could see well north of 500 customers come April 20. Stores have been stocking up in preparation, according to ConvergeX. Last year, marijuana sales on April 20 reached record highs. Читать дальше...

A Gibraltar minister called Spain a “bully”, while a Spanish minister says someone in the U.K. is “losing their cool,” over the tiny U.K. territory that has become embroiled in Brexit negotiations.

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Shares of Under Armour Inc. slumped 2.4% in morning trade Monday, after FBR & Co. turned bearish on the athletic apparel company, citing a brewing price war with rival Nike Inc. at Kohl's Inc. , as well as changing customer preferences. Analyst Susan Anderson cut her rating to a rare underperform from market perform, and slashed her price target to $14, which is 28% below current levels, from $20. Only 1.6% of the companies covered by FBR analyst had underperform ratings. "Our checks show... Читать дальше...

Bristol-Myers Sqibb Co. said Monday morning that the combination of its two cancer drugs showed the best survival rates in melanoma patients in a late-stage clinical trial. The combination of the drugs Opdivo and Yervoy is one many Wall Street analysts believe is promising. Two-year overall survival rates for patients with previously untreated advanced melanoma were highest for the combination treatment, or 64%, followed by 59% for Opdivo alone and 45% for Yervoy alone, according to the company. Читать дальше...

The rising retirement perils of 401(k) ‘leakage.’

The Saudi energy company and its underwriters, aiming for the largest IPO in history, will ensure oil prices rise before the offering, says Thomas H. Kee Jr.

The dollar weakens modestly against its main rivals on Monday, the first trading day of the quarter, as U.S. car manufacturers saw sales decelerate last month to their slowest pace since August.

The lesson from history is not that the robots should be stopped; it is that we will need to confront the social-engineering and political problem of maintaining a fair balance of relative incomes across society, says J. Bradford DeLong.

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