Новости за 07.02.2018

Lululemon’s CEO departure was unexpected, but there’s opportunity for Stefan Larsson, who has held positions at Old Navy and Ralph Lauren, to step in, analysts say.

Treasury yields jumped Wednesday as party leaders in the Senate agreed to a two-year budget deal that would increase defense spending and raise the government’s borrowing cap.

Gilead Sciences Inc.'s once-a-day HIV regimen has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday afternoon. The regimen, Biktarvy, is intended for HIV patients who are new to treatment and will cost $35,859, similar to other single-tablet HIV therapies, said Mizuho analyst Salim Syed. The approval happened a few days earlier than expected, and the safety label for the product is clean, he said. Biktarvy is expected to become a "gold standard" HIV regimen for patients... Читать дальше...

The federal government had a budget surplus of $51 billion in January, slightly smaller than the same month a year ago, according to the Congressional Budget Office. For the first four months of fiscal 2018, the shortfall is $174 billion, up $16 billion from the same period a year ago. For the fiscal year to date, receipts are up by 4% and spending is 5% higher, CBO said. Department of Homeland Security outlays have risen 67%, or $12 billion, for the fiscal year due to activities related to disaster relief. Читать дальше...

In one fell swoop, Snap Inc.'s stock hurdled its 50-day moving average, its 200-day MA and a 9-month long downtrend line, creating a bullish "breakaway gap" which suggests it may have launched its first uptrend since going public 11 months ago. The stock had bouncing around a relatively narrow range since it closed at a record low of $11.83 on Aug. 11, 2016. On Wednesday, after the ephemeral-messaging company reported late Tuesday quarterly results that beat expectations for the first time, the stock opened at $17.15... Читать дальше...

Snap crossed its IPO price again for the first time since July, and analysts are weighing in on how changes made to the company’s business will affect financials down the line.

The Fed and stock-market investors are trapped in a 1970s alternate universe, writes Rex Nutting.

A top aide to President Trump resigned Wednesday following allegations of domestic violence from his two ex-wives — but maintained their “vile” claims were merely “a coordinated smear campaign.”

Consumer credit expanded $18.4 billion in December, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Oil futures drop Wednesday as a second weekly rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and record domestic production halt earlier price gains.

Rabobank, a Roseville, California subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a felony conspiracy charge for concealing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering program and obstructing the regulatory examination of the bank. Rabobank will forfeit $369 million. Rabobank admitted to conspiring with several of its former executives to defraud the United States by unlawfully impeding the OCC's ability to regulate the bank, and to allowing hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable cash... Читать дальше...

Steve Strongin, head of Goldman’s research unit, paints a bleak picture for proponents of digital currencies, going as far to say that many extant cryptocurrencies are likely to face an existential crisis.

The Winklevoss twins are as bullish as ever when it comes to the future of cryptocurrencies.

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One man made a costly mistake that millions of Americans make every year.

A two-year budget deal announced by top senators on Wednesday would boost defense and domestic spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, as well as suspend the debt limit and provide new funds to combat opioid abuse.

The senator’s office published a new report on the credit agency Wednesday.

Hudson's Bay Co. said Wednesday that it has rejected an unsolicited offer for its German business from Signa Holding GmbH after a review. "It significantly undervalues our German business and related real estate assets and is not supported by sufficient certainty of financing to warrant further consideration at this time," said David Leith, lead independent director of the Hudson's Bay's board. Included in Hudson's Bay's portfolio are Galeria Kaufhof, a German department store group, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. Читать дальше...

Yields for short-dated Treasury bills due in early March fell from their elevated levels on Wednesday after Senate leaders said they struck a two-year budget deal that would lift the debt ceiling. The bill most be voted on in Congress. The yield for the one-month bill maturing in March. 08 slipped around 11 basis points to 1.352%. Before the agreement, investors had avoided bills set to mature in early March, pushing its yields higher above later maturities, when the Treasury Department was expected to exhaust accounting maneuvers. Читать дальше...

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Oil prices dropped Wednesday, with the U.S. benchmark marking its lowest settlement in about a month. The Energy Information Administration reported a second-straight weekly increase in U.S. crude stockpiles and data from the agency showed weekly domestic crude production topped 10 million barrels a day to reach a fresh record. March West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.60, or 2.5%, to settle at $61.79 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the lowest finish since Jan. 8, according to FactSet data. Читать дальше...

GE shocked investors and accounting experts last week with charges stemming from its long-term care business, but other companies regularly adjust loss reserves. So what happened?