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President Donald Trump is prodding military advisers to agree to a more sweeping strike in Syria than they consider prudent, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. A White House official said Trump has been pushing for a strike that would not only punish the Syrian regime for a chemical-weapons attack, but also exact a price from its patrons Russia and Iran. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has reportedly resisted, worrying the administration lacks a broader strategy in Syria and that strikes could trigger a clash with Russian and Iran. Читать дальше...

Illumina Inc. shares rose in the extended session Friday after the DNA sequencing company and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced they'll use Illumina's next-generation sequencing technology to develop cancer drugs at Bristol-Myers. Illumina shares rose 1.7% after hours, following a 0.3% decline to close at $241.44 Friday. The companies said they will use the Illumina TruSight Oncology 500 test to find genetic biomarkers to target in the development of cancer drugs. Bristol-Myers shares advanced 0.6% after hours... Читать дальше...

Director Mick Mulvaney hinted that the public database of consumer complaints won’t stay that way.

U.S. stock benchmarks on Friday wrap up a solid week on a sour note as better-than-expected first-quarter earnings failed to stir buying appetite on Wall Street.

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog concluded in a blistering report that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe misled investigators who were probing his role in providing information in October 2016 to a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

President Trump on Friday talked to his longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, just days after the office and hotel room of Cohen were raided during an investigation into his financial dealings, according to the New York Times. The Times cited two unnamed sources said to be familiar with the call. Trump reportedly was "checking in," but details of the conversation were unknown. The president took to Twitter early this week to blast the raids.

An exchange-traded fund that tracks the cannabis-related industry spiked on heavy volume on Friday, after the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump promised Sen. Cory Gardner that he would support congressional efforts to protect states that have legalized marijuana. The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF surged 6.5%. The ETF, which is listed on Toronto's exchange, traded on volume of more than 940,000 shares, nearly twice its 30-day average. Another fund, the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF ... Читать дальше...

General Motors Co. could cut up to 1,500 jobs at a plant in Ohio that builds the Chevy Cruze, according to reports on Friday. The plant would eliminate shifts to face dwindling demand for the compact car. GM earlier this month said Chevrolet was the industry's fastest-growing full-line brand, but largely on the strength of the brand's SUVs and pickup trucks as well as larger sedans. Shares of GM rose 0.2% in late trading after ending the regular session down 0.3%.

U.S. equity markets closed lower on Friday, led by a selloff in banking stocks, but the main indexes still posted weekly gains. The first-quarter earnings season kicked off with the releases from J.P.Morgan, Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo. But shares of banks fell sharply even as the profits were in line or above expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 122.91 points, or 0.5%, to 24,360.14 but ended the week 1.8% higher. The S&P 500 index declined 7.69 points, or 0.3% to 2,656.30... Читать дальше...

The online listing marketplace will now buy your home and re-sell

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James Cakmak just left his job as a Wall Street analyst covering internet stocks to focus on running Snailz Inc., an app he co-founded and refers to as “the OpenTable of nail salons.”

Investors have plenty to worry about, but their growing gloominess actually could be bullish for the stock market. An AAII survey is often used as a contrarian indicator, meaning traders turn upbeat when its readings turn bearish. And they just did.

Crude-oil prices rise for a fifth straight session Friday, notching their strongest weekly performance since July last year after a week driven by fears of a U.S.-led military conflict in Syria.

The U.S. dollar, which previously touched a seven-week high versus the Japanese yen, doesn’t have many wins in its column on Friday but still managed to eke out a small gain on the week, even as underlying geopolitical and trade fears persist.

Stocks near lows of the day late Friday

President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen is under criminal investigation, a court filing shows. "Here, Cohen is not a criminal defense attorney, has no cases with the [U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York], and is being investigated for criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings," the filing reads. The filing added that Cohen has "exceedingly few clients and a low volume of potentially privileged communications."

The market is in the late stages of an economic cycle nearing its ninth year, but Larry Fink, CEO of asset management behemoth BlackRock Inc., says investors ought to forgo attempts to time the market and stay invested.