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Turkey’s lira weakened against developed-market rivals Wednesday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and worries about Turkey’s political future ahead of the June 24 snap election took hold of financial markets.

The Tennessee Republican said the party’s traditional views on such matters as trade are “quite divergent” from where the party has been guided under the administration of President Donald Trump, which, he said, is “making stuff up as they go along” with “no coherency” among the positions taken, and yet lawmakers fear following their consciences and formerly espoused policy preferences.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was likely the swing central banker who moved the projected 2018 interest rate hikes to four moves from three, according to Vincent Reinhart, a former top Fed staffer. Powell likely kept his dot at three moves in March in order to keep the median down so as not to rush the process of market adjustment, Reinhart, now chief economist at Standish, said in an interview. "A reasonable attribution is he was at three in March, and the others were not as likely to change," Reinhart said. Читать дальше...

The Trump administration, deepening its global trade offensive, is preparing to levy tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods in the coming week, perhaps as early as Friday — a move that is likely to spark heavy retaliation from Beijing.

Comcast Corp. offered 21st Century Fox Inc. $35 a share in cash for assets that it had agreed to sell Walt Disney Co. , Comcast said late Wednesday. The offer is a 19% premium over Disney's offer and values Fox at $65 billion. "In light of yesterday's decision in the AT&T/Time Warner case, the limited time prior to your shareholders' meeting, and our strong continued interest, we are pleased to present a new, all-cash proposal that fully addresses the Board's stated concerns with our prior... Читать дальше...

Shares of Tailored Brands Inc. plunged more than 17% late Wednesday after the parent company of Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank and other apparel brands reported first-quarter earnings and sales above expectations and kept its 2018 guidance. Tailored Brands said it earned $13.9 million, or 27 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $1.8 million, or 4 cents share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company earned $25.3 million, or 50 cents a share, compared with $13.3 million, or 27 cents a share, last year. Читать дальше...

Comcast Corp. on Wednesday offered to buy a big chunk of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment and international assets for $65 billion, kicking off a potential bidding war with Walt Disney Co. as the two media titans vie for supremacy in a business dealing with tumultuous change.

Gap Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that Neil Fiske would take over the role of president and chief executive of its Gap brand. Fiske had previously been chief executive of Billabong, Eddie Bauer and Bath and Body Works. He will permanently replace Jeff Kerwin, who left the company in February; Brent Hyder had been filling in on an interim basis during the search. "Neil brings significant retail and apparel experience to Gap Inc. and a track record of transforming and repositioning brands,"... Читать дальше...

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This man says his wealthy brother supports gay rights, while his sister’s church does not support them.

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Apple rival Xiaomi is seeking a valuation of up to $100 billion through its Hong Kong IPO.

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Men’s shopping habits could also be a reflection of their fatter wallets.

He abused a consumer measure created to protect against fraud.

Treasury yields rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raises its key interest rate and drops language that rates would remain below its long-term rate in its policy statement.

The White House said Wednesday it objects to a Senate measure that would block President Donald Trump’s agreement to revive Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp.

HP Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that the president of its personal-computer business, Ron Coughlin, is departing the company for a CEO job and will be replaced by Alex Cho. Coughlin has overseen a strong rebound for HP's PC business since Hewlett-Packard split into two companies, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. HP's announcement said that Coughlin had accepted a CEO position "outside the technology sector in his hometown of San Diego." His replacement, Cho, has been with HP since 1995... Читать дальше...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday had bad news for companies in Colorado, Washington and other states in the marijuana business — the central bank is not about to let banks take money from them.

Comcast bids $35 a share for Fox assets, topping Disney offer by 19%

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U.S. stock benchmarks gave up earlier gains and closed lower on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, and signaled that the domestic economic growth outlook warranted a more aggressive rate-hike path than investors had anticipated. The S&P 500 fell 11.22 points, or 0.4%, to 2,775.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 119.60 points, or 0.5%, to 25,201.13. The Nasdaq Composite Index , which earlier set an intraday record at 7.748.96... Читать дальше...

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