Новости за 11.07.2016

The Dow Jones industrial average is just shy of its own record, which was also reached in May 2015, but the Nasdaq composite index would need to rise almost 5 percent to regain the peak it reached last July. The Nasdaq composite added 31.88 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,988.64

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A Florida woman has died after falling from a trail at Grand Canyon National Park. Officials say 35-year-old Colleen Burns accidentally stepped off an edge at Ooh Aah Point on Friday, about a mile down the popular South Kaibab Trail. Park rangers located her about 400 feet from where she had been standing. Park officials say Burns had been with family hiking and taking photographs of the sunrise on the trail. They announced her death Monday. The National Park... Читать дальше...

Hedge fund ValueAct Capital disclosed a 6.8 percent stake in Alliance, which manages loyalty and rewards programs for retailers and other companies. Investors sold shares of traditionally safe investments like phone companies and utilities. Japanese drugmaker Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical agreed to buy the generic drug company for $21.75 per share, or about $714 million.

Uncertainty about the global economy, amplified by Britain's surprise vote to leave the European Union, had spurred investors in recent weeks to embrace the relative safety of U.S. government debt — driving up the bonds' prices and slashing their yields to record lows. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable-rate mortgages, edged up to 0.46 percent last week from 0.45 percent the previous week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's 500 index closes at a record high, beating the mark it set in May 2015 .

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned Monday that Britain's economic growth could be 2.5 percent lower than previously forecast through next year as a result of the negative effects from the country's decision to leave the bloc. In a preliminary assessment of the costs of a so-called Brexit, the EU's economic affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the increased uncertainty related to the June 23 vote to leave the EU will reduce Britain's GDP between 1 and 2.5 percent by 2017 compared to... Читать дальше...

"I would say here at home I have a couple of thousand," the Mariners' All-Star second baseman said. [...] that outlandish number doesn't even count a second collection in one of his homes in the Dominican Republic. The supremely fashion-conscious Cano does wear many of the sneakers, and he talks with joy about entering his massive closet (check out a fraction of it on one of his recent Instagram posts ) and knowing he'll have the perfect pair for any outfit. With a pair in every imaginable hue... Читать дальше...

The non-partisan Municipal League of King County, with its candidate ratings, can damn with faint praise by rating an incumbent as "Good," and bestow a coveted "Outstanding" rating on a challenger thirsting for recognition.

NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills Inc. is recalling two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the U.S. and one flavor sold in Canada because they use flour that was recalled earlier because it could contain E.coli. A General Mills supplier used Wondra flour implicated in a July 1, 2016 recall to make the flavor chips used in the recalled cake mix flavors.

Reports indicate that a 2-year-old child was brought to Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound Monday morning.

MILAN (AP) — Italian bank UniCredit said Monday it is launching an "in-depth strategic review" under its new CEO Jean Pierre Mustier, a move that comes at a time when the financial health of the country's banks has come under increasing investor scrutiny. News of the review and the planned asset sale come as Italian banks are facing pressure to improve their capital position following Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

Three would-be guides, in a lawsuit similar to free-speech cases in other historic cities, say they shouldn't have to pass a test and get a license to earn a living as Charleston tour guides. [...] he wrote "it is clear the plaintiffs have stated a plausible claim" adding that "the complaint sufficiently alleges that the city has no evidence that unlicensed tour guides have ever presented problems in Charleston or any other city." A federal appeals court has upheld a similar licensing ordinance... Читать дальше...

Health officials worry that these bacteria will spread their resistance to last-resort antibiotics to other bacteria that are already resistant to front-line antibiotics, creating germs that can't be killed by any known drugs. WHY ARE PEOPLE WORRIED? Since the 1940s, doctors have used antibiotics to beat back a large number of dangerous bacterial diseases. Reports of these bacteria in humans date back to 2008, and since have been confirmed in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. [...] this study... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in afternoon trading Monday following market rallies overseas after the ruling party in Japan won a key election and Friday's strong employment report in the U.S. The gains put the Standard and Poor's 500 index on track for a record high close. The S&P 500 has had a rocky year as investors faced plunging oil prices, falling corporate earnings, fears over possible rising interest rates, slowing growth in China, and most recently, the British vote to leave the European Union. Читать дальше...

Ghouls and anonymous Internet commentators — who have flocked to their thumbs-down buttons ahead of the film's release — share plenty of characteristics. In his corner he has the best comic actor of the decade, Melissa McCarthy, the klutzy wit of Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live" standout Kate McKinnon and the big-screen breakthrough of Leslie Jones, the film's secret weapon. Wiig is a physics professor trying to make tenure at Columbia but she's disgraced by her latent belief in the paranormal. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and ride-hailing service Lyft are expanding their Express Drive short-term vehicle rental program to California and Colorado. GM President Dan Ammann and Lyft President John Zimmer say the program has outpaced their expectations, but they won't say how many cars Lyft drivers are renting right now.

HOUSTON (AP) — A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a Houston airport due to concerns about a possible mechanical problem. Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver at around 6 a.m. Monday when the plane's crew spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and the pilot slammed the brakes.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): Technology and industrial companies rose the most in midday trading Monday, while traditional safe-play stocks like utilities and phone companies fell. Boeing rose 2 percent and chemical maker DuPont rose 1 percent, the biggest gains in the Dow Jones industrial average. Banks and technology stocks rose the most in early trading Monday, while traditional safe-play stocks like utilities, phone companies and consumer goods makers fell.

Randy Tinseth, Boeing's vice president of marketing for commercial planes, said aviation will grow over the long term "despite recent events that have impacted the financial markets." Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said the plane, which is based on the civilian Boeing 737, will help protect Britain's Trident nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. The deal is part of what Boeing and the U.K. describe as a new long-term partnership that will bring 2,000 new jobs to the U.K. That's an important... Читать дальше...

The vote "topples" the British government, "crushes" the pound and "wipes away" billions in stock market wealth. The company he heads, U.S. Money Reserve, may sound like U.S. Mint, but it is an unrelated, private company, as readers can see in the fine print at the bottom of the ad. Barbara Roper, a director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, has no opinion on gold itself, but urges caution. A quarter of a century ago, money poured into "world income funds" that bet... Читать дальше...

In a letter sent to workers Monday, CEO Howard Schultz said that the amount of the raise — which will occur in October— will be determined by geographic and market factors. Pay for entry-level jobs has become a hot political topic ahead of the presidential election. Last month Macy's Inc. struck a tentative deal with some of its workers, in which an employee union negotiated higher wages and more affordable health care. The Seattle company is also implementing "go shop" employee health care coverage starting next week... Читать дальше...

(AP) — After a record number of visitors passed through Glacier National Park's gates in June, the park is on pace for a third straight year of record visitation. June is usually the start of Glacier's busy season, as Going-to-the-Sun Road typically opens to traffic at that time along with most of the park's campgrounds.

(AP) — Authorities in central Wyoming are investigating after a woman playing the popular smartphone game Pokemon Go found a man's body in a river. Fremont County Undersheriff Ryan Lee says the death appears to be accidental and possibly a drowning.

The story here is that not all strange things seen on Mars are spoons, ghosts or Sasquatch (though we believe it and Elvis are driving around underground tunnels on the red planet!).