Новости за 20.02.2018

U.S. stocks were mostly lower in the early going Tuesday as trading reopened after a long holiday weekend. Disappointing earnings from Walmart weighed on the market, which was coming off a six-day winning streak. Losses in consumer-focused stocks and other sectors outweighed gains in energy companies and banks. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 9 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,722 as of 10:03 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 168 points, or 0.7 percent, to 25,050. Читать дальше...

"Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I'm here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans — all the real-world stuff no one taught us how to do in college. Send your questions about postgrad life to askbrianna@nerdwallet.com. Americans want to believe that we all have the chance to explore our individual brands of limitless potential. We tell young people, "Do what you love and the money will follow." We say they should take... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A regional official in Poland wants two fragments of the wall that isolated the Warsaw Ghetto put on a list of historical monuments. The proposal published on Tuesday says the red brick wall at 53 Sienna Street should be protected as a witness to history and preserved for future generations. It says monument status would give legal protection to a "unique historical memento, priceless to the Jewish and the Polish nation." The decision is subject to appeal. The wall was built in 1940... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's just what the GOP said we'd hear from a CEO after being handed a big tax break. But when Charles Scharf announced plans last month to spend his company's tax savings on higher wages and technology, investors began selling. The Bank of New York Mellon CEO said he had a responsibility to "share the benefit" with workers and build the "company of the future." But investors want to share in the tax bounty as well — through higher dividends and buybacks. By the end of the day, the... Читать дальше...

Qualcomm is raising its takeover bid for NXP Semiconductors by nearly 16 percent to about $43.22 billion, citing in part NXP's strong results since the companies first announced their merger in October 2016. The move announced Tuesday comes as Qualcomm itself is in the crosshairs of Broadcom Ltd., which earlier this month raised its own cash and stock bid for Qualcomm to $121 billion. Qualcomm, based in San Diego, had offered $110 per share cash for NXP, based in The Netherlands. It said Tuesday... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening broadly lower as the market pulls back after a six-day winning streak. Walmart slumped 7 percent in early trading Tuesday after reporting a slowdown in online sales and earnings that missed analysts' forecasts. Gap fell 5 percent after saying the head of the Gap brand will leave the company. NXP Semiconductors rose 6 percent after Qualcomm raised its offer to buy the company. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 5 points... Читать дальше...

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's army says it is planning to open a new satellite center to serve the country's military intelligence and NATO. The center will receive images of the situation on the ground around the globe from satellites, analyze them and provide them for the alliance's defense planning and the local army's use, including its foreign missions. The system known as SATCEN CR is also planned to help the civilian sector in the case of natural disasters. The military spy agency said... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A strong home-improvement market pushed Home Depot's profit higher in the fourth quarter, topping expectations. The Atlanta company's profit rose 5.6 percent to $1.78 billion, or $1.52 per share, for the three months ended Jan. 28. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, were $1.69 per share. Revenue rose 7.5 percent to $23.88 billion on an increase in customers at existing stores. Same-store sales, a key measure of a retailer's health, increased 7.5 percent. Along with a strong housing... Читать дальше...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Tuesday will become the first country to launch its own version of bitcoin, a move it hopes will provide a much-needed boost to its credit-stricken economy. Officials say the so-called petro is backed by Venezuela's crude oil reserves, the largest in the world. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro late last year announced he was creating the digital currency to outmaneuver U.S. sanctions preventing cash-strapped Venezuela from issuing new debt. But the U.S. Treasury... Читать дальше...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart reported a fourth-quarter profit that missed Wall Street expectations and struggled with slower e-commerce sales during the period. Its shares slipped more than 6 percent before the market open on Tuesday. Still, the world's largest retailer announced better-than-expected sales overall and higher customer counts as the company overhauls its stores and its online services. The mixed results reflect Walmart's continued challenges to fight online leader Amazon even as... Читать дальше...

The privately held owner of Safeway, Vons and other grocery brands is plunging deeper into the pharmacy business with a deal to buy Rite Aid, the nation's third-largest drugstore chain. Albertsons Companies is offering either a share of its stock and $1.83 in cash or slightly more than a share for every 10 shares of Rite Aid. A deal value was not disclosed in a statement released Tuesday by the companies. Shares of Rite Aid jumped in premarket trading. Albertsons shareholders will own more than 70 percent of the combined company... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's city of Cape Town has made more progress in putting off "Day Zero," the date when it might have to turn off most water taps because of a drought. The opposition party that runs the city of four million people says increased water saving by residents means that "Day Zero" has been pushed from June 4 to July 9. It says provincial farmers who released a large amount of water from private dams to help the city also contributed. The Democratic Alliance party says residents... Читать дальше...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's federal investigating agency said Tuesday it has arrested six people in an alleged $1.8 billion bank fraud case that continued for six years. Central Bureau of Investigation spokesman Abhished Dayal said five bank workers and an employee of suspect Nirav Modi, a billionaire jeweler, were arrested for allegedly conspiring to cheat the Punjab National Bank. Modi allegedly cheated the state-run bank by using fake bank "letters of understanding" to get loans. Most of the letters... Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children's agency has singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born in Pakistan, 46 die at birth. The report is part of UNICEF's new campaign, launched on Tuesday, to raise awareness to bring down neonatal mortality rates. UNICEF says that after Pakistan, the Central African Republic is the next riskiest country for newborns, and Afghanistan is the third. The report says that "more than 80 percent of all newborn deaths... Читать дальше...

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday after a U.S. holiday. Investors were awaiting the release later in the day of minutes from the latest meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent in early trading to 5,268.98, while Germany's DAX was up 0.3 percent to 12,423.10. Britain's FTSE 100 slipped edged less than 0.1 percent higher to 7,248.87. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures losing 0.4 percent to 25,136. S&P 500 futures were also down 0.3 percent at 2,725.80. ASIA'S DAY... Читать дальше...

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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday after a U.S. holiday. Investors were awaiting the release later in the day of minutes from the latest meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.0 percent to finish at 21,925.10. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged, inching down to 5,940.90. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.1 percent to 2,415.12. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.3 percent at 31,034.04. Shares were mixed in Southeast Asia. Markets... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican state senator who shouted at University of Idaho students in the Capitol to lobby for a birth control bill on Monday now faces an ethics complaint after a tweet from an account presenting as the lawmaker's directed students to discuss "killing babies" with a Democratic colleague. State Sen. Maryanne Jordan filed the complaint against Republican state Sen. Dan Foreman. "It's one thing to disagree with policy, it's another thing to position something like that against... Читать дальше...

HONG KONG (AP) — HSBC said Tuesday that profits rose on strong earnings from Asia, in the latest sign that the London-based global bank's restructuring to focus even more on the region is paying off. The bank said pretax profit, after adjusting for one-off items and currency fluctuations, increased 11 percent to $21 billion in 2017, as adjusted revenue climbed 5 percent to $51.5 billion. Net income more than quadrupled to $10.8 billion. "Asia again contributed a substantial proportion of the group's profits," the company's chairman... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. "I don't like taking pain medication. I don't like the way it makes me feel," he said. Harris also didn't want to risk getting addicted to heavy-duty prescription painkillers. Although long derided as pseudoscience and still questioned by many medical experts, acupuncture is increasingly being embraced by patients and doctors, sometimes as... Читать дальше...

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: HOME SALES PERKING UP? Economists project that sales of previously occupied homes edged higher in January from a month earlier. The pace of U.S. home sales slowed in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million units. Despite the setback, sales totaled 5.51 million in 2017. That was the highest level since 2006. The National Association of Realtors is expected to report Wednesday that sales rose... Читать дальше...

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HONG KONG (AP) — HSBC said Tuesday that its annual pretax profits rose by 11 percent on strong earnings from Asia, in the latest sign that the London-based global bank's restructuring to focus even more on the region is reaping further dividends. The bank said pretax profit, after adjusting for one-off items, rose to $21 billion in 2017, with adjusted revenue climbing 5 percent to $51.5 billion. Net income quadrupled to $10.8 billion. "Asia again contributed a substantial proportion of the group's profits," the company's chairman... Читать дальше...