Новости за 21.05.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: General Electric Co., up 29 cents to $15.26 The conglomerate will get $2.9 billion as it combines its train engine business with Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. LaSalle Hotel Properties, up $1.71 to $33.61 The real estate investment trust agreed to be bought by investment firm Blackstone for $3.7 billion. MB Financial Inc., up $5.63 to $49.28 The bank accepted an offer from Fifth Third Bancorp worth $4.7 billion. Micron Technology Inc.... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says it's committing to giving users worldwide the same data and privacy rights being offered to Europeans under new regulations there. That means no matter where you live, you'll be able to see what Microsoft collects about you and correct or delete that information if necessary. You'll also be able to object to the use of data for marketing and other purposes. Some companies have been limiting those options to only people in the European Union, where the new rules take effect on Friday. Читать дальше...

Industrial and technology companies led stocks to solid gains Monday after the U.S. and China appeared to make significant progress in trade talks. That helped ease concerns among investors that the world's two biggest economies might be headed for a trade war. On Monday: The S&P 500 index picked up 20.04 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,733.01. The Dow Jones industrial average added 298.20 points, or 1.2 percent, to 25,013.29. The Nasdaq composite climbed 39.70 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,394.04. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Industrial and technology companies led stocks to solid gains Monday after the U.S. and China appeared to make significant progress in trade talks. That helped ease concerns among investors that the world's two biggest economies might be headed for a trade war. After another round of talks, the two countries agreed not to place tariffs on goods imported from the other. The Chinese government said it will buy more U.S. goods, including energy and agricultural products, while Treasury... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Signs of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks solidly higher on Wall Street, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its biggest gain in two weeks. Technology and industrial companies led the way higher Monday. Micron Technology jumped 3.9 percent after the chipmaker raised its profit and revenue forecasts. General Electric rose 1.9 percent after reaching a deal to combine its train engine... Читать дальше...

For the 15,000 cars that traverse the Magnolia Bridge each day, the days of using that bridge are numbered. Replacing the bridge would be too expensive, so instead officials are weighing alternatives.

For the 15,000 cars that traverse the Magnolia Bridge each day, the days of using that bridge are numbered. Replacing the bridge would be too expensive, so instead officials are weighing alternatives.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former University of Southern California students sued the school and an ex-campus gynecologist who they accuse of molesting patients over decades as a "serial sexual predator," according to a court filing Monday. Dr. George Tyndall routinely made crude comments, took inappropriate photographs and forced the plaintiffs to strip naked and groped them under the guise of medical treatment for his "sexual gratification," the civil lawsuit said. Tyndall, who worked at a USC clinic for 30 years... Читать дальше...

By Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog   We first introduced you to Métier Brewing Company back in January, when we shared the announcement that they were taking For the latest news and information about beer in and around Washington, visit Washington Beer Blog.

Two women are charged with helping a man who shot his girlfriend in a Kent bar in November. The accused shooter since killed himself. The alleged accomplices are the only remaining people who can answer to the woman's shooting.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction, reaching their highest levels in nearly a decade for the third week in a row. The Treasury Department auctioned $48 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.895 percent, up from 1.89 percent last week. Another $42 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 2.08 percent, up from 2.035 percent last week. The three-month rate was the highest since those bills averaged 1.9 percent on June 30, 2008. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Long emergency stopping distances, difficult-to-use controls and a harsh ride stopped Tesla's Model 3 electric car from getting a recommended buy rating from Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports says the car has exhilarating acceleration and handling. But testers were troubled by its 152-foot average stopping distance from 60 miles per hour in emergency braking tests. The distance was worse than any modern car Consumer Reports has tested and is about 7 feet longer than a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Читать дальше...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — A teenager who started a major wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been ordered to pay restitution for at least the next decade, though it's unlikely the boy will ever cover his nearly $37 million bill.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo began an Ebola vaccination campaign Monday in a northwest provincial capital in a major effort to stem an outbreak that has already made its way from rural towns into a city of more than 1 million people. The campaign comes a day after the health ministry announced that a nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began and was first announced in early May. The death toll is now 27. There are 49 hemorrhagic fever cases: 22 confirmed as Ebola... Читать дальше...

All politics is local. Despite looming national issues, and the divisiveness of President Trump, the Eastern Washington race between U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Lisa Brown could boil down to a basic question:

The Chinatown-International District through the years.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los precios de las acciones subían el lunes al mediodía en la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York, ante indicios de que las tensiones comerciales entre China y Estados Unidos se están atenuando. Las compañías industriales y los bancos estaban entre los que más avanzaban. Boeing subía 3,3% y en Bank of New York Mellon se elevaba 1,3% El secretario del Tesoro Steven Mnuchin dijo que Estados Unidos ha postergado los aranceles que tenía pensado aplicar a China luego que los dos países... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are solidly higher after the U.S. and China appeared to make progress in trade talks. Industrial companies and banks made some of the biggest gains Monday. Boeing rose 3.3 percent and Bank of New York Mellon climbed 1.3 percent. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. postponed tariffs on China after the two sides made progress toward a trade agreement. General Electric rose 2.6 percent after... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are solidly higher Monday after the U.S. and China appeared to make major progress in trade talks. The Chinese government says it will buy more goods and services and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. postponed tariffs on up to $150 billion in goods from China after the two sides made "meaningful progress" toward a new trade agreement. Industrial companies and banks are making some of the biggest gains. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index climbed 14 points, or 0.5 percent... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric will tie its train engine division to the railroad equipment maker Wabtec in deal worth about $11 billion as GE CEO John Flannery continues to break off parts of the conglomerate. Wabtec CEO Raymond Betler will lead the combined company and its chairman, Albert Neupaver, will be executive chairman. Under the deal announced Monday and approved by the boards of both companies, General Electric Co. will get $2.9 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close early next year. Читать дальше...

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a "conversational AI" startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that can converse naturally with humans. Semantic aims to advance the state of voice-based AI, like virtual assistants Alexa, Siri, Cortana and others, from understanding and responding to commands to being able to have compete conversations.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say at least two dozen children were taken to a hospital after they possibly were sickened by sandwiches served at their school. Principal Ana Irimia said the children fell ill Monday after eating sandwiches prepared by the company that supplies the school in the eastern town of Dofteana. But she says some of the children had eaten food brought from home. Local health spokesman Andrei Grecu says the youngsters are ages 10-14 and were taken to two nearby hospitals suffering from vomiting... Читать дальше...

The best way to save money at theme parks this summer is simple. Don't go. Peak season means peak pricing. Admission discounts can be hard to find, and nearby hotels jack up their rates. Add in the always-inflated prices of food, souvenirs and parking, and you're buying a pretty expensive day out. At the mega-parks operated by Disney and Universal, a family of four can easily spend $1,000 per day. If you're determined to visit a theme park this summer, here's how to rein in costs while keeping your sanity. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Actresses Brigitte Bardot and Sophie Marceau are leading campaigns for mandatory cameras in French slaughterhouses and a ban on the sale of eggs from caged hens as France's parliament prepares to debate a food industry bill Tuesday. Thirteen animal rights associations have called on lawmakers to add the slaughterhouse and cage regulations to the legislation. In an open letter, they argued that both measures were campaign promises of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Bardot Foundation... Читать дальше...

By Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog   For the most part, this year’s Washington Brewers Festival at Marymoor Park (Friday, June 15 thru Sunday, June 17) For the latest news and information about beer in and around Washington, visit Washington Beer Blog.