Новости за 23.05.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Target Corp., down $4.30 to $71.17 The retailer's profit dropped as it made big investments in its business. United Technologies Inc., down 29 cents to $127.58 The maker of elevators, jet engines and other products plans to hire 35,000 people and invest more than $15 billion in the U.S. over the next five years. Lowe's Cos., up $8.94 to $94.69 The home improvement retailer raised its annual sales forecast. Tiffany & Co.... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 index picked up 8.85 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,733.29. The Dow Jones industrial average added 52.40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,886.81. The Nasdaq composite jumped 47.50 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,425.96. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks edged up 2.37 points... Читать дальше...

Three investors are looking to buy stakes in Uber in an offer that values the company at $62 billion. The ride-hailing giant said Wednesday the investors want to buy up to $600 million worth of the private company's stock. They're offering $40 per share, giving Uber a valuation that's nearly 30 percent above the $48 billion set in a January stock sale. The announcement comes as Uber posted a $2.46 billion first-quarter net profit largely due to one-time gains from the sale of businesses in Southeast Asia and Russia. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. Stocks opened lower after a business survey suggested that the eurozone economy might remain weak for longer than experts had expected. Investors bought U.S. and European government bonds, which sent yields and interest rates lower and hurt banks. The S&P 500 index fell as much as 14 points early on. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC's "Good Morning America" is expanding to a third hour — and swallowing "The Chew" to make room. The network said Wednesday the new third hour will air at 1 p.m. Eastern, which is often the spot for the cooking show. "GMA" starts at 7 a.m. "The Chew" has aired for seven seasons. ABC didn't reveal when the third hour of "GMA" will begin, but said "The Chew" episodes will air as planned until September. Says Ben Sherwood, president of Disney/ABC Television: "We believe there is great... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered a victory to President Donald Trump by expanding private care for veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system. The Senate cleared the bill on a 92-5 vote on Wednesday, also averting a disastrous shutdown of its Choice private-sector program. The program is slated to run out of money as early as next week, causing disruptions in care. The sweeping measure would allow veterans to see private doctors when they do not receive the treatment they expected... Читать дальше...

BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. government employee in southern China reported abnormal sensations of sound and pressure, the State Department said Wednesday, recalling similar experiences among American diplomats in Cuba who later fell ill. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described it as a "serious medical incident." In an emailed notice to American citizens in China, the department said it wasn't currently known what caused the symptoms in the city of Guangzhou, where an American consulate is located. "A... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate vote on a bill to expand private care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (all times local): 4:08 p.m. The Senate has passed a sweeping bill aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump's pledge to expand private care to veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system. The 92-5 vote on Wednesday would also prevent a disastrous shutdown of the Choice private-sector program. The program is slated to run out of money as early as next week, causing disruptions in care. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. U.S. stocks turned higher and finished with small gains after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way Wednesday. Lowe's jumped 10.4 percent after turning in a strong quarter. Microsoft climbed 1.2 percent. Stocks fell in the morning but turned higher after the Fed released minutes from its latest meeting suggesting... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The flight crew on the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded described the harrowing experience in their first joint interview on Wednesday. Capt. Tammie Jo Shults called her first officer Darren Ellisor an "unsung hero" on "CBS This Morning ," saying he helped communicate with the flight attendants while she took controls for the landing. Shults, who was one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death rate rose last year, and 2017 likely will mark the third straight year of decline in American life expectancy, according to preliminary data. Death rates rose for Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, and three other leading causes of death, according to numbers posted online Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full-year data is not yet available for drug overdoses, suicides or firearm deaths. But partial-year statistics in those categories showed continuing increases. Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Under pressure to act, Turkey's central bank sharply raised its key lending rate Wednesday to try to stem an outflow of capital from the country, control inflation and support the beleaguered currency. The Turkish lira regained some of its value after the bank's monetary policy committee held an emergency meeting and announced it was raising the rate from 13.5 percent to 16.5 percent. The value of the lira responded by rising to around 4.58 per dollar, after it had dropped to over 4.80 per dollar... Читать дальше...

GENEVA (AP) — President Donald Trump's top health official said Wednesday that the U.S. and global partners will "take the steps necessary" to try to contain a new Ebola outbreak, asserting that the fight against infectious diseases is one of the administration's top priorities for the World Health Organization, the U.N. agency taking the lead. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar stopped short of predicting whether the outbreak in Congo that's believed to have killed at least 27 people will be contained... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are paring their losses Wednesday as the investors feel the Federal Reserve isn't in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and health care and technology companies are up. Bond yields and interest rates are down as investors worry about the European economy after a measure of business activity in the region fell to an 18-month low in May. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell as much as 14 points in morning trading but was down 1 point, or 0.1 percent... Читать дальше...

Gas prices have been soaring since President Trump signaled that the United States is pulling out of the nuclear deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials earlier this month suggested that another rate hike was on the way soon, while also noting several risks facing the economy from rising wage pressures to potential harm from administration trade policies. The minutes of the Fed's May 1-2 meeting released Wednesday showed that officials were generally upbeat about the prospects for the economy and said that the next rate hike would "likely soon be appropriate." Many economists expect that hike to happen at the next meeting in mid-June. Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Network technology company Cisco Systems said Wednesday that a half a million routers had been compromised in preparation for what could be a major cyberattack against Ukraine, raising the specter of large-scale disruption timed to the upcoming Champions League soccer final there. Ukraine's Cyberpolice said in a statement that it was possible the hackers planned to strike during "large-scale events," an apparent reference either to the match between Real Madrid and Liverpool in the capital... Читать дальше...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Block Chain Gang LLC, Crypto Cowboy, Something Something Blockchain LLC: Based on the names of dozens of new companies registering to set up shop in Wyoming, the state's effort to lure the latest tech craze appears to be paying off. Proponents say blockchain — the ledger where transactions of digital currencies, like bitcoin, are recorded — could be the kick in the pants Wyoming needs to attract tech businesses and diversify its economy beyond fossil fuels. As for how many of... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Uber is ending its operation of self-driving cars in Arizona more than two months after a woman was struck and killed by one of its vehicles. The company notified about 300 workers Wednesday that their positions would be terminated. Uber previously suspended operations of autonomous vehicles following the March 18 accident in which a 49-year-old woman was hit while crossing the street in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe. The vehicle was in self-driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel. Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered state officials Wednesday to expedite the acquisition of a $19 million federal grant aimed at protecting the state's election systems from cyberattack, one day after the state's top elections official said the money wouldn't be available until after the November election. The money is part of a $380 million national election protection program President Donald Trump approved in March. Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, the state's chief elections official... Читать дальше...

Traffic is likely to be pain as Seattleites head out for the unofficial kickoff of summer travel this weekend.

Traffic is likely to be pain as Seattleites head out for the unofficial kickoff of summer travel this weekend.

Planes will be packed as Americans head out on summer vacations this year. Airlines for America, a trade group that represents most major U.S. carriers, forecast Wednesday that 246.1 million passengers — about 2.7 million a day — will fly on a U.S. airline between June 1 and Aug. 31. That would be a 3.7 percent increase from last year's record. The group's chief economist, John Heimlich, credits a strong economy, rising household net worth, and low fares. The CEOs of American Airlines and United Airlines have warned... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it's adding special labels to tweets from some U.S. political candidates ahead of this year's midterm elections. Twitter says the move is to provide users with "authentic information" and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users. The labels will include what office a person is running for and where. Both the candidate's account and the tweets from it will get labels. The labels will appear on retweets as well as tweets off of Twitter, such as when they are embedded in a news story. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A programming error led the FBI to vastly overstate the number of cell phones that investigators could not access because of encryption, officials said Wednesday. Director Chris Wray has repeatedly said in speeches that nearly 7,800 mobile devices seized during investigations couldn't be opened due to digital encryption in fiscal year 2017. But officials said they have determined that that number is incorrect and a result of "significant over-counting" from three separate databases that the bureau uses. Читать дальше...