Новости за 21.04.2016

The 970-foot long tanker Creole Spirit is expected to arrive in Portugal by the end of April, the first shipment in a trade relationship that could shake up the European market.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the never-before-seen footage.

A Turkish appeals court has overturned a verdict against hundreds of defendants, including top generals sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly trying to overthrow the country’s government.

A 44-year-old woman accused of fabricating a rape claim was recently ordered to serve two years of probation and complete 100 hours of community service.  Prosecutors say data pulled from her Fitbit bracelet provided them with crucial evidence contradicting her claims.

GM investor gloom persists despite strong earnings. That presents an opportunity

Car maker PSA Group on Thursday said it was raided by French antifraud authorities as part of an investigation into automobile emissions, triggered by Volkswagen AG’s cheating on tests in the U.S.

Main Street Columnist Bill McGurn on the upcoming Northeastern primaries and the frontrunner’s challenge in Western states. Photo credit: Getty Images.

The Israel Project Managing Director of Press & Strategy Omri Ceren on a Congressional effort to stop Iran from accessing U.S. dollars. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Washington College President Sheila Bair on a way to help students deal with the rising cost of a college education. Photo credit: iStock.

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek on a new study that links student achievement to economic gains. Photo credit: iStock.

The legendary musician was found at his Paisley Park home in suburban Minneapolis.

Verizon profit rose in the latest quarter, though revenue climbed less than Wall Street had expected amid weakness in the wireless division.

Volkswagen has reached the broad outlines of a deal with U.S. authorities over its diesel-emissions scandal. U.S. owners of nearly 500,000 2-liter diesel vehicles could see payments and a buyback under a coming court settlement.

The Russian government says it has sent troops to fight alongside Kurdish units in northwestern Syria and is providing weapons to Iraqi Kurds, in a tactic that could upstage a long-standing U.S. alliance with the stateless ethnic group and increase Moscow’s influence in the region.

General Motors profit more than doubled as strong U.S. truck sales and improved performance in Europe overshadowed weaker emerging markets.

In Goleta, the roughly 1,800-acre property owned by the Doheny family sparked a local scuffle over its development potential.

The new season, which premieres Sunday, will be pivotal for many reasons.

The European Central Bank stands ready to use “all instruments available,” including further cuts in all its interest rates to ensure the inflation rate returns to its target, ECB President Mario Draghi said.

McDonald's is testing new variations to the Big Mac, one of many ways the chain is trying to attract new customers and boost earnings. Marketwatch's Tonya Garcia joins Lunch Break and looks ahead to the company's earning report and pressure on CEO Steve Easterbrook. Photo: Getty

Data limits by home Internet providers like Comcast and AT&T, which also offer pay-TV services, are forcing people who stream Netflix or Sling TV to ration Web usage or pay surcharges.

Actor Adrian Sparks joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and discusses his role as Ernest Hemingway in the upcoming movie "PAPA: Hemingway in Cuba," a true story about the relationship between Hemingway and a Miami journalist.

Jerry Webman, chief economist of OppenheimerFunds, says it's a big mistake to change your asset allocation, but there may be such things as Trump or Hillary stocks.

The death toll from a blast at a petrochemical plant owned by Mexichem and state oil company Pemex has risen to 13.

The United Nations has ranked Indonesia as the world’s 10th-largest manufacturer, with the island nation overtaking Russia and the U.K.

Sure, jumping out of a plane sounds terrifying. But skydiving, a once-extreme pastime, isn’t the death-defying act it used to be. Here’s why.