Новости за 29.01.2016

It was a positive picture for the week, but it couldn't reverse what proved to be Wall Street's worst month since August thanks to volatility that gripped markets as oil plunged and global-growth worries weighed.

The markets may have had their worst month since august, but today was the best day of 2016 so far.

Oil futures settled higher on Friday, as traders held onto hope for a crude production cut and the market digested a sixth straight weekly fall in the number of active U.S. oil drilling rigs.

Gold futures edged higher on Friday to end the month with a gain of more than 5%.

J.C. Penney's Co.'s stock shot up 5.2% in afternoon trade Friday, after Credit Suisse said it was no longer bearish on the department store chain, given its new priority to pay down debt.

The weak first reading of fourth quarter growth heightens concerns that the U.S. economic recovery is once again waning.

Oil futures pared some of its earlier gains on Friday following news that Iran will not participate in any plan for coordinated output cuts with other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

The National Retail Federation is expecting the average spend for viewers and partygoers enjoying Super Bowl 50 will be $82.19, up from $77.88 last year and the highest amount in survey history.

Macy's Inc. on Friday lowered its 2015 profit guidance due to a shift in when the retailer will book a gain related to the redevelopment of a Brooklyn store.

Xerox is moving ahead with a plan to split into two companies, agreeing to a deal with Carl Icahn that will hand the activist investor three board seats.

Moody's Investors Service on Friday placed Xerox Corp.'s Baa2 senior unsecured debt rating on review for a possible downgrade, and said the decision to split in two will create smaller companies with less business diversity and profitability than the current one.

Business activity across the Midwest rebounded in January as producers saw a sharp increase in orders, adding to hopes that the U.S. economy claws back in the first quarter after an anemic end to last year.

A closely-watched gauge of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan fell to 92 in January from an initial reading of 93.3. Economists anticipated a slight decline to 93 for the month.

Oil prices surged toward a three-week high but pulled back as traders continue to debate the impact of attempts at economic stimulus and the possibility of output cuts from the world's big exporters.

Macy's Inc. has made a downward revision to its fourth-quarter guidance after a timing change on the completion of its Brooklyn real estate transaction with Tishman Speyer.

Whirlpool forecast 2016 earnings largely below Wall Street estimates, and said unit shipments in Brazil would fall by 10 percent this year.

World shares jumped and the yen slumped on Friday after the Bank of Japan stunned markets by taking one of its main interest rates into negative territory.

International Business Machines CEO Virginia Rometty is getting a $4.5 million performance bonus for 2015, despite the computer maker's ongoing financial struggles.

Sony, widely regarded as a key supplier of image sensors for Apple iPhones, said it was bracing for a slowdown in the premium smartphone market after sales of its sensors fell in the third quarter.

Oil was steady around $34 per barrel on Friday as hopes of a deal by major exporters to cut production faded slightly.

Chinese shares closed sharply higher on Friday, recovering some of the week's losses, but still recorded their biggest monthly fall in about seven years.

Credit conditions are deteriorating and that's worrisome

The bulls came off the sidelines today and stayed in the game until the closing bell!

Fortinet Inc. shares jumped in the extended session Thursday after the cybersecurity company topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter.

Western Digital Corp. late Thursday reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings fell to $251 million, or $1.07 a share, from $438 million, or $1.84 a share, in the same period last year.