Новости за 18.02.2016

Moody's noted that GM was able to sustain a strong position in China last year.

Yum! Brands stock went on a bit of roller coaster ride in 2015, but in the end it finished right where it started.

Gold futures stormed higher Thursday, as U.S. stocks struggled to rally after registering three straight days of gains.

What: Shares of Brocade Communications Systems jumped on Thursday following the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings report.

LasVegas from behind MGM's Bellagio Resort fountains.

President Barack Obama does not plan to meet Fidel Castro during his visit to Cuba next month, a senior White House official said Thursday.

What: Shares of ARRIS International plc were down 14.6% as of 11:30 a.m. Thursday after the telecommunications equipment company announced mixed preliminary fourth-quarter 2015 results, and disappointing forward guidance.

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On the back of a three-day rally, U.S. stocks are slightly lower in early afternoon trading on Thursday, despite Brent crude -- the global oil benchmark -- breaking $35 per barrel.

What: Only two days after SunEdison Inc stock popped, because hedge funds announced stakes in the company , the stock hit a new 52-week low, dropping as much as 18% in early trading Thursday.

Duke Energy's profit increased in its latest quarter but fell short of expectations amid warmer weather in some of its markets.

Shares of SodaStream International rose 1.8% in premarket trade Thursday, after the beverage company beat fourth-quarter earnings and revenue expectations.

MGM Resorts International shares slumped 5% in premarket trade Thursday, after the company reported a loss for the fourth-quarter.

Duke Energy reported a five-fold rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher income from its regulated utilities and a return to profit in its international business.

Satellite TV company Dish Network Corp swung to a quarterly loss as it surrendered wireless spectrum licenses that were held ineligible for small-business discounts.

Iraq followed in Iran's footsteps on Thursday and avoided committing to freezing oil production, but said talks between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are still ongoing, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s stock slumped 4.2% in premarket trade Thursday, after the discount retail giant missed fiscal fourth-quarter sales expectations, offsetting a profit beat and a raised dividend.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it is raising its annual dividend to $2.00 a share from $1.96.

Dow component Wal-Mart reported an adjusted 4Q profit of $1.49 per share, topping the estimate for $1.46. Revenue of $129.67 billion, missed the estimate for $130.95 billion.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday will vote on a proposal to let consumers swap pricey cable boxes for cheaper devices and apps, to boost competition in the $20 billion television set-top box market.

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The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday said U.S. crude-oil inventories fell by 3.3 million barrels in the latest week, according to news reports.

Ingram Micro Inc. , an information-technology company based in Irvine, Calif., with a market capitalization of $4.4 billion, will be sold to China's Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co. for $38.90 a share, the company said late Wednesday.

NetApp Inc. shares declined in the extended session Wednesday after the storage and data management company announced layoffs and forecast an earnings outlook that fell short of Wall Street estimates.

Nvidia Corp.'s stock shot up 8.8% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the graphics chip company beat fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales expectations, and provided an upbeat sales outlook.