Новости за 18.04.2016

Germany's best-selling sports car is made in Michigan: Much to the delight of Ford officials, the new-to-Europe Mustang out-sold the Porsche 911 in its home market last month.

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Gold futures closed fractionally higher Monday, but momentum for the precious commodity and other metals remained strong in the wake of a failed attempt to freeze oil output by some of the world's largest producers on Sunday.

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A meeting among some of the world's biggest oil producers failed to end with an agreement to freeze production, as many analysts expected. Yet, oil prices saw only moderate declines Monday. What gives?

A meeting in Qatar between most of the world’s largest oil producing nations ended with no agreement to close the spigots, thus paving the way for more savings at the gas pump.

Imax Corp. said Monday that Walt Disney Co.'s "The Jungle Book" took in $20 million on 901 3-D screens this weekend, making it the biggest-ever Imax opening for a PG-rated movie.

Harley-Davidson may be heading for a spectacular flameout when it reports earnings on Tuesday.

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Morgan Stanley reported a 1Q profit of $0.55 per share, topping the estimate for $0.46. Revenue for the bank came in at $7.8 billion, just short of the estimate for $7.86 billion

PepsiCo's quarterly sales fell 2.9 percent, the sixth straight quarter of decline, hurt by a strong dollar and weak revenue in some markets including Latin America and Europe.

Hasbro's quarterly revenue rose 16.5 percent, driven by the success of toys based on Hollywood blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and popular Disney Princesses.

If a mutual fund had a younger cousin, it would be an exchange traded fund (ETF).

Technology exchange traded fund investors will be watching the technology sector as some of the major players begin revealing their first quarter results this week, with all eyes on Netflix (Nasdaq:NFLX) Monday.

Verizon Communications' pursuit of Yahoo received a boost as several prominent suitors opted not to make offers for the beleaguered Internet company.

Amazon.com is firing a shot across the bow of Netflix Inc. by attempting to become a primary destination for streaming video.

The Japanese share market fell more than 3 percent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub.

Stocks and oil prices pared losses Monday, recovering from steep falls after major oil producers failed to reach an agreement to freeze production.

As earnings season shifts into high gear next week in what is expected to be the weakest U.S. quarterly results reporting period since 2009, the hope among some is that this is as bad as it's going to get.