Новости за 20.10.2017

A major agribusiness company sued Arkansas regulators on Friday for banning its version of an herbicide that's drawn complaints from farmers across several states who say the weed killer has drifted onto their crops and caused widespread damage.

Three high-level foreign exchange executives and a currency trader have left Wells Fargo, the bank that has been through several investigations after a scandal over millions of fake accounts and another over auto insurance practices.

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Divided Republicans in Congress are tackling an ambitious overhaul of the nation's tax system that would deeply cut levies for corporations and double the standard deduction used by most average Americans.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by a big-box retailer in a tax dispute in the Upper Peninsula, a brief but significant order that will have consequences for local governments around the state.

General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported third-quarter profit of $1.84 billion.

A boat that ran aground off Honolulu while transporting foreign fishermen to work in Hawaii's commercial fishing industry has raised new questions about the safety and working conditions for foreign laborers in this unique U.S. fleet.

U.S. stocks were poised to finish the week on a strong note, with major stock indices hovering near record highs, receiving another boost on Friday after the Senate passed a budget blueprint for the next fiscal year.

More than a half-million windup toys are being recalled this week because a piece poses a choking hazard to young children.

Gov. Mark Dayton and others are criticizing one of Minnesota's biggest health insurers for transferring $120 million from its nonprofit Minnesota HMO to other operations, including a for-profit insurance unit.

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) and Baker Hughes, a General Electric company, (NYSE:BGHE) issued cautionary statements over the future of the oil business when discussing its latest quarterly results on Friday, with weak oil prices slowing sector investment.

Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc, moving to a new sales team structure in the United States, plans to cut 1,800 sales positions, while adding 960 jobs to a new chronic care sales force, the company said on Friday.

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Oct 20 (Reuters) - Technology and bank stocks lifted Wall Street on Friday and investor optimism received a fresh boost from Washington, where the Trump administration inched a step closer to implementing tax-cut plan.

General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) stunned investors Friday morning when it reported a major miss in third-quarter earnings despite higher revenue. For the quarter, adjusted EPS came in at $0.29 versus expectations for $0.49. Revenue was $33.47 billion, slightly above analysts' expectations of $32.56 billion.

Police say a disgruntled worker shot and killed himself at a Ford Motor factory in suburban Detroit.

Automaker BMW says European Commission staff this week conducted an "inspection" at company offices in Munich in connection with news media allegations that German carmakers colluded on diesel technology.

Federal and state agencies are cracking down nationally for the first time on scams that gouge student loan borrowers, but critics say the U.S. Department of Education isn't helping.

U.S. stocks were up slightly in early trading Friday as investors cheered a crop of strong company earnings.

A Hudson Valley town planning board has approved the site plan for a proposed Legoland amusement park, completing a 17-month review of the project.

The fate of about 100 immigrant medical students enrolled in a U.S. program protecting them from deportation is in limbo.

Axon, the maker of Taser stun guns, is tumbling 6 percent after the company revealed that it had failed to respond to a series of letters from regulators regarding its financial filings.