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Sina Corp. shares fell in the extended session Wednesday after the Chinese online media company reported a wider-than-expected loss for the quarter. Sina shares declined 3.2% to $48.25 after hours. The company reported an adjusted loss of 4 cents a share on revenue of $198.7 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a loss of 3 cents a share on revenue of $197.5 million. On the other hand, U.S. shares of Weibo Corp. , which is owned by Sina, rose after hours as the company topped Wall Street expectations. Читать дальше...

Weibo Corp. , commonly referred to as China's Twitter, late Wednesday reported it swung to a first-quarter profit of $7.1 million, or 3 cents a share, from a loss of $3.1 million, or a penny a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, Weibo would have earned 7 cents a share. Revenue grew 24% to $119.3 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 2 cents a share on revenue of $114 million. In the second quarter, the Chinese company expects revenue in a range of $138 million to $143 million... Читать дальше...

Linn Energy LLC , alongside sister companies LinnCo LLC and Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, said Wednesday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to implement a debt restructuring. The company said it expects normal operations to continue. Shares of Linn were halted in late trading; the stock ended the regular Wednesday session down 2.8%.

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Jack in the Box Inc. shares rose more than 7% late Wednesday after the fast-food chain reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings. Jack in the Box said it earned $29 million, or 85 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $23 million, or 61 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted per-share earnings were also 85 cents a share, compared with 69 cents a share in the fiscal second quarter of 2015. Sales reached $361 million in the quarter, up from $358 million a year ago. Читать дальше...

CA Inc. shares rose in the extended session Wednesday after the software developer's quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street expectations. CA shares advanced 4.1% to $31.20 after hours. The company reported adjusted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 60 cents a share on revenue of $1.01 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of 57 cents a share on revenue of $988.3 million. CA expects fiscal 2017 adjusted earnings of $2.51 to $2.56 a share on revenue of $4.04 billion... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday, weighed by sharp losses in retail shares and a steep drop in entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. after disappointing quarterly results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 217 points, or 1.2%, lower at 17,711, led by Walt Disney Company's 4% selloff and a 3.7% drop in Nike Inc. . The S&P 500 dropped 20 points, or 1%, to 2,064, with nine of the 10 main sectors closing lower. The S&P 500's consumer-discretionary sector led the losses, declining 2%... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks close sharply lower as Disney drops 4%, retailers slide

Electronic Arts shares soar following strong earnings and a handful of price target increases

Electronic Arts shares soar following strong earnings and a handful of price target increases

Republican front-runner Donald Trump says voters have nothing to learn from his tax returns. Experts say based on his business dealings there could be a wealth of information relevant to voters.

U.S. dollar's six-day winning streak is snapped

Oil futures climbed on Wednesday, as a drop in U.S. crude inventories and declines in domestic production lifted prices to their highest settlement since early November. The Energy Information Administration reported that crude stockpiles fell by 3.4 million barrels last week and total production edged down for a ninth week in a row. June WTI crude rose $1.57, or 3.5%, to settle at $46.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Blockchain companies Consensys, Chain, Abra and Bitfury could help reshape the world of business, say authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.

Blockchain companies Consensys, Chain, Abra and Bitfury could help reshape the world of business, say authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.

Blockchain companies Consensys, Chain, Abra and Bitfury could help reshape the world of business, say authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.

Blockchain companies Consensys, Chain, Abra and Bitfury could help reshape the world of business, say authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.

A Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist dismisses George Soros’ claim that China is resembling the U.S. ahead of its financial crisis as misleading.

A Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist dismisses George Soros’ claim that China is resembling the U.S. ahead of its financial crisis as misleading.

The pursuit of alpha, or excess returns, tends to hurt performance, says Cullen Roche.

5 simple steps to digging out of debt

5 simple steps to digging out of debt

Love him or hate him, odds are you talk like Shakespeare, at least a little bit. The Bard is the guy behind the first-known use of some 1,600 words, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Cost-estimating website HowMuch.net used years of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to put what we’re seeing on the employment front in perspective.

Calories in and calories out is the advice you’ll get. But there’s a big caveat.