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European stocks are veering toward their sixth loss in seven sessions, with the Fed flagging U.S. growth concerns and polls indicating the British public may vote for the U.K. split from the European Union.

European stocks are veering toward their sixth loss in seven sessions, with the Fed flagging U.S. growth concerns and polls indicating the British public may vote for the U.K. split from the European Union.

Philly Fed survey finds mild regional economic improvement

Some publicly traded companies and their well-paid executives are trying to influence the political process, writes Jeff Reeves.

Some publicly traded companies and their well-paid executives are trying to influence the political process, writes Jeff Reeves.

Some publicly traded companies and their well-paid executives are trying to influence the political process, writes Jeff Reeves.

U.S. initial jobless-benefits claims rise by 13,000 to 277,000

U.S. consumer price index rises 0.2% in May

Shares of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. plummeted 21% in active preamrket trade Thursday, after the drug company announced a public stock offering that prices at a deep discount. Tonix said its public offering of 5 million shares priced at $2 a share, which was 19% below Wednesday's closing price of $2.46. With 18.9 million shares outstanding through Wednesday, according to FactSet, the new offering increases the shares outstanding by 26%. Tonix said it plans to use the proceeds from the... Читать дальше...

There are increasing doubts about central banks’ powers and their ability to deliver a recovery, writes Satyajit Das.

Tim Mullaney on money, power, and the nation’s ability to create change.

Tim Mullaney on money, power, and the nation’s ability to create change.

Tim Mullaney on money, power, and the nation’s ability to create change.

Donald Trump to be deposed in Washington for development-property lawsuit; Hillary Clinton would use executive action on carried interest; Ted Cruz plots his next move; and more.

U.K. stocks are down again Thursday, with the Bank of England holding rates steady ahead of next week’s U.K. referendum on whether the country should stay in the European Union.

Yahoo stock called a buy by Citi as auction winds down

It was 20 years ago that Congress legislated “529” plans, tax-advantaged programs to encourage families to save for college.

Yahoo Inc. was upgraded to buy from neutral at Citibank on Thursday, as analyst Mark May said he predicted 15% upside to shares based on the impending outcome of the auction process. The analyst raised his 12-month price target on the stock to $43 from $38, and said that a number of other near-term catalysts, including a recent positive outlook from Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. , in which Yahoo owns a considerable stake, could also help to propel the stock. Shares of Yahoo rose 0.5% to $37.50 in premarket trade. Читать дальше...

Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. surged 2.4% in premarket trade Thursday, after the drug giant said a trial investigating the use of its lung cancer treatment met its primary endpoint. Merck said Keytruda was superior to chemotherapy for progression-free survival, the primary endpoint, and for the secondary endpoint of overall survival. As a result, an independent data monitoring committee has recommended the Keynote-024 trial be stopped and patients receiving chemotherapy be offered Keytruda.... Читать дальше...

Brexit sends markets in another uproar, and even central banks are on a knife’s edge ahead of that vote. While there’s only one hedge in town, this sector looks poised to bust higher, no matter what the U.K. chooses.

American workers aged 50 or older think there’s nearly a 1 in 2 chance they’ll still be working at 70.

Rite Aid Corp. reported Thursday a fiscal first-quarter loss of $4.6 million, or breakeven on a per-share basis, compared with earnings of $18.8 million, or 2 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share were 1 cent, below the FactSet consensus of 5 cents. The drug store chain said revenue rose 23% to $8.18 billion, missing the FactSet consensus of $8.24 billion. Retail pharmacy revenue grew 0.4% to $6.7 billion. Same-store sales increased 0.4%... Читать дальше...

The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5% and made no changes to its 375-billion-pound ($530 billion) asset-purchase program. All nine rate-setting policy makers voted to hold rate unchanged. The decision marked the last before the June 23 referendum in the U.K. on whether the country should stay or exit the European Union. "As the Committee set out last month, the most significant risks to the MPC's forecast concern the referendum. A vote to leave the... Читать дальше...

Pound deepens loss as new poll shows surge in Brexit 'leave' vote

Unlike many top technology companies, Apple doesn't have a venture capital arm. The reason comes down to Apple’s culture of secrecy, but it could cost the tech giant if the $1 billion bet on Didi Chuxing pays off.