Новости за 06.04.2018

George Soros, the man who took down the Bank of England, is considering a bet on cryptocurrencies, according to a report from Bloomberg.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average late Friday afternoon is on the verge of marking its fourth largest point decline in its history as selling pressure intensifies on the back of worries about global trade and monetary-policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. The Dow was down by as many as 753 points at its nadir, with a decline of that magnitude representing its largest one-day skid since it plunged 1,032 points on Feb. 8, which pushed the blue-chip average into correction territory. A correction... Читать дальше...

NewLink Genetics Corp. plans to review its clinical programs after the failure of a similar drug in a Merck and Incyte clinical trial. NewLink noted that the mechanism of its drug, an IDO pathway inhibitor called indoximod, was different from other such products but said that it will nonetheless conduct a clinical program review because of the Incyte news. NewLink shares plummeted nearly 45% in Friday trade after Merck and Incyte said a trial testing their two drugs in combination did not meet... Читать дальше...

Sandberg did say the company was ‘way too idealistic’ about privacy and data protection.

The Fed will continue to gradually raise rates but the weaker-than-expected March employment report allows them to take a wait-and-see stance about whether to move three or four times this year.

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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Friday that the company plans to support the Honest Ads Act. Facebook stock is down nearly 1% to $157.77 in late afternoon trading. The Honest Ads Act is a bill that would hold social media platforms such as Facebook and rivals Twitter Inc. and Snap Inc. to the same political advertising rules as TV, print and radio. It has not yet been passed into law. "Election interference is a problem that's bigger than any one platform, and that's why we support the Honest Ads Act," the CEO wrote. Читать дальше...

The S&P 500 fell sharply on Friday, with losses accelerating in afternoon trading. The decline took the benchmark index below its 200-day moving average, a closely watched technical level that is often used to gauge the long-term momentum in an asset's price. The S&P fell 2.8% to 2,589.17, dropping below the moving average's level of 2,593.7. The S&P closed below that level for the first time since June 2016 on Monday, but it subsequently rebounded above it. If the S&P closes below it again... Читать дальше...

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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track for its biggest one-day percentage drop in about two months. The blue-chip average sank 3%. If it closes at that level, that would represent its biggest decline since Feb. 8, when it dropped 4.2%, just barely edging out a 2.9% drop from March 22. The S&P 500 fell 2.5% on Friday; that would also represent the biggest one-day slump for the benchmark index since Feb. 8. The 2.5% decline in the Nasdaq Composite Index was only its biggest drop since Monday. Читать дальше...

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Digital currencies trade lower, unable to capitalize on solid gains earlier in the week.

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U.S. stocks accelerate losses, erasing what would have been weekly gains, as investors digest a weaker-than-expected jobs report and grapple with continued trade war fears following President Donald Trump’s proposal of fresh tariffs against China.

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A monthly survey of real estate agents found several common themes around the country: rising rates are motivating people to get out house-hunting, but there’s little inventory to be found.

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Selling on the NYSE on Friday has reached panic-like proportions, as the so-called exchange's Arms Index rose to a level signaling that investors are dumping stocks. The Arms is a volume weighted breadth measure, that tends to rise when the broader market falls, as the intensity of the selling in declining stocks is usually greater than the intensity of buying in rising stocks. Closes above 2.000 are considered panic-like activity. The NYSE Arms index was most recently at 2.478, according to FactSet data. Читать дальше...

All 65 Dow Jones industrials, transports and utilities components are falling

The Nasdaq Composite Index on Friday briefly gave up all of its gains for 2018 in late afternoon trade, marking a reversal of fortune for the index that has represented risk appetite on Wall Street throughout the market's brisk rally to records. The Nasdaq [c: COMP] was off 2.5% at 6,904. The Nasdaq was briefly in negative territory for 2018, but was recently clinging to a slight 0.1% year-to-date rise. The index also dropped in negative territory for the year on Monday but recovered those losses... Читать дальше...

All 65 components of the Dow Jones averages tracking industrial, transports and utilities were all trading lower Friday, as the indexes all succumbed to a late-day selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 653 points with all 30 components losing ground, led by the 4.3% drop in Caterpillar Inc. shares and Boeing Co. shares' 3.8% drop. The Dow Jones Transportation Average shed 345 points with all 20 components falling, as Ryder System Inc. shares' 4.7% drop paced the losers. The Dow Jones Utility Average Index dropped 0.7%... Читать дальше...

Nine West Holdings Inc. said Friday that it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and will sell the namesake Nine West and Bandolino footwear and handbag businesses as part of the reorganization to Authentic Brands Group. The company also plans to revamp the capital structure of its other businesses including Anne Klein, Kasper Group and One Jeanswear Group. Nine West has received $300 million in debtor-in-possession financing and has entered into a restructuring agreement with the parties... Читать дальше...

Oil futures ended sharply lower Friday, weighed down by rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China and data that showed an increase in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for crude. West Texas Intermediate oil for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped $1.48, or 2.3%, to settle at $62.06 a barrel. For the week, the U.S. benchmark declined around 4.6%. Oil prices were under pressure after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to expand planned tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to warn of further retaliation.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average making its third attempt at producing a Dow Theory sell signal, as tumbles 361 points to 10,093 in afternoon trade to fall below its Feb. 9 closing low of 10,136.61. Closing below that level would create a pattern of lower lows to go with lower highs, which the century-old Dow Theory suggests defines a downtrend. The index had dipped below that sell signal trigger level in intraday trading on March 28 and April 2, but recovered enough to close above the level. Читать дальше...