Новости за 12.04.2022

President Joe Biden on Tuesday talks up his administration's plan to permit the summertime sale of gasoline with 15% ethanol, as he makes a fresh effort to address high inflation while visiting Iowa.

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The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that U.S. crude supplies rose by nearly 7.8 million barrels for the week ended April 8, according to sources. The API also reportedly showed a weekly inventory decline of almost 5.1 million barrels for gasoline, while distillate stockpiles fell by about 5 million barrels. Oil stocks at the Cushing, Okla., delivery hub were up by 375,000 barrels last week, sources said. Inventory data from the Energy Information Administration will be released Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Procter & Gamble Co. PG said late Tuesday its board approved a 5% dividend hike for its 66th straight year of dividend increases. The consumer products maker said it will pay a quarterly dividend of 91.33 cents a share, up from a previous 87 cents a share, on May 16 to shareholders of record as of April 22. Procter & Gamble shares were unchanged after hours, following a 0.3% decline in the regular session to close at $159.01.

Walmart Inc. said late Tuesday it has named John Rainey as its chief financial officer, effective June 6. Rainey joins Walmart from PayPal Holdings Inc. , which announced his departure as CFO also on Tuesday. Before PayPal, Rainey was the CFO of United Airlines. "I'm excited and humbled to join such an iconic company at a time when the retail industry continues its transformation," Rainey said in a statement. Walmart previously had announced that CFO Brett Biggs would be leaving "to begin a new... Читать дальше...

PayPal Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said its chief financial officer, John Rainey, is leaving after nearly seven years for the same role at Walmart Inc. . Rainey will stay with PayPal until late May. PayPal's board approved the appointment of Gabrielle Rabinovitch, senior vice president, corporate finance and investor relations, as interim CFO upon Rainey's departure.

Stocks recorded their biggest blown lead in more than a month on Tuesday, as investors debated if the latest rise in the consumer price index could mean peak inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 88 points, or 0.3%, to close near 34,220, according to preliminary figures, after rising 362 points, or 1.1%, at its session high. That marks its biggest blown lead since March 11, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after previously rising as much as 1.3%... Читать дальше...

Stocks end lower Tuesday after weighing latest red-hot inflation reading

The IRS has already received more than 91 million tax returns, but there's still plenty more to come.

President Biden will temporarily allow gasoline with 15% ethanol to be sold between June 1 and Sept. 15. Normally only a 10% blend can be sold in the summer.

Major stock indexes erased gains to turn south in afternoon trade, on track for their biggest downside reversals in more than a month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 53 points, or 0.2%, at 34,256 after rising 362 points, or 1.1%, at its session high. A close in negative territory would mark its biggest blown lead since March 11, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% after previously rising as much as 1.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite gave up a 2% gain to trade 0.3% lower. If losses hold... Читать дальше...

Charlee Disney wishes they could have done more to advocate against the Florida law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March.

A major New York State retirement fund will support shareholder resolutions calling for the six largest banks to stop financing fossil-fuel expansion.

Oil futures climb by more than 6% on Tuesday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices posting their highest finish in a week, as China eased somewhat its COVID-19 lockdown of Shanghai.

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. fell 1.7% in afternoon trading toward a six-month low, putting them on track for the longest losing streak in more than four years. The package delivery giant's stock has tumbled 15.7% over the past 10 sessions, all declines, which would be the longest stretch of losses since the 11-session losing streak that ended Feb. 12, 2018, according data compiled by Dow Jones Market Data group. The long losing streak comes during a time that the Dow Jones Transportation... Читать дальше...

16 people are being treated after a suspect set off a smoke canister and opened fire on subway commuters during rush hour, NYPD and FDNY confirm

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler gave a forceful defense of new rule proposals that would require public companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions in their annual reports, along with risks related to climate change in a speech Tuesday.

Post Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that avian flu has been detected at a facility owned by one of its brands, Michaels Foods, in Nebraska. The facility houses two million egg-laying hens, about 4% of Post's controlled supply. An avian flu outbreak has been growing in the U.S., resulting in the death or destruction of more than 11 million egg-laying hens and impacting companies like Tyson Foods Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp. , according to The Wall Street Journal. It has also sent egg prices soaring. Читать дальше...

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc.'s stock is headed for a seventh straight losing trading day -- its worst patch since May 2019. Through early Tuesday afternoon, the company's shares are down about 1%. The stock, which has declined 3.5% this month and 36.4% so far in 2022, is in danger of closing at its lowest level since March 23, when it ended that session at $213.46. The broader S&P 500 index is down 7.7% so far this year.

Stocks have given up their early gains, with all 3 major indexes now in the red

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide just topped 500 million

The Masters 2022 winner will get $2.7 million this year, compared to $2.07 million last year.

The global tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed above 500 million on Tuesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. The official death toll is above 6.18 million, the data show. The U.S. continues to lead the world with 80.5 million cases and 986,040 fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier that the BA.2 subvariant of the highly infectious omicron variant now makes up 85.9% of U.S. cases, a sign of how fast it can spread. BA.2 is also the dominant strain globally... Читать дальше...

Gold futures rose Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with prices marking their highest settlement in a month. The precious metal is seen as a hedge against inflation and U.S. data Tuesday showed that annual inflation rose above 8% in March for the first time in 40 years. June gold rose $27.90, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,976.10 an ounce, the highest most-active contract finish since March 11, FactSet data show.

The Energy Information Administration on Tuesday lowered its average global petroleum and liquid fuels consumption forecast for 2022 to 99.8 million barrels per day from the previous forecast of 100.6 million barrels a day. For 2023, it sees global consumption averaging 101.7 million barrels per day, down from the previous forecast of 102.6 million barrels a day, according to the monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook report. The government agency, meanwhile, lifted its outlook for 2022 natural-gas... Читать дальше...