Новости за 21.12.2015

(Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest competitor in the United States, is looking to raise up to $1 billion in a Series F funding round, according to filing provided by VC experts.

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest competitor in the United States, is looking to raise up to $1 billion in a Series F funding round, according to filing provided by VC experts.

* Brent oil futures touch 11-yr low, U.S. crude hits 6-yr low

Newly-launched radio broadcasts by Islamic State militants are emerging as a new recruitment tool in efforts to lead the Islamist insurgency in eastern Afghanistan. Mana Rabiee reports.

Newly-launched radio broadcasts by Islamic State militants are emerging as a new recruitment tool in efforts to lead the Islamist insurgency in eastern Afghanistan. Mana Rabiee reports.

Newly-launched radio broadcasts by Islamic State militants are emerging as a new recruitment tool in efforts to lead the Islamist insurgency in eastern Afghanistan. Mana Rabiee reports.

Newly-launched radio broadcasts by Islamic State militants are emerging as a new recruitment tool in efforts to lead the Islamist insurgency in eastern Afghanistan. Mana Rabiee reports.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dynamo Moscow striker Alexander Kokorin should not hesitate to move to the Premier League if Arsenal come knocking in January, according to former Manchester United midfielder Andrei Kanchelskis.

A Slovenian company has developed a type of inflatable boat that's capable of carrying loads up to 5,000 kilograms. Nathan Frandino reports.

Dec 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve proposed on Monday that big banks would have to hold additional capital if regulators determine that U.S. credit risk has risen to above-normal levels and threatens the financial system.

(Reuters Health) - Middle-aged and older women with gum disease are slightly more likely than those without gum problems to develop breast cancer, suggests a new study.

(Reuters Health) - Middle-aged and older women with gum disease are slightly more likely than those without gum problems to develop breast cancer, suggests a new study.

Crude oil continues to move lower, helping consumers but becoming an increasingly problematic trend for oil producers around the globe. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Crude oil continues to move lower, helping consumers but becoming an increasingly problematic trend for oil producers around the globe. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Crude oil continues to move lower, helping consumers but becoming an increasingly problematic trend for oil producers around the globe. Bobbi Rebell reports.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's incoming finance minister, Nelson Barbosa, sought on Monday to calm investors by pledging to continue with austerity measures but markets still fell sharply on worries the leftist economist could stall his predecessor's belt-tightening drive.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby sued model Beverly Johnson on Monday, saying she defamed him by accusing him of drugging her, and making her the eighth accuser he has filed suit against this month.

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero returned to the starting lineup for their Premier League clash at Arsenal on Monday after missing their last four games with a heel problem.

ZAGREB (Reuters) - The leader of a small party that emerged as kingmaker after Croatia's inconclusive Nov. 8 election said it would ask its president on Tuesday for more time for negotiations on a future government to avoid a disruptive new election.

ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek urban guerrilla group, the People's Fighters Group, has claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens last month, police said on Monday.

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Somali Islamist militants sprayed a Kenyan bus with bullets on Monday, killing two people, but a passenger said he and fellow Muslims defied demands from the attackers to help identify Christians travelling with them.

BOSTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Boston College graduates know how to pick stocks.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA said on Monday its mining operations were continuing as normal and it still had not been notified of a court ruling on Friday to block the transfer or sale of mining rights after a deadly dam burst last month.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah's leader said on Monday that Lebanese militant Samir Qantar was killed by an Israeli air strike on a residential building in Syria's district of Jaramana.

The corporate push for productivity amid potential wage hikes will drive B2B tech stocks, says equity strategist John Manley. Long term investors should buy integrated oil stocks, he adds.