Новости за 07.11.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Fed's effectiveness critically depends on the nation's confidence that the central bank is acting only in the public's interest. Yellen said it is important for Fed officials to "demonstrate our ethical standards in ways that leave little room for doubt." Yellen's remarks came at a ceremony where she and former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke were honored with this year's Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government, named for the late Illinois senator. Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their borrowing by $20.8 billion in September. It was the largest gain in 10 months and was led by a sharp increase in borrowing for auto and student loans. The September increase followed a gain of $13.8 billion in August and marks the largest monthly increase since a $24.5 billion jump in November 2016, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. The category that covers auto and student loans rose by $14.4 billion, nearly double the $7.6 billion gain seen in August. Читать дальше...

Homelessness is not a new issue to America's West Coast. But it's getting worse - much worse. On any given night, more than 105,000 people are sleeping unsheltered in some of the country's biggest and trendiest metropolises, driven there by soaring housing costs, rental vacancy rates that rival those in Manhattan and a booming tech economy that's leaving thousands behind. Another 63,000 are sleeping in shelters or transitional housing with no safety net. The rising numbers have pushed abject poverty into the open like never before. Читать дальше...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — In the same affluent, suburban city where Google built its headquarters, Tes Saldana lives in a crowded but tidy camper she parks on the street. She concedes it's "not a very nice living situation," but it also is not unusual. Until authorities told them to move, more than a dozen other RVs filled with people who can't afford rent joined Saldana on a tree-lined street in Mountain View, parked between a Target and a luxury apartment complex. Homeless advocates and city... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — As travel changed, so did luggage. That's the story told by an elaborate exhibition about the luxury luggage and fashion brand Louis Vuitton (v'wee-TOHN). The exhibition showcases the company's history, designs, craftsmanship and products. A series of museum-like galleries show how luggage designs changed with the evolution of travel. Bags and trunks were specifically designed first for transport by wagon, then for travel by sea, on trains, in cars and planes. The exhibition is called "Volez... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a Nov. 6 story about the U.S. commerce secretary's links to a Russian company, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Russian oligarch Leonid Mikhelson had been sanctioned by the U.S. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Novatek, an energy company that Mikhelson controls, not on Mikhelson himself.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are slipping back from record highs Tuesday as banks and small companies fall. Travel booking sites Priceline and TripAdvisor are taking steep losses following their third-quarter reports and retailers are falling too. Companies that pay big dividends, including utilities, are making gains. Oil prices are down slightly after they jumped to two-year highs a day ago. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 2,589 as of 1:30... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical expense deduction targeted for repeal by GOP tax writers has helped to offset costs including nursing home care and fertility treatments, laser eye surgery and travel out-of-state for a second opinion on a rare cancer. Several million people unlucky enough to face big medical bills not covered by their insurance would lose a valuable deduction under the House GOP bill. Groups representing older people and patients are trying to save it. "Anybody who is paying for the... Читать дальше...

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Hackers temporarily redirected people looking for hundreds of local school webpages across the U.S. to a video in support of the Islamic State group. The FBI is trying to determine who was behind the hack, which hijacked school websites in Tucson, Arizona; Newtown, Connecticut; Gloucester County, Virginia; and Bloomfield, New Jersey. The Bloomfield school district said their website displayed the IS video for about two hours Monday before it was taken down. SchoolDesk, the Atlanta-based company that maintains the site... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 12:00 p.m. Stocks are ticking lower at midday as banks and consumer-focused companies slide. Online travel companies TripAdvisor and Priceline slumped Tuesday after TripAdvisor reported weak revenue and Priceline's quarterly forecast disappointed investors. TripAdvisor tumbled 18 percent and Priceline lost 12 percent. Stocks that pay large dividends, like real estate companies, fared better. Shopping mall operator GGP rose 8.2 percent. Smaller... Читать дальше...

After struggling at home, Russell Wilson falls in latest QB power rankings. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with a law from the Obama years that will require calorie counts to appear on foods served at restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and pizza delivery chains nationwide. Despite years of opposition by some food sellers, the Food and Drug Administration is offering only minor accommodations to industry complaints about the difficulties of displaying the information. The FDA posted recommendations Tuesday to help businesses comply with the law. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead? A new study tested that approach on patients with broken bones and sprains and found pain relievers sold as Tylenol and Motrin worked as well as opioids at reducing severe pain. The results challenge common ER practice for treating short-term, severe pain and could prompt changes that would help prevent new patients from becoming addicted. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted roughly the same number of open jobs in September as the previous month, partly because hurricanes held back hiring at restaurants and hotels. The Labor Department said Tuesday that 6.09 million jobs were available at the end of September, not far from the record high of 6.14 million reached in July. The number of open jobs in restaurants and hotels fell 111,000 from August. That reflects widespread damage in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which struck many vacation spots in Texas... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat. The move by Waymo, which started Oct. 19 with an automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Arizona, is a major step toward vehicles driving themselves without human backups on public roads. Waymo, which is owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is in a race with other companies such as Delphi... Читать дальше...

Homelessness is not a new issue to America's West Coast. But it's getting worse - much worse. On any given night, more than 105,000 people are sleeping unsheltered in some of the country's biggest and trendiest metropolises, driven there by soaring housing costs, rental vacancy rates that rival those in Manhattan and a booming tech economy that's leaving thousands behind. Another 63,000 are sleeping in shelters or transitional housing with no safety net. The rising numbers have pushed abject poverty into the open like never before. Читать дальше...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — In the same affluent, suburban city where Google built its headquarters, Tes Saldana lives in a crowded but tidy camper she parks on the street. She concedes it's "not a very nice living situation," but it also is not unusual. Until authorities told them to move, more than a dozen other RVs filled with people who can't afford rent joined Saldana on a tree-lined street in Mountain View, parked between a Target and a luxury apartment complex. Homeless advocates and city... Читать дальше...

Sunday's 17-14 home loss to the Washington Redskins, which featured inept play on offense, a last-minute collapse on defense, ineptitude in the kicking game -- as Blair Walsh missed not one, not two, but three field goals -- and a franchise-record 16 penalties, was jarring. Simply put: These Seahawks might not be who we thought they were.

The health insurer Humana is cutting about 1,300 positions a couple months after starting an early retirement program. A spokesman said Tuesday that the positions amount to less than 3 percent of the insurer's workforce. Those who lose jobs can apply for another position with Humana, which also has 1,450 openings. The final number of cuts has not been determined. The insurer said more than 1,150 people volunteered for early retirement, and will leave next year. Humana Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday morning as health care companies and banks made modest gains. Oil prices also held steady after they jumped to two-year highs a day ago. Investors are focused on company earnings, with travel booking sites Priceline and TripAdvisor taking steep losses. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,595 as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 48 points, or 0.2 percent, to 23,596. The Nasdaq composite added 2 points to 6,789. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are ticking higher in early trading as health care companies and banks make gains. Online travel companies TripAdvisor and Priceline slumped Tuesday after TripAdvisor reported weak revenue and Priceline's quarterly forecast disappointed investors. TripAdvisor tumbled 15 percent and Priceline lost 9 percent. Meanwhile cruise line Royal Caribbean Cruises had a stronger-than-expected quarter even though... Читать дальше...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors to the public on Saturday, here are five pieces of art out of the 620 on display you should look out for that show the breadth of the new museum: — "Monumental Statue with Two Heads" This plaster statue, dating to around 6,500 B.C. and discovered in Ain Ghazal, Jordan, is one of the oldest known in human history. It's among the earliest large-scale representations of human form. The settlement in which it was found, spread... Читать дальше...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stepping into the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of the first artworks a visitor sees is a two-headed Neolithic statue from Jordan, one of the oldest known in human history. That duality — looking back and toward the future, encompassing both East and West — is a theme that extends throughout the new museum, which is opening to the public on Saturday after a decade of delays and questions over laborers' rights. The conservative mores of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the... Читать дальше...

MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo SpA says its third-quarter profits rose 16 percent on higher net fees and commissions. The bank said Tuesday that its net income was 731 million euros ($845 million) in the three months ending Sept. 30, compared with 628 million euros in the same period last year. Italy's second-largest bank by assets also set aside 646 million euros in loan-loss provisions for the quarter, down from 917 million in the same period last year. The bank said net fees and commissions... Читать дальше...