Новости за 25.04.2018

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday ended modestly higher, buoyed primarily by a surge in shares of component Boeing Co. , but the broader market finished the session little changed, as investors wrestled with climbing government bond yields. The Dow finished up about 60 points, or 0.23, at 24,083, with Boeing's stock contributing about 96 points to the blue-chip average. The S&P 500 index , meanwhile, ended up about 0.2% at 2,639, as gains in the energy sector health-care, consumer... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. It was a mixed finish on Wall Street as large-company stocks eked out modest gains but smaller ones ended lower after a wobbly day of trading. Big health care, energy and retailing stocks posted gains Wednesday. Boeing jumped 4.2 percent, helping the Dow Jones industrial average break a five-day losing streak. Exxon Mobil rose 1.5 percent after raising its dividend. Bond yields rose again, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 3.02 percent... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. It was a mixed finish on Wall Street as large-company stocks eked out modest gains but smaller ones ended lower after a wobbly day of trading. Big health care, energy and retailing stocks posted gains Wednesday. Boeing jumped 4.2 percent, helping the Dow Jones industrial average break a five-day losing streak. Exxon Mobil rose 1.5 percent after raising its dividend. Bond yields rose again, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 3.02 percent... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. It was a mixed finish on Wall Street as large-company stocks eked out modest gains but smaller ones ended lower after a wobbly day of trading. Big health care, energy and retailing stocks posted gains Wednesday. Boeing jumped 4.2 percent, helping the Dow Jones industrial average break a five-day losing streak. Exxon Mobil rose 1.5 percent after raising its dividend. Bond yields rose again, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 3.02 percent... Читать дальше...

United Parcel Service Inc. said Wednesday it is offering voluntary retirement plans (VRPs) to a select group of non-operations, eligible U.S. management employees, as part of its organizational transformation initiative. Under the VRP, the package delivery service said a financial buyout will be offered to retire. "This initiative will reduce headcount and lower ongoing operating expense," the company said in a statement. "The financial details of the voluntary program will be disclosed at a future date." The stock... Читать дальше...

No Remorse For Hillary 

by Craig Murray

24 Apr, 2018

I am hopeful that the commendable discovery process involved in US litigation will bring to light further details of the genesis of Christopher Steele’s ludicrous dossier on Trump/Russia, and may even give some clues as to whether Sergei Skripal and/or his handler Pablo Miller were involved in its contents.

The decision by the Democratic National Committee to sue the Russian Government, Wikileaks, Julian Assange... Читать дальше...

John Shearer/Getty Images

• The FBI has reportedly arrested a suspect in the case of the "Golden State Killer," a person who police believe committed 12 murders and 45 rapes in California between 1976 and 1986.
• The suspect is Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who is a former police officer.
• Journalist Michelle McNamara brought renewed attention to the case with her recent best-seller, "I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer."
... Читать дальше...

AP Photo/Frank Franklin II; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Earlier this month, "Smallville" actor Allison Mack was arrested for her apparent connections to NXIVM, a group where she allegedly recruited sex slaves as part of a pyramid scheme meant to support the organizations leaders.

NXIVM is considered by many to be a cult. Its co-founder, Keith Raniere, has been charged with sex trafficking and forced labor along with Mack. Mack is currently out on $5 million bond. 

For the past few years... Читать дальше...

More than 30 years since the East Area Rapist committed the last of his known crimes, which included at least 12 murders and 45 rapes, a cold-case DNA match led to the arrest of a man who terrorized communities across California from 1976 to 1986, authorities said Wednesday. Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, a former Auburn and Visalia police officer during the time some of the crimes were committed, was arrested on a warrant from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and booked on two... Читать дальше...

Reuters/Jacky Naegelen

Stocks closed mixed Wednesday, paring losses from a tech selloff earlier in the day. A rising 10-year Treasury yield lifted the dollar to its highest level since January. 

Here's the scoreboard: See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Wall Street's biggest bull explains why trade war fears are way overblown

See Also:

• Stocks are defying conventional wisdom — and their strange behavior offers a huge hint about what's really... Читать дальше...

Bombardier

• Airbus is reportedly thinking about renaming the Bombardier C Series.
• According to Bloomberg, the C Series may become the A200.
• Airbus acquired a 50.1% of the C Series program in October 2017.

In October, Airbus announced the acquisition of Bombardier's next-generation C Series airliner. Now, it looks like Airbus is thinking about renaming its new jet.

The Bombardier C Series may soon be renamed the A200-family, sources told Bloomberg's Benjamin D Katz and Frederic Tomesco. Читать дальше...

We now have the most detailed catalogue of stars in our Milky Way galaxy yet. 

Jonny Venters, who was called up by the Rays, last pitched in the majors in 2012.

PHOKENG – Platinum Stars were relegated from the Premiership after falling to a 2-1 defeat to AmaZulu at home at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Phokeng on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary passed at least four separate background checks without raising red flags, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday. None of the “new” allegations of drinking, overprescribing of drugs and other medical concerns were revealed, she said. “Dr. Jackson’s record as a White House physician...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — To most spectators, the term "Olympics" means world-class swimming competitions, downhill skiing or the 100-meter dash. But near the Arctic Circle, a different type of Olympics for young people pays homage to the region's subsistence hunters and the methods they've used for centuries to feed their families and stay alive in harsh conditions. This week, more than 400 high school students from across Alaska will gather in Anchorage for the Native Youth Olympics state championships... Читать дальше...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — To most spectators, the term "Olympics" means world-class swimming competitions, downhill skiing or the 100-meter dash. But near the Arctic Circle, a different type of Olympics for young people pays homage to the region's subsistence hunters and the methods they've used for centuries to feed their families and stay alive in harsh conditions. This week, more than 400 high school students from across Alaska will gather in Anchorage for the Native Youth Olympics state championships... Читать дальше...

After flirting with Trump and his supporters in a number of tweets over the past week, Kanye West went all in on Wednesday, posting a photo on Twitter of him wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. 

Blumhouse

• The first footage for this year's "Halloween" sequel premiered at CinemaCon on Wednesday, and those who saw it were terrified.
• Online reaction to the footage indicates that the film — which ignores all other sequels — is a worthy, and incredibly scary, follow-up to the original.
• Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode in the film, which comes to theaters October 19. 

The classic "Halloween" slasher series returns in October,... Читать дальше...

Kanye West has taken a metaphorical sledgehammer and destroyed the internet, once again. 

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby's sexual assault case began deliberating Wednesday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, weighing charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 14 years ago. The seven men and five women got the case after receiving final instructions from the judge. The two-week trial pitted Cosby, the 80-year-old former TV star once beloved as "America's Dad," against Andrea Constand, a former Temple University sports administrator... Читать дальше...

After the Warriors’ series-clinching Game 5 win Tuesday night over the Spurs, Draymond Green became the first member of the Golden State organization to weigh in publicly on news that KGO sports anchor Mike Shumann allegedly took a jacket that belonged to the team’s director of team security. “We’ve got a great security staff,” Green said. “They did their stuff and found out what happened. It’s unfortunate because what it boils down to, it’s a jacket. But I think more so it’s the principle. Читать дальше...

Si vous pensez que vos politiciens manquent de clarté quand ils s'expriment, sachez que, dans ce domaine, mes quelques contacts avec des policiers m'apprennent qu'ils sont dans une classe à part.

BI Intelligence

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here.

Most fintechs, even the unicorns, aren't profitable.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

See Also:

• Fintech deals see record numbers in Q1 2018 - with emerging markets leading the way
• Singapore Fintech Association launches marketplace lending committee
• TransferWise... Читать дальше...