Новости за 17.03.2016

College basketball fans thought picking the bracket was tough last season.

(Reuters) - The elite PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of the season's four majors, will be discontinued, the PGA of America said on Wednesday.

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's dynamic attacking trio of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were too strong for Arsenal as all three scored in a 3-1 victory on Wednesday that sent the Spanish side into the Champions League quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate.

Former Democratic state senator Robert Ford, who left the Statehouse under an ethics cloud and later pleaded guilty to misusing campaign donations, filed to return to office Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned in September that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, could "get big" months before the EPA issued an emergency order requiring the state and city to take immediate steps to protect residents, emails released on Wednesday showed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned in September that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, could "get big" months before the EPA issued an emergency order requiring the state and city to take immediate steps to protect residents, emails released on Wednesday showed.

March 16 (Reuters) - The elite PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of the season's four majors, will be discontinued, the PGA of America said on Wednesday.

BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman adjusted his battered hedge fund portfolio on Wednesday when he sold 20 million shares of snack maker Mondelez International, one day after another key holding, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, lost half of its value.

To prosecutors, Dustin Backman was a drug dealer who killed a rival two years ago amid a turf dispute in North Charleston.

Justin Bieber settles out of court with photographer who accused the singer of assaulting him in 2012. Rollo Ross reports.

Justin Bieber settles out of court with photographer who accused the singer of assaulting him in 2012. Rollo Ross reports.

NEW YORK — Chipotle is still giving away free burritos to convince people its food is safe and combat the eeriness of empty stores.

SAN FRANCISCO — Instagram users could soon notice something different in their feeds: Instead of showing users the most recent posts first, the mobile photo-sharing app says it will give higher priority to posts that each user is likely to care about most.

(Reuters) - A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski's OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies.

NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - LPL Financial Holdings said on Wednesday it will allow clients to maintain less money in their brokerage accounts and cut fees in preparation for an expected rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that will affect how financial advisers treat clients.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will miss a deadline set by the U.S. Congress for determining whether Islamic State atrocities against Christians and other religious groups are genocide, but he should have a decision soon, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - Options-related volatility in U.S. crude oil has sunk to its lowest since January as investors have returned to the sidelines after scrambling to protect their positions as futures prices rallied off 12-year lows hit last month.

NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - Options-related volatility in U.S. crude oil has sunk to its lowest since January as investors have returned to the sidelines after scrambling to protect their positions as futures prices rallied off 12-year lows hit last month.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers are considering targeting taxes that single out women’s health care needs, with tampons being first on the list.

MUNICH (Reuters) - Bayern Munich scored twice in extra time to battle back from two goals down and beat Juventus 4-2 on Wednesday to march into the Champions League last eight with a 6-4 aggregate victory.

In a wide-ranging conversation, the former BP chief discusses the potential for M&A in the energy patch, the oil market, Brexit, LGBT in the boardroom and how companies can radically engage with the wider world and become more inclusive, to the benefit of their owners.

In a wide-ranging conversation, the former BP chief discusses the potential for M&A in the energy patch, the oil market, Brexit, LGBT in the boardroom and how companies can radically engage with the wider world and become more inclusive, to the benefit of their owners.

In a wide-ranging conversation, the former BP chief discusses the potential for M&A in the energy patch, the oil market, Brexit, LGBT in the boardroom and how companies can radically engage with the wider world and become more inclusive, to the benefit of their owners.

In a wide-ranging conversation, the former BP chief discusses the potential for M&A in the energy patch, the oil market, Brexit, LGBT in the boardroom and how companies can radically engage with the wider world and become more inclusive, to the benefit of their owners.