Stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday, led by gains in financial and energy companies. The latest gains came as the price of oil recovered from an early slide and gave the stock market its third higher close in three days.
Stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday, led by gains in financial and energy companies. The latest gains came as the price of oil recovered from an early slide and gave the stock market its third higher close in three days. The Nasdaq composite index added 7.80 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,948.13.
Cruz’s latest calls for Kasich to drop come just a day after the New York primary.
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Harriet Tubman will soon be gracing the face of the $20 bill.
In a blog post on Medium, US Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew laid out the reasons for the redesign, as well as the thinking behind proposed changes for the $10 and $5 bills.
The move comes after nearly a year of deliberation by the Treasury after they solicited redesigns for the $10 bill. According to Lew, after receiving pushback on removing Alexander Hamilton from the $10 note, the department... Читать дальше...
Shares of data storage firm EMC gained nearly 3 percent despite reporting weaker-than-expected earnings.
“It has become clear that improper testing methods were used to improve the appearance of fuel efficiency,” Aikawa said before he and other company leaders bowed in apology. Automakers’ reports of fuel economy and pollution ratings have come under especially close scrutiny after a scandal at Volkswagen last year. Shares in Mitsubishi fell 15 percent Wednesday after the company released a brief statement saying it had engaged in “improper” fuel-economy reporting. The cheating at Mitsubishi appears to have been exposed by an unexpected source... Читать дальше...
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WASHINGTON — Global warming has mostly made the weather more pleasant for Americans over the last 40 years, which may explain why much of the public doesn’t rank climate change as big a threat as do scientists and the rest of the world, a new study suggests. [...] that perceived benefit of global warming — mostly milder winters — will soon be outweighed by more oppressive summer heat, according to a study in the journal Nature that’s dividing the scientific community. “Americans are getting... Читать дальше...
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Scores of passengers were left stranded at the general aviation terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on April 20, Wednesday. The Aviation Union stopped the operations of one of Nigeria’s biggest indigenous airline, Arik Air Nigeria’s carrier, Arik Air over what a large debt of N12.5billion to Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The […]
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The actor Joshua Jackson reads an essay by Joshua Fattal, one of three American hikers held captive in Iran, about reuniting with his middle-school girlfriend after his release.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus.
ST. LOUIS - Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus. The shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. along a road that separates the main campus from the university's primary residential housing area. University spokeswoman Sue Killenberg McGinn said that one person was injured in the shooting near the student union and performing arts building. Читать дальше...
Demetri Martin in Dean.
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The hero of Dean specializes in funny drawings. That's actually the title of his first book, Funny Drawings, a collection of the sort of droll, childlike line illustrations for which Dean's writer-director-star Demetri Martin is known. Since the death of his mother, Dean has struggled to finish his second book, which has become infected with darker themes, an adorable grim reaper sneaking into each piece.
Like Martin, Dean has an... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 following the New York state primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 following the New York state primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
The deal-making frenzy that hastened SunEdison’s collapse could continue to cause problems for the solar-power company during any bankruptcy.
Een muziekdocent van het Stedelijk Gymnasium in Schiedam is onlangs aangehouden. Hij wordt verdacht van het bezit van kinderporno. De schoolleiding heeft de man op non-actief gesteld. Hij zal mogelijk worden ontslagen.
Local shares are poised to extend their rally into a third day as miners advanced in London. Oil higher. Iron ore up 3.1%.
ANALYSIS: It's a bigger drop than during the GFC, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't mean much.
