Monday, September 19, 2016

Goodyear Rises Most Since February After Boosting Dividend and other top stories.

  • Goodyear Rises Most Since February After Boosting Dividend

    Goodyear Rises Most Since February After Boosting Dividend
    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. shares rose the most in seven months after the tiremaker raised its dividend 43 percent as part of a plan to return as much as $4 billion to shareholders.The quarterly dividend will rise to 10 cents a share from 7 cents, starting with the Dec. 1 payout, the Akron, Ohio-based company said in a statement Thursday. Goodyear also forecast annual operating income of $3 billion from its three business units in 2020 and cumulative free cash flow of $4.3 billion to $4.9 billi..
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  • Why Shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals (AERI) are Soaring Today

    Why Shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals (AERI) are Soaring Today
    Shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals (AERI) were gaining north of 50% during early-morning trading on Thursday, as the company's glaucoma drug met a key phase three study endpoint. Giovanni Bruno. Follow. Sep 15, 2016 10:23 AM EDT. NEW YORK ...
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  • Factory Output in U.S. Declines More Than Forecast in August

    Factory Output in U.S. Declines More Than Forecast in August
    Output at American manufacturers fell more than economists forecast in August, a sign the industry is having trouble finding its footing.The 0.4 percent decline at factories was the biggest drop since March and followed a 0.4 percent increase the prior month, a Federal Reserve report showed Thursday in Washington. The Bloomberg survey median called for a 0.3 percent drop. Total industrial output, including mines and utilities, dropped 0.4 percent, also a steeper decline than anticipated.The dat..
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  • Most Americans Think the Country's Economic Issues Are Washington's Fault

    Most Americans Think the Country's Economic Issues Are Washington's Fault
    Americans blame political gridlock in Washington for the country’s declining economic competitiveness and hold both Democrats and Republicans responsible, a Harvard Business School study released on Wednesday found. The study noted that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a rate of about 2% since 2000, well below the 3 to 4% average in the prior half-century. It said a range of factors including a complicated corporate tax code, tangled immigration system and aging roads contribute to the slow ..
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  • Buffett's Berkshire to Shrug Off Recent Headaches With Wells, Ponzi Allegations

    Buffett's Berkshire to Shrug Off Recent Headaches With Wells, Ponzi Allegations
    Warren Buffett has been silent, but his holding company is dealing with a lawsuit against one of its units, while Wells Fargo, one of its largest holdings, is under scrutiny. Valerie Young. Follow. Sep 15, 2016 6:39 AM EDT. Get TheStreet Quant Ratings' ...
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  • Hinkley Approval May Also Raise Bar on China's U.K. Nuclear Plan

    Hinkley Approval May Also Raise Bar on China's U.K. Nuclear Plan
    The decision to approve the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant may raise scrutiny on Chinese investors that want to expand their atomic portfolio in the U.K.The U.K. government will take a “special share” in all future nuclear projects giving it power to block changes in ownership that could impinge on national security, according to a statement on Thursday. For China, whose 33.5 percent ownership in Hinkley was the subject of security concern, the new rules may erect higher hurdles for reactor ..
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  • US Retail Sales Fell in August

    US Retail Sales Fell in August
    Updated Sept. 15, 2016 10:11 a.m. ET WASHINGTON—U.S. retail sales declined in August, a cautious signal about consumers’ ability to remain the primary driver of economic growth this year. Sales at retail stores, online and at restaurants fell 0.3% in August to a seasonally adjusted $456.32 billion last month, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It was the first decline in retail sales since March. Sales increased 0.1% in July, a small upward revision from an initial flat read..
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  • BOE: Pondering Markets as Much as Brexit

    BOE: Pondering Markets as Much as Brexit
    Updated Sept. 15, 2016 11:01 a.m. ET Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney said last week he was “absolutely serene” about the BOE’s downbeat judgments of the impact of Brexit on the U.K. economy. Serenity prevailed Thursday as the BOE left policy unchanged. But policy makers still have plenty to chew on. Recent U.K. economic data have generally been better than expected. The BOE had been less gloomy than other economic forecasters, who have been scrambling to upgrade growth forecas..
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  • Slovenian airline bans use of Galaxy Note 7s on its flights

    Slovenian airline bans use of Galaxy Note 7s on its flights
    By Associated Press September 15 at 9:15 AM LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenian airline Adria Airways has banned the use of Samsung’s latest mobile phone on its flights due to safety concerns. The carrier said Thursday the Galaxy Note 7 devices need to be turned off during the entire flight, cannot be charged on board and should not be put into checked luggage. The airline says this is in line with recommendations issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency in the aftermath of reports of dozen..
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  • Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Rise Less Than Forecast

    Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Rise Less Than Forecast
    The number of applications for unemployment benefits barely rose last week, indicating employers remain comfortable with staffing levels. Jobless claims edged up 1,000 in the week ended Sep. 10 to 260,000, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for 265,000. Continuing claims were also little changed. Applications for unemployment insurance are staying close to a four-decade low as companies with a record number of job openings keep ..
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