Новости за 12.02.2016

Western Sydney Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas says he isn't afraid to ban the club's active supporter group, the Red and Black Bloc (RBB), if required.

The online comedy outfit Funny or Die has created a fake made-for-TV movie based on Trump's 1987 best-selling business advice book, The Art of the Deal.

– European Union joins Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram as well as in providing for internally displaced persons – Donates funding to the tune of $50 million for this – The announcement was made by German president, Joachim Gauck, who also advised Nigeria to seek alternative means in recovering stolen funds The fight against […]

The Kardashian clan was in attendance for the Yeezy Season 3 event at Madison Square Garden Thursday. 

Bunge Ltd. aims to cut costs in its grain and food businesses and look at joint ventures in some businesses as the agribusiness giant navigates turbulent economic conditions. Slowing U.S. grain exports and food-ingredient sales in Brazil are likely to continue pressuring the White Plains, N.Y., company in 2016, its chief executive said, prompting the company to dial back long-term profit expectations.

Select Comfort Corp. shares dropped in the extended session after the maker of Sleep Number beds reported a wider-than-expected loss for the quarter and forecast earnings below Wall Street estimates. Select Comfort shares fell 20% to $16.50. The company reported a loss of 42 cents a share on revenue of $214.7 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated a loss of 5 cents a share on revenue of $289.2 million. For the year, Select Comfort forecast earnings of $1.25 to $1.45 a share. Analysts... Читать дальше...

Ryan Maass
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Russian state-owned company UIMC has unveiled plans for its multirole air robotic system, with four robotic helicopters that can work together or independently.

The end is near, Beauty and the Beast fans! The CW has announced that the final season of Beauty and the Beast is set to hit screens on Thursday, June 2. As E! News reported in...

President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament has yet again demonstrated that he cannot be trusted to grow the economy‚ create jobs and fight corruption‚ Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says.

Lamar Odom made his first public appearance since his near-fatal drug overdose, attending Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 show on Thursday, but he certainly wasn't alone. In fact,...

Pictures from President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address in parliament, Cape Town on Thursday 11 February.

Australian allrounder Shane Watson continues to warm up for the Twenty20 World Cup in style, smashing 40 runs off 28 balls for Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League on Thursday night.

Uber Technologies representatives clashed with opposition lawyers over charges that two top executives incited drivers to offer illegal taxi services in France, as a two-day trial got under way.

A man charged with raping a 56-year-old Bronx woman last week punched her so hard he broke several of her teeth, court papers allege.

(AP) — A Rockland man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing his wife, then watching her suffer as she lay wounded in their driveway while neighbors tried to help her. Authorities said officers found 52-year-old Patricia Langley lying in her driveway with six stab wounds and being helped by neighbors as Richard Langley watched from his porch.

Sui He is being sued.

The Raiders didn’t have a lease to play in Oakland or anywhere else for 2016. They apparently have one now. It’s believed the Raiders and the Joint Powers Authority will announce at a press conference to be held at 6:00 p.m. ET that the Raiders have reached a deal to remain at the O.Co Coliseum…

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Carl Icahn and John Paulson scored a big win on Thursday.

The billionaire investors got seats on the board of insurance giant AIG.

Icahn won't be on the board, but he'll have one of his firm's analysts take the seat. Paulson will have a seat.

Here's Icahn's announcement: 

Today we reached an agreement with AIG whereby one of our analysts will join the board of directors at the upcoming annual meeting in May. I myself declined to go on... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A utility says it has stopped the leak from a ruptured well that gushed massive amounts of natural gas near Los Angeles for 16 weeks. Once state inspectors declare the well permanently sealed, displaced residents will have at least a week to return home.

Camille Cosby has lost her bid for "complete avoidance" of a deposition demanded by seven of her husband's accusers.

The coming-of-age story is familiar: A shy girl has problems fitting in and concocts an imaginary friend. The originality of the Oscar-nominated “When Marnie Was There” comes from how its hand-drawn images express the girl’s inner torment.

Bungie

During its Thursday earnings call, Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Bungie’s “Destiny,” announced that a “full game sequel” to “Destiny” will release in 2017.

The company also announced Bungie will release a “large new expansion” for the original “Destiny” game. That’s coming at some point this year.

This news isn’t too surprising. There’s been a lot of shake-up at Bungie lately, and while “Destiny 2” was originally expected to launch in September, a recent report... Читать дальше...

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Shares of online discount marketplace Groupon are jumping nearly 20% after the company reported stronger than expected earnings.

Groupon crushed estimates, reporting revenue of $917.2 million against expectations for $845.9 million.

Adjusted earnings per share was $0.04 against expectations for a breakeven quarter. 

In response the stock jumped as much as 20% in after hours trading. 

Shares were up about 16% near 4:45 p.m. ET. 

Groupon has... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: