Stocks on the Move Weight Watchers and Fitbit updates
Weight Watchers International rose 0.36 to 12.88 as it lifted its full year forecast. Fitbit fell 3.22 to 13.88 after posting solid results but signaling higher spending on research, development, and sales.
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Sisters seek Duke lobbying details at stockholders meeting
Belmont Sisters of Mercy and Benedictine Sisters of Virginia press Mercy Investment Services request Duke Energy disclose lobbying activity. Investors will vote on whether Duke should reveal lobbying and membership in industry groups. Duke states it files reports and expanded information efforts.
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Charlotte Observer
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Average US mortgage rate slips near year’s low
Long term U S mortgage rates fell this week after the Federal Reserve held rates steady. Freddie Mac reported the 30 year fixed rate at 3.61 percent, down from 3.66 percent, well below last year’s 3.80 percent and boosting spring home buying prospects.
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Federal Reserve
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Rules Imposed On E Cigarettes To Review Devices
The federal government will require e cigarettes and their ingredients to undergo review before sale. Regulators will assess device design and nicotine liquids to curb teen use and protect consumers. Health secretary Sylvia Burwell warns against undermining progress toward a tobacco free generation.
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Washington
Health and Human Services
Sylvia Burwell
FDA moves to regulate e cigarettes and restrict sales to minors
The FDA issues rules extending traditional tobacco restrictions to e cigarettes hookah tobacco and nicotine gels. Minors would be banned from buying the products with penalties and enforcement expanding. Retailers face August sales bans and later compliance with two years for company submissions and a further year for review.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Robert Califf
GM and Ford post record North American profits in Q1
GM and Ford report highest ever North American profits and strong operating margins in Q1 2016, building on 2015 records. Yet shares stall as investors doubt further gains in a cyclical auto market. Global markets show upside, while costs cuts and tech bets shape future profits.
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General Motors Co
Ford Motor Co
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Brian Johnson
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Regulators Seek End to Bank Arbitration Clauses
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes banning mandatory arbitration clauses to ease suing banks. The rule targets class-action disputes across credit cards accounts and other financial services, but allows individual arbitration to continue for single-claim cases.
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U.S
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB
Local Stock Dividend Footnotes Explained
Notes describe extra dividends not included, annual rate changes after a revert dividend, and the last 12 months’ dividends. It covers stock splits, declared or paid amounts, ex-distribution cash value, and the classification of a closed-end fund with P E indicators and recent performance details.
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