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THE WORLD'S TODAY FINANCIAL NEWS ON MARCH 30, 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015


U.S. stock futures were sharply higher in early trading. But with the first quarter ending tomorrow, the S&P 500 is barely in the green. The Nasdaq is up more than 3 percent year-to-date, while the Dow struggles. (CNBC)
Oil prices fell today, as officials from Iran and six world powers discussed a possible deal over Tehran's nuclear program that could bring an end to sanctions and allow an increase in Iranian oil exports. (Reuters)
But with a negotiating deadline tomorrow, there's word Iranian officialshave backed away from a critical element of a proposed nuclear agreement, saying they're no longer willing to ship their atomic fuel out of the country. (NY Times)
UnitedHealth (UNH) has agreed to buy pharmacy benefit managerCatamaran (CTRX) in a deal worth $12.78 billion, representing a premium of27 percent to Catamaran's Friday closing price. (Business Wire)
Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) said it would buy Auspex (ASPX) for $101 per share in cash, or $3.5 billion in equity value. Teva said the deal would add a portfolio of drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. (CNBC)
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, who Friday tweeted against a new "religious freedom" law in Indiana, stepped up his condemnation of what he called a "very dangerous ... wave of legislation" in an op-ed. (Washington Post)
At a time when Apple is said to be revamping its streaming music plan, music mogul Jay Z today is expected to unveil a blueprint for his high-resolution music streaming service Tidal. (USA Today)
Volvo will invest $500 million in its first U.S. assembly plant, plugging a longstanding gap in the carmaker's manufacturing base as it pursues a global comeback under Chinese ownership. (Reuters)
GNC, the country's largest specialty retailer of dietary supplements, has agreed to institute sweeping new testing procedures that far exceed quality controls mandated under federal law. (NY Times)
The seemingly intentional downing of Germanwings flight 9525 by the co-pilot last week means the airline's insurers could end up paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the families of the victims. (NY Times)
Billionaire financier George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine, if Western countries help private investment there. He also put the odds of Greece leaving the euro at a third. (Reuters)
Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke launched his own economics blog today. Hosted by the Brookings Institution, where he's a senior fellow, the first post is on low global interest rates. (WSJ)
For the first time since 1996, Tiger Woods is not among the top 100 golfersin the world ranking. He hasn't played since he withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open on Feb. 6. It's not clear when Woods will return. (ESPN)

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