Lately there have been many comparisons of the market to that of 1987, so I thought it might be instructive to go back and look at that time period. To begin with, let’s talk about 1986.

The Waldorf Astoria, with its iconic gilded towers framing Park Avenue, is closing its doors today. Hilton Worldwide sold the illustrious hotel to China’s Anbang Insurance Group to the tune of $1.95 billion in 2014, and now it’s finally time to say goodbye to the historic landmark as we know it.

The Minnesota-based company said in July it would shutter the plant rather than move forward with expensive upgrades. Last week, the plant’s control panel and power was disconnected from the power grid for the final time, the Bismarck Tribune reported.

The U.S. economy expanded at a modest-to-moderate pace from early January through mid-February, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, although firms were less optimistic amid some uncertainty about the Trump administration’s fiscal policies. “Businesses were generally optimistic about the near-term outlook but to a somewhat lesser degree than in the prior report,” the U.S. central bank said in its Beige Book survey on the economy, which was collated from anecdotal evidence provided by business contacts across the country.

Twitter users now have the ability to mute specific words, and usernames from their timelines for the duration of a day, week or month. In an attempt to clean up some of the hate speech which has marred the social media site Twitter , the company will allow users to block specific accounts or words from their timelines starting today.

Unilever has proposed to change the way executives and directors are paid in a bid to make them act more like owners of the business. Unilever has proposed to change the way executives and directors are paid in a bid to make them act more like owners of the business.

Britain’s financial watchdog wants to see an improvement in disclosures made by companies seeking to float on London’s stock markets and has put forward a series of proposals for consultation. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it wants to see an improvement in disclosures made by companies seeking to float on London’s stock markets and has put forward a series of proposals for consultation.

Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund firm, said adjusted pretax profit fell 49 percent in 2016 on lower performance fees. The shares declined the most in eight months.

Man Group shares fell sharply in early London trading after the world’s biggest listed hedge fund reported a steep decline in management fees and overall profits. Man Group plc shares fell sharply in early London trading after the world’s biggest listed hedge fund reported a steep decline in management fees and overall profits.