Stocks down…Oil prices decline… Ratings up for Thursday night NFL game

NEW YORK (AP) — The prospect of rising interest rates is spooking investors. The Federal Reserve could start hiking interest rates sooner than expected. Fed policy makers start a two-day meeting on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 12 points, to end at 1,985 on Friday. The index was down 1.1 percent for the week. The Dow lost 61 points to 16,987. The Nasdaq dropped 24 points to 4,567.

NEW YORK (AP) — There are concerns among traders that global oil demand is falling while supplies remain ample. That sent the price of oil down on Friday. Benchmark U.S. crude fell 52 cents to close at $92.27 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, fell 12 cents to close at $97.96 in London. It was Brent’s first close below $98 since April of 2013.

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says its debut broadcast of “Thursday Night Football” was seen by more than 20 million viewers. According to CBS, its broadcast with NFL Network of the Steelers and Ravens had an overnight household rating of 13.7. The estimated 20.9 million viewers were up from the 11 million who watched last year’s Thursday night game, shown only on NFL Network.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it’ll no longer limit the monthly cash deposits of U.S. dollars that border businesses can make if the companies allow authorities to monitor their financial transactions and meet other requirements. The president says the $14,000 monthly cash deposit limit set in 2010 to fight the laundering of drug money has hurt honest businesses.

PARIS (AP) — Netflix is tapping into six new markets Monday, hoping to gain a big subscriber base around Europe. But it’s facing a frosty welcome in France. Well-established French competitors are trying to head off a Netflix wave, the government wants oversight and the cinema industry wants Netflix to invest heavily in French productions. The video-streaming giant has more than 50 million subscribers in 40 countries.

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