Date: 2014-08-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 200.43, high: 200.57, low: 199.94, close: 200.25, volume: 47874000, daily change: -0.0004
News headlines:
Corporate Watch: News Digest
U.S. Banks Boosted Lending in Second Quarter
Breadth of Bank Breach in Doubt
Virgin Australia Posts Deep Loss
Pennsylvania to Expand Medicaid
Pemex Oil-Spill Cleanup of Mexico River Is 90% Complete
PG&E Substation Is Breached Again
Dunkin Donuts to Launch First Hot Dark-Roast Coffee
Coffee Is Percolating Again in East Africa
J&J Seeks Buyer for Cordis Unit
Lending Club's Same Old Scene
Tyson Completes Tender for Hillshire
PacSun Swings to a Profit
Lehman Eyes Sale of Unsecured Claim Against Brokerage Unit
Yen Gains on Worries Over Ukraine
Amira Nature Foods Posts Strong Profit, Revenue
Earnings Could Suffer Some Wear and Tear
Cotton Slides, Arabica Coffee Gains
GDP Expanded at 4.2% Rate in Second Quarter
U.S. Oil Ends Up, Brent Down
Ex-LPL Broker Ordered to Pay Nearly $2M
Manchester United Divides Hedge Funds' Loyalties
Deal Reached to Develop Shale Oil in Remote Part of Argentina
The Tailwinds Behind Consumer Spending
Fed to Consider Including Muni Bonds in New Bank Safeguards
Dollar General Still Wants a Deal
Darden Delays Shareholder Meeting
Vivendi Favors Telefónica on GVT
J.P. Morgan Probing Scope of Hack
Ernst & Young Audit Deficiency Rate Is 49%, Regulators Say
Lending for Construction Grows 4% in 2nd Quarter
Ford to See if World Likes New Mustang
Rising Franc Puts Spotlight on Swiss Central Bank
Bond Yields: Even Lower for Even Longer
Alibaba Units' Value Adds IPO Intrigue
Brazil's Oi to Partner With Local Rivals to Acquire TIM Participacoes
European Stocks Close Lower on Ukraine Tensions
Denmark's Elegant Whiskey Belt
Hollywood Pins Hopes on 2015 Lineup
Downtown Cleveland Stages a Comeback
Vivendi Picks Up Telefónica's Call
Big Seed Makers Unlikely to Cut Prices
Voices: Scott Wylie, on Helping Entrepreneurs with Their 'Life Plan'
BP Has Fire at U.S. Refinery
Pending Home Sales Rose in July
NBG, Alpha Bank Post Profits
Dutch Banks Steer Funds Away From ECB
Saab Auto Owner Goes Bust
Religion's Effect on Real Estate
India to Help Poor Access Banks
Swiss Bank Posts Results for First Time
A Trust Protects a Doctor's Office Project
ICBC Profit Growth Slows
Data Tempers Gold's Rise
Financial Briefing Book: News Digest
Pfizer Vaccine Candidate Gets Fast Track
FBI Probes Hacking Claim at J.P. Morgan
Coty's Sales Drop on Promotions
Qantas Carves Out Long-Haul Unit
Malaysia Airlines Loss Widens
KPMG Faces Criticism Over Espírito Santo Collapse
Japan Suspends Tokyo Ops of Kookmin Bank
TD Bank's Profit Jumps 38%
Signet Jewelers Revenue Climbs 39%
CIBC Posts 4.7% Profit Increase, Plans Buyback
Scorpio, BoCom Order Giant Container Vessels
Deutsche Bank Fined by U.K.'s FCA
Qantas Revamp Points Way Toward Liftoff
Zara Pulls T-Shirt Amid Uproar
China Huarong Lines Up Investors
Philippine Economy Soars
Pernod Ricard Confirms Jobs Cuts
China Considers Opening Up Stock Market Further
Euro-Zone Private Sector Lending Falls
Spanish Data Fuel Fears of Deflation
Maybank Gets Earnings Boost From Singapore and Indonesia
Sberbank Profit Drops 2.3%
France's Bouygues Warns on Sales Growth
Essilor Profit Rise on Eyewear Acquisitions
Alibaba Margin Squeeze Overshadows Mobile Success
Argentina, Malaysia Reach Shale-Oil Deal
Will Kia Ever Escape Hyundai's Big Shadow?
DP World First-Half Profit Rises 26%
Satellite Firms Get New Iran Waiver
Currency Spat Strands Venezuela Fliers
Market direction: Neutral