Date: 2014-07-29 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 197.76, high: 198.09, low: 196.62, close: 197.8, volume: 69259000, daily change: 0.0004
News headlines:
Project Exporting Gas to Japan Set For Green Light
PG&E Faces More Charges Over Blast
Activist Casablanca Claims Victory Over Cliffs Natural Resources
Nomura Posts 70% Drop in Net Profit
J.J. Abrams Discusses Film vs. Digital
CD Yields Stand Still
Amgen Plans Job Cuts
Morgan Stanley Plans Salary Raise for Junior Bankers, Capital-Markets Staff
McDonald's Gets Ominous Ruling
FedEx Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal Drug Deliveries
Simon, With Klépierre Deal, Expands Reach in Europe
Amazon Calls for Hachette to Cut E-Book Prices
In Video Age, Film Gets a Reprieve
Nutrisystem Profit Up, Current Quarter View Misses Expectations
Buffalo Wild Wings Reports Strong Results, But Projections Fall Short
Travel-Unit Deal Lifts AmEx Results
REITs Close the Door on Underwriters
SEC Investigating DreamWorks' 'Turbo' Write-Down
Genworth Profit Rises on Mortgage Business Gains
U.S. Steel Loss Narrows
Icahn Trims Stake in Family Dollar
Argentina Officials Negotiate to Avert a Default
IAC/InterActive Unit Agrees to Buy Princeton Review
Equity Residential Results Rise on Rental Demand
DreamWorks Animation Reports Loss
Bank of America Cuts Russia Exposure
Regulator Wants Monitors at Deutsche Bank, Barclays
Express Scripts Earnings Fall
Marriott Profit Rises on Revenue Increase
U.S. Approves More Hellfire Missiles for Iraq
Aflac's Profit Declines 8.8%
Brazil's Cooxupe Cuts Forecast for Its Coffee Output This Year
U.S. Oil Prices Fall After Kansas Refinery Fire
McGraw Hill Financial Results Top Views
Ameriprise Profit Rises
Panera Bread's Quarterly Profit Slips on Higher Costs
Edwards Lifesciences Profit Soars
Anadarko Profit Falls 76%; Hedging Impacts Mask Stronger Sales
Global Payments Profit Rises on Higher Revenue
Banco Santander's Brazil Unit Fires Analyst, Others After Political Comment
BOE Deputy Is Potential Rates Guide
Pfizer Still Looking to Buy
U.S. Dollar Rises Against Major Rivals
Orange Juice Drops to 5-Month Low
Espírito Santo Units Investigated
Osram to Slash 7,800 Jobs
Eaton CEO Says No Plans to Spin Off Businesses
Sarepta CEO Sheds Some Sway Over Management
Gold Prices Fall on U.S. Interest-Rate Jitters
Eni Faces Pressure to Diversify
Investor Presses For PetSmart Sale
Nobel Biocare Confirms It Is in Sale Talks
In Prepaid Cards, Fortune Eludes the Famous
Italy's Mediaset Swings to Loss in First Half
Paccar CEO: No Merger Talks With Volkswagen
Home-Builder CEO Pay Rises
Hedge Fund Meets Match in OCBC
UPS Profit Misses Expectations
Buying Revs Up in Chinese Stocks
Iain Conn Named Centrica CEO
Ruble Slightly Stronger After Earlier Drop
Russia Risk Propels Europe Bonds
European Shares Reverse Losses
Rewards, Risks for BP in Russia
Voices: Mike Miller, on the Benefits of Collaborative Divorce
Record Demand for U.K. Bond Despite Negative Yield
J.P. Morgan Cutting Hundreds
Aetna's Profit, Medical Costs Rise
Ally Financial Swings to Profit
Canadian Solar, Trina Solar Voice Displeasure at U.S. Move on Imports
CFTC Fines J.P. Morgan Securities
Merck's Sales Fall, but Confidence Rises
U.S. Judge Approves One-Time Argentina Payment on Some Bonds
Taking Budget Cuts for a Test Drive
Incidents Threaten Airline-Insurance Rates
Preparing Small-Business Owners for Retirement
Oplink to Explore Segment Sale
Chesapeake to Raise Powder River Basin Exposure
QBE Slumps on Profit Warning
HCA Holdings Profit Rises 14%
U.S. Court Orders Seizure of Kurdish Oil Cargo
New York Times Profit Slips
Talisman Posts Surprise Loss
Fresh Del Monte Profit Rises 3.7%
Illinois Tool Works Profit Surges
DineEquity Earnings Rise on Improved Sales
Reynolds American Profit Improves
Waste Management to Sell Wheelabrator for $1.94 Billion
Paccar Profit Rises 9.5%
Ranbaxy Labs Narrows Losses
Level 3 Communications Reports Profit
Wynn Resorts Profit Jumps
Deutsche Bank Pretax Profit Rises
Renault Profit Surges on Cost-Cutting
Martha Stewart Swings to Profit
Entergy Earnings Increase 16%
National Oilwell Profit Climbs 17%
Honda Profit Up 20%, Lifts Outlook
Nielsen Revenue Jumps 15%, Beats Expectations
Marsh & McLennan Tops Views
International Paper Profit Falls
Sirius XM Profit Falls as Expenses Rise
Palin Launches Subscription Channel
Global Inflation Eases
Moody's Raises Vietnam Ratings
China Curbs Air Traffic
Orange Helped by Cost Cuts
Airbus Cancels Superjumbo Order
Bank of Cyprus Approves Capital Increase
Hyundai Heavy Posts Record Loss
UBS Discloses Dark-Pool Probes
Swiss Property Market Cools
'Ramadan Rush' Lifts U.K. Retail
Linde Net Profit Slips
Faurecia Raises Full-Year Profit Margin Goal
Aecom to Buy Stadium Construction Firm
IRS Blesses Telecom's REIT Turn
Transit Agencies Get Creative
Market direction: Neutral