Date: 2016-08-30 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 217.44, high: 218.67, low: 217.4, close: 218.36, volume: 70502200, daily change: 0.0049
News headlines:
Australia Shares Falter on Weaker Commodity Prices
BOJ’s Funo Sounds Alarm Over Consumption
Fear of Rise in Crude Stocks Pulls U.S. Oil Prices to a Near Three-Week
Japan Industrial Output Stays Flat in July
McKesson Ventures Joins Shyft Analytics Series B, Bets on Analytics for Pharma
EU Apple Tax Ruling Stirs Fears of Revenue Loss in U.S.
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Aug. 30
Tribune Media to sell iconic Tribune Tower in roughly $240 million deal
U.S. Stocks Drift Lower as Dollar Gains
United Continental’s New President Gets Initial $5 Million Bonus
Oil-Deal Score Helps Aubrey McClendon’s Heirs Hang on to NBA’s Thunder, for Now
FDIC Fund Climbs to Postcrisis High
Chico’s Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Results
Chicago Stock Exchange Targets Rapid-Fire Traders With Speed Bump, Echoing IEX
Regulators Aim to Address Perceived Gap Between Official Line, On-the-Ground Approach
Monsanto Whistleblower to Collect $22 Million SEC Reward
Textron Unveils Restructuring
Private for Now, LogRhythm Closes $50M
FDA Approves Novartis’s Biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel
SpaceX Signs First Customer for Launch of Refurbished Rocket
H&R Block Sees Loss Widen
Consortium Submits Bid to Save 229 Aéropostale Stores
AeroVironment Revenue Falls 23% as Drone Sales Remain Weak
U.S. Oil Firms Continue Tussle Over Taxes
U.S. Oil Inventories Seen Up in Week
Palo Alto Networks Revenue, Expenses Surge
Oil Slides on OPEC Uncertainty, Inventory Forecast
Abercrombie & Fitch Reports Drop in Quarterly Sales
Mondelez Plans ‘What’s Next’ After Hershey Rebuff
GE Capital CEO Keith Sherin, a 35-Year GE Veteran, to Retire
Dollar at One-Month High as Investors Weigh U.S. Rate Path
The CIA’s Venture-Capital Firm, Like Its Sponsor, Operates in the Shadows
Jagged Peak Energy Owners Exploring Sale, IPO
Natural Gas Falls As Traders Look Past Storms
Voices: Want to Give Back to Your Parents? Here’s How to Buy Them a Home
Brexit May Make U.K. More Attractive to Multinationals After EU’s Apple Ruling
Off-grid Solar Company Bboxx Collects $20M Series C
Stech’s Take: ABC Dental Bankruptcy Echoes Other Cases
U.S. Defends Its Curbs on Money Laundering
Regulators Find Deficiencies in 13 Deloitte Audits, 12 by PWC
BHP Billiton Withholds Bonus of CEO Andrew Mackenzie
Fertilizer Producers Agrium and Potash in Merger Talks
Office Depot to Offer FedEx Services at More U.S. Stores
Ericsson to Start Delivering 5G Components in 2017
Outlook for European Markets Is Worsening, Watchdog Says
Markets Didn’t Foresee End of Swiss Franc/Euro Cap
U.S. Home Prices Continued Strong Gains in June
Asset Managers’ Role in Monetary Policy
Roller Coasters Ride Into Dizzying Realm of Virtual Reality
XMatters Raises $42M in Late-Stage Debt Financing
Muni Bonds Shouldn’t Be an Investment Only for the Rich
U.S. Consumer Confidence Climbs to Highest Level in Nearly a Year
Statoil in Barents Sea Exploration Drive
Ford Credit Chief to Retire in October
Petrobras Signs Partnership Deal With Statoil
China Plans to Launch Shenzhen Stock Link in November
Sears to Resume Selling Paint
U.S. Retail Sales Down 0.3% in August
Dollar Strengthens as Traders Digest Fed Comments
Eurozone Confidence Wanes as U.K. Sentiment Rebounds
Fred’s Disappoints Amid Pharmacy Weakness
Brazil’s Unemployment Rises to 11.6% in May-July Period
Uganda Issues Oil Licenses to Total, Tullow
Chinese Banks Step Up Bad-Loan Write-Offs
DSW Affirms Outlook After Completing Review
G-III Cuts Earnings View Amid Surprise Loss
Weekly Chain-Store Sales Flat
KKR to Buy Call-Center Software Maker Calabrio
FreedomPop Raises $50M From LetterOne
Chernova’s Take: Drone Behemoth DJI — Friend or Foe?
Fischer Pace of Rate Rises Driven By Economy
Fintech Startup Transferwise Moves Away From Banks
Ackerman’s Take: Outmoded Fees Helped Kill SEC’s Default to Digital
Uber, Domestic Rival Careem Halt Service in Abu Dhabi
Scotiabank Boosts Dividend as Revenue and Profit Rise
Ackerman’s Take: Outmoded Fees Helped Kill SEC’s Default to Digital
Harrison’s Take: Don’t Forget About Inflation in Push to Raise Rates
RBA’s Harper Says Australian Spending Keeping Recession at Bay
India’s Economic Growth Likely Slowed to 7.6% Last Quarter
The Limits to “Whatever it Takes”
Buoyant Commodities Give Asian Markets a Boost
KKR China Partner Plans to Depart, Set Up New Firm
Japanese Puzzle: More Jobs Haven’t Helped Spending
Petco Leads $10M Series A in Smart Pet Feeder With Delivery Service
Companies’ Report on Brazil Dam Failure Adds Little New on Causes
Cheaper Food Puts Restaurants in a Pickle
T-Mobile, Sprint Unlimited Plans Are Full of Limits
Brickley’s Take: Molycorp’s Rare Earths Money Pit
Brickley’s Take: Molycorp’s Rare Earths Money Pit
Market direction: Neutral