Date: 2015-08-03 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 211.42, high: 211.45, low: 210.16, close: 210.5, volume: 103266900, daily change: -0.0015
News headlines:
Clorox Reports Better-Than-Expected Results
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Turmoil Far Behind
Coal Miner Alpha Files for Chapter 11
Delta Bans Shipment of Wildlife Hunting Trophies as Freight
Starboard Discloses MedAssets Stake, Calls For Overhaul
ITG Ousts CEO Gasser After Probe
Sprint Names a New CFO
Pimco Gets Warning From SEC on Fund
Greek Stocks Fall 16% on First Day Back
Oil-and-Gas Debt Deals Sting Investors
N.Y. State Blocks Promontory
Scientists Back Off Some Findings in NYC Subway Microbiome Study
J.P. Morgan to Accelerate Timeline for Cybersecurity Spending Boost
Foreign Investors Turn Frosty on Australian Debt
Vornado’s Profit Nearly Doubles
Community Health Plans Spinoff, Reports Jump in Earnings
J.C. Penney Hires Home Depot, Target Execs
Investigation of Seized Fund Shows Risks
HSBC to Sell Brazil Business
U.S. Consumer Spending Up 0.2% in June
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Lower as Crude Falls
U.S. Stocks Lower as Oil Prices Drop
Allstate Operating Earnings Fall 41%
Tenet Healthcare’s Loss Widens
U.S. Firms Struggle to Trace ‘Conflict Minerals’
Avis Budget Group Reports Disappointing Revenue
DreamWorks Animation Earnings: What to Watch
Four U.S. Airlines Object to Complaints in Gulf Airline Fight
Tyson Misses Earnings, Sales Expectations
AIG Raises Dividend as Operating Profit Rises
Dollar Rises Modestly in Anticipation of Strong U.S. Jobs Report
Auto Makers Post Strong U.S. Sales
Sugar Prices Fall to Multiyear Lows
Disney Earnings: What to Watch
Brent Crude Falls Below $50 a Barrel
Chile’s Codelco Suspends Mine Operations
Tesla Earnings: What to Watch
Sprint Needs to Speed Up to Outrun T-Mobile
Judge Adds to Pressure on SEC Over How it Names Its Judges
London Trader Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years
Capital Journal: Five Ideas Worth Debating on the GOP Stage
Voices: Norbert Mindel, on Getting Data on All of a Client’s Assets
For New York Times, a Gamble on Giveaways
Rolls-Royce Has Met With ValueAct
U.K. Treasury Begins RBS Privatization
Sears Sales Deteriorate Further
Global Investors Shrug Off Slump in Greek Market
Middle East Refinery-Expansion Plans Hit Snags
U.S. Manufacturers Expand at Slower Pace in July
Exor, PartnerRe Settle on $6.9 Billion Deal
Mexico’s Cemex Completes Refinancing of Bank Debt
Proxy Firm Georgeson Under Investigation
Brazil’s Bradesco Deal Not Enough to Eclipse Itau
Zambia Copper Producer Halts Production Over Power Shortages
Dalian Wanda to Close Some Stores in China
Kurdistan Will Start Oil Company Payments in September
Natural Gas Prices Rise on Warming Weather, Falling Production
Dollar Weakens on Soft U.S. ISM Manufacturing
Fed to Continue Testing Term Deposit Facility Operations in August
Copper, Aluminum Fall to Six-Year Lows
Eurozone Survey Shows Collapse in Greek Output
Global Chip Sales Rise 2% in June
ITG Replaces Top Executive After Disclosing Potential SEC Settlement
Citigroup Part of Regulators’ Investigation Into Student Loans
NextEra Energy Results Top Expectations
A Little Effort Finds a Missing $10,000
Goldman Raises Legal-Loss Range
Hong Kong Fines BNP Paribas for Leaving Investors in the Dark
Greek Shares Tumble as Market Reopens
Asia Stocks Decline as China Manufacturing Data Weakens
Didi Kuaidi to Get Backing From China Investment Corp.
AlixPartners Names Simon Freakley as Next CEO
Hong Kong Stocks Fall on China PMI Data
Market direction: Neutral