Date: 2015-08-17 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 208.43, high: 209.51, low: 208.26, close: 209.42, volume: 72786500, daily change: 0.0036
News headlines:
MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - Aug 16
MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai's Arabtec may fall on Q2 loss, MSCI may lift Qatar
Markets Weekahead: Short on cues, high on sentiment
MIDEAST STOCKS-Arabtec drags down Dubai after Q2 loss, MSCI lifts Qatar
Curse Raises $52M Since VoIP Launch and On Track To Become Largest Communication Platform in World for Gamers
China yuan to move both ways, more 'adjustments' unlikely -c.bank economist
China yuan to move both ways, more 'adjustments' unlikely: central bank economist
UPDATE 1-China Vanke H1 core profit up 5.5 pct, to build more projects
MIDEAST DEBT-Saudi money market turmoil shows bank jitters over bond issues
Investors to look at Fed, earnings with China filter
Adama's Shareholders Contemplating Combination of Adama with Chinese Sanonda
RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Investors to look at Fed, earnings with China filter
REFILE-Bird flu aftershocks to drive U.S. turkey, egg prices higher
BoE's Forbes says waiting too long to raise rates could damage recovery
INSIGHT-China retreats to financial shadows to boost economic growth
RPT-Japan economy seen shrinking in Q2 in setback for "Abenomics"
UPDATE 1-BoE's Forbes says waiting too long to raise rates could damage recovery
Bank of England's Forbes says waiting too long to raise rates could damage recovery
China retreats to financial shadows to boost economic growth
U.S. warns China on agents pressuring expatriates to return home: New York Times
Australia shares set to firm, rebounding off six-month low
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Aug 17
Japan's Q2 GDP shrinks annualised 1.6 pct, first slump since recession in 2014
RPT-Japan's Q2 GDP shrinks annualised 1.6 pct, first slump since recession in 2014
Japan's second-quarter GDP shrinks annualized 1.6 percent, first slump since recession in 2014
PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Aug 17
DIARY-Top Economic Events to Aug 25
DIARY-Emerging Markets Economic Events to Aug 27
DIARY-Malaysia 2015 corporate earnings
Oil prices pulled down by shrinking Japanese economy
FOREX-Dollar tries to shake off yuan scare, yen shrugs off Japan's GDP slump
TUI could divest non-core holiday brands -report
PRECIOUS-Gold steady as focus returns to U.S. rate hike view
PHILIPPINES PRESS-Chipmaker Cirtek on Google shortlist - BusinessWorld
Taiwan central bank guides overnight interbank rate lower for 5th day
Apple hires banks to lead potential Kangaroo bond debut
THAILAND PRESS-SCB says banking on close partners in Myanmar, branch in Vietnam -The Nation
Taiwan stocks down on weak 2015 GDP forecast
Nikkei rises after GDP contraction not as bad as expected
S.Korean won, shares fall after upbeat U.S. economic data
UPDATE 3-Japan economy shrinks in Q2 in setback for "Abenomics"
TABLE-India's cenbank says reverse repo bids rise to 36.06 bln rupees
India Morning Call-Global Markets
Singapore monetary policy caught between rock and hard place
Australia shares off 7-month lows; healthcare, industrials upAbercrombie Brings In Outsiders in Management Revamp
Petco Files IPO, Plans Return to Public Markets
Regulators Probe Jet That Touched Down Short of Charlotte Runway
BB&T to Buy National Penn Bancshares
Ugandan Startup Preps Hybrid Cars
Ohio Corn Crop Likely Smaller Than Expected
Sales at Urban Outfitters Off to Slow Start for Quarter
Minimum-Wage Waivers for Unions Stir Standoff
U.S. Postal Service Tries Hand as Fishmonger, Grocer
Stanford Is Giving This Chinese Investor $200 Million
Post-Recession Job Growth Coming in High-Wage Positions
A Global Recession May Be Brewing in China
Surviving Financial Shocks
The Hot Thing for Wall Street Banks: Capital-Relief Trades
U.S. Steel to Close Alabama Blast Furnace, Cut 1,100 Jobs
Surgery Partners Files IPO Plans
American Apparel Agrees to $90 Million Asset-Based Infusion
Target Creates Operating Chief Position
FDA Warns Three Scope Makers
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Advance
Dallas Fed Names Former Goldman Sachs Banker as President
Blue Bell to Start Selling Ice Cream Again
SeaWorld Names CFO and Chief Creative Officer
U.S. Stocks Advance
FAA Hits Southwest Airlines With Proposed $325,000 Fine
Boeing Delays Test Flight of Tanker
Black Elk Energy Faces Federal Criminal Charges
Constellation Brands Creates Investment Arm
Dollar Rises as Markets Calm
Natural Gas Falls on Cooler Weather
Wal-Mart Earnings: What to Watch
U.S. Oil Hits New Six-Year Low
Republican Commissioner Joshua Wright to Leave FTC
Global Stocks Refocus After Yuan
Glencore Earnings: What to Watch
Patriot Coal Reaches Deal to Sell Remaining Mines
Pentair to Buy Erico Global for $1.8 Billion
U.S. Home-Builder Confidence Hits Near-Decade High
Citi to Pay $180 Million to Settle Hedge Fund Charges
Brookfield Infrastructure Consortium to Buy Asciano
Mob-Busting Informant Resurfaces in SEC Probe
Darden Names Board Member to Head Planned REIT
N.Y. Fed Business Conditions Plunge in August
Barrick Gold Names Dushnisky Sole President
Dollar Slips on Weak Empire State Index
Strategic Hotels Exploring Possible Sale
Mann + Hummel to Buy ‪Affinia Group
Estée Lauder Profit Tops Views
Helping a Business Owner Who Was $1.5M Behind on Taxes
Markets Watching Turkish Central Bank Decision on Multiple Rates Policy
Canada’s Omers Ventures Raises $199 Million
BOE Official Says Don’t Wait Too Long on Rates
More of the Same as U.S. Futures Start Flat
Steady Yuan Resets Focus on Fed
Alibaba vs. JD.com: Executives Weigh In
Goldman Bets on Indian Property Developer
Newcrest Returns to Profit
CFOs Outpace Their Bosses in Pay Increases
Market direction: Neutral