Date: 2014-07-31 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 197.65, high: 197.91, low: 196.16, close: 196.98, volume: 104222000, daily change: 0.0002
News headlines:
Target's New CEO Is Steeped in Stores
Tesla Loss Widens on Spending for Next Model
Southwest, SeaWorld End Partnership
Public Storage Profit Rises
Sikka: Infosys Will Grow Business
Retirement at Relational Delayed
French Telecom 'Troublemaker' Sets Sights on T-Mobile US
Asset Managers May Avoid Fed Oversight
Sarepta Therapeutics Chairman Goolsbee Resigns
Alpha Natural Plans Job Cuts
Junk Bonds Sink on Fears Rally Will End as Economy Picks Up
Prescient Bears Are Growling Again
Edison International Swings to Profit
Dollar's Rally Picks Up Steam
Canadian Oil Sands' Profit Down but Beats Expectations
Ashland's Global Restructuring Boosts Profitability
YRC Worldwide's Loss Narrows
Western Union Profit Falls
Wind Power Hopes for Sea Change
Community Health Profit Rises 40%
Southwestern Energy Profit Falls 16%
CIBC Names Victor Dodig as Chief Executive
Regional Banks Push Congress to Amend 'Systemically Important' Tag
Dodgers TV Weighs on Time Warner Cable
Apache May Sell Western Canadian Shale Gas Assets
WWE to Cut 7% of Its Workforce
Live Nation Profit Falls as Attendance, Revenue Drop
'Too Big to Fail' Report Hedges on Big Banks' Funding Edge
Expedia Profit Rises 25%
Kellogg's Profit Falls 16% as Cereal Sales Drop
America's Business Puzzle: Record Debt and Record Cash
Apollo Starts New Fund to Short Junk  Bonds
Federal Home Loan Banks of Des Moines, Seattle Explore Merger
Oil Prices Sink to 19-Week Low
Valeant Makes Allergan Pitch, Reports Higher Profit
International Paper CEO: Restructuring Paying Off
Former Credit Suisse Trader Sentenced to Time Served
AmEx CEO Testifies at Antitrust Trial
Gold Futures Drop to Six-Week Low
BNP Paribas to Buy Majority Stake in DAB Bank
Global Coffee Supply Deficit Likely Next Season
Irish Firm Paddy Power Discloses Hacking
L'Oréal's First-Half Revenue Declines
Vale Raises Iron-Ore Supply Growth Estimate
U.S. Wages and Benefits Rise
Eni to Speed Up Asset Sales
Bunge Profit Soars
MasterCard Profit Climbs
Russia Sanctions Could Spur Financial Index Changes
Shaw Communications to Buy ViaWest
Avon Sees Signs of Sales Turnaround
T-Mobile US Swings to Profit, Adds Customers
Pilgrim's Pride Still Seeking Acquisition Opportunities
Discovery Communications Profit Rises
European Markets Fall on Drab Earnings News
China, Luxury Brands Drive Volkswagen Profit
Bombardier CEO Cites Weak Margins, Results in Restructuring
Pimco Bond Fund Lagged Behind 89% of Peers in July
Cigna Profit Up on Premiums, Fees
Adidas Warns on Profit
Exxon Profit Jumps 28%, But Production Declines
Polish Recovery Losing Steam, Says Rate Setter
Rio Hopes Hotel Boom Pays Off
Voices: Mike Miroballi, on Tax-Smart Investment Strategies
Maruti Suzuki India To Invest on Expansion
BNP Paribas Reports Huge Loss
Yuan Rising as China Economy Stirs
Strong July for Australian Stocks
Suncor Energy Posts Drop in Profit, Raises Dividend
Lufthansa Fails to Meet Reduced Expectations
Alberto Micalizzi: The Hedge Fund Academic Who Fell From Grace
Making the Financial Transition to Partner
Santander Reports Rise in Profit
Czech Central Bank to Keep Koruna Weak
Herbalife to Expand Manufacturing Operations in China
Synchrony Shares Open at $23
Sanofi Forecasts Profit Spurt
Telefónica Posts Rise in Net Profit
Expat Cuts Hit Hong Kong Rentals
Arabica Coffee Futures Jump on Brazil Production Forecasts
PG&E Profit Falls 18%
BG Group Profit Up as Revenue Rises
Brazil's Vale Hurt by Write-downs From Commodities Boom
Banco Espírito Santo Shares Plunge
KBR Swings to Loss
Merlin Entertainments Boosted by Lego
Afren Shares Plunge on Executive Suspensions
Target Picks Pepsi Veteran as CEO
Apache Mulls its International Assets
Potash Prices Pressure Mosaic Profit
Cracks Form in Investors' Hunt for Yield
Goldcorp Swings to Profit
Darden Unveils $500 Million Buyback
PPL Tops Views, Raises Guidance
Alliant Raises Earnings Views
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise
Hyatt Profit Falls
Charter Communications Narrows Loss
Brazil's AmBev Gets Earnings Kick From World Cup
McKesson Profit Falls, Despite Celesio Help
ADP Profit Rises on Revenue, Bookings
Teva Pharmaceutical Swings to a Profit
Occidental Petroleum Profit Rises 8.2%
DirecTV Profit Jumps 22%
Generali Hurt by Russia Write-down
Exelon Revenue Falls Amid Lower Energy Prices
Euro-Zone Inflation Stays Low
Siemens Cautious on Energy Unit
Enterprise Products Partners Profit, Volumes Rise
ICICI Bank Profit Rises 17%
Embraer Swings to Profit
Colgate-Palmolive Posts Higher Profit
Legg Mason Profit Beats Views as Revenue, Assets Grow
ConocoPhillips Earnings Edge Up
CME Profit Falls as Trading Volume Declines
Becton Dickinson Profit Beats Expectations
Endo International Sales Improve; Lifts Outlook
Newell Rubbermaid Profit Jumps 37%
German Jobless Decline, Retail Sales Rise
Metro Posts Quarterly $84.4 Million Net Loss
Yelp Reports First Profit Since IPO
AstraZeneca Raises Earnings Outlook
Rolls-Royce Cuts Outlook for Marine Unit
Diageo Hit by China Slowdown
Royal Dutch Shell Profit Jumps
Sweden's Meda to Buy Italian Peer
Nokia to Buy Part of Panasonic's 3G Business
AB InBev Scores with World Cup
BAE Looks to Saudi Arabia to Bolster Order Book
Germany's Unemployment Lines Shrink in July
Currency Lifts Korean Air to Profit
U.K. House-Price Growth Slows
Argentina Teeters on Default as Talks Collapse
Lloyds Profit Hit by Provisions
Lufthansa Posts Decline in Profit
Credit Suisse Dragged Into Probe
L-3 Records Charge for Accounting Problems
FDA Seeks to Regulate Lab-Developed Tests
Market direction: Neutral