Date: 2016-08-11 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 218.31, high: 218.4, low: 217.23, close: 217.64, volume: 57941100, daily change: -0.0025
News headlines:
Oil Prices Buoyed By Saudi’s Hint of A Freeze Pact
Hong Kong Stocks Set to Party Like It’s 1999
Corrigan’s Take: Gawker Prepares for New Chapter
Corrigan’s Take: Gawker Prepares for New Chapter
Fed Up Coalition Complains About Jackson Hole Room Cancellations
College May Keep Tuition Paid by Bankrupt Parents, Judge Rules
‘Bad Moms’ Studio STX Entertainment Gets Funding From PCCW and Tencent
U.S. Stocks Notch a Record Trifecta
End of an Era: Bill Miller Parts Ways With Legg Mason
Gap Appoints Hasbro CEO to Its Board
Brazil’s Petrobras Posts Sharp Decline in Earnings
Energy Transfer Equity’s Warren Swears Off Hostile Bids
Cargill to Likely Slow Pace of Divestitures
Farmland Prices Fall in Central U.S.
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Aug. 11
Stocks Hit New Highs; Some Argue That’s Just the Start
Chile Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate at 3.5%
Macy’s Fix for Department Store Woes: Fewer Stores
Ruby Tuesday to Shut 95 Restaurants as Sales Slide
Planet Fitness Pumps Up Its Earnings
Accolade Financing Brings Series E Round to $93.6M
Dillard’s Profit Falls by More Than Half
U.S. Stock Exchanges to Overhaul Process of Reopening After Halt
Dollar Rises as Traders Await Rate Clues
Nordstrom’s Profit Tops Views Despite Revenue Decline
Union to Discuss Contract Extension With West Coast Ports
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records on Same Day for First Time Since 1999
Investor Demand for Bond Funds Relative to Stocks Highest on Record
Bank of Mexico Stands Pat on Rates, Cites U.S. Election as a Risk
Delivery Agent Cuts Employees
21st Century Fox Anticipates Settlements in Ailes Probe
How Does Back-to-School Spending Break Down?
Oil Flips Higher on Hopes for Easing Glut
Gold Reverses Gains as Stronger Dollar Weighs
Natural Gas Falls in Choppy Trading After Inventory Report
Glencore’s Production Cuts Don’t Always Raise Prices
Vivint’s Case Against SunEdison May Go to Trial
Warnings on Payday Lenders’ Move to Installment Loans
Kohl’s Beats Expectations, Helps Lift Retail Stocks
Chili’s Owner Posts Better-Than-Expected Profit, Revenue
Turner to Bring Refinery29 to TV By Leading $45M Investment
Sports Authority Revamps Executive Bonus Proposal
Viewpoint: Jevic Ruling Could Limit Chapter 11 Exit Strategies
Why Some Lobbyists Want Evan Bayh to Run the Senate Banking Committee
Canada’s Biggest Pension Fund Delivers 1.5% Quarterly Return
Saudis May Help Rebalance Oil Market
Voices: When Clients Divorce, So Should Advisers
Home Equity Loans Come Back to Haunt Borrowers, Banks
Macy’s to Close About 15% of Stores, Cut Jobs
Joint Approach: Macroeconomic and Financial Stability Policies
Russia Fines Google $6.75 Million in Antitrust Case
Pokémon Go Illustrates a Currency Problem
Banco do Brasil Earnings Slide Amid Rising Loan-Loss Provisions
IEA Says Crude-Oil Output Is Falling Behind Demand
A. Schulman Again Cuts Earnings Guidance
U.S. Import Prices Rise Despite Lower Fuel Costs
WSJ Survey: Economists Point to December Rate Increase for Fed
Economists See Election-Induced Uncertainty Harming U.S. Economy
Economists in Survey Say Election Will Factor in September Fed Decision
IMF Reaches Agreement With Egypt on $12 Billion Loan Program
U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Lower Last Week
Firm Retention Summary: SynCardia Systems Inc.
Oil Producer Crescent Point’s Loss Narrows
Textbook Failure: Why Rate Cuts Have Stopped Working on Currencies
Volatile Session for New Zealand Dollar After Rate Cut
Behind Credit Suisse’s Soured Mozambique Deals
Brazil’s Oi Posts Wider Loss
Gage’s Take: Does Venture Capital Deserve Tax Breaks?
MLB, Dodgers Back Xperiel’s $7M Funding for Fan Experiences in AR
In Tough Climate, New Investors Scoop Up Startups and Revamp for Sale
RWE Profit Plunges on Trading Unit’s Losses
Viswanatha’s Take: Trouble in Paradise as Caribbean Hit by ‘Derisking’
Viswanatha’s Take: Trouble in Paradise as Caribbean Hit by ‘Derisking’
Noble Group Swings to Loss Under New Management
Central Banks Might Lower QE Costs by Thinking Outside the Box
An Autopsy of The Greek Crisis
Transmitting Liquidity Shocks Across Borders
Can the Fed Raise Interest Rates?
Philippines Central Bank Leaves Overnight Rates Unchanged
Tour Operator TUI Bats Away Worries About European Travel
For Top Banking Talent After Brexit, London Loses Some Allure
Hong Kong Shares Rise on Hopes of Connect to Shenzhen Exchange
Zurich Insurance’s Profit Drops
Thyssenkrupp Profit Down 34% on Steel Prices
Bynder Raises $22.2M to Back Digital Asset Tools for Marketers
Bank of Korea Keeps Rates Unchanged
Saudi Oil Output Sets Record Despite Global Glut
Newmont Sees Dividends Rising, Provided Gold Prices Cooperate
Palank’s Take: Spend Those Gift Cards
Palank’s Take: Spend Those Gift Cards
As Rental Supply Grows, Landlords Negotiate
Market direction: Neutral