Date: 2016-08-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 216.41, high: 218.23, low: 216.41, close: 218.18, volume: 71892200, daily change: 0.0082
News headlines:
China Inflation Slows Again, Giving PBOC Room for Easing
China Shares Rise as Inflation Weakens Further in July
Oil Prices Pare Gains as Focus Shifts to U.S. Data, OPEC
Trading Tech Accelerates Toward Speed of Light
China Extends Cotton Auction Through September
Chinese Traders Roil Commodity Markets
Marketo Co-Founder’s Engagio Raises $22M Series B
Delta Meltdown Reflects Problems With Aging Technology
Are Negative Rates Backfiring? Here’s Some Early Evidence
Penguin Random House to Unite Its Divisions
HUD Watchdog Says Assistance Program Overcharged Home Buyers
Banking Industry Lambastes Regulators’ Long-Term Liquidity Rule
Mexican Government Sells $2.76 Billion in Long-Term Bonds
Hertz Swings to Quarterly Loss on Continued Revenue Weakness
Wal-Mart to Acquire Jet.com for $3.3 Billion in Cash, Stock
A Close Look at Low Long-Term Interest Rates
LendingClub Finance Chief Resigns; Loss Widens
Everything You Need to Know About Negative Rates
Wall Street Chooses Clinton for Consistency
U.S. Stocks Slip Despite Surge in Energy Shares
GOP Lawmakers Urge CFTC to Pare Back Rule Targeting Algorithmic Traders
New Rules and Fresh Headaches for Short-Term Borrowers
New Money-Fund Rules Test Need for Liquidity Versus Yield
CFTC Completes Measure to Boost Safety of Futures and Swaps Users
Williams, Williams Partners Sell Canadian Operations
Rackspace, Amid Takeover Report, Posts Jump in Profit
Rich Get Richer as Billionaires Increase in Number
Trump Pledges Tax Crackdown on Hedge-Fund Managers
SEC Toughens Penalties on Auditors Over Role in Bank Failure
Wells Fargo to Buy Analytic Investors
Gap July Comparable Sales Fell More Than Expected
Congo-Brazzaville Transferred Funds to Make Missed Debt Payments
WebMD Profit Up 33% But Monthly Traffic Falls 6%
International Flavors & Fragrances Returns to Quarterly Profit Growth
Catastrophe Bonds Upend Insurance Industry
Local Officials Call Out Phone Companies Over 911 Fees
Aéropostale in Talks for Sale to Versa Capital
Dollar Gains on U.S. Payroll Growth
Chevron Wins Another Round Against  $9.5 Billion Ecuador Judgment
Judge Says Peregrine Midstream Plan Is Ready for Creditor Vote
Delta Air Offers Rebooking Options
Steakhouse Chain Logan’s Roadhouse Files for Bankruptcy
Ferrero’s CEO Picks Up the Pace
Oil Rises Despite Supply Glut
Natural Gas Falls on Ease in Demand
Gold Edges Lower as U.S. Jobs Data Curb Demand
Banco do Brasil Considers Sale of Banco Patagonia Stake
Dean Foods Revenue Declines Amid Milk Glut
Allergan Revenue Increases, Though Loss Widens
Quicksilver, Silver Point Reach Deal
U.K., Europe Discover New Divide Over Negative Rates
Separating Donald Trump From Trumpism
Politics Drove Home Bias in Eurozone Crisis, Fed Paper Argues
The Progressive Case for Championing Pro-Growth Policies
‘No Empirical Evidence’ for Thomas Piketty’s Inequality Theory, IMF Economist Argues
Kaltura Takes In $50M from Goldman Sachs to Back Video Management Tools
Delta Outage Frustrates Passengers
Barclays Settles Libor Probes for $100 Million
Tyson Foods Raises Outlook
Quick Hits: Bank of Russia Economic Projections, Global ‘Funding War’
Wells Fargo Offers Free FICO Scores to More Borrowers
Bank of Russia Prepares for Ruble Liquidity
Finra Fines Deutsche Bank Over Hoots
Oil Rises Despite Supply Glut
Vail Resorts to Buy Whistler Blackcomb
TIAA to Buy EverBank for $2.5 Billion
Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index Rises 0.3% in July
Taj Closing May Sway N.J. Casino Vote
Sotheby’s Quarterly Results Top Expectations
SEC Suit Against Wells Fargo Can Proceed
City of London Office Values Dragged Down by Brexit
USD/JPY Could Climb to 104 This Week
Uganda Central Bank Cuts Key Lending Rate to 14%
Marriott, Starwood Give China More Time to Review Merger
SM Energy Buys Additional Permian Acreage
Amplify Snack Brands to Buy Tyrrells
Gawker Is In Talks With Hulk Hogan
Startup Rolls Out System to Pay  With Fingerprints
Garland’s Take: Crossover Investors Stay in VC Game
Cancer Drug Developer Cleave Biosciences Raises $37M Series B
Investor-Friendly Deal Terms Are Back in Style
Smooch Hooks Up With $7.6M to Merge Messaging Systems
OPEC to Hold Talks in September
Cambridge Blooms Into Tech Hub
Fed’s Powell Warns of Subdued U.S. Growth
Borak’s Take: The Postal Banking Revival Movement
Apps Pay Big for Music
Douglas’s Take: Even More Bank of England Stimulus Is Probably in the Pipeline
Borak’s Take: The Postal Banking Revival Movement
Asian Shares Rise on U.S. Jobs Report
Amanda Staveley’s PCP Looks to Invest $2 Billion in Greek Bank Loans
Gleason’s Take: Hercules Seeks OK for Wind Down
Gleason’s Take: Hercules Seeks OK for Wind Down
NBCUniversal Places Big Bet on ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Market direction: Neutral