Date: 2014-07-24 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 198.5, high: 198.85, low: 198.1, close: 198.64, volume: 65612000, daily change: 0.0022
News headlines:
GM's Profit Tumbles 80%
Life Insurers Seek Middle-Class Revival
Starbucks Posts Higher Results
Argentina Dispute Mediator Sets Friday Meeting as Talks Stall
Argentina Stocks, Bonds Rise on Debt-Negotiation Hopes
Zillow in Talks to Buy Rival Trulia
FCC Clears Sinclair's Purchase of Allbritton TV Stations
Goldman Sachs Lead Director Retires
Court Rules Against BNP Paribas in False Claims Case
McDonald's Stands By Meat Supplier in Crisis
Visa Profit Rises
Chief Scientist Is Out at Biotech
New-Home Slowdown Pressures Recovery
U.S. Corn Farmers Face a Cash Crunch
Chubb Profit Declines Amid Weather and Fire Losses
Universal Health Services Profit Falls
Gentiva in Nondisclosure Pact With Suitor
Jamba Juice Gets Squeezed by Activist
Bank of America Names Prime Brokerage Head
Investors Retreat From Junk Bonds
EnerCare to Buy Ontario Business From Centrica
Glaxo Files Its Entry in Race for a Malaria Vaccine
Nortel U.S., Bondholders Agree to $1.01 Billion Interest Cap
Republic Services Posts Higher Earnings, Increases Dividend
Wal-Mart's U.S. Chief to Leave
Mexico's Banorte Profit Rises 16%
Dollar Gains After Jobless-Claims Data
Principal Financial Profit Rises 36%
American, United Plan Buybacks
New Bad-Loan Rules to Make Banks Harder to Compare
Tempur Sealy's Loss Widens; North American Segment Returns to Growth
Pandora Loss Widens on Higher Costs
Elliott Takes 6.7% Stake in Interpublic
Ex-Banco Espírito Santo Head Detained
Flextronics Profit Surges
Health-Care IT Firm Cerner Posts Higher Profit
ISS Challenges Sprint CEO's Pay Package
Starboard Files Complaint Against Darden to See Books
Oil Prices Close Lower
Morgan Stanley Outlook Raised to Positive by Moody's
Potash Corp. Profit Drops 27%
Cotton Futures Prices at Lowest in 5 Years
Hershey Profit Rises 5.4%
Supervalu Profit Falls 49%
Spain's Promotora de Informaciones Sells 8.5% of Mediaset España
KKR Quarterly Profit Surges
Southwest Eyes International Routes
Deutsche Börse Net Profit Falls
Gold Drops On Weak Chinese Demand
Hepatitis C Pill Rockets Gilead Into Big Leagues
T. Rowe Price Profit Jumps, Looks to Europe
Energy Future Scraps Restructuring Pact
Espírito Santo Financial Seeks Protection From Creditors
Turkish Central Bank Demands Dollars
LVMH Profit Drops, Hurt by Exchange Rates
Morgan Stanley to Pay $275 Million in RMBS Settlement
Bristol-Myers Posts Lower Profit, Revenue
Luxottica Profit Up 11% in Second Quarter
Under Armour Raises Outlook
Robust Data Boost European Markets
Groups Seek More Review of Tyson-Hillshire Merger
Crumbs Wins Approval to Hold August Auction
Dunkin' Brands Sales Fall Short
Lazard's Profit More Than Doubles
JetBlue CEO Plans to Stay in Role
BP Director to Step Down
Euro-Zone Recovery Regains Momentum
Barclays Files to Dismiss Dark-Pool Suit
Airline Fatalities Worst Since 2010
3M Profit Up on Face Masks, Filters
Encana Profit Falls But Its Production of Oil and Natural Gas Grows
Hong Kong Stocks Join Rally
Vivendi's SFR Unit Hit By Network Outage
Mars Raises U.S. Chocolate Prices
McDonald's Sticks With Chinese Meat Supplier
Nasdaq Profit and Revenue Rise
GrubHub Revenue Growth Beats Expectations
Stopping the Money from Running Out
Nucor Profit Soars on Stronger Volume, Pricing
Walgreen Pharmacy Chief to Retire
U.S. Jobless Hit 8½-Year Low
Vale Posts Record Iron-Ore Output
Sabadell: Spain Loan Demand Rising
Vonnegut: Wealth Management's Biggest Losers
Nokia Boosted by Sale of Handset Unit
Royal Caribbean Profit Surges
Noble Energy Profit Slips as Costs Offset Revenue Growth
South Korea Unveils Stimulus Package
Teck Resources Hit by Lower Coal Prices
Dr Pepper Snapple Raises Outlook;  Cost Cuts, Volume Boost Profit
MGIC Operating Chief Sinks to Become CEO
Caterpillar Trims Its Forecast
BASF Maintains Outlook Despite  Geopolitical Risks, Strong Euro
Union Pacific Profit Rises
Loblaw Gets Boost from Shoppers
Scholastic Profit, Revenue Rise
United Continental Profit Rises 68%
American Airlines Profit Climbs
Wipro's Profit Climbs 30%
Ford Profit Rises 6%
Dutch Property Group Sells Portfolio
Strong Won Hits Korean Profits
D.R. Horton Profit Falls Amid Weak Chicago Housing Market
AmerisourceBergen Posts Loss, but Revenue Rises
Irish House Prices Surge in June
Quest Diagnostics Revenue Rises 4.8%
Boston Scientific Profit Slips
PulteGroup Sales, Profit Rise
Lilly Profit Sinks on Patent Expirations
Hermès Bets on Unknown Designer
Raytheon's Profit Rises 12%
Starwood Hotels Lifts Guidance as Profit Rises
U.K. Brings Criminal Charges Against Alstom Unit
Spanish Job Creation Gains Pace
Iberia to Cut 1,427 Staff
Canon Reports Solid Profit Jump
Unilever Paints Bleak Picture
EasyJet Profit Forecast Disappoints
Kingfisher Shares Fall on Weak Trading in France, Poland
Repsol Posts Rise in Second-Quarter Profit
SABMiller Beer Volumes Rise
Standard Chartered Backs CEO
Roche Hurt by Currencies
Market direction: Neutral