Date: 2017-08-03 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 247.47, high: 247.6, low: 246.37, close: 247.44, volume: 47211200, daily change: 0.0005
News headlines:
Auris Surgical Robotics Banks $280 Million
Dollar Adds Pressure to Japan, Aussie Stocks
Oil Prices Fall Further Ahead of U.S. Rig Data
Japanese Wages Fall First Time in 13 Months
Puerto Rico Gasport Project Stalls
Stocks Mixed, but Dow Keeps Winning Streak
Ensco Shareholder Urges Rejection of Atwood Oceanics Deal
Monsanto Employee Emails Show Efforts to Marshal Scientists
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--August 3
Viacom’s Domestic Ad Revenue Declines
FDA Emails Offer Rare Look Into Internal Battle Over a Drug’s Approval
Kraft Heinz, Kellogg Latest Food Makers to See Sales Drop
Avon CEO to Step Down Amid Activist Investor Pressure
Judge Rules Lehman Settlement, Affirmed in Emails, Is Enforceable
Alfred Angelo Tells Brides-to-Be Not to Expect Their Dresses
‘London Whale’ Has a New Target: J.P. Morgan
Bond Upgrades Relieve Pressure on Commodity Firms
Oil Falls as Supply Glut Concerns Continue
Fannie, Freddie Signal Possible Payment Delay
Vanguard Natural Resources Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
Pound Slides After Bank of England Decision
Updating Regulations to Help Fintechs Compete
Keep Banking and Commerce Separated
Dover Explores Strategic Alternatives for Most of Its Energy Business
Senate Confirms Giancarlo as CFTC Chairman and Two Commissioners
Fed Balance-Sheet Policy May Amount to More Easing
Fed Aims to Cut Back Requirements for Bank Directors
National Bank of Belgium Paper Looks at Bank Provisioning Policies
SoFi Hints at IPO, Reports Record Results
Transcript: Reporters’ Q&A With San Francisco Fed’s John Williams in Las Vegas
Firm Retention Summary: Short Bark Industries Inc.
Randles’s Take: La Paloma to Sell Natural-Gas Fired Plant in Bankruptcy
Randles’s Take: La Paloma to Sell Natural-Gas Fired Plant in Bankruptcy
Mylan to Provide Generic Truvada for U.K. Trial
Transcript: Economic Club of Las Vegas Q&A With San Francisco Fed’s Williams
UniCredit’s Profit Rises
Gold Falls as Investors Await U.S. Employment Numbers
BOE Signals Rates to Rise Faster Than Markets Expect
DOJ Official: FlyGlo Has Little Hope of Restarting Flight Operations
Why Do U.S. Stocks Keep Hitting Records? Here Are Five Theories
LSE Chief Backs Listing Rule Changes
Kering Dismisses Lawsuit Against Alibaba as Part of New Partnership
Pound, Gilt Yields Slide as BOE Rate-Increase Expectations Ease
Aetna Profit Rises on Better Pricing, Strategy
U.S. Service-Sector Activity Slowed in July
Investors Flee When a Fund Manager Departs. They Probably Shouldn’t
Global Inflation Hits Lowest Level Since 2009
Food Fight: Brands Clash Over Nutrition Facts Labels
U.S. Control Board to Probe Puerto Rico Debt, Ties to Crisis
China Warns the U.S. on Trade: ‘We Both Are Hurt in a Fight’
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall by 5,000
New Weight Watchers CEO Hopes to Pull Off Another Turnaround
Global Payments to Buy Two Divisions of Active Network in $1.2 Billion Deal
Pound Under Pressure as BOE Rate Rises Look Far Off
London Whale’s New Target—J.P. Morgan | Settlement Over Checking-Account Denials | Chicago Open Outcry Floor Approved | Ackerman’s Take: Bipartisanship Ahead of Recess?
In Booming Global Markets, Japan Is Once Again Left Behind
Czech National Bank Raises Key Policy Rate After Nearly a Decade
Copper Falls as Traders Lock In Gains
Haggin’s Take: Why SoftBank Isn’t Mutual Funds, Part II
Beauty Startup Glow Concept Taps Retail Channels Early
Timiraos’s Take: Why Aren’t Wage Pressures More Obvious? Rosengren Urges Patience
Ackerman’s Take: August Recess and a (Slightly) Less Partisan Senate?
Looking for High Yields? How About ‘Sesame Street’ Songs
London Whale’s New Target—J.P. Morgan | Settlement Over Checking-Account Denials | Chicago Open Outcry Floor Approved | Ackerman’s Take: Bipartisanship Ahead of Recess?
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SoftBank Bets $250 Million on Small-Business Lender Kabbage
JBS Hires Former USDA Official to Head Food Safety
RBA’s Harper Blames Australian Dollar’s Strength on U.S. Dollar Disconnect
Qatar Airways Won’t Take a Stake in American Airlines
Corrigan’s Take: Montana Diocese Completes Sale of Church, School
Market direction: Neutral