Date: 2017-08-21 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 242.9, high: 244.19, low: 242.2, close: 242.71, volume: 136748000, daily change: -0.0016
News headlines:
Teen Duo Behind Slik to Present Moneymaker at Y Combinator
Y Combinator Creates AI Track for Startups
Univision Says Lawsuit Over Deadspin Story Intended to Scare Journalists
AUD/USD Higher; Sits on Firm Ground
Asian Stocks Generally Higher; Japan Lags Again
Oil Futures Rebound Some After Overnight Retreat
Australian Consumer Sentiment Tumbles Further
Booming Metals Rally Signals Optimism on Global Growth
The Calm in Emerging Markets Suddenly Broke
Pentagon Eliminates Lockheed Martin From $85 Billion Missile Program
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--August 21
Deerfield Resolves Insider Trading Probe With SEC
Ross Levinsohn Named CEO, Publisher of Los Angeles Times
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Herbalife Deals Blow to Ackman With Going-Private Talks
Corrigan’s Take: Manhattan Penthouse at Stake in Florida Bankruptcy
Tesla Bonds Tumble in Sign of Concern Over Finances
Texas Regulators Are First Test for Sempra’s Oncor Deal
U.S. Stocks Edge Higher After Selloff
Air Berlin Files for Bankruptcy in U.S.
J.P. Morgan Donates Up to $2 Million Following Charlottesville
Macy’s Hires eBay Executive Amid Management Shakeup
Prodigy Finance Raises Funding to Offer Loans to International Students
ADP Rejects Ackman’s Board Nominees
Crude Prices Lower as Summer Driving Season Nears End
How to Help Narrow the Homeownership Gap
Audit Committees Disclose More, Without Rule Changes
Businesses Keep on Truckin’ Through Solar Eclipse
Battery Maker Alevo Enters Bankruptcy
Johnson & Johnson Hit With $417 Million Verdict in Baby Powder Case
Judge Denies 47Hops Plea to Buy More Hops
Copper Prices Hit Highest Level Since November 2014
Dollar Falls as Investors Await Jackson Hole
Johnson Controls Accelerates CEO Succession Plan
Hamilton Beach Owner Plans Spinoff of Home-Appliance Maker
Quick Hits: Jackson Hole Shouldn’t Be a ‘Watershed Moment’
Vanguard Healthcare’s Florida Nursing Home Draws $26 Million Purchase Offer
Firm Retention Summary: Rent-A-Wreck of America Inc.
Stay or Go? Some Trump Aides Are Pressed From All Sides
Sempra Energy Reaches Deal to Buy Oncor After Outbidding Berkshire
Baidu Is Selling Takeout Delivery Business to Alibaba-Backed Ele.me
Qatar Dispute Puts Pressure on Local Banks
Clearlake Capital Sells Futuris Group for $360 Million
How to Prepare Clients’ Children for Inheritance
Total Buys Maersk Oil for $5 Billion
Great Wall Who? The Chinese Car Maker That Wants to Buy Jeep
Sales fail for batteries aimed at utility efficiency
McDonald’s Cuts Ties With Indian Partner
Should the U.S. Overhaul Audit Reports? | Trump and the CEOs | Suing Over Stock Drops Is on the Rise | Rubin’s Take: 1987 Crash Still Casts a Shadow
Chicago Fed Report Shows Slight Slowdown in July
Zinsli’s Take: Big Acquisitions Grow Even Bigger, and Rarer
Database Provider Redis Labs Raises $44 Million Led by Goldman Sachs
Ollie Pets Hounds $12.6 Million For Customized Dog Food
Rubin’s Take: 1987 Crash Still Casts a Shadow
CFOs Want to Free up Working Capital
Risks Loom Both Ways This Week for Aussie Dollar
Timiraos’s Take: Despite Economic Unease, Fed Officials Have Reasons for Brighter Spirits at Jackson Hole
Fed Has Good Reason to Expect Faster Wage Growth
Mind the Gap: Online Exports and the Wage Gap
The Oldest Kids in the Class May Get an Edge in College Admissions
Should the U.S. Overhaul Audit Reports? | Trump and the CEOs | Suing Over Stock Drops Is on the Rise | Rubin’s Take: 1987 Crash Still Casts a Shadow
Bundesbank Sees Strong German Growth Continuing
Indonesia’s Central Bank Expected to Hold Interest Rates Steady
Market direction: Rise