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Top Stories : 2016August05Friday

Market Snapshot: S&P 500 touches intraday all-time high after stellar jobs report

Critics are dismantling ‘Suicide Squad,’ but if ‘Batman v Superman’ survived bad press ... ?

Bond Report: Treasury yields jump to 1-week high after robust jobs report

Economic Report: U.S. trade deficit hits 10-month high in June

Why golf has gone the way of the three-martini lunch

Europe Markets: European stocks climb, supported by U.S. jobs data and BOE easing

‘Solid across the board’: reactions to July jobs report

Currencies: Dollar jumps as July jobs report lifts chance of 2016 rate hike

Tim Mullaney: Should Trump be howling about the ‘bad’ economy?

Economic Report: U.S. gains 255,000 jobs in July

Real-time headlines : 2016August05Friday

S&P 500 hits fresh all-time high

S&P 500 up 0.6% at 2,176, near its all-time high

U.S. stocks extend gains; Dow jump 137 points to 18,488

Bristol-Myers on pace for second-largest daily share drop ever, largest since 2000

Shares of Bristol-Myers plunge 16% in early trade to $63.14 after failed drug trial

Verizon shares off 0.2% in early trade to $53.84 to lead Dow decliners in early trade

Rise of Merck shares contributes nearly 30 points to Dow's early gain after rival's drug trial fails

TripAdvisor stock price target cut to $63 frmo $71 at Deutsche Bank

TripAdvisor downgraded to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank

Ligand Pharmaceuticals downgraded to sell from hold at Deutsche Bank

Market Pulse : 2016August05Friday

U.S. stocks open higher after strong July jobs report

Merck's stock gives big boost to Dow futures after rival drug's disappointing trial

Treasury yields jump after strong jobs report

Dollar strengthens after July jobs report

Bristol-Myers lung cancer drug did not meet primary endpoint in late-stage trial

U.S. creates 255,000 jobs in July; unemployment 4.9%

Twitter rolls out new ad format that shows exclusive content

Black Lives Matter activists block road to London's Heathrow Airport

Symantec shares rally as earnings beat Wall Street's expectations

Weight Watchers shares plunge after company misses Q2 sales

Breaking News: 2016August05Friday

S&P 500 hits all-time high

Twenty-seven of 30 components in positive territory as Dow rallies 150 points

Shares of Bristol-Myers plunge 16% early Friday after failed drug trial

Dow industrials extend Friday premarket advance into triple digits

Merck shares jump 11% to fuel Dow gain in wake of Bristol-Myers news

Trump admits he was wrong about Iran video

U.S. trade deficit climbs nearly 9% in June

Merck shares rally in wake of Bristol-Myers lung-cancer-trial news

U.S. economy adds 255,000 jobs in July; June figure adjusted upward

Bristol-Myers Squibb lung-cancer drug trial falls short; shares plummet

Internet Stories: 2016August05Friday

Deep Dive: We’re in another lousy earnings season, but these companies have grown sales by at least 28%

Retail Stocks: Could Wal-Mart blunt ‘Amazon effect’ via acquisition of Jet.com?

Amazon reveals its first ‘Prime Air’ plane, promising speedier deliveries

Jeanette Pavini's Buyer Beware: 7 rules to protect yourself against fake shopping sites

The Wall Street Journal: Rackspace said to be near sale to private-equity firm

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook again cracks down on clickbait

Market Snapshot: Stocks end mostly flat as investors brace for key jobs report

Financial Services: 2016August05Friday

Bond Report: Treasury yields jump to 1-week high after robust jobs report

Europe Markets: European stocks climb, supported by U.S. jobs data and BOE easing

London Markets: FTSE 100 keeps rising on BOE boost, but RBS falls after huge loss

Need to Know: Stop carrying the torch for small caps, even after that strong jobs report

Deep Dive: We’re in another lousy earnings season, but these companies have grown sales by at least 28%

Icahn’s bet on Trump Taj Mahal comes up craps

Asia Markets: Asian markets rev up after BOE’s aggressive moves

Mark Hulbert: How to make money from stocks during the Rio Olympics

Market Extra: Why a brewing global economic storm is turning gold into the perfect trade