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Top Stories : 2017August03Thursday

Economic Report: Mortgage rates wobble under key threshold, sustaining spring buying streak

In One Chart: The incredible amount of action that takes place on the internet every 60 seconds

Deep Dive: Trump is right about record earnings — and these companies are getting even more profitable

Deep Dive: These 25 stocks in the S&P 500 just hit record highs

Capitol Report: Voters golfing with President Trump? That was one Scaramucci idea before his exit

The White House is now literally leaking to the press

The Ratings Game: Fitbit shares rocket 15% as analysts bet on smartwatch launch

FA Center: Meet the rare investment adviser who still picks stocks for his clients

The Ratings Game: Four years and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is as big a boon as ever for Take-Two earnings

FA Center: Here’s how to boost returns while reducing risk

Real-time headlines : 2017August03Thursday

Square stock price target raised to $26 from $18 at Canaccord Genuity

Cheesecake Factory price target cut to $44 from $50 at Instinet

Cheesecake Factory shares down 3.6% in Thursday trading

Cheesecake Factory price target cut to $50 from $60 at Canaccord Genuity

West Texas Intermediate prices up less than 0.1% at $49.61/bbl.

Crude-oil futures pare gain after EIA natural-gas inventory report

VanEck Vectors Generic Drugs ETF drops 2.5% after Teva reports difficult generics environment

Perrigo shares drop 3.3% after Teva generics revenue came in below expectations

Mylan shares drop 3.5% after Teva reports generics revenue was below expectations

December gold off at 0.3% at $1,274.70/oz.

Market Pulse : 2017August03Thursday

Oil trader Andy Hall closing hedge fund after nearly 30% loss in 2017: report

Snap's stock plunges further as rival Instagram Stories celebrates one-year anniversary

GM's Chevy Bolt beats Tesla's Model S in Consumer Reports' range test

AmerisourceBergen stock plummets 9% alongside other companies affected by negative generic price trends

U.S. factory orders rise 3% in June on solid aircraft orders

U.S. stocks open flat, Dow has risen for seven straight sessions

Fatburger parent plans to go public, as it gauges customer interest in IPO

Regulator fines PwC $1 million for faulty Merrill Lynch audit

Allergan reports Q2 profit, revenue beats

Kellogg shares edge up after earnings beat

Breaking News: 2017August03Thursday

ISM services index slows to 11-month low in July

25 stocks in the S&P 500 have just hit record highs

Dow opens slightly higher in bid for eight-session win streak

Jobless claims fall 5,000 to 240,000 in late July, remain near 44-year low

Teva's stock plunges on heavy volume after profit miss and slashed outlook

Chesapeake Energy shares gain 4% premarket after profit and revenue beats

Avon reports surprise loss and sales decline, says CEO is leaving

Bank of England holds key rate at 0.25% by 6-2 vote, sending pound lower

Tesla loss is less than expected, sales better than forecast

Tesla's earnings are on tap and we're live blogging the results

Internet Stories: 2017August03Thursday

In One Chart: The incredible amount of action that takes place on the internet every 60 seconds

Deep Dive: Trump is right about record earnings — and these companies are getting even more profitable

Earnings Outlook: Kraft Heinz earnings: Have revenue estimates fallen enough to be beatable?

Earnings Outlook: GoPro earnings: Analysts are still not expecting a turnaround

Called to Account: Why Twitter does not reveal daily active user numbers and why experts are crying foul

Anthony Scaramucci misunderstood corporate America’s hierarchy of swearing

There could be one big reason why some singletons have trouble landing a date

How to date hundreds of women (or men) without even spending one dollar

Called to Account: S&P and Russell indexes take a stand against Snap and limited voting rights

Financial Services: 2017August03Thursday

In One Chart: The incredible amount of action that takes place on the internet every 60 seconds

Deep Dive: These 25 stocks in the S&P 500 just hit record highs

Deep Dive: Trump is right about record earnings — and these companies are getting even more profitable

FA Center: Meet the rare investment adviser who still picks stocks for his clients

FA Center: The fiduciary rule is about more than adviser pay. Here’s why that matters

Currencies: Pound slides after BOE stands pat on rates; dollar remains under pressure

Bipartisan Senate bill would require Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to use alternative credit scores

Europe Markets: European stocks end with gains, powered by Next, UniCredit

Teva shares plummet 21% on cheaper generic drug prices, pulling rivals lower

The Fed: Fed’s Rosengren says ‘taper tantrum’ unlikely to result from shrinking balance sheet