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Top Stories : 2017August29Tuesday

Damage from Harvey may make it fourth-worst all time

Europe Markets: DAX suffers as European stocks slide to 6-month low on North Korea-spurred selloff

The Conversation: How robots will help take care of older Americans

Market Extra: Here’s what propelled the euro above $1.20

Rex Nutting: There are no conservatives in waist-deep water

Currencies: Dollar index falls to lowest level since early 2015 after North Korea missile launch

The New York Post: Joel Osteen, criticized for closing his Houston megachurch to Harvey victims, relents

Market Extra: Bitcoin prices soar above $4,700

Called to Account: Earnings season is still a headache, and shareholders shouldn’t stand for it

Airline stocks fall as airports remain closed in Texas

Real-time headlines : 2017August29Tuesday

Advisory Board downgraded to neutral from outperform at Baird

Nasdaq flat at 6,283; Dow up less than 0.1% at 21,818

Nasdaq Composite joins Dow in tepidly higher territory

Dow turns positive in early trade

U.S. stocks pare losses; Dow, Nasdaq near break even levels

ICE U.S. Dollar Index down 0.3% at 91.9250

Dollar gauge holds loss after consumer-confidence report

10-year Treasury yield at 2.108%; 2-year Treasury yield at 1.305%

Treasury yields maintain losses after consumer confidence data

U.S. consumer confidence index rises to 122.9 in August

Market Pulse : 2017August29Tuesday

21st Century Fox will stop broadcasting Fox News in the U.K.

AmTrust shares fall 4% after report of shady approaches to critics of company's accounting

Analysts see Fitbit smartwatch gaining leadership in the sector

U.S. stocks open lower after North Korea missile test

Movado Group shares soar after second-quarter earnings beat

J.Jill shares fall 10% premarket

Applebee's selects former Chili's exec as chief culinary officer

The Advisory Board Co. to sell health care and education businesses for about $2.58 billion

Hain Celestial shares soar after upbeat guidance

Markel Catco says Harvey has caused estimated wind losses in low single digit billions

Breaking News: 2017August29Tuesday

Fox News to disappear from U.K. television

U.S. consumer confidence picks up in August

Nike is sharpest decliner as Dow industrials forfeit 50 points easy Tuesday

U.S. stocks open lower in wake of latest North Korea missile test

Strong gains in U.S. house prices paced by Seattle

Movado shares soar after earnings report

J. Jill shares fall 10% in premarket trades following earnings report

Optum buying Advisory Board Co. health and education businesses

Trump says 'all options are on the table' after latest N. Korea missile test

Acorda Therapeutics craters 24% premarket as FDA rejects Parkinson's application

Internet Stories: 2017August29Tuesday

Called to Account: Earnings season is still a headache, and shareholders shouldn’t stand for it

Key Words: Mark Zuckerberg’s advice to newborn daughter August

Deep Dive: Like Amazon, these 7 stocks have dropped 10% or more in a month — and analysts say buy them too

Fitbit introduces $300 smartwatch in challenge to Apple

The Wall Street Journal: Yet another twist for retail as Best Buy and Amazon bring back the traveling salesman

Uber will have to pay up to get Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO

The Wall Street Journal: Why OkCupid wants to slow things down

These shoppers aren’t convinced Whole Foods will stop being ‘Whole Paycheck’

Liberals and conservatives can’t even use the same dating apps anymore

What we know about Uber’s apparent CEO pick Dara Khosrowshahi

Financial Services: 2017August29Tuesday

Airline stocks fall as airports remain closed in Texas

Market Extra: Bitcoin prices soar above $4,700

Acorda stock plummets 26% on ‘surprising, puzzling, disconcerting’ FDA drug decision

Energy stocks pummeled again as Harvey dumps more rain on Texas

As bitcoin and rivals surge, so too have complaints to the CFPB

Economic Report: Consumer confidence strengthens in August to second-highest level since late 2000

Market Extra: Wall Street rattled by North Korean missiles, Harvey floods and low volumes, in 4 charts

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury yields tumble toward post-Election Day lows as geopolitical tensions rise

Investors now think central bankers will protect us from nuclear war

Mark Hulbert: How to make money with stocks despite September’s awful record