A week before the Federal Reserve announced the results of the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., a unit of San Francisco-based brokerage firm
In M&A
NRT Technologies, Inc., which designs and develops enterprise platforms for the gaming industry, purchased the gaming ATM assets of Minneapolis-based US Bank NA.
Spirit Community Bank — an independent community bank being formed in Statesville, N.C. — launched an initial public offering
In other parts of the world
Asia Pacific: Anbang steps up units' asset transfers; Goldman Sachs Australia penalized
Europe: SocGen to buy Commerzbank's EMC unit; Swedbank issues Q2 profit guidance
Middle East & Africa: Delek's Phoenix stake sale collapses; firms vie to run Abraaj's healthcare fund
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng fell 1.41% to 28,545.57, and the Nikkei 225 slipped 0.12% to 21,785.54.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 climbed 0.58% to 7,591.56, and the Euronext 100 gained 0.93% to 1,045.47.
On the macro front
The motor vehicle sales report, the Redbook Index for retail sales and the factory orders report are due out today.
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