S&P Global Inc. posted second-quarter adjusted net income attributable to the company of $601 million, or $2.43 per share, compared with $549 million, or $2.17 per share, in the year-ago period.
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. reported adjusted net income attributable to the company of $534 million, or 94 cents per share, compared with $525 million, or 90 cents per share, in the prior-year period.
London Stock Exchange Group PLC agreed to acquire financial data analytics platform Refinitiv in an all-share transaction,
American Express Co. agreed to acquire ACOM Solutions Inc.'s digital payment automation platform in a deal
EVERTEC Inc.'s main operating subsidiary, EVERTEC Group LLC, is set to acquire 100% of shares of PlacetoPay's capital stock, a gateway and payment service provider
Talks between BlackRock Inc. and Pamplona Capital Management LLP about BlackRock's potential acquisition
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after the central bank lowered its benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points during the Fed's July meeting. The S&P 500 index fell 1.09% to 2,980.38 at the end of the day as investors saw lower chances of further rate cuts.
Meanwhile, the Fed rate cut set off a lowering of benchmark rates
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, a ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, proposed a bill that would require publicly traded companies to pay their employees $1 each for every $1 million of shares the companies buy back
The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers affected by Equifax Inc.'s 2017 data breach
The New York State Department of Financial Services proposed a rule that would require companies that service student loans
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: China Development Bank ex-chair under probe; Myanmar OKs Japanese insurers' JVs
Europe: LSE-Refinitiv deal; StanChart's gloomy outlook; restructuring weighs on SocGen
Middle East & Africa: Emirates NDB closes DenizBank deal; Old Mutual to appeal ex-CEO's reinstatement
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The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng was down 0.76% to 27,565.70, and the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09% to 21,540.99.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 was up 0.10% to 7,594.24, and the Euronext 100 climbed 0.34% to 1,084.77.
On the macro front
The jobless claims report, the PMI Manufacturing index, the ISM Manufacturing index, the consumer spending report, the EIA natural gas report, the Fed balance sheet and the money supply report are due out today.
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