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August 21, 2014
Bill O'Reilly Came Back From Vacation To Rage At MSNBC For Employing 'Charlatan' Al Sharpton Bill O'Reilly Came Back From Vacation To Rage At MSNBC For Employing 'Charlatan' Al Sharpton
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S&P 500 MAKES NEW ALL-TIME HIGH: Here's What You Need To Know

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Stocks were higher with the Dow logging Thursday's biggest gains and the S&P 500 making a new all-time high.

First, the scoreboard:

  • Dow: 17,039.49, +60.4, (+0.4%)
  • S&P 500: 1,992.37, +5.8, (+0.3%)
  • Nasdaq: 4,532.10, +5.6, (+0.1%)

And now, the top stories on Thursday:

1. The weekly report on initial jobless claims from the Department of Labor showed claims fell 14,000 from last week to 298,000. This was better than the 303,00 that was expected by economists, though the four-week moving average of claims did tick up slightly to 300,750 from 296,000 a week ago. Ian Shepherdson at Pantheon Macroeconomics said of the report: "The downward trend continues, and is consistent with strong payroll numbers.'

2. Markit's flash PMI for August came in at 58.0, better than the 55.7 reading that was forecast and marking the highest reading in four years. "Overall, with job hiring gathering momentum and input buying expanding at the sharpest pace for at  least seven years, it seems US manufacturers are increasingly confident that the recovery is firmly back  on track and are gearing up for a sustained rebound in production schedules over the months ahead," Markit's Tim Moore said.

3. The Philly Fed's latest manufacturing report came in way better than expected, with a headline reading of 28.0 against expectations for a reading of 19.7. This is the third straight month of gains for the index and marks the highest reading since March 2011. The report's six-month survey of future growth also improved 8 points over the previous month to its highest level since June 1992. 

4. Existing home sales data came in better than expected, with the pace of home sales rising 2.4% to an annualized pace of 5.15 million units. "The number of houses for sale is higher than a year ago and tamer price increases are giving prospective buyers less hesitation about entering the market," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. "More people are buying homes compared to earlier in the year and this trend should continue with interest rates remaining low and apartment rents on the rise."

5. Sears fell more than 7% after reporting a quarterly loss of $5.39 per share on sales that declined for the 30th straight quarter. BI's Ashley Lutz broke down some of the reasons why the big box retailer is likely doomed, which in addition to declining sales includes failure to invest in its future and an unsustainable strategy of spinning off assets, which it will eventually run out of. 

6. eBay shares gained more than 4% after The Information reported that the company is considering spinning off its PayPal unit as soon as next year. Earlier this year, activist investor Carl Icahn took a stake in eBay and said the company needed to spin-off PayPal, but in April Icahn and the company reached an agreement and Icahn agreed with the company's decision not to spin-off PayPal at that time. 

7. Oil prices have fallen sharply in the last few months, with Brent crude oil trading in London falling to around $102 a barrel, 6% lower than mid-June highs. West Texas Intermediate crude traded in New York finished the day around $94 a barrel and was recently trading as low as $92 a barrel, down 10% from its prior highs. Citi analysts Tom Fitzpatrick, Shyam Devani, and Don Tobon wrote in a note to clients that these falling oil prices could provide a "shot in the arm" for the U.S. economy.

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(Newser) - Jyoti Kumar went to the doctor after she started experiencing constant abdominal pain—and experts in the Indian city of Nagpur discovered the cause was a baby skeleton that had been inside her for 38 years. Kumar, 62, had an ectopic pregnancy when she was 24, and was told the... More  »

 
Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Founder Dead at 27

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(Newser) - One of the masterminds behind this summer's Ice Bucket Challenge died early Saturday in Nantucket. Police say Corey Griffin, 27, dove off the Juice Guys building into the harbor around 2am, floated to the surface briefly, then sank, the Boston Globe reports. An off-duty lifeguard tried to rescue Griffin... More  »

 
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(Newser) - First, Mars was thought to be invaded by jelly doughnuts . Now, some are claiming the latest photos from NASA's Curiosity rover show proof of human or animal life on the Red Planet. UFO Blogger first discovered what it calls a "fossilized thigh bone" in a photo snapped by... More  »

 
Holder: I'm Attorney General, 'But I Am Also a Black Man'

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(Newser) - In his visit to Ferguson, Mo., yesterday, Eric Holder told residents that he understands their frustration about police. "I am the attorney general of the United States," he said. "But I am also a black man,” Holder recounted being stopped by police on a Washington street... More  »

 
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(Newser) - Shahmell Robinson, a 21-year-old man from Rochester, NY, is facing state and federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on camera. The person who allegedly filmed the act on his phone, 22-year-old Jordon McCloud, has yet to be found, though authorities say the cell phone footage is incriminating:... More  »

 
Scientists Find Life Half a Mile Below Antarctic Ice

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