Stocks Settle Lower as Middle East Tensions Rise

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.18% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.39%. September E-mini S&P futures (…

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Sunoco To Acquire Offen Petroleum

(RTTNews) - Sunoco LP (SUN) on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire fuel distributor Offen Petroleum in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $600 million, expanding its fuel distribution network a…

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Dollar Gains on Favorable US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.17% today. The dollar is moving higher today on some favorable US economic news. Weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, Q2 nonfarm productivity rose more than expected, and Q…

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Thursday's ETF Movers: XSD, EMEQ

And underperforming other ETFs today is the Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF, off about 2.2% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of SK H…

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UGI Corp. Q3 Loss Drops

The company's bottom line came in at -$133 million, or -$0.62 per share. This compares with -$163 million, or -$0.76 per share, last year.

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