USA Today - 09.08.2019

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MARKET PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
Sector Close Chg. 4wk^1 YTD^1

COMMODITIES

Commodities Close Prev. Chg. % Chg. % YTD

TOP 10 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

ETF, ranked by volume Ticker Close Chg. % Chg %YTD

FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Currency per dollar Close Prev. 6 mo. ago Yr. ago

FOREIGN MARKETS

Country Close Prev. Change %Chg. %YTD

Technology 79.39 +1.90 -1.4% +28.1%
Consumer discret. 119.41 +2.26 -2.7% +20.6%
Industrials 76.06 +1.27 -1.3% +18.1%
Consumer staples 59.65 +0.76 ...% +17.5%
Materials 58.19 +1.09 +0.7% +15.2%
Utilities 60.80 +0.62 -0.3% +14.9%
Telecom 57.65 +0.88 -2.0% +14.9%
Financials 27.26 +0.51 -3.1% +14.4%
Health care 91.29 +1.20 -2.3% +5.5%
Energy 59.76 +1.67 -6.9% +4.2%

SPDR S&P500 ETF Tr SPY 2 93.62 +5.65 +2.0% +17.5%

iShs Emerg Mkts EEM 4 0.28 +0.49 +1.2% +3.1%

SPDR Financial XLF 2 7.26 +0.51 +1.9% +14.4%

VanE Vect Gld Miners GDX 2 9.77 +0.51 +1.7% +41.2%

Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ 1 88.26 +4.01 +2.2% +22.0%

SPDR S&P O&G ExpPdtn XOP 2 2.50 +0.64 +2.9% - 15.2%

iPath Sh Term Fut VXX 2 5.98 - 1.64 - 5.9% - 44.7%

iShares EAFE ETF EFA 6 3.38 +0.61 +1.0% +7.8%

iShares Gold Trust IAU 1 4.39 +0.09 +0.6% +17.1%

iShares Brazil EWZ 4 4.27 +1.08 +2.5% +15.9%

Cattle (lb.) 1 .08 1 .08 unch. +0.3% - 13.5%

Corn (bushel) 4 .11 4 .07 +0.04 +1.1% +9.6%

Gold (troy oz.) 1 ,497.70 1 ,507.30 - 9.60 - 0.6% +17.2%

Hogs, lean (lb.). 77. 78 - 0.01 - 0.5% +26.9%

Natural Gas (Btu.) 2 .13 2 .08 +0.05 +2.2% - 27.6%

Oil, heating (gal.) 1 .78 1 .75 +0.03 +1.3% +5.4%

Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.) 5 2.54 5 1.09 +1.45 +2.8% +15.7%

Silver (troy oz.) 1 6.90 1 7.16 - 0.26 - 1.5% +9.5%

Soybeans (bushel) 8 .65 8 .49 +0.16 +1.9% - 2.0%

Wheat (bushel) 4 .99 4 .88 +0.11 +2.1% - 0.9%

British pound. 8242. 8234. 7732. 7756

Canadian dollar 1 .3239 1 .3315 1 .3269 1.

Chinese yuan 7 .0452 7 .0602 6 .7449 6.

Euro. 8940 .8917. 8831. 8606

Japanese yen 10 5.95 10 6.12 10 9.77 1 10.

Mexican peso 19.4634 19.6547 19.0594 18.

Frankfurt 11,845.41 11,650.15 +195.26 +1.7% +12.2%

Hong Kong 2 6,120.77 2 5,997.03 +123.74 +0.5% +1.2%

Japan (Nikkei) 2 0,593.35 2 0,516.56 +76.79 +0.4% +2.9%

London 7,285.90 7,198.70 +87.20 +1.2% +8.3%

Mexico City 4 0,439.42 4 0,432.36 +7.06 +0.0% - 2.9%

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE

SOURCE Morningstar, Dow Jones Indexes, The Associated Press

S&P 500’S BIGGEST GAINERS
Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD
Adv Micro Dev (AMD) 33.92 +4.73 +16.2 +83.
Symantec Corp (SYMC) 22.92 +2.51 +12.3 +21.
Albemarle Corp (ALB) 73.49 +5.90 +8.7 -4.
Concho Resources (CXO) 73.41 +5.54 +8.2 -28.
Marathon Oil (MRO) 12.86 +.81 +6.7 -10.

S&P 500’S BIGGEST LOSERS

Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD

Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) 2 8.22 - 2.65 - 8.6 - 34.

CenturyLink Inc (CTL) 10 .70 - .88 - 7.6 - 29.

Perrigo Co plc (PRGO) 4 7.04 - 3.43 - 6.8 +21.

Fox Corp A (FOXA) 3 5.13 - 1.91 - 5.2 - 13.

Fox Corp B (FOX) 35.00 -1.79 -4.9 -12.

MARKET NOTEBOOK

Issues NYSE NASDAQ

Advancing 2,

Declining 450

Unchanged 63

Total 2,

2,

789

132

3,

Issues at^85

New 52 Week High 160

New 52 Week Low 50

90

Share Volume

Advancing 3,383,509,

Declining 566,158,

Unchanged 6 5,517,

1, 8 6 8 ,131,17 6

460,642,

2 4,289,

Total 4,015,185,630 2,353,063,

+371.

Closing: 26,378.

Change: +1.4%

YTD % Chg: +13.1%

S&P 500 • STANDARD & POOR’S

+54.

Closing: 2,938.

Change: +1.9%

YTD % Chg: +17.2%

NASDAQ COMPOSITE

+176.

Closing: 8,039.

Change: +2.2%

YTD % Chg: +21.2%

RUSSELL 2000

+31.

Closing: 1,532.

Change: +2.1%

YTD % Chg: +13.6%

News from across the USA

ALABAMAMontgomery: Some resi-
dents of the rural Snowdoun commu-
nity are complaining about Festival
Latino, a Spanish-language event
planned for this weekend, but a local
official says he worries such com-
ments appear “anti-Latino.”

ALASKAKenai: The Peninsula Clari-
on reports the Alaska Beluga Mon-
itoring Partnership is offering volun-
teers an opportunity to help scien-
tists understand more about Cook
Inlet beluga whales at events from
next week through Nov. 15.

ARIZONATucson: The City Council
voted Tuesday night to allow a “sanc-
tuary city” initiative on the November
ballot, KVOA-TV reports.

ARKANSASLittle Rock: The governor
is asking lawmakers to approve
$25 million for a new state grant
program aimed at increasing access
to high-speed internet in rural areas.

CALIFORNIALos Angeles: Actor
Danny Trejo played a real-life hero
when he helped rescue a baby
trapped in an overturned car in the
Sylmar neighborhood Wednesday.

COLORADOColorado Springs: Wild-
life officials say thousands of taran-
tulas are expected to start their annu-
al migration through the state soon.

CONNECTICUTHartford: The federal
Office for Civil Rights has launched
an investigation into the state’s pol-
icy allowing transgender high school
athletes to compete as the gender
with which they identify.

DELAWAREWilmington: Delaware
Air National Guard officials have had
recent talks about possibly altering or
covering up part of nude images of
Adam and Eve in a 50-year-old mural
by famed artist Jamie Wyeth at the
base at New Castle County Airport.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashing-
ton: An internal review of D.C. public
schools shows over 30% of employ-
ees have expired background checks.

GEORGIAMilton: A farmer says his
beloved miniature donkey was liter-
ally scared to death by this year’s
Fourth of July fireworks. Now he and
animal rights group People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals want
the state to limitfireworks to the
non-explosive, non-aerial varieties.

HAWAIIHonolulu: Scientists have
discovered that a growing pond of
water inside a crater is being heated
by the Kilauea volcano. The U.S. Geo-
logical Survey says the pool appears
to be about 158 degrees Fahrenheit.

IDAHOSpokane: A study by the Ida-
ho Department of Fish and Game has
found that cougars kill more elk than
wolves in the state.

ILLINOISSpringfield: The butter cow
for this year’s State Fair, which runs
through Aug. 18, was unveiled
Wednesday at the state’s fairgrounds.

INDIANAIndianapolis: Rainbow
streamers welcomed students back
for the first day of classes Thursday
at Cathedral High School, a show of
support for a gay teacher fired from
the Catholic school over the summer.

IOWADyersville: They’ve built it.
Now they’re coming. The Chicago
White Sox and New York Yankees
have announced an official big-league
game at the “Field of Dreams” movie
site Aug. 13, 2020.

KANSASTopeka: The state plans to
impose what some experts say would
be the nation’s most aggressive pol-
icy for collecting online sales taxes.

KENTUCKYLouisville: Apoll com-

missioned by Planned Parenthood

finds a strong majority of likely

voters in the state believe abortion

should remain accessible.

LOUISIANAPride: A highway mark-

er honoring blues singer and guitar-

ist Buddy Guy has been recovered.

MAINEPortland: A federal program

designed to help farmers suffering

due to trade disruption is unlikely to

assist wild blueberry growers. The

U.S. Department of Agriculture says

it’s intended for crops that aren’t

easily used in school food programs

or through food banks.

MARYLANDBaltimore: The news of

Toni Morrison’s death led a local

artist to create his own version of an

ancestral shrine. The Baltimore Sun

reports Ernest Shaw Jr., 50, com-

pleted a mural of the celebrated

artist and Nobel laureate Tuesday.

MASSACHUSETTSBoston: A pro-

posed ballot question calling for a

ranked-choice voting methodis

among more than a dozen proposed

questions and constitutional

amendments filed with the state

attorney general’s office.

MICHIGANSt. Ignace: In celebra-

tion of Smokey Bear’s 75-year lega-

cy of preventing forest fires, Smok-

ey will join staffers with state and

federal agencies Friday at Straits

State Park.

MINNESOTASt. Paul: The state

Department of Natural Resources

has denied requests to reconsider

the tailings dam permits it issued

for the planned PolyMet copper-

nickel mine.

MISSISSIPPIBiloxi: Hurricane Ka-

trina left lasting scars on the Hurri-

cane Camille Memorial at Episcopal

Church of the Redeemer. The church

reached out to the Biloxi Fire De-

partment, which, in turn, asked

Lodging and Leisure Investments

for help returning the memorial to

its best condition for Camille’s up-

coming 50th anniversary, whichwill

include a memorial service Aug. 17.

MISSOURIJefferson City: Attorney

General Eric Schmitt says counting

of untested rape kits in the state is

nearly complete.

MONTANAMissoula: A man

charged with assaulting a boy who

didn’t remove his hat during the

national anthem believed he was

doing what President Donald Trump

wanted, his attorney says. Lance

Jasper told the Missoulian he’ll seek

a mental health evaluation for Curt

Brockway, a U.S. Army veteran who

“didn’t understand it was a crime.”

NEBRASKALincoln: The remains of

twins who joined the Navy together

have been returned to the city for

burial, decades after their deaths at

Pearl Harbor. The Lincoln Journal

Star reports ceremonies will be held

Saturday for Rudolph and Leo Blitz.

NEVADAReno: A jumbo jetliner that

sparked controversy at last year’s

Burning Man festival when it got

stuck in the desert for nearly a

month has returned for this year’s

event after organizers agreed to post

a bond for the art installation.

NEW HAMPSHIREConcord: Gov.

Chris Sununu has signed a bill to

help the state’s dairy farmersby

offering specially labeled milk for an

extra 50 cents per gallon.

NEW JERSEYKearny: Two actors

from the Netflix series “Orange is

the New Black” visited federal im-

migration detainees at the Hudson

County jail Thursday.

NEW MEXICOSan Antonio: Taking

advantage of high water levels in

the Rio Grande, U.S. Bureau of Rec-

lamation workers have aided in

expanding habitat for the endan-

gered Rio Grande silvery minnow,

the Albuquerque Journal reports.

NEW YORKAlbany: Gov. Andrew

Cuomo has approved legislation

aimed at bolstering health and safe-

ty standards for pet dealers.

NORTH CAROLINAWake Forest:

The city is being recognized for its

commitment to preserving but-

terfliesby the nonprofit organiza-

tion Monarch City USA.

NORTH DAKOTABismarck: Two

environmental groups who say reg-

ulators should have intervened in

the location of an oil refinery near

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

are taking their case to the state

Supreme Court.

OHIOSpringdale: A long-standing

community event is facing backlash.

A Facebook post for Springdale’s

annual Goldfish Swim has garnered

more than 3,500 comments, most

outraged, since it was posted Aug. 1.

OKLAHOMAOklahoma City: Police

were justified when they fatally shot

a black teenager who was naked and

unarmed, an attorney for the city

argues in a response to a civil rights

lawsuit by the teen’s parents.

OREGONSalem: A judge has ruled

that the state Fish and Wildlife Com-

mission illegally reversed an earlier

decision granting endangered species

status to the marbled murrelet, a

small seabird that nests in old-

growth forests.

PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphia: Phila-

delphia’s Music Alliance will induct

musicians spanning a wide range of

genres to its Walk of Fame this fall,

including The Philadelphia Orchestra,

R&B group The O’Jays and ’80s rock

band The Hooters.

RHODE ISLANDProvidence: Gov.

Gina Raimondo says the state will

begin offering a gender-neutral op-

tion for driver’s licenses and birth

certificates.

SOUTH CAROLINAAiken: Officials

say the U.S. government followed a

requirement to remove weapons-

grade plutonium from the state. Fed-

eral court records said half the pluto-

nium was sent to Nevada, but a

statement Wednesday didn’t say

where the other half was shipped.

SOUTH DAKOTABurke: As the town

recovers from an EF-1 tornado Tues-

day, some residents are asking why

the warning siren wasn’t sounded.

TENNESSEENashville: Clearbrook

Hospitality LLC announced plans

Thursday to open The Glen Campbell

Museum and Rhinestone Stage, a live

music venue, downtown next year.

TEXASAustin: The state’s annual

back-to-school sales tax holiday is

coming this weekend.

UTAHRiverton: Administrators from

more than 60 schools in northern

Utah gathered ahead of the first day

of classes to assemble “care kits” for

students in need.

VERMONTMontpelier: The Vermont

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Mar-

kets says the state’s cheese producers

won 44 ribbons at the American

Cheese Society’s annual awards com-

petition. Officials say this is Ver-

mont’s best showing yet.

VIRGINIABlacksburg: Town officials

are cracking down on an unsanc-

tioned Virginia Tech fraternity they

say is violating zoning rules.

WASHINGTONSeattle: A $219 million

property-tax levy that would abolish

overdue fines in the city’s public li-

braries is heading toward approval.

WEST VIRGINIACharleston: The

state’s Public Port Authority board

has decided to consider lease propos-

als and bids for the Heartland In-

termodal Gateway Facility.

WISCONSINMadison: Prison officials

say they illegally released informa-

tion that could reveal if inmates are

in substance abuse treatment.

WYOMINGMeeteetse: A 2,300-acre

ranch where black-footed ferrets

were discovered in the 1980s is being

preserved through a conservation

easement.

From USA TODAY Network and

wire reports

HIGHLIGHT: FLORIDA

Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaks at Everglades Holiday Park. WILFREDO LEE/AP

Fort Lauderdale: Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state is expanding its efforts to

eradicate invasive pythons in the Everglades and is working with the federal

government to get hunters to remote areas of Big Cypress National Preserve.

DeSantis says Florida will double its resources for python removal, and the state

Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture

have a new agreement to begin hunting pythons in 130,000 acres of state parks.

He’s directing other agencies to work together to find ways to eliminate pythons

and to make a python challenge an annual event instead of every three years.