THURSDAY 8/17/17; Japan Trade Data; Metals Rally; UK Retail Sales; ECB Minutes; BABA; WMT; BONT; BKE; SSI; MSG; Hindenburg Omen; Barcelona Spain Terror Attack; Philly Fed; Industrial Production; US Stock Market Collapses; AMAT; GPS; ROST; ZOES

US futures are weak. S&P -4. Dow -22. Nasdaq -16. WTIC oil 46.81. Brent oil 50.27. Natural gas 2.88. Gold 1283. Silver 17.09. Copper 2.965.

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The terrorist attack drama continues in Spain overnight. The driver of the van that killed 13 people and injured over 100 others remains at large. Authorities are involved in a manhunt.