THURSDAY 8/2/18; Japan 10-Year Yield Rises to 0.145%; KOSPI (South Korea) Drops -1.6%; SSEC (China) Collapses -2%; HSI (Hong Kong) Plummets -2.2%; Taiex (Taiwan) Loses -1.5%; Straits Times (Singapore) Retreats -1.3%; Turkish Lira Collapses to a 5-Handle; BOE Rate Decision; Challenger Job-Cut Report; CLX; K; DWDP; PF; RCL; APO; APRN; AET; CI; ELY; DUK; EE; EXC; IPI; REGN; SFM; SEE; W; YUM; ZTS; Factory Orders; DAX (Germany) Tanks -1.5%; MIB (Italy) Plummets -1.7%; Mexico Central Bank Rate Decision; COMPQ +1.2%; NDX +1.4%; XLK +1.3%; AAPL (Apple) is First US Company to Cross the $1 Trillion Market Cap Valuation; AIG; ATVI; BMRN; CBS; CERN; DATA; GHL; ED; FLR; EOG; GPRO; MED; MGM; NUS; SHAK; SYMC; TTWO

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