Gold futures slightly down at 1,670 and Silver futures stable at 30.52. Crude up a half a point to 96.86.
Eli Lilly & Co. said to phase III clinical trials of Alzheimer’s drug showed statistically significant slowing of cognitive decline, gaining 2.5%.
Madison Square Garden Co. rise over 5% as fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ estimates.
Autodesk Inc.’s shares fell more than 15% because of lower second-quarter profits and a plan to restructure IT.
Salesforce.com initially fell 5% after posting second-quater losses. It is not trading up 0.5%.
Alex Kalish, masters degree in economics at Suffolk University
