On Tuesday’s news of an 8-year high in new-home sales, residential-construction companies rose 1.9%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) jumped 2.3%, Lennar (LEN) increased 3.9%, and D.R. Horton (DHI) rocked 4.2%. Home improvement stores and home furnishing manufacturers showed strong gains as well. Whirlpool (WHR) increased 4.4% and Home Depot (HD) increased 1.5%.
Netflix (NFLX) announced a deal with Disney (DIS) to the exclusive rights of new movies from Disney, Marvel, LucasFilm, and Pixar beginning in September. Netflix shares rose 3.2% on the news. The deal puts pressure on rival pay-TV and streaming services such as HBO, Starz, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.
HP Enterprise (HPE) announced a future sale of its business service unit to Computer Sciences (CSC). Investors sent the stock up 6.8% on the news. HP Enterprise is expected to concentrate on selling hardware for servers, storage, and networking as well as specialized software.
Alibaba (BABA) stated that US regulators have placed the company under an investigation of its accounting practices. The investigation includes an examination of logistics company Cainiao Network of which Alibaba owns a large stake. The stock was hammered, closing down 6.7%.
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