Dow Jones Today Moving on These Top Stories; TGT, GCI, and COH Are Premarket Movers By Garrett Baldwin

Dow Jones today, August 5, 2014: U.S. markets roared back on Monday, boosted by strong quarterly results from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A). The company's B-shares (NYSE: BRK.B) were up 3.25% on the day.

The S&P 500 Index climbed yesterday after the market lost roughly 2.7% last week. The markets also reacted positively to news that the Portuguese government will offer nearly $6.6 billion (4.9 billion euros) in emergency lending to stave off the collapse of its largest financial institution, Banco Espirito Santo. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), which gauges investment fear, slipped more than 12% on the day.

Here's what you should know to make your Tuesday profitable:

• Ceasefire: The world is hoping that Israel and Hamas will be able to reach a sustainable peace agreement. The two have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire in Gaza, which began this morning.

• Target Troubles: Shares of Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) slumped nearly 4% in premarket hours on news that the company slashed its 2014 earnings expectations and raised red flags about its business in Canada. The announcement is a difficult start for new CEO Brain Cornell, who recently took the helm after spending a decade at PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP).

• Around the World: Shares of Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) were up more than 4% yesterday and another 6% in premarket hours on news that it will acquire a 73% stake in Cars.com for $1.8 billion. This figure is less than Cars.com had hoped for in a deal. Earlier this year, the company put itself up for sale, hoping to fetch an asking price of $3 billion. Gannett also announced plans to create two separate publicly traded companies by splitting its broadcasting and digital businesses from its publishing division.

• Earnings Beat: Shares of Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) were up 6% after the company announced it beat quarterly market expectations, citing stronger sales in foreign markets. Meanwhile, shares of solar and LED manufacturer GT Advanced Technologies (Nasdaq: GTAT) jumped more than 12% this morning on news that the company raised its 2014 profit outlook.

• Gross Returns: It was another bad month to be Bill Gross. July marked the 15th consecutive month that investors pulled money out of the flagship Pimco Total Return Fund (PTTRX). According to Morningstar, the fund saw $830 million in net investor withdrawals last month, dropping the fund's money pool down to $223 billion.

• Banks Behaving Badly: According to a regulatory filing, banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) said it has set aside $4.6 billion in reserves to address legal losses. This is an increase of roughly $100 million compared to last quarter.

• Earnings Reports: Stay tuned for earnings reports from Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM), Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH), Continental Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLR), CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS), First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), Groupon Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPN), Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Nasdaq: JAZZ), Potbelly Corp. (Nasdaq: PBPB), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Zillow Inc. (Nasdaq: Z), Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS).

• Today's Economic Calendar: Today's schedule includes the Global Services PMI, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales update, and U.S. Factory Orders.

Full U.S. Economic Calendar August 5, 2014

• ICSC-Goldman Store Sales at 7:45 a.m.
• Gallup US ECI at 8:30 a.m.
• Redbook at 8:55 a.m.
• PMI Services Index at 9:45 a.m.
• Factory Orders at 10 a.m.
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index at 10 a.m.
• Global Composite PMI at 11 a.m.
• Global Services PMI at 11 a.m.
• 4-Week Bill Auction at 11:30 a.m.

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