The markets closed flat with the Dow adding 5 points to 16,025 despite corporate consolidations. Nasdaq gained 6 points to 4068.
On the upside
YRC Worldwide's (NYSE: ANR) Teamsters union will vote to extend an agreement that would help the company refinance nearly $1 billion in debt.
InterOil (NYSE: IOC) posted an investor presentation on the company website.
Hudson Technologies (Nasdaq: HIHO) corrected an earlier press release to say that a final EPA rule on virgin R-22 allowances would be issued next year rather than this year.
On the downside
Newfield Exploration (NYSE: NFX) trimmed its domestic liquids growth forecast for 2014.
Shares of Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) fell after its blockbuster hit The Hunger Games: Catching Fire finally slipped to the number 2 spot after two weeks on top.
Trina Solar (Nasdaq: TSL) said that it was in full compliance with the European Union's price undertaking and would therefore be exempt from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties.
In the broad market, advancing issues were on par with decliners on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 3 points to 1808. Bitcoin soared $124.30 or 15.89% to $906.80.
