S&P 500 slips about 1.8% for August (NYSEARCA:SPY)
The S&P 500 (SP500) on Thursday fell 1.77% for the month of August to close at 4,507.54 points. Its accompanying SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) retreated 1.63% for the month. The benchmark index's performance for August is…