 Alphabet's Google is partnering with CME Group to build a new cloud computing network that will enable the exchange operator to shift its futures and options trading into the cloud. The two firms will develop cloud and co-location facilities. Construction is expected to start later this year. And Cox Automotive is predicting that when this month is over, new vehicle sales for the first half of the year will be up about 2.9% from the same six months last year. Cox says the pace of sales may slow some in the second half. Kimberly Adams, Bloomberg News.