Twitter's CEO search, Walmart reopens, and Tom Brady is free

U.S. stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are in the green again today ahead of tomorrow's pivotal jobs report. Chinese markets are closed for "Victory Day" celebrations and that has allowed other global markets to continue to find their footing. The next time China could impact U.S. markets is next Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday.

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Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is watching today.

Twitter in trouble
Twitter's (TWTR) board is under an increasing amount of pressure. The company's stock has fallen 22 percent since June, and investors are becoming increasingly impatient for directors to make a decision as to who will become the next CEO.

Walmart reopens stores
Walmart (WMT) is set to reopen five stores it unexpectedly closed last April. The company cites plumbing issues as the reason it shut the stores and laid off over 2,000 workers. But the union representing the laid-off employees says Walmart closed the locations in retaliation against workers protesting for better pay.

Tom Brady is free
A judge in New York has reversed the NFL's decision to suspend Tom Brady for his role in "deflategate." The Super Bowl MVP was supposed to sit out the first four games of the upcoming season but will now start next Thursday in the first game of the year.

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