Date: 2011-04-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 135.05, high: 135.87, low: 134.5, close: 135.67, volume: 143031000, daily change: 0.0065
News headlines:
China Bad-Loan Buffers Shrink
Vale to Buy Stake in Huge Dam Project
Blackstone Agrees to Buy Valad Property
Computershare Bids for BNY Mellon Unit
Namibia Plans New Mine Rules
Mexico Senate Approves Changes in Competition Law
Millions of Alabama Chickens Killed by Tornadoes
Treasury Prices Climb
European Stocks Rise
EPA Stance on Natural-Gas Recovery Gets Support
Motorola Mobility Posts Narrower Loss
Ex-Disney Executive to Head CW
Morgan Keegan, SEC Settle Bond-Fund Fraud Case
Facebook Office Plan Previews Serious Growth
Honda Foreshadows Tough Industry Stretch
CME Targets Growth as Profit Jumps
Shell's Profit Jumps 60%
Gold, Silver Hit New Highs
Gas Futures At 3-Month High
Pepsi Plans Price Hikes
As the Euro Surges, Another Risk for Greece
Crude Ends At 2½-Year High
Bank of Israel's Fischer Hopes for Minimal Currency Intervention
NYSE Shareholders: Talk to Nasdaq and ICE
Exxon's Profit Hits $10.65 Billion
SAC Ex-Manager Pleads Guilty
Strength in U.S. Boosts Luxottica
Aetna Posts Higher Net, Unveils Deal
Dollar Rout Could Come Quickly
Occidental Petroleum Profit Up 46% on Higher Prices
SAP Tumbles After Poor Earnings
Sanofi Offers Retention Bonuses
European Stocks Extend Winning Streak
Air India Cancels 71 Flights, Suspends Bookings
BoJ Slashes Growth Forecast
Bristol-Myers Profit Rises 33%
Sprint Narrows Loss
Rosneft's Net Rises 58%
Unilever's Sales Rise, Outlook Dims
Indonesia Sells $2.5 Billion Global Bonds to Yield 5.10%
Cable Ad Sales Lift Viacom
Gains at Thomson Reuters
India Sets Date for Gas Deal
Shares Give up Early Gains in Asia
Japanese Yields Ease
McDonald's Ramps Up China Expansion
P&G Earnings Jump
Gasoline Shortage Looms in Russia
Mideast Oil Recovery Enters New Phase
Czech President Criticizes Court's Austerity Ruling
Tax Provision Boosts AstraZeneca
ICICI Bank Net Rises 44%
India Shares Lower for Fourth Day
Nomura's Overseas Units Dent Profit
Hyundai Net Profit Jumps 47%
India Halts Nuclear Reactor Approval
TSMC Profit Up on Shipments
Japan Data Underscore Disasters' Impact
Nasdaq in Talks Over Losses From Glitch
RBI: Savings Rate Can't Be Regulated Forever
Euro-Zone Data Pressure ECB
Europe Weighs on Santander
Turkey Central Bank Chief Defends Hot-Money Policy
Bayer Raises Forecast
ICBC Profit Beats Forecasts
Gazprom's Net Rises 24%
India Monsoon May Miss Forecast
NTT DoCoMo's Net Profit Drops 38%
BSkyB Weathers Tough Market
ANA Loss Narrows on Haneda Growth
Merck's Net Profit Jumps
Chesapeake Spill Heightens Pressures
Wal-Mart Quietly Expands Gun Sales
Drivers Cut Back on $4 Gas
Pressure Mounts on Big Board
High Court Clears Creditor-Data Rule
States: Insurers Skimp on Payouts
Firearm Sales Gaining Momentum
Galleon Judge Says No Transcripts
Galleon Case: When the Feds Are Watching
How to Find Unclaimed Property
Crude-Oil, Gasoline Prices Climb
No Silver Lining Left for Users of the Metal
Buffett's Silence on Sokol to End
Japan Industrial Output Falls
India Explores New Path to Iran Oil
SEC Proposes to Scrub References to Credit Ratings
Wal-Mart Sees Shoppers' Pain
Ex-SAC Capital Manager Set to Plead Guilty
EBay Posts Profit, Raises Outlook
Amtrak Seeking Florida's Rail Funds
Chairman Makes History, but Little News
Strong Franc Hits Credit Suisse
BP Plans Return to Gulf This Year
Revenue Drop Hits Barclays
Turkey Plans Own 'Panama Canal'
Moody's Tops Profit Forecasts, Shares Rally
Boeing Readies 787 Profit Picture
Lofty Copper Prices Remain at Risk
Egypt Gas Pipeline Bombing Halts Flow
CFTC Extends Comment Period on Derivatives
Exelon to Buy Constellation
India Snubs U.S., Russia in Jet Deal
Microsoft Net Up; Windows Sales Down
Market direction: Neutral