Date: 2016-10-27 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 213.21, high: 214.42, low: 212.93, close: 213.74, volume: 75705500, daily change: -0.002
News headlines:
Oil Prices Largely Flat Ahead of OPEC Weekend Meeting
LinkedIn Shows Decelerating Growth
General Electric Pursues Deal With Baker Hughes
Singapore Shares Open Lower; Bank Stocks Weigh
First NBC CEO Files to Sell 175,000 Shares
Yen Remains Close to Three-Month Low Against Dollar
Judge Freezes Some Platinum Partners Assets
Volatility Has Traders Abandoning Stop-Loss Orders
FCC Approves New Customer Privacy Rules for Broadband Providers
Hartford Profit Rises on Strong Commercial-Lines Results
U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls in October
Appeals Court to Decide on Document Release in Fannie Mae Dispute
Stocks Fall Amid Bonds Selloff
Data-Storage Company Cloudian Raises $41M
Banks Revise Student-Loan Contracts Over ‘Auto-Defaults’
América Móvil Swings to Net Profit in Third Quarter
Amgen Sees Profit Increase, Raises Guidance
Booz Allen Hires Former FBI Director to Conduct Security Review
Navigating the Distressed Retail Environment
Expedia Profit Falls Slightly While Revenue Gains
Baidu Revenue, Outlook Miss Expectations
Is It Wise to Short REITs?
Competing With the Giant Amazon
McKesson Shares Slide as Outlook Slashed
Addressing the Leverage of Distressed Retailers
Avenue Stores’ Turnaround Story
Making Adjustments at Avenue
Focus on the Customer
Aflac Boosts 2016 Outlook, Operating Profit Beats Expectations
Raymond James Sees IRA Commissions in Its Future
GNC Interm Chief: Company Must Repair ‘Broken Business Model’
Stryker Tops Views, Raises Outlook Again
PriceSmart’s Annual Profit Falls Again
HealthSouth CEO to Step Down at Year’s End
Vale Swings to Profit in Third Quarter
Dollar Rises on Interest Rate Hopes
Rizzo’s Take: The Real Estate Problem for Retailers
Quick Hits: Ukraine Central Bank Independence, Impact of U.K. GDP Data
Natural Gas Prices Shake Off Inventory Build
Sanchez, Blackstone May Team Up to Buy Anadarko’s South Texas Assets
Credit Unions Get Flexibility to Boost Membership
Surprise U.S. Inventory Decline Pushes Oil Prices Higher
UPS’s Revenue Tops Views
Rizzo’s Take: The Real Estate Problem for Retailers
ECB Official Urges End to Ultralow Rates
Hyundai, Kia Settle Probes Over Fuel Economy
ValuePart Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Deutsche Boerse Net Profit Up 9%
Barbarians and Raiders Increasingly Play the Same Game
Iraq Seeks Exemption From OPEC Production Deal
Inflation Fear Fuels Bond Rout
Unity Biotechnology, in Battle Against Aging, Raises $116M
Transcript: WSJ Interview With ECB Governor Mario Vella
Cemex Chalks Up Fourth Straight Quarterly Net Profit
CenturyLink in Talks to Merge With Level 3 Communications
Lazard Revenue Rises; Assets Under Management Climb
AstraZeneca Suspends Recruitment in Two Cancer Clinical Trials
America’s Biggest Filer of Patent Suits Wants You to Know It Invented Shipping Notification
Aetna Revenue and Profit Rise
Breitburn Creditors Hint at Coming Legal Battles
T. Rowe Price Profit Rises 18%
Reduce Eurozone Sovereign Debt Holdings With Capital Charge
Voices: How to Advise Clients on the Expat Experience
Bristol-Myers Squibb Makes Moves to Reassure Investors
Gannett Swings to a Loss
L-3 Communications Posts Sales Decline, but Boosts Forecasts
UPS Gives Boeing Jumbo a Boost
The Warren-Sanders Presidency
International Spillovers From Changes in Banking Policies
U.K. Government Hails Growth Data, Nissan Commitment
Private Equity Threatened by ‘Populism,’ Hamilton Lane Says
Basic Energy Wins Loan Access in Quick Restructuring
Asia’s Persistent Savings Glut
Apollo’s New Creed: Bond Bears Take On ETF Buyers
Cenovus Energy Posts Quarterly Loss
Thermo Fisher Scientific Lifts Outlook
Pollsters Scramble as Fewer People Take Their Phone Calls
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebounded in September
Nomura’s Net Profit Jumps 31% on Deals
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Declined in September
HCA Raises Guidance as Quarterly Earnings Rise 38%
Nissan Puts Confidence in U.K. With SUV Commitment
Borrower or Fraudster? Online Lenders Scramble to Tell the Difference
Kansas City Fed Index Shows Manufacturing Activity Positive
Jana Partners Takes 8.1% Stake in HD Supply
China’s Biggest Banks’ Earnings Slightly Higher
Canada’s National Bank to Cut 600 Jobs
Vale CEO Signals Disagreement With BHP Over Samarco
Maersk and MSC to Charter Nine Former Hanjin Ships
Allergan CEO Brent Saunders Succeeds Paul Bisaro as Chairman
SEC Probes Whether Companies Are Misusing Adjusted Earnings Metrics
Democratic Senators Call for Stricter Rules on Wall Street Pay
Tempur Sealy Profit Surges on Cost Reductions
A Rare Bright Spot of Growth for Businesses: R&D
Wal-Mart, Target Invest in Store Pickup for Holidays
Big Oil Companies Reap Windfall From Ethanol Rules
Deutsche Bank Swings to Profit
Dr Pepper Snapple Posts Revenue Rise on Soda Growth
ConocoPhillips Revenue Slides
Potash Corp. Profit Falls 71% on Price Slump
Celgene Beats Estimates and Raises Guidance
Colgate Says Sales Slump Will Continue
Ford’s Profit Hit by Recall Costs
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Slightly
Sirius XM Declares Dividend, Boosts Buybacks
Husky Energy Swings to Profit on Gains
Marathon Seeks to Capitalize on Midstream Assets
CME Posts Flat Quarterly Trading Volume
Altria Results Top Views
Statoil Posts Wider Loss, Cuts Capital Spending Further
Target to Boost Spanish-Language Ads in Bid to Drive Holiday Sales
Dow Chemical Revenue Climbs
Davis’s Take: Will IPO Exit Strategy Overtake M&A in 2017?
Ackerman’s Take: Last Stand for New Jersey’s Scott Garrett?
Greece Has No Debt Problem for a Decade, Says ESM Head
Stanley Black & Decker’s Profit Rises
Hilsenrath’s Take: Fed Can Offer Upbeat Assessment of Growth After Trade Data
Ackerman’s Take: Last Stand for New Jersey’s Scott Garrett?
Barclays Profit Dented by Costs
Turkey’s Central Bank Says Policy Focus is Inflation
Malta’s Central Bank Governor Denies ECB Policy Fuels Populism
China Must Play Greater Role in Global Financial Regulation
For AT&T Deal, a Tough FCC Review Looms
Sweden’s Central Bank Holds Main Rate Steady
Nokia Shares Dive on Third Successive Quarterly Loss
Mylan Executives Unlikely to Lose Pay Over EpiPen Issue
Eurozone Lending Growth May Not Satisfy ECB
Boost to Pound From U.K. GDP Proves Short-Lived
Asian Shares Slide; Oil Stocks Lead Declines
Norway’s Central Bank Holds Main Rate Steady
The Secret Success of Abenomics
Kuroda Doesn’t See Need for BOJ to Sell JGBs Immediately
After 3-D Printer Jam, GE to Buy Similar Model
Exchange Rates and Negative Interest Rates
Statoil to Reduce Capital Spending After Reporting Wider Loss
BHP Executive Handling Brazil Dam Fallout to Leave
Blackstone’s Swing to a Profit Fails to Lift Shares
Market direction: Neutral