Date: 2016-10-24 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 213.88, high: 214.08, low: 212.76, close: 213.98, volume: 89089100, daily change: 0.0005
News headlines:
The Real Problem of This Election: Lack of a Mandate
Crown’s VIP Ambitions Clouded by Crackdown in China
China’s Aggressive New Deal Makers: $199 Billion This Year and Counting
South Korea Growth Slows, Continues to Flatter
Oil Prices Tilt Lower; U.S. Oil Data in Focus
Yuan Slippage Weighs on China Stocks, but Resource Shares Gain
Germany Withdraws Approval of Chinese Takeover of Aixtron
Hanjin Shipping to Close European Operations
AT&T Deal Faces Tough Climate
TD Ameritrade to Acquire Scottrade
CFPB Gives Upbeat Assessment of Fintech in ‘Project Catalyst’ Report
Retailers Rushed to Hire for Holidays, a Sign of Tight Labor Market
Online Small-Business Lenders Display Loan Prices
Nordstrom’s Finance Chief to Retire Next Spring
Stocks Gain, Spurred by Deals, Earnings
Sonic Gives Disappointing Annual Guidance
Visa Profit Rises 28% as Results Top Wall Street Views
Regulators Support Making Treasury Trades Public
Swift Transportation Posts Higher Profit, Lower Revenue
MetLife v. FSOC Oral Arguments: Four Key Exchanges
Data-Analysis Company Paxata Raises $33.5M
Gannett Plans to Cut 2% of Its Workforce
TelexFree Founder James Merrill Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
The Cost of Brexit Comes Into Focus
AT&T, Time Warner Shares Drop Amid Investor Skepticism
Car Makers Struggle With Dashboard Screens
Dollar Rises After Manufacturing Report
Trial Starts in SEC Fraud Case Against Lynn Tilton
Fed Doesn’t Raise Capital Level Banks Need to Hold Under ‘Countercyclical Buffer’
Petrobras, Total Create Alliance to Explore Energy Projects
Natural Gas Prices Sink to Six-Week Low on Warm Weather
Intel Capital Unveils 12 Investments Under New Leadership
Faith-Based Investor Group Calls for Transparency in Drug Pricing
Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health in Merger Talks
Internal Audit Chiefs Gain in Clout and Compensation
Oil Prices Fall After Iraq Signals Doubts Over OPEC Cut
Fed’s Powell Says Central Bank Will Raise Expectations on Bank of New York
Concho, Private-Equity Investors Seek Buyer for Alpha Crude Connector
Linn Energy Files Reorganization Plan
CFTC’s Massad Weighing Tweaks to Automated Trading Rule for Treasurys
Oil Companies Reach Debt-Restructuring Deals
Dupont Earnings: What to Watch
Fed’s Evans Forecasts Three Rate Increases by the End of 2017
Gold Turns Lower Amid Strong Economic Data
Greece Set to Receive Fresh Loans Under Bailout Agreement
Low Energy Prices: Have Banks Weathered the Storm?
SandRidge Energy Proposes to Buy Bankrupt Oil and Gas Portfolio
Job Growth Can Slow and Still Maintain Healthy Labor Market, Fed Paper Says
CIT Group Hired Boston Consulting to Review Its Operations
Venezuela’s PdVSA Restructures Debt
Embraer to Pay $205 Million to Settle Bribery Allegations
Bank of Canada Maintains Inflation-Control Target
U.S. Oversight of MetLife Called Into Question at Court Hearing
Consumer Reports Yanks Honda Civic Recommendation
Bond Market Wary of AT&T, Time Warner Deal
The Big Number
New York Times Acquires Two Consumer Guide Sites
PayPal Gets Friendlier With Facebook
Seaway Says Two Pipelines Shut Because of Oil Spill
China’s HNA Group to Buy 25% Stake of Hilton
Brickley’s Take: Employee Class Actions Get a Boost in Delaware
Brickley’s Take: Employee Class Actions Get a Boost in Delaware
Swiss National Bank Chief Defends Negative Interest-Rate Policy
Syngenta and ChemChina Miss EU Deadline for Antitrust Remedies
Voices: When Advising $100 Million Clients, Delve Into the Entire Family Dynamic
Hillary Clinton Says Her Tax Plans Won’t Diminish Growth. Experts Say Otherwise
Cellphone Use to Determine FICO Scores Abroad
Kimberly-Clark is Bracing for More Quarters of Sluggish Sales
St. Louis Fed Looks at Changing Work Roles of Wives and Husbands
Fed’s Bullard Still Ready for One More Rate Rise Before Holding Steady
Eurozone Purchasing Manager Survey Shows Pickup in Economy
Treasury’s Weiss: ‘Compelling Benefits’ for Sharing Trade Data With Public
Petrobras Settles With Pimco
Key Energy Files for Chapter 11 After Striking Restructuring Deal
Burger King Parent Reports Slowing Sales Growth
U.K. Bank Regulator’s Fintech Experiment Launching Soon
Wrangler Maker VF Corp. Cuts Guidance as Sales Slow
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Picked Up in September
Fed’s Dudley Weighs Scope for Sharing Treasury Data With Public
Community Bank Agrees to Acquire Merchants Bancshares
T-Mobile Profit Climbs as It Adds 2 Million Customers
Dollar Stronger Against Euro
Hannon’s Take: Inflation Isn’t Dead
Ackerman’s Take: Much Work Remains in Transforming Treasury Market
AMC Sees Less-Than-Expected Revenue Growth
Garland’s Take: Smooth Sailing for Startups Seeking Seconds
Clara Labs Raises $5M for Scheduling Assistant
Investors Are Poised for a Pot Boom
After Last Year’s Surge, Venture Funding Falls in Health-Care IT
German Bundesbank: High-Frequency Trading Can Worsen ‘Flash Crashes’
Ackerman’s Take: Much Work Remains in Transforming Treasury Market
As Japan’s Yen Weakens, Bulls Stampede Away
FBI Cyber-Risk Expert Joins Aon Insurance-Brokerage Unit
Asian Markets Recover After Reconsidering Japan Trade Data
Short Sellers Shake Up Asia’s Clubby Investing Scene
Asia Shares Get a Boost From Positive Japan Data
Head of Consumer Finance Agency Speaks Out on Fintech
Bankruptcy Bust: How Zombie Companies Are Killing the Oil Rally
Park Hyatt Hotel Destined for Oceanwide Development in Los Angeles
Market direction: Neutral