Date: 2015-11-02 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.06, high: 209.44, low: 207.74, close: 207.93, volume: 131076900, daily change: -0.0043
News headlines:
Kingdom Holding to sell stake in research firm for 837 mln riyals
MIDEAST STOCKS-S&P; downgrade of Saudi debt may dampen markets
India Markets Weekahead: Bihar to decide near-term course
Premier Li says 'a lot of room' left for China consumption to grow
Bangladesh publisher hacked to death
MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets slip after S&P; downgrade of Saudi debt
MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi stocks fall after S&P; downgrade
As Swedish central bank fights deflation, housing bubble worries mount
Egyptian pound steady at dollar sale, stronger at parallel market
RPT-Morgan Stanley to face Russian tycoon's insider trading claims
Tech firms on alert as U.S. top court takes up class action case
Tech firms on alert as U.S. top court takes up class action case
SouthGobi Resources Announces Update to TSX Delisting Review and Financing Initiatives, and Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Announcement Date
SouthGobi Resources Announces Update to TSX Delisting Review and Financing Initiatives, and Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Announcement Date
As Swedish central bank fights deflation, housing bubble worries mount
UAE bank ADIB Q3 net profit rises by 5.5 pct
UPDATE 1-Dubai's Emaar Properties Q3 net profit rises 31 pct
MIDEAST STOCKS-Major markets fall on Saudi debt downgrade
Re soars to back-to-back vault golds
UPDATE 3-NCB Capital funds buy majority stake in major Saudi publisher
UPDATE 1-UAE bank ADIB Q3 profit gains 5.5 pct on more customers
Commerzbank says CEO Blessing to quit next October
Greek Piraeus Bank is confident capital plan can succeed- CEO
Commerzbank says CEO Blessing to quit next October
UPDATE 2-Commerzbank says CEO Blessing to quit next October
Commerzbank says CEO Blessing to quit next October
RPTWall St Week Ahead-Battered transport stocks could attract on price
Bitcoin Investor, Taking Things to a New Level: Bitcoin Exchange Offices to Be Opened in 6 Countries
Bitcoin Investor, Taking Things to a New Level: Bitcoin Exchange Offices to Be Opened in 6 Countries
Cruz's 2016 prospects looking up
Axium Technologies, Inc. Appoints New Management Team and Initiates Name Change
UPDATE 1-Australia's Westpac cash profit rise 3 pct to a record
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Transitions to New FTSE Index
Greece sets mix of bonds, shares in state aid to recapitalise banks
ECB reveals capital hole in Greek banks as unpaid loans soar
Greece sets mix of bonds, shares in state aid to recapitalise banks
FOREX-Commodity currencies off to a shaky start on China worry
Commodity currencies off to a shaky start on China worry
UPDATE 1-Greece sets mix of bonds, shares in state aid to recapitalise banks
DBS Q3 net profit up 6 pct, beats expectations on higher margins
NZ stock exchange rethinks corporate governance rules
DIARY-Top Economic Events to Nov 13
British finance minister visits Germany to sell EU-reform push
DIARY-Malaysia 2015 corporate earnings
RPT-Risking trade friction, China set to unleash more aluminium onto world markets
PRECIOUS-Gold dips to 4-week low on U.S. rate hike fears
UPDATE 1-DBS Q3 profit beats estimates as interest rate margins hit 4-yr high
DBS third-quarter profit beats estimates as interest rate margins hit four-year high
Ming Yang Announces Receipt of Preliminary Non-Binding "Going Private" Proposal
PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 2
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Nov 2
China arrests HK-owned fund executives for futures manipulation - Xinhua
PRESS DIGEST - China - Nov 2
UPDATE 1-China Oct Caixin factory PMI shrinks again but at slower pace
Taiwan stocks mostly flat, Powertech off after early surge
Nikkei falls to 1-1/2-week low on tepid China surveys, weak Wall St
UPDATE 2-Australian banks in record profit but outlook downbeat
Fitch: VW Scandal Has No Impact on Existing ABS Transaction Ratings in China
China home price gains quicken in October
Inversor de bitcoins lleva las cosas a un nuevo nivel: abrirÃ¡ casas de cambio de bitcoins en 6 paÃ­ses
Inversor de bitcoins lleva las cosas a un nuevo nivel: abrirÃ¡ casas de cambio de bitcoins en 6 paÃ­ses
Investidor de Bitcoin atinge um novo patamar: EscritÃ³rios de cÃ¢mbio de Bitcoin inaugurados em 6 paÃ­ses
Investidor de Bitcoin atinge um novo patamar: EscritÃ³rios de cÃ¢mbio de Bitcoin inaugurados em 6 paÃ­ses
RasGas Leads with First Global GE Asset Performance Management Solution Built Exclusively for LNG Sector
FOREX-Dollar slips as China worries vanquish investor risk appetite
GE Announces New Collaborations and Technology Centers to Drive Digital Industrial Transformation for Customers
UPDATE 2-China Oct factory activity shrinks again but at slower pace-Caixin PMI
China home price gains quicken in October  
China c.bank lends 105.5 bln yuan via medium-term lending facility in Oct
Australia shares stung by banks, NZ stocks off record highs
India Morning Call-Global Markets
China c.bank injected 70.5 bln yuan in pledged supplementary loans in Oct
Hong Kong Exchange Fund Jan-Sept investment loss at HK$36.8 bln - HKMA
UPDATE 1-China arrests HK-owned fund executives for futures manipulation - Xinhua
China October factory activity shrinks again but at slower pace: Caixin PMI
China's October factory, services surveys show economy still wobbly
Sensex stopped updating briefly - traders
Republican primary aside, NRA may be losing its grip on the publicâs imagination
China stock indexes flat; small caps lend supportChinese Solar Firm Hanergy Loses IKEA Partnership
Whiff of Crackdown And, Yes, Freedom, in Air for China Stocks
Reserve Bank of Australia Leaves Rates Unchanged
Oil Prices Up Slightly; U.S. Data Eyed
Sexual Assault Case Against Venture Capitalist Joe Lonsdale Dropped
Will Iran Hard-Liners Buy Economic Opening?
Allstate Benefits From Strong Premiums
Philidor to Wind Down Operations
Chipotle Grapples With E. coli Outbreak
Erdogan’s Victory in Turkey Lifts Markets
Dow Moves Back Into Black for 2015
Firms, Regulators Try to Sort Out What’s Worth Disclosing to Investors
Vornado’s Profit Rises Sharply on Asset Sales
Valeant Critic Himself Under Scrutiny as Attack Misfires
George Soros’s Firm Pulls $500 Million Investment With Bill Gross
Export-Import Bank of China Appoints Baha Mar Resort Receiver
Shire to Buy U.S. Biotech Firm Dyax
L Brands Projects Higher Third-Quarter Profit
AIG Swings to Loss on Lower Investment Income
Alcoa to Idle Certain Smelters in New Capacity Cuts
ConAgra to Sell Private Brands to TreeHouse
Avis Budget Group Cuts Guidance
Regulators Show Little Inclination to Increase Scrutiny of Asset Managers
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rally
Fed’s Shadow Bank Problem Is Nothing New, Says Paper
Sprint Signs Deal to Offer Roaming Service in Cuba
Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman Elected to New York Fed Board
Whole Foods Earnings: What to Watch
Tenet Revenue Rises 12%, Unveils Buyback
REA Group to Buy iProperty Group
Short-Seller Andrew Left Faces Civil Case in Hong Kong
RBC to Launch Revamped Jumbo-Mortgage Strategy for City National
Coty to Acquire Hypermarcas’ Beauty and Personal-Care Business
Investors Hesitant on Dollar
Yellen Turns Over Documents to House Panel Investigating 2012 Leak
Farmers Shift to Leases, Threatening to Swell Machinery Glut
Enlargement and the Euro: Big Mistakes That Ruined Europe
The Political Economy of a Crisis
Natural Gas Slips on Weather Outlook
The Fed’s Communication Breakdown
Oil Prices Fall
Estée Lauder Posts Strong Profit, Raises Dividend
Gold at One-Month Low Interest-Rate Worry
Europe’s SolarWorld Dealt a Blow in U.S. Lawsuit Over Supplier Payments
New York Times Publisher Announces Plans for His Successor
CIBC Says ‘No Merit’ to Cerberus Lawsuit
Fed Survey Shows Uneven Loan Demand
Manufacturing Activity Expands at Slowest Pace in Two Years
Small Asian Miners Struggle for Funding
KKR to Back Pan-Asia Media Investment Platform Emerald Media
Sysco Earnings Struggle After Failed US Foods Merger
Commerzbank Dividend and CEO Departure Lift Shares
Finance Watch
Visa Confirms Deal to Buy European Counterpart
Bankruptcy Judge Clears Sale of Shuttered Caesars Casino
American Apparel Wins Final Loan Approval
Markit Manufacturing PMI Revised Slightly Higher in October
Dongfeng Motor President Under Investigation in China
Dollar Weakens Against Euro
Brazil Oil Union Begins Strike Over Petrobras Asset Sales
Kazakhstan President Fires Central Bank Chief
GE Completes Alstom Power Acquisition
PwC Sued by Venture Capital Fund
European Crowdfunder Seedrs Launches Test Platform in U.S.
German Engineering Orders Hit by Lower Demand From China
TPG Specialty Lending Boosts Offer in Battle for TICC Capital
Pamplona to Acquire MedAssets in $1.86 Billion Deal
Treasurys Fall to Start November
Basel Committee to Stop Banks Gaming Risk Models
Dominion Reports Profit Increase on  Weather, Transactions
Bankia Profit Edges Higher
Endurance International to Buy Constant Contact
HSBC Posts Sharp Rise in Profit
Entergy Swings to Loss
M&T Bank Completes Acquisition of Hudson City After 3-Year Delay
An Aha Chart: A Mosaic of Investment Returns
Bristol-Myers to Buy Heart-Drug Maker
Cardinal Health Raises Outlook, Profit Rises 44%
Nissan Raises Full-Year Profit Forecast to Record Level
MTN Still Talking to Nigerian Authorities Over $5.2 Billion Fine
HSBC to Form Joint-Venture Securities Company in China
Clorox Posts Better-Than-Expected Results
Japan Post Prepares to Deliver IPO; 11% Expected to Fetch $12 Billion
Hilsenrath’s Take: Start Thinking Beyond First Fed Rate Move
Audi Posts Lower Profit, But Maintains Full-Year Outlook
Japan Seeks Closer China Ties
Copper Prices Tread Water
China’s Yuan Weakens Sharply; Japan leads Asian Shares Lower
Oil Price Paradox: Gasoline Could Be Even Cheaper
Ryanair Profit Rises on Low Fuel Costs, Strong Summer
PBOC Expands Pledged Supplementary Lending Program
India’s Manufacturing Activity Slows to 22-Month Low
Hong Kong Stocks Recoup Losses After China PMI Data
The Hidden Reasons People Spend Too Much
Fed Imposes New Limits on Big Banks to Reduce Bailout Risks
Market direction: Neutral