Date: 2014-10-21 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 188.13, high: 190.45, low: 188.07, close: 190.3, volume: 130011000, daily change: 0.0097
News headlines:
Corporate Watch: News Digest
Kinross to Sell Interest in Ecuador’s Fruta del Norte Gold Mine to Fortress
BGC to Launch Tender Offer for Rival Interdealer Broker
Dimon: Cancer Hasn’t Changed What I Want to Do
Firms Try to Escape Health Law’s Penalties
Air Bag Recalls Go Unheeded
McDonald’s Vows Fresh Thinking
Walgreen Faces Investor Pressure
Target Offers Free Holiday Shipping
U.S. to Go Easier on Mortgage Rules
World Trade Center Tower Rides a Muni-Bond Revival
Ocwen Accused Anew of Improper Practices
Discover Financial Profit Jumps
Mexican Stock Exchange’s Chief Stepping Down
Canadian National Railway Earnings Rise
E*Trade Profit Surges on New Accounts, Trading
New York Fed Faulted in ‘London Whale’ Case
Jobless Rate Below 5% in 15 States
Regions Profit Increases 11%
IRobot Earnings Surge on Bump in Sales
Third Point Wants Amgen to Explore Separation
Six Flags Posts Higher Revenue
Europe Stocks Lifted by ECB Bond News
FDA Panel Recommends Expanded Approval of CF Drug
Recovering Market for Business Jets Faces Headwinds
Global Woes Threaten to Beset U.S. Economy
Ex-LPL Adviser’s Talks With Wunderlich Scuttled
Chinese Go After Hong Kong Brokerages
Mexico’s Antidrug Push Weighs on Iron-Ore Trade
Daimler Sells Stake in Tesla
Canadian Pacific Still Open to Deals
Oil Prices Rise on Chinese Data
Moody’s Downgrades Petrobras’ Ratings
Dollar Rises Against Euro, Pound
Global X, J.P. Morgan to Launch Tactical ETFs
In Aerospace, Defense Is an Offense
A Millennial Runs the Show at Rosewood Hotels
Coke Promises Cost Cuts as Profit Falls
Michigan Governor Signs Anti-Tesla Bill
Wells Fargo Banks on European Real Estate
Dish Network Dumps CNN
NHTSA Website Fails Amid Air Bag Recall
Will Cheap Gas Hurt Ford Truck?
United Technologies Sales Rise 4.6%
TVO Increases Claim Against Areva-Siemens
Lockheed Martin to Boost Buybacks, Keep Spending Flat
Morgan Stanley Mulling Exit from Gas Export Project
Gold Futures Rise to Six-Week High
Swiss Floor on Franc-Euro Rate Called Key to Monetary Policy
Insurer Warns About Ebola and Coverage
Scion Moves Into Spotlight on M&A Stage
The Race Is On to Find Organic Pesticides
Verizon Adds Users as Rivals Lurk
CEO of Oil Giant Total Dies in Plane Crash
For Peer Lending, a Change in Financing
Illinois Tool Works Raises 2014 View;   Reports Profit Up 17%
Harley-Davidson Posts Strong Retail Sales
Shire Gut Punch Bruises Hedge Funds
Glass Lewis Recommends Chiquita Holders Vote Down Fyffes Merger
Bay Area’s Office Boom Stalls in the East
J.P. Morgan Fined Over Rate Rigging
Red Lion Hotels Plans a New Line
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Hit Highest Level of Year
J.P. Morgan Fined $92 Million By EU
Voices: Jody King, on Talking Prenups with Clients’ Teenagers
Thailand to Hand Cash to Rubber Farmers
British Borrowed More Than Expected
In Japan, Property Investors Widen Their Hunt
Royal Dutch Shell Sells More Nigerian Assets
Diaper Business Squeezed At Huggies Maker Kimberly-Clark
Big EU Banks to Bear Main Share of Bailout Funds
Donating Rental Property To Charity
Bertelsmann To Buy Relias Learning
FIS Chief to Step Down Next Year
SEC Is Steering More Trials to Judges It Appoints
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to Buy 30% Stake in CSC ServiceWorks
Chili’s Owner Brinker Posts Higher Earnings
Turkish Central Bank To Pay Interest on Deposits To Boost Growth
Citi Buys Deutsche’s Commodities Books
Travelers Profit Edges Up
Omnicom Profit Rises
Reynolds American Profit Rises
Banco Espírito Santo Investment Bank Looks for Suitors
Lexmark Posts Higher Earnings
European Bankers Broadcast Stress-Test Messages
Cerberus Capital Eyes Trasmediterránea Acquisition
Eurozone Deficits Fall After New Measure
BAE Boosts Cybersecurity Arm
Hermès’ Chinese Brand Slow to Gain Traction
Swiss Banks Left to Navigate U.S. Offshore-Account Program on Own
Actelion Boosted by New Drug
Bank of Russia Holds Ruble Trading Band Steady
Reckitt Benckiser Cautious on Full Year
Akzo Nobel Lifted by Cost Cutting
Corporate Watch: News Digest
Market direction: Fall