Date: 2016-11-02 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 212.93, high: 212.99, low: 209.6, close: 211.01, volume: 122781800, daily change: -0.0072
News headlines:
Asia Oil Futures Up; Sentiment Weighed by Higher U.S. Crude Inventories
China Lets More Foreign Films Slip In
Singapore Shares Slip; Buyouts Buoy but US Politics Unnerve
China Service Sector Activity Quickens in October
Australia Trade Deficit Narrows in September
Alibaba Results Top Views as User Base Grows
Target’s Grocery Chief to Leave
More Than Half of U.S. Pipelines Are at Least 46 Years Old
Kentucky Plans to Pull At Least $800 Million From Hedge Funds
Former CFO Files Lawsuit Against 8VC-Backed Blink Health
Fed Sends New Signals About a Possible December Rate Increase
Wynn Swings to a Quarterly Loss on Macau Weakness
SEC Probing Wells Fargo Around Sales-Practice Disclosures
Community Health Systems Expanding Sale of Hospitals
Continental Resources Loss Widens
‘Insurance Super Day’ Delivers Strong Results But AIG Disappoints
LPL Profit Climbs Despite Lower Commission, Fees
Lockheed, Pentagon Spar Over F-35 Contract
Dividend Frenzy Starts to Cool Down
Regulators Take Action Against ‘Massive’ Debt Collection Operation
S&P 500 Notches Longest Losing Streak in Nearly 5 Years
Qualcomm Tops Estimates on Strong Shipments and New Licences
21st Century Fox Posts 22% Increase in Profit
Quick Hits: Kuroda in Parliament, Inflation Expectations in New Zealand
Telecom CEO’s Deal Making Puts Louisiana Town at Center of Internet
Mattel’s Board Starts Search for Next CEO
Cancer Vaccines Developer Turnstone Biologics Raises C55.3M Series B
New York Times Profit Slumps
Financial Firms Fined Over Variable-Annuity Contracts
Having Trouble Getting a Loan? Don’t Blame Bank Rules, Fed Study Says
Trading Giants Clash Over Chicago Exchange’s Speed-Bump Proposal
Avis Budget Sees Softer Demand, Results Top Views
Transocean Reports Sharply Lower Quarterly Profit, Revenue
Gap CFO Sabrina Simmons to Leave
Natural Gas Prices Slide as Warm Weather Restrains Demand
The Dark Sides of QE
Transmission of Monetary Policy to Consumption and Population Aging
Revamping Regulatory Processes
Analysts See 54-bcf Addition to U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
November’s Dissents Could Be Last at Fed for a While
Dollar Lower as Fed Keeps Rates Steady Ahead of Election
Zynga Posts Loss as Number of Active Users Drops
Europe’s Air Wars Rage as Ryanair Takes Fight to Lufthansa
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Vanguard’s Inflows Pass Annual Record in 10 Months
Shire Hit by Fall in Sales of Hemophilia Drugs
Oil Drops on Record Inventory Build
C&J Energy Bonuses Face Opposition
Privacy, Not Crime, Drives Demand for Cryptocurrency
Pro Interactive: Agenda 2017—How the Election Could Reshape Financial Policy
Estée Lauder Sees Sluggish Revenue Growth
The Wall Street Journal to Combine Sections to Cope With Ad Decline
U.S. Lawmakers Ask Treasury to Block Zhongwang Takeover of Aleris
Basic Energy Services Asks Court to Approve Bonuses
Booz Allen Earnings Rise
Chatbot Platform Octane AI Raises $1.5M
Maersk CEO Soren Skou: Freight Rates Are Rising
Appeals Court Upholds Trucker E-Log Rule
Palank’s Take: Judge Blocks One Route to Caesars Bondholder Fees
China Cautions Germany Over Aixtron-Deal Halt
Palank’s Take: Judge Blocks One Route to Caesars Bondholder Fees
Maersk’s Profit Tumbles on Weak Freight Rates, Low Oil Prices
Anthem May Reconsider ACA Business
Futures Exchanges Shift Rules on Block Trades for Energy Companies
The Five Stocks That Are Driving the Dow
Judge Sets Auction Date for Murphy Energy
Allergan Initiates Dividend, Expands Buyback
Quest Heats Up for Sizzlin’ Good Burger Alternatives
U.S. Airlines Expect Slight Rise in Thanksgiving Air Travel
Colonial Pipeline Has Faced Problems in Past
Hercules Offshore Defeats Shareholders in Bankruptcy Fight
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise Sharply
Fintech’s Struggling Lenders Want Your Help
Delphi Beats Views, Raises Outlook
ISM-New York Index Keeps Steady in October
Sempra Energy Profit Soars, but Revenue Misses Expectations
Spectra Energy Profit Climbs While Sales Slip
Och-Ziff Posts Decline in Assets Under Management
Yelp to Halt Global Expansion, Trim Workforce
Sinclair CEO Steps Down as Earnings Rise
Bunge Sees Gain From North American Crop Harvests
AmerisourceBergen Revenue Rises
GameStop Shares Slide on Outlook Cut
Gasoline Futures Pull Back As Colonial Pipeline Remains Shut
Tegna’s Revenue Misses Forecasts
Sirius Minerals Shares Fall After Launching Financing Package
Office Depot’s Profit Rises on Cost Cuts, Overcoming Lower Revenue
Agribusiness Weighs on Bunge Earnings
ADP Private Payrolls Add 147,000 Workers in October
Sterling Rises to 2-Week High Versus Weak USD
Kate Spade Sales Climb Amid Retail Weakness
Ex-BlackRock Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
Viswanatha’s Take: As Crisis Cases Wind Down, What’s Next?
Viswanatha’s Take: As Crisis Cases Wind Down, What’s Next?
Zinsli’s Take: Outsiders Seed Agtech’s Growth
Clorox Lowers Outlook, Earnings Miss Views
Uranium Stockpiles Drain Energy From Market
China Aims to Streamline Bond-Market Rules
Hilsenrath’s Take: July 2015 Policy Meeting Could Serve as Model for Fed
Central Banks and the Revenge of Politics
Eurozone Factory Survey Shows Expansion
Banks Give Up Lead in Home Loans, Shunning Riskier Mortgages
TE Connectivity’s Revenue Jumps 12% in Latest Quarter
The New View of Fiscal Policy
Fed Doesn’t Aim to Push Inflation Beyond 2%
Asian Markets Spooked by Tightening White House Race
Valeant in Talks to Sell Stomach-Drug Business
Kuroda: BOJ Isn’t the Only Central Bank Pushing Back Inflation Goals
Market direction: Neutral