Date: 2015-10-20 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 202.5, high: 203.37, low: 202.13, close: 203.37, volume: 76523900, daily change: 0.0005
News headlines:
Judge Approves Settlement Over Beck’s Beer
Lockheed Martin Moves Closer to Big Saudi Ship Deal
Judge Declines to Dismiss Claims Against Goldman Related to Tibco Sale
Australia Treasury Secretary Issues Warning About Rising Global Debt
Stuyvesant Sale Typifies Boom in Real Estate
Rezoning Worries in South Bronx
Yum to Split Off China Business
Sale of Relativity Media’s Television Unit Closes
U.S. Stocks Slip as Health-Care Sector, IBM Weigh
Canadian Financier Prem Watsa Backs Rescue Squad at Exco
Investors Keep Watchful Eye on Saudi Riyal
Discover Financial’s Profit Tops Expectations
Fifth Third’s Profit Jumps on Fee Revenue
Albertsons Sales Driven By Strategy and Better Economy
A. Schulman Profit Rises on Citadel Acquisition
Worker Dies on Offshore Drilling Rig
Chipotle Profit Misses, as Sales Growth Slows
United’s Acting CEO Has Tough Task Ahead
BHP Billiton Pares Petroleum Spending Plans
Crédit Agricole to Pay $787 Million in Sanctions Case
Cabot to Cut 300 Jobs Amid Lower Oil Prices
Two Nominated for SEC
FedEx Says No EU Objections to TNT Purchase
Senators Call for Hearing on AB InBev Deal for SABMiller
Regulators Reviewing Steps to Address Treasury Market Volatility
Bottle Maker Owens-Illinois Names New CEO
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Slip
McDonald’s Tests Sales of Monster’s Energy Drinks
Euro Rises Against Dollar on Economic Data
Oil Prices Flat Ahead of Inventory Data, OPEC
Clearing Black Marks From Brokers’ Records
SL Green to Sell Two Manhattan Properties for $649 Million
VMware to Form Cloud Business With EMC
ECB’s Draghi Expected to Talk Up Stimulus
Illumina Posts Higher Profit
Subway Plans to Eliminate All Antibiotics from Its Meat Supplies
Insurers ACE, Chubb Log Higher Operating Profits
Caterpillar Earnings: What to Watch
Prologis Lifts Profit Outlook as Results Soar
3M Earnings: What to Watch
Aussie Developers Roll Out Red Carpet
Jawbone Wins Legal Victory in Fitbit Fight
Jim Webb Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race
CP Railway Profit Falls
Goldman Says Job Market Can Run Cooler and Still See Falling Unemployment
Natural Gas Extends Gains
Valeant, Under Pressure Over Price Increases, Plans Strategy Shift
Tech Firms Spy New Frontier In the Bay Area: Oakland
Hotel Operators Ready to Rumble Over Upgrades
Gold Edges Up
J.P. Morgan Near Deal to Sell Majority of Highbridge Private Equity Business
Coca-Cola Earnings: What to Watch
After a Daughter’s Death, Making a Plan for Unused College Savings
Need a Home Mortgage? Fannie Says Forget the Pay Stubs
Lawmakers Raise Alarms Over Tapping Banks to Pay for Highways
Canada’s Central Bank Expected to Stand Pat on Key Rate
Crude Stocks Seen Rising by 3.5 Million Barrels
FedEx, Express Pilots Agree on New Contract
Banks Facing Tough Times Pull Out Visa...Shares
Yum’s China Exit Highlights Customer Shift
Verizon Profit Tops Expectations
Madoff Trustee Presses Forward With $1.2 Billion Payout Plan
Bank of New York Mellon Reports Profit Decline as Fee Revenue Falls
Amazon to Hire 100,000 U.S. Workers for Holidays
United Technologies Unveils $12 Billion Buyback
Outsourced-Doctor Provider Seeks Tie-up With Rival
Harley-Davidson to Ramp Up Marketing, as Sales Skid
Energy Future Sues to Force Sale of Oncor Minority Stake
Finra Sanctions Securities Firms for Withholding UIT Discounts
Pimco Sues Brazil’s Petrobras for Fraud
CSX to Reduce Operations in Corbin, Kentucky
Yellen Applauds U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fed’s Dudley: Healthy Treasury Market Key for Implementation of Monetary Policy
China Names Xi’s Economic Adviser Vice Chairman of Securities Agency
Volkswagen Suspends Quality Control Chief
FDA Seeks More Information on Zogenix Trials
Kinder Morgan, BP Form Refined Products Terminal Venture
BP, CNPC Set to Sign Pact
United Names Brett J. Hart Acting CEO
Fresh Market to Review Strategic Options
Tegna Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit Increase
Alibaba Is Positioning Itself as Europe’s Sales Gateway to China
Philip Lane Named as New Irish Central Bank Chief
Barnes & Noble Sets Buyback Plan
Despite Earnings Rise, Brinker Cuts Revenue View
Travelers Beats on Higher Premiums, Depressed Claims Levels
Omnicom Results Top Expectations
Regions Financial Reports Bigger-Than-Expected Profit Decline
Google Invests in Chinese Startup
Eurozone Banks Take Advantage of QE
BOE’s McCafferty Says Start Raising Rates Now
China Shares Lifted by Easing Hopes
Chinese Bond Investors Move Offshore
Dollar Flat as Fresh Cues Eyed
Hong Kong Stocks Slide on Thin Data After S.F. Fed Comments
Oil Prices Rise in Anticipation of U.S. Supply Drop
Utilities Raise Fees as Power Use Falls
Market direction: Fall