Date: 2015-11-24 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.38, high: 209.98, low: 208.52, close: 209.07, volume: 64931200, daily change: -0.0011
News headlines:
Oil Prices Fall as Oversupply Concerns Outweigh Regional Tension
‘Chinese Medicine’ Fails to Cure Credit Crunch
BOJ Minutes Indicate More Openness to Action
Singapore 3rd-Quarter GDP Growth Revised Up Sharply
Palace Theatre to Be Elevated in Hotel Project
Costco’s Rotisserie Chicken Salad Linked to E. Coli Outbreak
Some Malls Pressure Retailers to Open on Thanksgiving
After 1MDB Deal, China’s Clout Set to Grow in Malaysia
U.S. Stocks Edge Up, Buoyed by Energy Sector
Albertsons Regains Stores
Bank Regulators Step Up Pressure Over Credit Risk
FedEx Gets U.S. Antitrust Approval for TNT Deal
Takata U.S. Employees Saw Problems in Air-Bag Tests
Rolls-Royce CEO Promises Change
Calpers’ Private-Equity Fees: $3.4 Billion
Falling Corporate Profits Blur U.S. Growth Outlook
Pfizer’s Allergan Deal Offers Ireland Few New Benefits
Justice Department Probing Comcast’s Role in ‘Spot’ Cable Ad Sales Market
At Skadden, Tax Law Isn’t So Boring as Inversions Raise the Stakes
Hilton Hotel Chain Reports Data Breach
Australia Leases Electricity Asset  TransGrid
Fed Promises to Improve Process for Airing ‘Divergent Views’
TiVo Subscriber Additions Rise 26%
SolarCity CFO to Leave; COO Promoted to President
Guess Inc.’s Profit Drops
Blackstone in Talks to Sell Four Los Angeles Office Towers
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Edge Up
Dollar Falls While Yen, Swiss Franc Strengthen
Analysts Expect U.S. Crude-Oil Inventories to Rise
Most of What You Learned in Econ 101 Is Wrong
Oil Prices Rise After Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet Fighter
Fed Article Summarizes Recent Research on Inflation
Coca-Cola Science and Health Officer Applebaum Retires
U.S. Probes Possible Wal-Mart Misconduct in Brazil
Dissidents Fail to Win Ethan Allen Board Seats
Marwood Group Settles SEC Charges
Activist Investors Display a Lighter Touch
Natural Gas Sinks on Weather Outlook
Gold Ends Higher on Middle East Tensions
Nigeria’s Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate
Alcoa Names Executives for Split Companies
Campbell Soup Raises Earnings Guidance
Bad Loans Hobble European Banks’ Recovery
Pfizer’s Next Step: Break Up
Most Fed Regional Banks Wanted Discount-Rate Hike in October: Minutes
Turkish Shootdown Launches USD Profit-Taking
Analysts See 4-Billion-Cubic-Feet Rise in U.S. Natural Gas Inventories
Deere Earnings: What to Watch
Eaton Vance Misses Expectations
Volkswagen Faces Tax-Evasion Investigation in Germany
Pinnacle Foods to Buy Boulder Brands
High-Speed Traders Face New CFTC Scrutiny
Devaluation Key in Luring Investors Back to Argentina
Consumer Confidence in U.S. Economy Down Sharply
Hormel Gives Strong Outlook as Earnings Beat Estimates
Alibaba in Talks to Buy Controlling Stake in SCMP Group
Eurozone Business Mood Upbeat Before Paris Attacks
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index Declines
Copper Rebounds from 6-Year Low on Brighter U.S. Data, Weaker Dollar
Taser Gets Big Body-Camera Order
Couche-Tard Posts Better-Than-Expected Profit
U.S. Home Price Growth Gained Momentum in September
Cracker Barrel Cost Cutting Helps Beat Earnings Forecast
J.P. Morgan Warns It Could Unplug Quicken and Quickbooks Users
U.S. Retail Sales Rise, Redbook Says
U.S. Chain-Store Sales Rebound in Latest Week
Hungary’s Central Bank Buys Majority Stake in Budapest Stock Exchange
Chico’s Profit, Revenue Fall Short of Estimates
Fred’s Swings to Profit
Signet Jewelers Misses Expectations on Sales Shift
DSW Profit Falls on Tough Retail Environment
Turkey Leaves Interest Rates  Unchanged
Bank of England Officials Signal No Hurry to Raise Interest Rates
The Fed Rate Path in Historical Perspective
Tiffany Cuts Outlook, Misses Third-Quarter Expectations
Burlington Sees Quarterly Profit Below Views
Hong Kong Steps Up Scrutiny of ‘Dark Pools’
El Niño to Last Into Middle of 2016
RBA Chief Says Global Shock Would Be Amplified in Australia
Beijing Ends Curb on Brokerages’ Stock Sales
Some Hedge Funds Make Millions From Bets on U.S. Rates
A Soft Global Economy
Australia’s East Coast Helping Steer Economy Away From Mines
Falling Metals Prices Pressure Asian Mining Shares
After Oil’s Crash, Mideast Bankers Find Desert Is No Oasis
German Economy Hurt by Weak Investment, Exports
Noble’s Debt Could Be Downgraded to Junk
Hong Kong Stocks Slide, Hit by Commodities Rout
Dollar Tree Misses Profit Expectations Despite Sales Boost
Market direction: Neutral