Date: 2015-10-29 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 207, high: 208.98, low: 206.21, close: 208.95, volume: 135906700, daily change: 0.0114
News headlines:
Valeant Countersues R&O Pharmacy
Mutual Funds Flail at Valuing Startups
Pharmacy-Benefit Managers Deliver Blow to Valeant
U.S. Government Uses Race Test for $80 Million in Payments
Taxes Drive Potential Pfizer-Allergan Deal
Baby-Formula Makers Get a Bump From China
Nissan Speeds Ahead of the Pack in Driverless-Car Race
Proposal Gives Midtown Landmarks Air-Rights Flexibility
Nikkei Little Changed Ahead of BOJ Outcome
KeyCorp in Advanced Talks to Buy First Niagara
U.S. Stocks Edge Lower
Oil Will Struggle to Break Past $60 a Barrel in 2016
AIG Mortgage Spinoff, Sale on Table
Wells Fargo Risks Being Odd Man Out Under New Fed Rule
U.N. Panel Urges Strictest Rules for Lithium Batteries as Air Cargo
Sanofi Recalls Auvi-Q Allergy Injectors
Top Fed Officials Will Talk Wednesday
Exclusive Club: No High-Frequency Traders Allowed at Luminex
Eastman Chemical Posts Higher Profit
Bombardier to Get Boost from Quebec for CSeries
Target to Offer Free Shipping on All Online Orders
Economic Crises’ Effect on Mortality Rates
The Contribution of the Wage Structure to Early Retirement Behavior
Expedia Profit Rises
Canadian Oil Sands Posts Net Loss
Visa Nears $22 Billion Deal to Buy European Counterpart
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Edge Lower
Sam Adams Brewer Cuts Profit Outlook
Acuity Brands to Acquire Juno Unit of Schneider Electric
Languid GDP Report Feeds Into No-Hike Scenario
Aetna’s Earnings Rise Amid Moderate Medical Costs
SolarCity Loss Widens and Plans Cost Cuts
Columbia Sportswear Boosts 2015 Earnings View Again
MUFG’s Nobu Hirano to Rejoin Morgan Stanley Board
Two Sequoia Fund Board Directors Quit; Largest Valeant Shareholder
Western Union Profit, Revenue Edge Down
Live Nation Revenue Up
Congress, Not the Fed, Must Act for Growth, Richard Fisher Says
Accor in Talks to Acquire FRHI
YRC Worldwide Profit Rises More Than Expected
In GOP Debate, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Tear at Fundamentals of the Fed
GNC Trims Guidance on Weak Profit
Barclays Warns on Returns
Mexican Central Bank Stands Pat on Rates
Wal-Mart Holiday Promotions Won’t Include Deals on Free Shipping
Natural Gas Retreats on Warm Weather
U.S. Economy Slogs Through Soft Patch
Anheuser-Busch InBev Earnings: What to Watch
Oil Prices Inch Up
U.S. Pending Home Sales Index Down  2.3%
Ally Financial Reports Profit Decline
Mexico’s ICA Hires Rothschild as Adviser
Canada’s Suncor Energy on Hunt for M&A Deals
Gold Prices Drop After Fed Statement on Rates
Deutsche Bank to Shrink Workforce by 35,000 in Revamp
Cable Operators See Greater Subscriber Retention
Altria Reports 9.4% Increase in Profit
New York Times Swings to Profit
Tasting the Drop in Coffee Prices
State-Controlled Oil Firms Feel Brunt of China Slowdown
Pfizer CEO Says U.S. Tax Regime Pushes Him to Seek Allergan Deal
Chinese Shipping Group Cosco Plans Regular Trans-Arctic Sailings
Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Face New Challenge
MGM Resorts to Form REIT, Reports Profit
IMF Plans to Alter Lending Rules to Keep Ukraine Bailout on Track
New U.K. Activist Fund Plans to Dial Down the Aggression
Bunge Reports Worse-than-Expected Revenue
CME Group Profit Soars
Santander Boosts Profit
‘South-South’ Trade Falters
AbbVie Earnings: What to Watch
MasterCard’s Profit Tops Expectations
Natural Gas Gains on Smaller-Than-Expected Surplus
General Mills to Eliminate More Jobs
Brazil Central Bank: Government Must Balance Books to Tame Inflation
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise by 1,000 to 260,000
Cargill to Centralize Cocoa and Chocolate Business, Close Pennsylvania Plant
Marathon Oil Cuts Dividend and Spending Plans
Vonnegut: Broker Pay Cuts Are a Bad Idea
Top Brokers at Credit Suisse Unhappy With Wells Fargo Deal
Pfizer, Allergan Weigh Massive Deal
Goodyear Profit Up, but Revenue Misses
Johnson Controls Tops Forecasts, Despite Sales Decline
Sinopec Profit Falls 47.8% in First Nine Months
ConocoPhillips Cuts Spending Plans Again
Eurozone Banks Can Cope With Low Interest Rates
Where Home Prices Start at $115 Million
Delphi Automotive Cuts Outlook
Virgin America’s Profit Jumps on Lower Fuel Costs
McKesson Raises Outlook, Unveils Buyback, Profit Rises 32%
Goldcorp Reports Deeper Loss; Increased Gold Production
Gannett’s Revenue Slides on Advertising, Circulation Declines
Baxalta Results Top Expectations
DineEquity Reports Higher Profit
Sequential Brands Posts Revenue Jump
Recovery From the Great Recession Has Varied Around the World
Novo Nordisk Profit Jumps 29% but Earnings Growth Likely to Slow
Potash Corp. Posts Profit Decline
Aviva Boss Slams Insurance Industry’s Tech Progress
Cliffs Natural Swings to Modest Profit
Zimmer Biomet Sales Surge
Bank of China Profit Falls for First Time Since 2009
Build-a-Bear Results Miss Expectations
Cenovus Energy Profit Soars, but It’s Due to a One-Time Gain
Marathon Petroleum Profit Rises 41%
Shell Swings to Loss on Charges
Jarden Revenue Grows 5.3%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Reports Loss On Tax Hit
Enterprise Products’ Revenue Hit by Energy Market Plunge
Hilsenrath’s Take: Looking Past December at a Fed on Guarded Path
Teva Boosts Outlook as Results Top Estimates
Some Retailers Step Back From Black Friday Frenzy
Nokia to Return $4.4 Billion to Shareholders
Ford to Offer ‘Friends & Neighbors’ Pricing Event
Time Warner Cable Tops Expectations, but Sales Miss
Bayer Lowers Sales Outlook Despite 21% Rise in 3Q Profit
Number of Banks in Eurozone Fall
LPL Profit Rises, Launches Share Buyback Plan
Banks’ Cost-Cutting Plan: ‘Wet-Wipe Wednesday’
Sanofi Warns of Lower Diabetes Revenue
Yen Strengthens as Hopes for BOJ Easing Dim
Swiss Re Lifts Profit But Warns of Hefty China Claim
Asian Shares Mostly Weaker
A Flawed Critique of the Fed
Total’s Net Profit Falls 69%
Air France Seeks Cost Cuts Despite Higher Profit
Lufthansa Lifts Outlook After Strong Summer
Philippine Central Bank Watching Market Reaction to Fed
Oil Prices Pare Earlier Gains; Fed Rate Move Eyed
Hong Kong Stocks Lukewarm After Fed Meeting
Iron Ore Sinks Deeper as China-Demand Fears Grow
Market direction: Neutral