Date: 2014-10-23 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 194.41, high: 194.91, low: 192.61, close: 192.69, volume: 151822000, daily change: -0.0071
News headlines:
South Korea’s Growth Picks Up
Buffett Puts Wind in Berkshire’s Sails
Corporate Watch: News Digest
Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother Agrees to Settle Civil Insider-Trading Charges
‘New Urbanism’ Hits the Suburbs
GM’s Finance Unit Receives Additional Subpoenas
Tesco Chairman to Step Down
Occidental Petroleum Profit Falls 24%
AMC Networks to Take Operational Control of BBC America
J&J Unit Wins Texas Suit Regarding All-Metal Hip Implant
Japan’s Life Insurers May Go Cool on Foreign Debt
Fed’s ‘Stress Test’ to Look at Corporate Debt Exposure
Southwestern Energy Profit Rises
Inspected KPMG Audits Had 46% Deficiency Rate
Pfizer Plans $11 Billion Stock Buyback
VF’s Patrik Frisk to Become CEO of Aldo Group
Juniper Networks Offers Bleak Guidance
San Francisco Puts a Price on Eviction
KLA-Tencor Plans Special Dividend, Increaseds Share Repurchases
Yen Fall Hits Japan’s China Firms
Coke Taps New Marketing Chief
Cerner Posts Higher Profit and Revenue
Pandora Media Loss Narrows; Listener Hours Up 25%
Dollar Rises Against Yen on Upbeat U.S. Data
Nucor Announces 66% Profit Rise on Energy Boom
Chubb Posts Higher Profit
Stronger Dollar Could Soak P&G, Colgate
KKR Signals Buying Opportunities
Edwards Lifesciences Profit Rises 23%
Janus Says Profit Rises 25%
Dollar Bulls Slow the Stampede
Oil Prices Rebound From 27-Month Low
Natural Gas Prices Fall on Weather Forecasts
Potash Corp. Expects Steady Fertilizer Demand for 2015
GrubHub Revenue Up 51%
Caterpillar Posts Surprising Profit Gains
Husky Energy Profit Climbs on Production Boost
Gucci Names New China Chief
SEC to Keep Veil Open on ETFs
Cenovus Profit Dips 4%
Gold Sinks as Equities Advance
Textron Rethinking Key Specs of Business Jet
Vinci’s 3rd-Quarter Sales Down 7.5%
Lower Iron-Ore Prices Not Slowing Leading Miners
Swiss Banks Want Changes in Justice Dept. Hidden Account Program
L’Oréal USA Acquires Carol’s Daughter
Fallout Grows From Faulty Air Bags
Cressey to Sell Home Health Firm
U.S. Auto Sales Fuel GM Earnings
Europe Stocks Boosted
Logitech Says Tablet Slowdown Won’t Disrupt Growth
Wirehouses’ Fee Shift Paying Off, But Momentum Easing
In Rural Idaho, a Modern Home
J.P. Morgan Warned on China Hiring Before Probe
From Derelict to Dazzling: A Napa Home’s Makeover
Mexico’s Cemex Third-Quarter Loss Narrows
Can Tylenol Ease the Pain of a Home Sale?
Airlines Post Strong Profits, Offer Bullish Outlooks
Raytheon Looks to Growth as Bookings Rise
Nascent Macro Hedge Fund Recovery Stalls
Credit Suisse Beats Expectations
Bulgaria Prepares to Pull Troubled Bank’s Plug
A Minimalist Miami Home—Kids Welcome
3M Results Lifted by Stronger U.S.
European Bank Tests Could Bring Relief
Cutrale-Safra Boosts Bid for Chiquita
Prologis Swings to Third-Quarter Profit
BNY Mellon Tabs New Chief Risk Officer
U.S. Jobless Claims Remain Near 14-Year Lows
Saudi Arabia Crude Supply Fell in September
Under Armour’s Sales Jump
Brookfield to Buy Rest of Brookfield Residential
Honda Top Executives Take Pay Cuts
Spain’s Recovery Continues
Voices: Michael Rebibo, on Employer Equity Stakes for Executive Clients
Royal Caribbean Profit Rises 34%
Japan Auctions Bonds With Negative Yields
Zimmer’s Earnings, Revenue Improve Less Than Expected
Dr Pepper Snapple Raises Outlook as Soda Volume Rises
Celgene Profit Jumps 37%
China’s Great Wall Motor Profit Slides
Union Pacific Profit Rises 19% On Freight Traffic Growth
Mead Johnson Nutrition Profit Rises 9.5%
Quest Diagnostics Sees Revenue Increase
T. Rowe Price Profit Jumps as Fees Increase
Vale Produces Record Amount of Iron  Ore Despite Falling Prices
Nielsen’s Revenue Increases 13%
American Electric Power Revenue Misses Expectations
Pulte Meets Expectations, Cites Improving Housing Market
Lorillard Cigarette Volumes Fall
UniCredit Inclined to Enter Talks With Fortess-Prelios on UCCMB Sale
Nissan Expands Car Recall
Eli Lilly’s Sales Hit Again by Patent Expirations
Dunkin’ Warns It May Struggle to Hit Sales Goal
Daimler Profit Soars
Batista Firm’s Bankruptcy Protection Request Accepted
Nickel’s Slide Extends Roller-Coaster Ride
Asia Gets Slick Deals on Oil
Anglo Reports Increased Iron Ore Output
Gold Demand in India, China on the Rise
Pernod Ricard Sales Rise
Norges Bank Holds Rates Steady, Leaves Guidance in Place
Unilever Flags Tough Outlook
Russia’s Ruble at All-Time Low
Orange Hit by Tough Competition
Market direction: Rise