Date: 2015-10-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 206.2, high: 207, low: 205.79, close: 206.6, volume: 77905800, daily change: -0.0019
News headlines:
Canada Oil-Sands Giant Suncor Posts Loss
Fed Keeps December Rate Hike in Play
Carlyle-Owned Hedge-Fund Firm Hands Investors a Big IOU
Roosevelt Island Nears Completion
Yelp Swings to Loss
India’s IPO Market Surges
Fed Fuels Appetite for Stocks
Oil Prices Rally
Northrop Grumman Sees Capacity for More Contracts
Westinghouse Buys CB&I Division to Beef Up Its Nuclear Business
The Short Answer: How Large Is the World’s Largest Marathon?
Walgreens Tests Appetite for Mergers
Hyatt in Discussions to Buy Starwood
AIG Faces Push to Break Up
TPG Names Former Goldman Executive as Co-CEO
Pilgrim’s Pride Hurt by Export Restrictions
Baxter International Hires Outsider José Almeida as CEO
Budget Deal Ends Key Social Security Claim Strategies
Bombardier Seeks Short-Term Loans From Canadian Government
Marriott Logs Profit Growth
Natural Gas Retreats on Mild Weather
HealthSouth Earnings Miss Expectations
Barrick Gold Swings to Quarterly Loss
Corinthian Colleges Ordered to Pay Damages to Students
Occidental Petroleum to Exit Bakken Shale
Goldman to Pay $50 Million Fine to Regulator
Analysts See 68 Billion-Cubic Feet Add to U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Canada’s Leading Securities Regulator to Retire
Vertex Revenue Soars on Growth for Cystic Fibrosis Drugs
Live Nation Earnings: What to Watch
Williams Swings to Loss
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rebound
European Companies Find Some Comfort at Home
Newmont Mining Profit Rises
Dollar Reverses Course After Fed Signal
Deutsche Bank Won’t Pay Dividend This Year or Next
While Other Energy Firms Flounder, Newfield Shares Surge
Goldman Revises Bylaws to Grant Shareholders Proxy Access
Hanesbrands Raises 2015 Outlook as Profits Rise
Hershey Earnings Slide
Buffalo Wild Wings Lowers Full-Year Earnings View
Alber Elbaz Is Leaving Lanvin
Western Digital Net Drops 33%
Restaurant Brands’ Net Profit Rises 17% in First Half
Starbucks Earnings: What to Watch
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Ocwen Narrows Loss, But Revenue Disappoints
Amgen Boosts Outlook as Profit Rises 50%
Conflict Question Stalks ‘Proprietary’ Products
Departing Bank of France Chief Noyer Urges Patience on QE
Inflation Expectations May Be Sending a Warning Sign to the Fed
AutoNation Profit Jumps 12%
Tyson Fires Two Meatpacking Workers After Video’s Release
Hedge-Fund Priest: Thou Shalt Make Money
KKR, TPG Find Foray Into CICC a Bust
Snyder’s-Lance to Buy Diamond Foods
Canada’s Oil Industry to Post Loss in 2015
Brookfield Sells Stake in Manhattan West Development
Mondelez Profit Soars on Venture Deal
Richmond Fed’s Lacker Dissents Again in Favor of a Rate Increase
Deutsche Bank Structured Finance Co-Head to Leave Bank
Altice Shares Decline on Third-Quarter Results
Mexico’s Pemex Gets U.S. Crude Swap License
Verbatim Text of Fed Statement
Apollo Global Reports Higher Profit, Thanks to Gain on Insurance Stake
Rising Fees Pinch Some Pharmacies
Copper Ends Near Flat as Traders Weigh China Demand, Fed Decision
BT Group Earnings: What to Watch
Future ECB Monetary Policy Not Decided
Voices: A Strategy to Benefit Charities and Heirs—Bruce Givner
Banco Santander’s Botín Poses a Challenge for Spanish Banks
Fiat Chrysler Results Dented By Recalls
Not all ECB Governors Speak as One on QE
Altria Earnings: What to Watch
U.S. Crude Stocks Rose Less Than Expected
HelloFresh to IPO in Frankfurt
Southern Co. Profit Rises, Helped by Solar Investments
Norfolk Southern Posts Falling Sales, Profit
Borrowers, Beware! Home-Loan Horror Stories
Carlyle Group Swings to Loss
Israeli Designer Ayala Serfaty’s Inspiration
Smithfield Foods Profit Tumbles
PG&E Earnings Fall Sharply on Lower Revenue
GlaxoSmithKline Reports Higher Sales
Eni Strikes Saipem Deals, Selling Shares and Recovering Debt
Chico’s FAS Names Shelley Broader as New CEO
General Dynamics Results Top Expectations
Intercontinental Exchange Logs Higher Results Amid Cost-Cutting
Norway Seeks Explanation From VW   Over Emissions Scandal
Is HSBC Too Big to Stay in the U.K.?
Elliott Discloses 11.1% Stake in Cabela’s
Hess Pares 2016 Spending, Production Plans After Poor Quarter
Garmin Revenue Falls, Hurt by Currency
Praet Defends ECB Policies Against Skeptics
Cnooc’s Oil Production Surges
Gulf Countries Oppose Venezuela’s Oil-Price Summit Proposal
Boston Scientific Reports Loss, Hurt by Charges
NextEra Profit Misses Expectations
Level 3 Communications Posts Modest Profit
Barclays Confirms Jes Staley as CEO
BAT Hit by Canadian Appeals-Court Ruling
ECB’s Hansson: Right Now There is No Need to Change ECB Policy
Dollar Steady Ahead of Fed Decision
Valero Energy Profit Rises 30%
ADP Profit Boosted by New-Business Bookings
Hilsenrath’s Take: Yellen’s Goal, Options Open and Signal Soft
Ghana Seeks to Reassure Cocoa Traders, Investors
Anthem Posts Higher Profit, Revenue
Hilton Profit Soars on High Demand
Heineken Ends Share Buyback Program
Lloyds Takes Fresh PPI Charge
Chinese Firms Vie to Buy Starwood Hotels
Latvia Central Banker Says QE Like ‘Watering a Stone’
Sweden Holds Main Rate, Extends Bond-Buying
China Rate Cut Fails to Lift Metals Prices
Turkish Central Banks Ups Inflation View to 7.9%
Sherwin-Williams to Sell Germ-Killing Paint
Nomura Profit Takes Hit From Market Tumult
Most Asian Shares Lower on Fed Jitters, Energy Sector
NZX-50 Ends Virtually Unchanged
Benign Australia Inflation Brings RBA Rate Cut to Table
Oil Prices Move Sideway Ahead of U.S. Data
Northrop Grumman Wins $20 Billion Bomber Contract
iPhone Sales Fuel Apple’s Strong Profit
Booz Allen Tops Estimates, Despite Profit Drop
Market direction: Neutral