Date: 2016-04-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 208.47, high: 209.81, low: 208.05, close: 209.35, volume: 77329400, daily change: 0.0021
News headlines:
Eastman Chemical Posts Sales Decline
Origin Energy Revenue Jumps on Surge in LNG Production
Atlantic City, America’s Worst-Rated Town, Stares at Default
Malaysia Stocks Slump to More Than Three-Month Low
Oil Prices Slip on Profit Taking
Caterpillar to Close Five Plants, Shed 820 Jobs
Apollo Education Doesn’t Have Enough Votes Yet to Approve Sale
SEC Cracks Down on Novel Earnings Measures That Boost Profits
Principal Financial Operating Earnings Decline
Argentina’s Central Bank to Take Aim at Inflation
Earnings on Pace for Third Straight Decline
Abbott Agrees to Buy St. Jude in $25 Billion Deal
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 28
LPL Profit Beats Expectations
Deutsche Bank AG Supervisory-Board Member Thoma Resigns
Bombardier Confirms Large Delta CSeries Order
California to Seek $90 Million From PG&E for Wildfire That Killed 2
Pilgrim’s Pride Plans Push into Organic Chicken Production
Financial Industry Speaks Out on New Broker Rules for Retirement Accounts
Priceline CEO Resigns After Relationship With Employee
U.S. Growth Starts Year in Familiar Rut
Analysts Just Aren’t Buying the Oil Rally
Michael Spence: Managing Debt in an Overleveraged World
Hartford Reports Profit Decline as Investment Income Slides
House Republicans Vote to Block New Rule on Retirement Advice
Columbia Sportswear Profit Rises
Tracking ‘Shock Transmission’ in Systemic Banking Crises
Energy Future Says Investors Balk at $17 Billion Buyout of Oncor
Amgen Profit Rises 17%, Guidance Raised
Helen of Troy Financial Results Beat Expectations
Gilead Reports Drop in Hepatitis C Drug Revenue
Groupon’s Quarterly Loss More Than Triples on Spending Rush
Redbox Owner Posts Lower Revenue But Tops Wall Street View
Oil’s Rise Chugs On
SpaceX Wins U.S. Military Contract to Send Satellite Into Orbit
KeyCorp Agrees to Sell 18 Branches to Northwest Bank
Western Digital Profit Falls 81%
In Interview, Obama Defends Handling of Financial Crisis
Bank Trade Group Argues Fed Dividend Cut May Be Unconstitutional
Yen Rises Against Dollar
Witnesses at House Hearing Dispute Bank Capital Requirements
Expedia’s Loss Widens on Higher Spending
Drugmakers Place Big Bets on Cancer Medicines
Court Temporarily Rules Portugal Central Bank Should Send Bonds Back to Novo Banco
Glass-Steagall: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Blue-Chip Stocks Fall 210.79 Points
French Tells Eight Car Makers to Cut Emissions
Company Behind American Idol Files for Chapter 11
LATAM Cutting Capacity in Brazil to Cope With Weak Economy
Celgene Cuts 2017 Guidance, Affirms Longer-Term Targets
Carl Icahn No Longer Has Apple Stake, Cites China Concerns
Finra Issues Report Cards on Superfast Traders
ConocoPhillips Posts Loss, Cuts Spending
Lehman Trustee Seeks Another Payout
First Cash, Cash America Agree to Merge
Aetna Tops Expectations for Affordable Care Act Membership
Inside Credit Suisse, Finger-Pointing Over $1 Billion Loss
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Seek to Plug Holes After Split Verdict on ‘Living Wills’
The Latest Activist Investor at Bank of America: A Ninth-Grader
Areva Revenue Takes Hit on Lower Uranium Deliveries
Bunge Says Poor Weather to Lift Grain Prices
UPS Earnings Rise as Deliveries Increase
Ford Posts Record Results as Truck Revamp Pays Off
Vale Sees China’s Iron-Ore Demand Improving
Regulatory Burden for Credit Unions Has Grown in Recent Years
MasterCard Reports Earnings Decline But Tops Expectations
Philippine Central Bank Sees April CPI of 0.7%-1.5%
Viacom Reports Profit; Revenue Slips
ECB Raises Supervisory Fees for Eurozone Banks
Sanofi Makes $9.3 Billion Bid for U.S. Cancer-Drug Maker
U.S. Steel Accuses China of Hacking
Kansas City Fed Index Improves, but Remains Negative
Western Union, Larry Summers Join Bitcoin Firm
Natural Gas Retreats on Strong Supply
Big China Banks Relax on Liquidity to Do More Lending
Volkswagen Bullish Despite Huge Emissions Costs
BBVA Shares Plunge as Profit Slides
Canada Pension Fund, Europe’s Cinven to Buy Hotelbeds
Harman Shares Decline After Earnings Miss
Cliffs Natural Swings to Profit
Car-Sharing Startup Drivy Picks Up €31M to Expand Across Europe
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 257K
Virgin America Results Boosted by Lower Fuel Costs
Burger King Parent Restaurant Brands Profit Climbs
Charter Posts Wider Loss on Deal Financing Costs
GNC’s Tepid Turnaround Sinks Stock
EU Seeks Comment on ISDA, Markit Commitments in Swaps Probe
Shire Shareholders Rebel Over CEO Pay
CIT Group Profit and Revenue Increase As Turnaround Plan Begins
Bombardier CEO: Canada Funding Deal to Meet WTO Rules
Sirius XM Profit Climbs
Marathon Petroleum Profit Skids
Zimmer Biomet Raises Outlook
Analysts Expect Increase in U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Eurozone Confidence Picks Up After ECB Stimulus
Potash Corp. Profit Slumps 80%, Cuts Guidance
Marsh & McLennan Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Results
CME Group Profits Rise as Markets Stabilize
Colgate Profit, Revenue Decline Amid Currency Headwinds
Bank of Japan Stuns Markets by Holding Its Fire
Airbus Profit Falls 50% as Deliveries Lag Behind
Cardinal Health’s Revenue Climbs, Driven by Pharmaceuticals Segment
Intesa In Talks to Sell Its Setefi Payment Unit
ECB’s Nowotny Says Deflationary Pressure Arrested in Eurozone
Altria Net Grows as Cigarette Shipments Rise
Electrolux Shares Advance as U.S. Business Improves
Breaking Up With CEOs Is Hard to Do
LiveNinja Grabs $2M for Push Into Messaging
Slantrange Raises $5M for Drones to Help Farmers
Facebook Messenger’s ‘Weathercat’ Poncho Grabs $2M in Seed Funding
Big-Data Startup Levyx Raises $5.4M
Dow Chemical Results Top Expectations
Alexion Profit Declines but Revenue Rises
Ackerman’s Take: Exchanges’ Complaints May Backfire
China’s HNA to Buy Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Bristol-Myers Revenue Rises 8.7%
Raytheon Sales Rise But Profit Falls
Banco Bradesco’s Profit Falls as Nonperforming Loans Rise
Rovio to ‘Angry Birds’ Filmgoers: Open App During Movie
Dunkin’ Brands Posts Profit on Strong U.S. Same-Store Sales
Time Warner Cable Sees Subscriber Gains
Hilsenrath’s Take: Fed and BOJ In Watchful Waiting Mode
Ackerman’s Take: Exchanges’ Complaints May Backfire
Brazil’s Vale Swings to Profit
Bid for Operator of Australian Detention Centers Progresses
Deutsche Bank Profit Sinks but Beats Expectations
Afghanistan’s Airlines Face Threat of Closure
Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders: Have You Thanked Samuel Katz?
Hungary Aims Further Slight Cut to Rates
DP World Reports Container Volume Increase
Yen Rises After Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Unchanged
SpaceX Sees Unmanned Mars Mission as Soon as 2018
Nikkei Shares Tumble After Bank of Japan Leaves Policies Unchanged
Yen Jumps as BOJ Holds; USD/JPY May Test 107.63
Deal-Hungry Suncor Energy Posts First Quarter Net Profit, Operating Loss
Lloyds Profit Plunges on Restructuring Charges
Swiss National Bank Posts $5.9 billion Profit
Anglo American Sells Assets in Brazil for $1.5 Billion
Philippine Central Bank Sees No Major Risk to Policy Stance
Fed Signals No Rush to Increase Rates
Bank Indonesia Says Current Policy Is Neutral-Biased but Cautious
White House to Push Student Debt-Relief Plans
Market direction: Fall