Date: 2010-10-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 117.89, high: 118.51, low: 117.26, close: 118.38, volume: 190024000, daily change: -0.0029
News headlines:
The Melbourne Cup: Carnival of fashion
Potash Corp.'s Profit Jumps
Bank Of China To Raise $9 Billion
Microsoft Adopts Website Earnings Release
As CBOE Goes Electronic, Voices Rise From the Floor
Enel Green Power IPO Price Cut
Allied Irish Names Chairman
Daimler Lifts Earnings Forecast
Lionsgate Sues Icahn
Evercore Net Rises 33% on Fee Surge
France Rebuffs EU on Wealth Taxes
General Growth Hires Mathrani as CEO
Dollar Slides on Risk Plays
Genworth Posts Profit Drop; MetLife Swings to Black
Franklin Resources Profit Climbs
Flagstar Bancorp, Oclaro: Biggest Price Decliners (FBC, OCLR)
Syniverse Holdings, China Grentech: Biggest Price Gainers (SVR, GRRF)
Apple, SPDR Trust: Money Flow Leaders (AAPL, SPY)
3M Profit Jumps 16% on Sales Growth
Raytheon Sales Edge Up
Allstate Shares Fall 6% After Earnings
Dow Chemical Profit Falls 25%
Tyco Electronics Net Soars
Starwood Swings to Loss
Bunge Profit Drops 8.6%
Crude Rises on Soft Dollar
Exxon's Profit Surges 55%
Fortune Open to Ackman Talks
Strong Earnings Lift Europe's Markets
Hyundai Motor Net Profit Up 38%
AutoNation Net Income Falls
Shell: Drilling Ban Fallout Will Endure
Bread-Price Standoff
Lehman Seeks Approval for Bonus Pool
Hynix Profit Rises Fourfold
PPR Sales Rise 13%
Flagstar Bancorp, Oclaro: Biggest Price Decliners (FBC, OCLR)
Syniverse Holdings, China Grentech: Biggest Price Gainers (SVR, GRRF)
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Baxter International: Money Flow Leaders (QQQQ, BAX)
ICBC Buys 60% Stake in Insurer
Chemicals Recovery Aids Bayer
Independents Oppose ASX Sale
Japanese Yields Fall
Conoco Earnings Double
Sinopec Net Profit Up 15%
Stocks Shouldn't Blindly Follow Dollar's Guidance
China Life Net Rises 3.4%
SMFG Raises 1st-Half Profit Outlook
Thomson Reuters Net Rises 66%
Earnings Soar at MAN
Jobless Claims Drop
Avon Ekes Out Small Sales Gain
Zimmer Earnings Improve, But Hip, Knee Sales Soft
ANZ Profit Rises 34%
Softbank, NTT DoCoMo Profits Rise
BASF's Net Profit Soars
NEC Posts Profit After Split
Colgate Profit Up 4.9%
Asia Mixed; ANZ Jumps
Randstad's Profit Climbs 18%
U.K. House Prices Slump
ABB's Profit Slumps
U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion
Crude Prices Boost Eni Profit
Life-Insurance Sales Boost AXA's Revenue
TSMC Net Profit Up 54%
Galaxy Benefits From Macau Boom
France Télécom Raises Sales Forecast
Moody's Lifts Thai Outlook
Legal Costs Hit Astra's Results
Hitachi Ups Net Profit View
South Africa to Loosen Exchange Controls
SK Telecom Net Profit Down 13%
Postbank Effects Hit Deutsche Bank
Dubai World Creditors Fully Back Restructuring
Microsoft's Profit Jumps 51%
Seoul Sale of Woori Stake Expected
Big Fund to Make Deeper Cuts
EU Seeks New Russia Air Pacts
Analysts Shunned Over Bearish Views
Holiday Inn to Turn Bars Into Social Hubs
Loose Covenants Creep Back In
Treasury: No Systemic-Risk Fears
Audi Drives VW Earnings
Rising Materials Prices Pressure P&G
Lazard Profit Surges 71%
German Inflation Remains Subdued
Aircraft Push Up Durable Goods
Fed Expectations Lift Dollar
EU to Weigh Changes to Treaties
Jones Profit Declines
Europe Presses U.S. on Security
Low Demand Seen for Enel Green Power IPO
Asia Shares Dip Lower, as Dollar Climbs
Whirlpool, Electrolux Feel Squeeze
INSEAD Dean to Join General Atlantic
Designers Enlisted in Sales Wars
Penalties in San Diego Muni-Bond Case
Visa Earnings Rise 51%
India Deal Puts China in GE's League
India's Major Microlending Crisis
Volcker on His 'Rule': Keep It Broad
Tokyo Probes Suspicious Trades
MGM Drama Nears Its Climax
Market direction: Neutral