Date: 2014-11-18 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 203.85, high: 204.58, low: 203.65, close: 204.37, volume: 80441000, daily change: 0.0006
News headlines:
Corporate Watch: News Digest
PCAOB Scrutinizing PwC Over Caterpillar Tax Advice
Investors in Japan Still Back Abe
Samsung Units Scrap Merger Plan
City Eyes Mansion-Tax Boost
Maersk Line to Cut Unprofitable Contracts
Interest-Rate Cuts Loom Across Asia
An $186 Million Verdict Against AutoZone
Suncor Will Increase Capital Spending
Gold Rush in Ohio? Small Town Plays Big Role
Goldman Is Tops in Deal Making
Netflix Sets Its Sights Down Under
Batista Insider-Trading Trial Starts in Rio
BNP Officials Examined in Insider-Trading Probe
General Mills in Settlement Over ‘100% Natural’ Claim
Paramount Prices Biggest U.S. REIT IPO
Canada Looks Into Rerouting of Stock-Trade Orders to U.S.
Barrick Gold CFO to Leave Company
Ackman Drops Push for Allergan Meeting
Avon Reorients Latin American Management
PetSmart’s Profit Edges Down
Single-Building IPO Is in Works
Blackstone Buys Australian Chemicals Business
Jack in the Box’s Qdoba Unit Buoys Sales
Slow Debut for Toyota Fuel-Cell Car
Darden CFO to Leave; Cost-Cutting Begins
La-Z-Boy Profit Rises 17%
Global Glut Still Pressuring Oil Prices
Dollar Falls Ahead of Fed Minutes
Mining Projects Take Hit From Ebola Crisis
Vast Copper Mine Marks Shift in BHP Strategy
Keurig Investors Get a Pricey Cup of Coffee
Executive Says He Paid Bribes to Win Petrobras Contracts
Judge Approves Madoff Settlement, New Deal Reached
Argentina’s Reserves Get Another Boost from China
Gold Futures End Near Three-Week High
Natural Gas Pares Gains
SEC to Push Ahead With Rule on Safeguards
Zoetis Unveils $500 Million Buyback Plan
Advisers Give Japan Stocks a Second Look
Home Depot’s Results Improve
Bank of Tokyo to Pay $315 Million in Sanctions Case
Dick’s Sees Golf Turnaround in 2015
Takata Quality Chief to Face Senators
Harbinger Urges Judge Not to Dismiss Suit Against Dish, Ergen
Plaza Hotel Sale Draws Crowd, but Deal Is Elusive
Toyota Prices New Fuel-Cell Vehicle
Medtronic Sales Rise, Backs Covidien Deal
Advisers Give Japan Stocks a Second Look
Goldman Ousts Currencies Trader Connected to Probe
Colt Defense Strikes Deal to Avoid Year-End Default
Home Builders Hold Off on IPOs
Halliburton Agrees to Buy Baker Hughes
Private Equity Firms Vie for DBRS
Brazil May Buy Over 100 Gripen Jets
Europe Stocks Close Higher
Japan to Name CIO for Public Pension Fund
Enthusiasm for Hong Kong-Shanghai Trading Link Fades
Zimmer Extends Deadline for European Review of Biomet Deal
Helping Older Clients Embrace Online Technology
EU Car Sales Gain Pace
AstraZeneca Bets Long Term on Cancer Drugs
U.S. Home-Builder Confidence Rose in November
Producer Inflation Remains Tepid
Energy Transfer Partners, Energy Transfer Equity in $3.75 Billion Asset Swap
TJX Profit Falls 4.4%, Cuts View for Year
Advisers Give Japan Stocks a Second Look
WestJet Chairman Cuts Stake
Sears Canada Posts Wider Loss
JA Solar Posts Strong Module Sales
Turkish Bank’s Star Fades Amid Spat
Manchester United Revenue Falls On Disappointing Season
U.K. Probes TV Soccer Rights
Platinum Producers Polish Up Precious Metal
India About to Announce New Gold-Import Restrictions
EasyJet Profit Jumps
China’s Outbound Investments Pick Up
Alliant Techsystems Board Continues to Back Orbital Merger
Property Watch: News Digest
Prudential PLC’s Profit Boosted by Asia, U.K.
Market direction: Neutral