Date: 2015-01-29 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 204.17, high: 204.29, low: 199.91, close: 200.14, volume: 168514300, daily change: -0.0128
News headlines:
Manitowoc to Split Crane, Food-Equipment Arms
Sharing Some Clinical Trial Data Remains a Problem for Pharma
Homeowner Rate Falls to a Level Seen in ’94
Valeant in Deal to Buy Provenge From Dendreon
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Pledge Boost in Spending and Exports
Corporate Watch: News Digest
Moody’s Downgrades All Petrobras Ratings
Asian Shares Mostly Higher
More Development Immigrates to Port Chester
Gold Tarnishes as U.S. Economy Strengthens
Sunday’s Challenge for Box Makers: 12.5 Million Pizzas
Battle Brews Over Bids for Broker GFI Group
Falling Prices Spread Pain Across Oil Patch
Currency Tumult Stokes Big Bets
Insider-Trading Charges to Be Dropped
Canadian Oil Sands to Further Slash Dividend
Ally Lashes Back at GM After Jilting
Blackstone Results Top Views
DuPont to Cut Bonuses, Delay Raises
Visa Reports Rise in Quarterly Profit
ConocoPhillips Records Loss, to Further Slash Capital Budget
Shake Shack Prices IPO at $21, Above Expectations
Moody’s Report Criticizes Rivals for Easy Ratings on CMBS
Principal Financial Tops Earnings Estimates
CIBC Cutting More Than 500 Jobs
Dow Chemical Earnings Beat Estimates
CFPB Proposes Easing Rules for Small Mortgage Lenders
Biogen’s Profit Nearly Doubles
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rally
Chubb Corp. Operating Earnings Rise
Riverbed Tech’s Profit Soars
Fed Moves to Ease Mergers of Small Banks
Broadcom Profit Soars on Sales Growth, Lower Costs
Kate Spade to Focus on Flagship Brand
States Work to Strike Deals for Hep C Drug Discounts
Cocoa Falls Into Bear Market
Potash Corp. Profit Jumps 77%
Taj Mahal Workers Rally at Icahn’s Office
Why Did You Become an RIA?
Cheap Oil Sours Big-Ticket Energy Projects
Hanesbrands Profit Surges on Recent Acquisitions
Kayak Offers Searches for Cuban Travel
Dollar Gains on Fed Momentum, Jobs Data
Fed Proposes Allowing Small Banks to Assume More Debt in Acquisitions
Petrobras CEO’s Face Will Be a Carnival Mask
S&P Revises Ratings on Five Regional Banks to Negative
Oil Rebounds From Near Six-Year Low
Altria Is Tough Habit to Break
Natural Gas Prices Sink on Smaller-Than-Expected Stockpile Drain
Copper, Iron Ore Are Hammered
Air Force to Open Additional Satellite Launches to Competition
Gold Posts Sharpest Drop in More Than a Year
Mexico’s Soriana to Buy 160 Stores
Gap Cuts Creative Director Role
More Doors Crack Open to Activists in Japan
Petrobras’ Internal Review of Corruption Could Last Two Years
Wide Ripples From the Drop of Oil
Shell to Cut Spending
Time Warner Cable Costs Rise
Indra Sistemas Names Abril-Martorell Chairman After Monzón Resigns
Hershey to Buy Beef Jerky Maker
Denmark Cuts Deposit Rate Again
Nickelodeon Plans Paid Video Service
Mexico’s Vesta Raises Capital
Coach Shuffles Execs; Sales Fall Again
Oxford Properties Group Furthers Paris Push
Greek Markets Steady as Banks Rebound
Bharti Airtel Seeks Bank License
Harley-Davidson Sales Growth  Worldwide Tops U.S.
Million-Dollar Homes Built on a Factory Floor
Voices: Michael Rose, on Learning About the Art Market
Oil’s Slide Shakes Up Southeast Asia’s Markets
U.S. Jobless Claims at Lowest Level Since 2000
Turkish Lira Hits Record Low
Helping a Client’s Elderly Parents Make the Move
In the 7th, Paris Is Earning
Phillips 66 Profit, Revenue Top Expectations
Campbell Soup to Reorganize Into Three Divisions
Royal Caribbean Shares Fall on Weak Results
Nasdaq Posts Lower Profit, Revenue
Saxo Bank Increases Margin Requirements on More Currencies
South Africa’s Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold
Greece Bank Deposits Fall
German Jobless Hits Lowest Rate Since 1990
Raiffeisen Bank Shares Jump
Valero Beats on Higher Product Margins
Rite Aid Same-Store Sales Rise 4.8% in January
Belarus Says it Won’t Default on Bonds
L-3 Communications Earnings Rise on Foreign Demand
Rogers Boosts its Dividend as Earnings Top Views
Deutsche Bank Swings to a Profit
Abbott Laboratories Profit Grows 54%
JetBlue’s Profits Rise as Fuel Drops
Baxter Offers Disappointing Outlook
Gazprom Braces for Oil Price Impact
Cardinal Health Raises Outlook on Strong  Results
Sherwin-Williams Boosts Outlook as Sales Rise
Colgate Posts Strong Profit on Growth in Emerging Markets
Zimmer Takes Hit from Currency
Celgene Revenue Rises on Cancer Drug Sales
Occidental Swings to Loss
Quest Diagnostics Issues Strong Outlook
Northrop Grumman 2015 Profit Estimate Tops Street Views
Diageo Hurt by Weak Demand
Pulte Results Tops Expectations
Raytheon Profit Rises 10%
BOC Hong Kong Considering Unit Sale
Enterprise Products Results Shy
Stanley Black & Decker Profit Surges
Greek Markets Buckle
Givaudan Scents Tough Conditions Continuing in 2015
Brazil’s Bradesco Sees Poor Credit Portfolio
Nokia Notches Up Better-Than-Expected Profit
Singapore Homeowners Could Face Higher Mortgages
Monarch Airline Upbeat on Earnings
U.S. Groups Ask China to Postpone New Cybersecurity Review
Rebellion at Standard Chartered as Staff Push for New CEO
China Stocks Lead Asia Lower
Fortescue Forges Ahead as Iron Ore Falls
Mashable, Business Insider Get New Funding
Nomura Holdings Net Jumps, Fueled by Reignited Stocks
Market direction: Fall