Date: 2016-10-20 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 214.02, high: 214.64, low: 213.6, close: 214.28, volume: 66519200, daily change: 0.0027
News headlines:
China Stocks About Flat as Housing Data Cancels Yuan Fix
Dunkin’ Brands Franchisees Slowing on Store Openings
Creditors Nudge Cosi Bid Higher
PayPal Revenue Climbs on Growing Active Accounts
Stocks Edge Down, Buffeted by Earnings
La-Z-Boy Lowers Expectations for Current Quarter
Apollo Education Swings to Profit
Full Video: Antonio Weiss on the Obama Record
Bank Legal Costs Cited as Drag on Economic Growth
Verizon Reviewing Terms of Yahoo Deal; Revenue Slides
Whole Foods in Detroit Is Probed Amid Link to Hepatitis A
Full Video: What Happens When Financial Regulation Meets AI
A Nasdaq Speed Upgrade Is Threatening IEX
Full Video: Governing Fintech Needs a Shake-Up, Firms Say
This Is No Time to Be Trading Stocks, Apparently
Full Video: The Fine Line on Policing Wall Street
Full Video: Trump Adviser Kudlow on CFPB, Growth
Senators Press Wells Fargo on Whether or Not Sloan Knew of Sales Tactics
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Oct. 20
BlackThorn Raises $40M Series A to Treat Neurobehavioral Disorders
Advanced Micro Devices Posts Second Straight Revenue Increase
Elliott Management Opposes GE’s Offer for German 3-D Printer Maker SLM
Boston Beer Cuts Further Projections
STX Offshore Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $2M Seed Financing for Cardiogram
German Economic Growth to Slow on Weaker Industrial Production, Exports
Jumio Estate’s Bankruptcy Plan Wins Court Approval
Alaska Air, Virgin America Cool Their Jets as They Await Deal’s Approval
Brazil Charges 21 People in Samarco Mining Dam Collapse
Bankers, Regulators Find No Easy Answers at Bank Culture Workshop
Regulators Say First NBC Bank in ‘Troubled Condition’
Schlumberger Profit Falls Sharply
Alkermes Shares Surge
Dollar Firms as Traders Eye Central Bank Action
Skechers Stock Stumbles on Disappointing Earnings
Crown Castle Raises Dividend on Rising Wireless Usage
Lofty Closed-End Premiums Touch Off Alarm Bells
Ex-SEC Official Picked to Monitor Deutsche Bank’s Derivatives Overhaul
E*Trade Swings to Profit on Benefits From OptionsHouse Deal
Natural Gas Prices Fall On Growing Stockpiles
Finra Proposes Steps to Prevent Abuse of Senior Investors
U.S. Attorney Bharara: Banks Need to Do More Than Minimum
Fed Awards $48.6 Billion Through Term Deposit Facility Test Operation
Oil Prices Down as Investors Skim Gains
Walgreens, Rite Aid Push Back Merger Deadline
Fitzgerald’s Take: Hedge Fund Investors Eye Bankruptcy Court for Recoveries
Fitzgerald’s Take: Hedge Fund Investors Eye Bankruptcy Court for Recoveries
Full Video: Barney Frank on Dodd-Frank, Risk Retention
Lawsuit Over Cellphones and Cancer Hits a Stumbling Block
Full Video: Sen. Mark Warner Has Advice for Regulators
Gold Prices Reverse Course as Dollar Strengthens
Samson Resources Creditors File Rival Payment Plan
SEC Unveils Executive Pay Ratio Guidelines
Full Video: CFTC’s Giancarlo on How Blockchain Could Help Regulators
Full Video: Raskin on Government’s Role in Cybersecurity
Draghi Hints at Extension of ECB Bond Purchases
Full Video: Sheila Bair on Risk Weights, Hillary Clinton
U.S. Creditors Seek Probe into Abengoa Finances
U.S. Treasury Official Encourages Borrowers to Shift From Libor
BHP Aims for a 50% Female Workforce
Solar Company Verengo Moves Forward With Sale
CFTC’s Giancarlo: Traders Need Due Process When Regulators Seek Source Code
Full Video: Volcker on His Rule, Shadow Banking, Wells Fargo
Encouraging Pooled Retirement Plans
American and Alaska Air Seeing Friendlier Skies
Fintech Doesn’t Need a New Charter
Firm Retention Summary: International Shipholding Corp.
Yellen to Hold ‘Town Hall’ Meeting With Teachers Jan. 12
PulteGroup Earnings, Revenue Grow
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rebounded in September
Polish Rate Setters See Return of Inflation in 2017
The Unwise War Against Low Interest Rates
Five Takeaways From ECB’s Thrust and Parry
Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index Rose in September
Textron Starts Scorpion Jet Production
Nucor Revenue Falls Short of Expectations
NEA Leads $10M Series A in TravelBank’s Travel-Expense Software
De Beers Harvests Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea
BHP Billiton Chairman Nasser to Step Down Next Year
Credit Suisse Revamp Takes Shape, but Doubts Remain
Top Citigroup Compliance Official to Step Down
SEC Sharpens Focus on Registered Investment Advisers
U.S. Jobless Claims Climbed in Week Following Hurricane Matthew
Turkey Holds Interest Rates Steady
Draghi Points to December for Possible Policy Moves
Philadelphia Fed Index Falls but Still Positive
Fed’s Dudley Suggests New Laws to Fix Bank Culture
India’s Reliance Industries Profit Falls 23%
Union Pacific Profit Falls 13% on Demand Woes
Euro Steady After ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
Snoopy Has Been Fired by MetLife
Fifth Third Profit Tops Views
Travelers Operating Profit Falls 24%
Davis’s Take: Post-Brexit Britain Holding Its Own
Undo Raises $3.3M Series A to Help Developers Find Errors
Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Rise on Lower Expenses
Brazil Central Bank Economic-Activity Index Fell 0.91% in August
Hannon’s Take: Ireland Struggles to Retain Lessons From the Crisis
Alaska Air Profit Hit by Merger Costs
Hannon’s Take: Ireland Struggles to Retain Lessons From the Crisis
Vale Boosts Production of Main Materials
Glynn’s Take: RBA to Put Financial Stability Before Inflation
Bundesbank Official Enters U.K. Clash
Asian Shares Get Boost From Oil, Clinton
Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates
Inequality and Savings
Eurozone’s Current-Account Surplus Widened in August
Glencore Sells Australia Rail Unit in Latest Bid to Cut Debt
J.P. Morgan in Talks to Sell Stake in China Investment-Banking Venture
Prepaid Cards Play Bigger Role for ‘Unbanked’ Households, Survey Finds
Draghi Set to Stay Tight-Lipped as Investors Look for Cues
Market direction: Neutral