Date: 2015-04-21 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.06, high: 210.25, low: 208.96, close: 209.85, volume: 92189500, daily change: 0.0091
News headlines:
Can Furniture Help Workers Stay Focused?
Noble Promises More Transparency
Meredith Corp. Lays Off About 100 Employees
Financial Briefs: News Digest
Business Watch: News Digest
Why Did These Oil Workers Die?
Comcast Role in Aborted Hulu Sale Raises Questions for Regulators
FDIC to Propose Rule to Help Big Banks Handle Failure
Nine Indicted in Kentucky Bourbon Heists
‘Flash Crash’ Charges Filed
Earnings Briefs: News Digest
Tesla to Announce Grid-Scale Battery Packs
Argentina Sells Bonds
Tempur Sealy Activist Gets Vote of Support From ISS
Chipotle Mexican Grill Revenue Falls Below Expectations
Feuding Arizona Iced Tea Founders Reach Settlement
Regional Banks Sweat Through Low-Rate ‘Torture’
Fiat Chrysler Raises Dealer Prices
Discover Financial’s Profit Falls
Sargeant Family Reaches Deal Over Texas Refinery
Sears Hometown and Outlet CEO to Leave Company
Recall Shows Difficulty of Controlling Listeria
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Fall on Mixed Earnings
Oil Falls as Saudi-Led Military Operation Ends in Yemen
Studies Link Earthquakes With Oil, Gas Drilling
Yum Brands Results Weighed Down by China
Weather Channel Inks Dish Network Agreement
Investors Turn to Big Real-Estate Funds
Dollar Wavers as Investors Doubt Health of U.S. Economy
Activist Investor Wants Gran Tierra Board Replaced
Interactive Brokers Earnings Hit by Currency Volatility
Baker Hughes Cuts More Jobs
Amgen Reports Higher Earnings, Outlook
U.S. Stocks Fall on Mixed Earnings
KFC, Pizza Hut Seem Stale in China
Wal-Mart Looks to U.K. for Online-Grocery Lessons
EU’s Plan on GMO Rules Draws Fire
Harley-Davidson Cuts Output in Face of Rivals’ Discounts
Under Armour Profit Falls 13%
Asian Debt Piles Up, and Up
Kimberly-Clark Sales Fall
Some Creditors Pushing Brazil’s Eneva For Debt-For-Equity Deal
Teva’s Deal for Mylan Shows Corporate Israel’s M&A Hunger
Peabody Energy Executives to Take Temporary Pay Cuts
Gannett Profit Soars on Broadcast, Digital Revenue
Paccar Profit Soars 38%
Lockheed Martin Sets Sights on Bombers, Buybacks
IASB Staff Recommends Delay in New Global Revenue-Booking Rule
Canadian Pacific Railway Earnings Rise
Mobile-Home Park Operators Get Boost
Regions Financial Profit Slumps
United Tech Sales Fall
DuPont Sees Sales Slide as Proxy Fight Looms
GM Sales Get Boost From China
Crude Demand Continues to be Strong
Dutch Pension Manager, Gingko Tree Near Deal for Madrileña Red de Gas
European Stocks Close Up
Lawsky May Exclude Electronic Trading From Some Forex Settlements
Exxon CEO Expects Oil Prices to Remain Low
KPMG Taps Veteran as First Female CEO
Omnicom’s Profit Rises Despite Currency Effects
Equinox Fitness Clubs Expand to Hotels
Voices: John Pierce, on Why Advisers Need to Shut Up and Listen
Alnylam Shares Up on Drug Study Results
Fifth Third Earnings Top Views
Justice Department Files Complaint Against HCR ManorCare
Genuine Parts Profit Rises 2.2%
Goldman Takes Stake in Perseus
Finding and Working With the Right Mentor
Lexington Raises $10.1 Billion Fund
Credit Suisse Profit Rises
In Singapore, Property Stocks Are Hot Property
Wipro’s Profit Fell 9% Last Quarter
Pentair Slashes Guidance on Lower Oil Prices, Stronger Dollar
Teck Resources Profit Down, Cuts Dividend
Brinker Reports Slow Sales Growth
Manpower Results Top Expectations
Illinois Tool Works Cuts Outlook
Riksbank Head Positive on Swedish Inflation
Travelers Profit Declines on Lower Investment Income
China Suffers First Default by State-Owned Firm
Hong Kong Shares Rebound
Eurozone Government Debts Continue to Rise
Traders Wield Social Media
J.P. Morgan Shuffles in Asia
Sky Earnings Climb on Subscriber Growth
Chief Executives Awarded More Cash Pay
Actelion Raises Profit Forecast
Publicis Posts Sales Jump
Chip Rollout Has Banks Scrambling
Ameritrade Posts Surprise Revenue Drop
Market direction: Neutral