GenAIDevTOProd/NIFTY-feature-enhanced huggingface dataset:
Date: 2018-09-25 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 291.34, high: 291.5, low: 290.37, close: 291.02, volume: 53409600, daily change: -0.0033
News headlines:
New Zealand Business Confidence Jump Challenges Central Bank
Delta Briefly Halts U.S. Departures Because of Tech Problem
CBS Names Richard Parsons as Interim Chairman
Former Bankrate CFO Sentenced to 10 Years for Accounting Fraud
Owners of Last U.S. Nuclear Plant Face Few Good Options as Deadline Nears
Ryder Chief Financial Officer to Retire in 2019
U.S. Consumer Confidence Hits 18-Year High
AI Poised to Stand in for Medical Exams
Shareholders Win Vote Urging Smith & Wesson Maker to Review Safety Efforts
Firm Retention Summary: Open Road Films LLC
Harvey Weinstein’s Former Studio Ordered to Turn Over Business Records
Nike’s Sales Rise 10% on Higher Spending on Sneakers and Apparel
Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content
Health-Care Stocks Lead This Leg of Rally, After Tech Giants’ Stumbles
Oil Continues to Soar on Supply Concerns
Dunkin’ to Drop ‘Donuts’ From Brand’s Name
Pressed by Trump, OPEC Fears Oil Glut’s Return
U.S. Stocks Tick Higher as Oil, Energy Stocks Extend Gains
Scurria’s Take: General Motors Beats Back Ignition Defect Deal
Santander Names UBS Investment Bank Head as Next CEO
Snap Communications Head to Leave, Continuing String of Departures
Judge Approves Twin Cities Archdiocese Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Arby’s Parent to Buy Sonic for $2.3 Billion
Michael Kors to Buy Versace in $2.1 Billion Deal
J.P. Morgan Goes Looking for Job-Market Bubbles, Sees a Few Candidates
Morphic Therapeutic Rounds Up $80 Million for Clinical Trials
U.S. Dollar Declines Before Fed Meeting
Philippines Central Bank Official Indicates Rate Increase
U.S. Adds Maduro’s Wife to Sanctions List
BMW Cuts Outlook, Blames Trade Disputes and Emissions Costs
Bankers vs. Activists: Battle Lines Form Over Low-Income Lending Rules
Home-Price Gains Decelerated in July
Brazil’s Central Bank Hints at Rate Increases
Copper Slightly Lower as Investors Await Fresh Trade Signals
The Knot Parent Agrees to Tie-Up With WeddingWire
Shoppers Love Rewards Credit Cards. Retailers Hate Them.
Future of Last U.S. Nuclear Plant Remains Uncertain
Sears Debt Restructuring; Fluor Sues Westinghouse; Weinstein Wants Pay
As Newell Sheds Brands, a Familiar Foe Circles
SEC Moves to Kill Metric That Signaled Price Mismatch in Pot Fund
BOE’s Vlieghe:​Unwinding QE Is Unlikely to Be Disruptive
Timiraos’s Take: What the 2021 Dots Could Say About the Fed’s Narrative
Novartis to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amid Revamp
IRS Is Wrongly Denying Tax Refunds, Some Companies Say
Commodities Giant Louis Dreyfus Revamps Its Leadership—Again
BOJ to Weigh Merits, Demerits of Easing in ‘Balanced Manner,’ Kuroda Says
Taxiway Collisions Emerge as Biggest Threat to U.S. Air Travelers
Chernova’s Take: Secondaries Offer Quicker Exit—But Do VCs Want to Sell?
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-09-26 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 291.53, high: 291.65, low: 290.48, close: 290.75, volume: 44370000, daily change: -0.0009
News headlines:
More Chinese Stocks Are Coming to Global Indexes
New Zealand Central Bank Keeps Rates On Ice
U.S. Dollar Edges Higher After Fed Removes Signal
Cadillac to Move Headquarters Back to Detroit From New York
Bed Bath & Beyond Reports Lower Comparable Sales, Profit Than Expected
SurveyMonkey Surges 42% in Debut
Fed Raises Rates, Signals One More Increase This Year
Randles’s Take: Penthouse Creditors Object to Lawyer Fees for Crypto Deal
Lyra Therapeutics Gathers $29.5 Million Series B for Sinusitis Therapy
Judge Approves Pacific Drilling’s Bankruptcy-Exit Plan Outline
Deal Keeps Alive Last U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Under Construction
U.S. Stocks End Lower After Fed Rate Increase
Analysis: Powell Says It Was Perfect Time to Strike ‘Accommodative’ Language
SurveyMonkey Soars in Public Market Debut
Bankruptcy Watchdogs Push Congress for a Raise
Payments Fintech Stripe Valued at $20 Billion in Latest Funding Round
Oil Falls on Surprise Build in U.S. Inventories
The Fault Lies in R-Star and in Ourselves
VoxEU Post Studies Central Bank Swap Lines
Live: Jerome Powell’s Postmeeting Press Conference
Uber to Pay $148 Million Penalty to Settle 2016 Data Breach
Gibson Brands Starts Filling Out New Board of Directors
McDonald’s Removes Artificial Ingredients From Burgers
BBVA’s González to Retire
The Trees In Your Yard: Are They Just Clutter?
21st Century Fox to Sell Sky Stake to Comcast
Foreign Real-Estate Buyers Get Told to Go Home
How China Systematically Pries Technology From U.S. Companies
New-Home Sales Bounced Back in August
Czech Central Bank Raises Rates Again
Bank Suit Could Complicate the Fed’s Rate Policy
Stocks to Watch: Twitter, Nike, KB Home, Nielsen, Snap, Delta Air Lines, Rite Aid, CarMax, Merck & Co.
Drug Maker Egalet Buys More Times With Bondholder Pact
WPP Consolidates Agencies as New CEO’s Battle Plan Takes Shape
Merck CEO to Remain in Job After Turning 65
Japanese Stocks Are on the Verge of Hitting Highest Levels Since 1991
Geron’s Take: A Tokenized Fund Aims to Provide Early-Stage Funding for Global Startups
Derby’s Take: Time to Put ‘Accommodative’ Fed Language Out of Its Misery?
Europe’s LNG Success Is U.S. Opportunity, Russia Challenge
As Fed Raises Rates, Consumers Have Yet to Feel the Sting
Federal Reserve Readies Third Interest-Rate Increase of 2018
ECB Projects U.S. Could Be Biggest Casualty of a Global Trade Conflict
Indonesia’s Central Bank May Raise Interest Rates
Large Investors Dive Into Risky Loan Securities
U.K. Businesses Fear They Won’t Survive Customs Delays After Brexit
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-09-27 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 290.91, high: 292.24, low: 289.41, close: 289.88, volume: 79739700, daily change: -0.003
News headlines:
SEC’s Musk Lawsuit Highlights Dangers of Social Media Disclosures
Bank of Canada Governor Poloz: Economy Doing ‘Quite Well’ for Past Year
New Evidence Undercuts McKinsey’s Defense of Bankruptcy Disclosures
J.C. Penney Losing Finance Chief
U.S. Dollar Jumps After Fed Raises Rates for Third Time This Year
Fed Chairman Addresses Concerns About Flattening Yield Curve
Inside the New Amazon 4-Star Store, a Novelty Gift Shop
Bed Bath & Beyond to Keep Director Investors Voted to Oust
Stocks Climb, Lifted by Tech Sector
Gormley’s Take: An IPO Puts Humble Urology Market in the Limelight
Jeff Bezos’ Space Startup to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture
Boeing Wins U.S. Jet Contract
Smithfield to Reassess Disaster Prep Post-Florence
Stech’s Take: Where Bankers, Legal Experts Disagree on Pay for Chapter 7 Trustees
Danske Bank Tipster Seeks Protection
Oil Gains on Tight Supply Concerns
Papua New Guinea Breaks Bond-Market Jinx
Aetna to Sell Medicare Part D Drug Business to WellCare Health
Toys ‘R’ Us Chapter 11 Plans Raise Concerns From Bankruptcy Watchdog
Thyssenkrupp Plans to Split into Two Companies
Transcript: Jerome Powell’s September Postmeeting Press Conference
Manufacturing Activity Slows Its Roll, Kansas City Fed Survey Shows
Petrobras to Pay $853.2 Million Over Corruption Probes
GreenTech Automotive Under Pressure to Show Progress with Lead Bidder
Akrevia Therapeutics Collects $30 Million for New Cancer Immunotherapies
Eurozone Manufacturing Confidence Slips
U.S. Economic Growth Slated to Cool in Third Quarter
Real-Estate Brokerage Compass Doubles Valuation to $4.4 Billion
The Fed Isn’t the Supreme Court. Thank Goodness
Samsung Chairman Indicted Over Alleged Union Clampdown
The Homes Where Families Go Off the Grid
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
U.S. Pending Home Sales Fell 1.8% in August
Stocks to Watch: Amazon.com, Conagra, Bed Bath & Beyond, Aetna
The New Kind of Fury Unleashed by the Kavanaugh Fight
BOE Likely to Raise Rates Further if Growth Continues, Official Says
U.S. GDP Growth Unrevised at 4.2% in Second Quarter
Gibson Picks Board; Ultra in Talks With Lenders; Pacific Drilling’s Plan
Shares of Chinese Company Linked to J&J Plummet After Report Criticizes Its Testing
Aircraft Demand Propels Increase in U.S. Durable-Goods Orders
KKR to Sell Majority Stake in European Telecom Firm
Brokers Notch Wins in Fight Over NYSE, Nasdaq Data Practices
Goldman Sachs Enters U.K. Savings Market, Continuing Consumer Push
New Laws Aim to Make Work Hours More Predictable
Farmers Say Aid Won’t Cover Tariff Damage
Investors Gain Billions From Chinese Tech IPO
Aluminum Makers’ Profits Suffer as Alumina Prices Soar
Timiraos’s Take: The ‘Dot Plot’ Reveals Two Policy Directions
Philippines Central Bank Raises Interest Rates Again
Taiwan Central Bank Stands Pat
Bank Indonesia Raises Rates Again
Indexers Turn Spotlight on China’s Smaller Stocks
Mack’s Take: Women’s Health Gets on the Agenda, Thanks to Employers
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-10-01 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 289.99, high: 291.28, low: 289.95, close: 290.72, volume: 70091400, daily change: 0.0001
News headlines:
Fed’s Rosengren Says Damage to China’s Economy Likely to Spill Into Other Countries
GE Ousts CEO Flannery After Missed Targets
Activist Investor and Pension Fund Take Stake in Papa John’s
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Reveals New Cancer Diagnosis
A Look at Larry Culp’s Career
U.S. Dollar Edges Higher After Nafta Pact
IPO Market Has Never Been This Forgiving to Money-Losing Firms
Lawmaker Questions Watchdog’s Ability to Monitor Bankruptcy Disclosures
Stitch Fix Expanding to U.K.
Pentagon Presses Lockheed for Lower-Priced F-35 Jets
Chernova’s Take: Valuations Chase Growth, Shouldn’t It Be the Other Way Around?
Analysis: New York Fed’s Williams Shifts Gears on R-Star
Retail Picture Brightens but More Store Closures Likely
Cleveland Cavaliers Co-Owner Buys L.A. Manse for $26.5 Million
Yerak’s Take: Gibson, U.S. Work Out Differences Over Chapter 11 Plan
Wells Fargo Retail Banking Executive Lisa Stevens to Depart
Commodities Investors Enter October Bracing for Losses
Stocks Get a Boost From Nafta Deal
Transcript: Q&A With New York Fed’s John Williams at Columbia University
A Glut of Used Hogs Is a Drag on Harley-Davidson
U.S. Protectionist Stance Spooks Germany’s Economy
Lithium Producer Livent Sets IPO’s Price Range
U.S. Crude Soars to Fresh Multiyear High as Rally Continues
New Cancer Drugmaker VelosBio Collects $58 Million Series A
Patients in Canada, Mexico Could Face Longer Wait for Some Generic Drugs
Philip Morris Moves to Zero-based Budgeting Amid Product Shift
Italy’s Bonds Fall Further on Budget Concerns
Bankruptcy Judge Clears Sale of El Torito, Chevys Restaurants
Texas Hospital Giants Baylor Scott & White and Memorial Hermann Plan to Merge
U.K.’s Tesco Bank Fined $21.4 Million Over Cyberbreach
Bluestar Alliance and Apex Digital Win Auction for Brookstone Brand
U.S. Dairy Farmers Score Gains in New Trade Deal
Fed’s Kashkari Still Opposes Central Bank Rate Rises
U.S. Factory Activity Pulls Back at the End of Summer
IMF Appoints Harvard’s Gita Gopinath as Chief Economist
Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to Persist Despite Trade Deal
How Much Politics in a Supreme Court Justice?
Nafta Rewrite Is Mixed Blessing for Foreign Car Makers
Stocks to Watch: GE, Tesla, Pfizer, Facebook and More
Toys ‘R’ Us Owners to Create Fund for Former Employees
Canada’s Investment Banks Are Big Winners in Marijuana Boom
Pfizer Counts on Pipeline to Bring Growth
Roof’s Take: Apple’s Next Acquisition for Entertainment Is...?
Longevity Specialist Life Biosciences Steps Up Expansion Gambit
Pfizer Readies Plan for New CEO
Eurozone Jobless Rate Fell in August
Derby’s Take: Watch Out, There’s a Fedspeak Storm Coming
The Best and Worst of Crisis-Mode Investing, 10 Years Later
Scurria’s Take: Lehman Retirees Lose Appeal on Pensions
U.S. Stocks Widen Lead Over Rest of the World
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-10-02 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 292.11, high: 292.93, low: 290.98, close: 291.73, volume: 62078900, daily change: 0.0035
News headlines:
PepsiCo Returns to Growth in Beverage Sales
J.C. Penney Taps Former Joann Stores CEO as Next Leader
Toys ‘R’ Us Lenders Plan Brand’s Revival
Fed Rethinks How to Define a Big Bank
Former AmerisourceBergen Exec Blew Whistle That Led to Settlement
Amazon’s Wage Increase Pressures Employers to Follow
Fed Chairman Powell Says Tax Cuts, Spending Increases Could Hobble Response to a Downturn
Dow Industrials Hit New Record
Initialized Capital Raises $225 Million for Fourth Fund
Gibson Brands Wins Court OK to Exit Bankruptcy
Once Again, GE’s Dividend Is Investors’ Focus
Fed’s Powell Sees Little Sign of Labor Market Overheating
Longtime RenaissanceRe Shareholder  Urges a Sale
Medical Investors From Rho Ventures, Syno Capital Seek $50 Million for Inning One Ventures
PenAir’s Bankruptcy Auction Set to Begin on Wednesday
Oil Steady With Trade Deal
FDA Held Surprise Inspection of Juul’s Headquarters
Cryptocurrency Startup Coinbase Raising Funds at $8 Billion Valuation
Brickley’s Take: Sojitz Energy Battles Over Gulf of Mexico Cleanup
Italy Jitters Boost Gold
Eurozone Uncertainty Boosts Dollar
Brookstone Brand Garners a Premium at Auction
Air Transport Services Group Buys Charter Airline for $845 Million
Vacation Rental Company Buys Hyatt-Backed Firm
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Japanese Firms It Says Are Linked to Yakuza Network
Investors Fear Italian ‘Doom Loop’ as Bond Selloff Deepens
Pimco CEO’s First Acquisition: a Muni-Bond Business
Facebook Takes New Steps Against Bullying
U.S., China May Resume Trade Talks in December, White House Says
Apollo-owned Natural Gas Driller Jupiter Resources in Debt Talks
Big Stock Windfall? New Rule Defers Taxes With Real Estate Investment
Shell Approves Long-Awaited Canadian LNG Project
Bots Manipulate Bitcoin Price in ‘Wild West of Crypto’
Hong Kong Freezes Company Chairman’s Assets in $1.3 Billion Fraud Case
Tax Cuts Provide Limited Boost to Workers’ Pay
Oil Holds Gains as Global Supply Tightens
Powell’s Effort to Blur ‘Neutral’ Gains a Prominent Supporter
Debt Investors Give China More Credit Than Stockholders
Fed Looks to Pare Language Describing Future of Rates Policy
Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Fire on Rates
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-10-03 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 291.56, high: 292.36, low: 291.14, close: 291.56, volume: 47258200, daily change: -0.0006
News headlines:
Chilean Court Weighs Chinese Investment in Country’s Flagship Lithium Producer
iHeartMedia Seeks to Light Up Marijuana Market With High Times Stake
Upwork Sees 41% Gains in Market Debut
Primary Venture Partners Brings Schlafman Aboard
Chernova’s Take: Unprofitable IPOs? No Worry for SaaS Players
Boston Pharma Adds to War Chest in Pacts With Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline
Nafta Talks,Then Deal Lift Peso, Loonie
U.S. to Allow Small Banks to Pool Anti-Money-Laundering Resources
Mattress Firm to File for Bankruptcy Soon
U.S. Dollar Rises as Strong Data Boost Sentiment
Hedge Fund Highfields to Return Client Money
Bond Yields Surge, Signaling Growth Hopes
Fed Chair Powell Sees ‘Remarkably Positive Set of Economic Circumstances’
Bankrupt California Hospital Operator Cleared to Spend $185 Million Loan
Senators Seek Probe of Money Laundering in Real-Estate Market
Dow Industrials Close at New Record
Randles’s Take: Closing the Book on an 85-Year-Old Law Firm
Oil Surges to Multiyear Highs
Peabody Energy Held Talks to Buy Drummond
Greek Bank Stocks Tumble Amid Concerns Over Capital, Bad Loans
Gold Edges Lower as Stocks Climb
Cleveland Fed President Warns Against Rolling Back Regulatory Reforms
Uganda’s Central Bank Raises Key Lending Rate to 10%
Federal Reserve Floats Proposal to Modernize Its Payments System
An Unusual Year for Haven Assets Continues
Fed’s Harker Sees ‘Very Little’ Slack Left in Job Market
Verizon’s Severance Offer Goes to 44,000 Workers
Services-Sector Activity Hits Record High. Thank Tariffs, Local Governments
The $500 Million Central Bank Heist—and How It Was Foiled
Living Large in a Scandinavian Suburb
TD Ameritrade, High-Speed Traders Back New Crypto Exchange
Palo Alto Networks to Buy RedLock for $173 Million
Stocks to Watch: Facebook, GM, Peabody Energy, Intel, Boeing
Toys ‘R’ Us Cancels Auction as Lenders Plan Brand’s Revival
Private Sector Adds 230,000 Jobs in September
Activist Urges Papa John’s to Focus on Pizza
Fed Should Press Ahead With Gradual Rate Rises, Evans Says
Richmond Fed President Says Challenge Is Continuing Growth
China to Raise Billions in U.S. Dollar Debt
Iceland Keeps Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
Turkish Inflation Accelerated in September
WSJCoin: To Understand Cryptocurrencies, We Created One
Derby’s Take: Fed Officials Warn Tariffs Could Spur Opportunistic Price Hikes
Amazon Unleashes More Wage Pressure With Hourly Wage Boost
Eurozone Retail Sales Fall for Second Consecutive Month
Braze Grabs Fresh Cash at $850 Million Valuation
Davis’s Take: VCs Look to Diversify Who Backs Them
Removing the Synthetic Element of Farming
Barnes & Noble Evaluates Possible Sale
Market direction: Fall
Date: 2018-10-04 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 292.74, high: 293.21, low: 291.32, close: 291.72, volume: 64694600, daily change: 0.0005
News headlines:
South Korea’s Inflation at One-Year High in September
Costco Rides Robust Consumer Spending to Gains
Court Backs Chinese Company’s Bid to Invest in Chilean Lithium Producer
Mack’s Take: Can Plant-Based Foods Actually Take a Bite of the Market?
Copper slumps as investors abandon risk
Biswas’s Take: J.Crew May Need to Sell Madewell to Escape Looming Debt Wall
Toys ‘R’ Us Brand Owners Face Uphill Fight
Goodbye ‘Tronc,’ Welcome Back Tribune Publishing Co.
U.S. Stocks Fall as Treasury Yields Extend Climb
Samuels Jewelers Invites Bids to Stay in Business
Midterm Elections a Boon for Stocks
Bank of Mexico Leaves Rates Unchanged, Warns of Inflation Risk
Oil Plunges on Market-Wide Selloff, Inventories
A Simple Guide to Testing Out Your Retirement Town
Puerto Rico Bond Guarantors Target Utility for Receivership
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Turkish Firm for Alleged North Korea Trade
Mark Cuban Prodded Tesla’s Musk to Settle SEC Charges
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Lebanese Businessman for Hezbollah Ties
Dollar Gains Against Emerging-Market Currencies
American Tire Distributors Files for Chapter 11
Exchange Executive Says SEC Experiment Will Cost Investors ‘Millions’
Ravn Air Group to Buy Rival PenAir Out of Bankruptcy
Jobless Claims Resilient in Face of Storm
Canadian Insurers Fight Cattle Farmer to Fend Off Investor Stampede
Mattress Firm Could File for Bankruptcy Within Days
Campbell in Talks to Sell Fresh-Foods Unit
ZipRecruiter Raises $156 Million at Valuation Above $1 Billion
Corona Boss Says Not Worried Marijuana Will Hurt Beer, Wine Sales
Stocks to Watch: Constellation Brands, Barnes & Noble, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Tilray, Pier 1 Imports, Synnex
Bed Bath & Beyond Struggles to Clear the Clutter, Close the Price Gap
JFrog’s Valuation Leaps Above $1 Billion for Software Development
Walgreens Takes Stake in Birchbox
EU Adviser: ECB’s Bond-Buying Program Is Legal
Danske Bank Under Criminal Investigation by Justice Department
India Central Bank Seen Raising Key Rate to 6.75%
Australia’s Exports Surge on Record China Trade
Blackstone to Buy Clarus as It Jumps Into Life Sciences
Shadow-Banking Blowup Takes Shine off Indian Shares
Market direction: Fall
Date: 2018-10-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 289.69, high: 290.27, low: 286.22, close: 287.82, volume: 105951700, daily change: -0.0056
News headlines:
Emerging Markets Look to Contain Damage
Netflix to Open New Production Hub in New Mexico
Drugmaker Perrigo Hires a New CEO
Chernova’s Take: Tariffs, Investment Limits May Trip Up SoftBank
U.S. Dollar Rises as Optimism on Economy Grows
U.K. Biotech Startup Sitryx Collects $30 Million Series A
PPG Warns of Higher Costs, Weaker Demand Hurting Profit
Examiner Named to Probe for Fraud Links in Samuels Jewelers Case
Trian Considers a Bid for Papa John’s
Hyatt Hotels Names New Finance Chief
Selloff in Tech Shares Deepens, Drags Down Market
Fannie Mae Names Interim CEO
Applebee’s, Other Creditors Challenge Bankrupt Franchisee’s Plan
Italy’s Eni to Take Control of BP’s Libya Assets Despite Insecurity
New Daimler CFO to Face Tough Questions as Company Transitions
Two Funds Push for Change at Bunge
Starbucks Hires Finance Chief From Hyatt
Oil Falls Amid Reports U.S. Could Ease Restrictions on Iranian Crude Sales
Fox Hires Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks
Brickley’s Take: Hundreds Sue Woodbridge Group to Press for Ruling on Real Estate
Stronger Dollar Saps Demand for Gold
Airbus Picks Future Chief Executive
Daimler Extends Management Reshuffle
Firm Retention Summary: Pachanga Inc.
European Developer Buys U.S. Offshore Wind Pioneer
Pence Unloaded on China; Here’s Why That’s Important
Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index Fell in September
Fed’s Bullard: Higher Productivity Is Vital to Sustain U.S. Growth Rate
GE Offloads Portfolio of Energy Investments to Apollo Global
Mattress Firm Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Traders Bet on Return of $100 Oil
Offshore Firms Ensco and Rowan to Merge
Yields on Italian Bonds Hit 4½ Year High on Budget Concerns
VCs Placing Startup Bets Based on New 5G Networks
Derby’s Take: Fed Officials Show Divide on Whether to Turn Restrictive
After Golden Week, Chinese Stocks Lose Shine on Investor Pessimism
The Bearish Case for Commodities
Market direction: Neutral
Date: 2018-10-09 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 287.05, high: 288.22, low: 285.5, close: 287.82, volume: 87742200, daily change: 0
News headlines:
His Cup of Tea: Ackman Discloses a Stake in Starbucks
Sears Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing as Debt Payment Looms
Government Debts Not as Daunting When Assets Are Mixed In
IMF Warns of Possible Emerging-Markets Crisis
Roof’s Take: Venture-backed IPOs Rise After Sluggish Few Years
Beijing Struggles to Keep Its Currency On Course
Derby’s Take: Dallas Fed Chief Robert Kaplan’s Personal ‘Black Swan’
Transcript: WSJ Interview With Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
Activist Trian Fund Takes 2.9% Stake in Paint Company PPG
Westmoreland Coal Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Fixed-Income Sales Chief to Depart Goldman Sachs
Fed’s Kaplan Voices Support for Three More Rate Increases
Brazilian Real Extends Rally
Mattress Firm Gets Approval to Start Closing Stores
McDonald’s Franchisees Consider Prodding Company
Helen of Troy Reports Strong Sales
U.K. Regulator Launches Review of Audit Sector
Glympse Bio Gathers $22 Million for Early Disease Detection
Oil Rises on Fears Over Iran’s Oil Supply, Hurricane
Western Union Makes Digital Push Amid Fierce Competition for Money Transfers
PPG’s Warning on Costs Reverberates
Big Oil’s Bet on Natural Gas Is a Slow Burn
Investment Firms to Take Ownership of Titanic Artifacts
Total Halts Purchases of Iranian Oil
Standard Chartered Seeks Resolution With U.S. on Sanctions Breaches
Rizzo’s Take: Retailer Brand Names Remain Winners in Bankruptcy
Bank Earnings: Expect Big Profits, But Buyer Beware
Atlanta Braves Owner Says County Wins Big From Stadium Development
Firm Retention Summary: Verity Health System of California Inc.
The House that Brought Two Retiree Lovers Together
Sears Adds Restructuring Expert to Its Board
The Communities That Retired Rich Asians Call Home
Pfizer Prepares for CEO Transition With Executive Suite Changes
U.S.’s Largest Home Builder in Talks to Offload Lending Unit
Drugmaker Lannett Taps Restructuring Help After Loss of Contract
Derby’s Take: Widening Treasury Spreads Move Yield-Curve Worries to Margins
BOE Urges EU to Act to Avoid Brexit Disruption of Derivatives Market
Thousands of Southerners Planted Trees for Retirement. It Didn’t Work Out.
Stocks Slip, Dragged Lower by Materials Sector
Market direction: Fall