Date: 2017-11-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 258.97, high: 259.35, low: 258.09, close: 258.67, volume: 57502200, daily change: -0.0007
News headlines:
Battle Over Weedkiller Heads to Court
Behind the Fall of a New York State Pension Fund Executive
Powell Senate Confirmation Hearing Set for Nov. 28, Panel Says
Silver Lake, LinkedIn Invest in Cornerstone OnDemand
Icahn Faces Questions Over Trump Advisory Role
China Consumer Inflation Hits Nine-Month High
Oil Futures Hold Steady in Asia Trade Amid Lack of Trading Cues
Gun-Control Supporters Claim Success in Elections
The Fox-Disney Dance in 5 Charts
BOJ Opinion Summary Shows Resistance to Further Easing
Regulators Seek Significant Asset Sales in AT&T Deal for Time Warner
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Holds Rates Steady
Manhattan Retail Landlords Slash Rents to Lure Tenants
Cable Networks Power Earnings at 21st Century Fox
Goldman Unveils Larger Class of Managing Directors
Roku Shares Jump on Strong Growth in First Earnings Report Since IPO
Exonics Therapeutics Gets $40 Million for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug
Compass Grabs $100 Million at $1.8 Billion Valuation for Real Estate Tech
UBS Reorganizes Investment-Banking Unit
GulfMark Bondholders Lose Battle With Departing Leaders Over Cash
Merrill Lynch Revamps Broker Pay to Reward Referrals, Stronger Growth
U.S. Dollar Falls Against Canada’s Loonie
A Harvey Weinstein Operative Played Another Role
ExGen Texas on Track for Smooth Reorganization in Chapter 11
Stocks Tick Higher as Investors Weigh Earnings
iHeartMedia in Talks to Refinance December Loan
Securities Database Can Be Salvaged
Regulatory Network Beats Top-Down Governance
Scurria’s Take: Weinstein Co. Claimant Seeks Pre-emptive Asset Freeze
Scurria’s Take: Weinstein Co. Claimant Seeks Pre-emptive Asset Freeze
Sidney Toledano to Step Aside at Dior
Gold Rises on Doubts Over Tax Overhaul, Saudi Shake-up
Panera’s Ron Shaich to Step Down as CEO
Oil Prices Slide After EIA Report Shows Rise in U.S. Supplies
Bitcoin Backers Call Truce on Feud That Threatened Currency
Bank of Korea Member Says Policy Tightening to Happen Gradually
Mnuchin: Yellen Hasn’t Decided Whether to Stay at Fed
Glaxo Names Roche Veteran as R&D Head
Humana Gives Downbeat Outlook
A WSJ Commenting Experiment
EU Unveils Proposal to Cut Vehicles’ Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
Comerica Names Accounting Chief As New CFO
Invirsa Takes Aim at Pinkeye Treatment
An EU Plan to Invade U.S. Markets
Hiring Trends Show Employers Are Cautious
NBER Paper Examines Effects of Swedish Tax Cut on Employment Rate
SEC’s Clayton Urges Review of Shareholder Voting
Sears Sales Slide Continues
Why Fund Investors Should Brace for a Big Tax Bite
Pound Falls on Worries of PM May Leadership
Dynasty Financial Adds $4 Billion Advisory
Zinsli’s Take: Three Bad Omens for IPOs
Venture Investing in Middle America on the Rise Since 2016 Election
Fed’s Quarles: Everything Is on the Table | CFPB’s New Enforcement Chief | What to Watch: Flood-Insurance Fix, Clayton Speech
What to Watch: Flood-Insurance Fix
RBI Orders India’s Banks to Act on Big Companies’ Bad Debt
Trump Tower Condo Prices Lag Behind Similar Properties’ Prices
How to Sell $15,000 of Tenderloin, Fast
Fed’s Quarles: Everything Is on the Table | CFPB’s New Enforcement Chief | What to Watch: Flood-Insurance Fix, Clayton Speech
FedEx Seals Turboprop Deal Amid Strong Airfreight Sector
Germany’s Economic Strength Lays Ground for Reforms, Says Advisers
Douglas’s Take: Lack of Brexit Progress Could Test BOE
Funding Snapshot: Leanplum Raises $47 Million Series D
Should Hospitals And Universities Be Able to Borrow Tax Free?
Tightening Carried-Interest Loophole May Not Choke Private-Equity Firms After All
GenOn Wins Bankruptcy Battle with Power-Plant Owners
Bank of Thailand Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 1.5%
China’s Trade Surplus With U.S. Exceeds $25 Billion for Fifth Straight Month
Teen Retailer Styles for Less Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Market direction: Neutral