Date: 2017-10-18 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 255.23, high: 255.52, low: 254.98, close: 255.47, volume: 31561000, daily change: 0.0007
News headlines:
Japan Trade Surplus Widens
Dow Hits Another Milestone, But Signs of Caution Loom
American Express CEO to Step Down After 16 Years
AmEx Retirement Shines Light on Lack of Diversity in CEO Ranks
Viacom and Charter in Preliminary Carriage Deal
Judge Approves Castex Emergency Bankruptcy Loan
Bull Market Is Too Big for This Barn
Car Dealer for Drivers With Bad Credit Files for Bankruptcy
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Overseas Regulators Defend Orderly Liquidation Authority
U.S. Dollar Gains on Tax Overhaul, Fed Outlook
Three Hedge Funds Call on Ocean Rig to Explore Deals
Dow Closes Above 23000 for First Time
Blue Apron Lays Off Workers
SEC Names J.P. Morgan Executive as Top Regulator of Exchanges
One Agency Should Oversee Mortgage Servicers
EBay Shares Fall on Lowered Profit Outlook
U.S. Bank Profit Shoots Higher, But Questions Linger on Loan Growth
Owner of Romano’s Macaroni Grill Files for Bankruptcy
Dow’s Climb Above 23000 Comes 30 Years After Black Monday
Equifax Faces Shareholder Call for Governance, Pay Changes
United to Boost Flying Capacity as Unit Revenue Improves
Fed Officials Warn Against Push for Tax Cuts Over Real Reform
Oil Prices Rise on Stockpile Drawdown
Anthem to Launch Its Own Pharmacy-Benefit Manager
Stech’s Take: Federal Agency Grants Relief to Hurricane Victims Who Need Bankruptcy
GE’s New Chief Makes Cuts, Starting With Old Favorites
Williamsburg Developer Unfazed by L-Train Shutdown and Rivals’ Keyword Moves
Lender to Rooster Energy Proposes Its Own Reorganization Plan
Will Renters Leave Williamsburg to Avoid Subway Shutdown?
JBS Halts Work at 7 Brazilian Slaughterhouses Amid Tax Dispute
Fed’s Beige Book: Economic Activity Grows Despite Hurricanes
Insurers Brace for Drop in Enrollment Amid ACA Turmoil
Roy Price Resigns as Head of Amazon Studios
Why John Taylor Might Be a Good Choice for Fed Chair
Chair That Says No
Macroeconomic Policy and the Aftermath of Financial Crises
Big Oil Touts Its Core Business: Fossil Fuels
Cancer Immunotherapy Startup Forty Seven Banks $75 Million Series B
Delta Expects to Buy U.S.-Built CSeries Jets
Hochtief Launches $22 Billion Bid for Spain’s Abertis
Hurricanes Weighed on Housing Starts
White House to Test Federal-Local Sharing of Drone Regulation
Machines Took Over the Stock Market. Next Up, Bonds
Maker of Lysol, Durex Splits Business in Bid to Boost Growth
Vivo Energy Bets on Africa With $3 Billion IPO
Profile: The Value of Mentoring Runs Both Ways
Rio Tinto Faces Reckoning Over Africa Bets
Why Streetwear Brand Supreme Is Worth $1 Billion and Abercrombie Isn’t
WSJ Dollar Index Rises
AIG Signs Deal With United Airlines for Travel Insurance
Investing Firm Tortoise to Be Acquired
Calls Grow to Deny Italy’s Central Bank Chief a Second Term
Exchanges Question Changes to ‘Maker-Taker’ | Fed Chief Decision by Nov. 3 | Rubin’s Take: CFTC, EU Haven’t Gotten to the Hard Stuff Yet
Energy Producer Founded by Aubrey McClendon Aims for IPO
Zinsli’s Take: Agtech Trends Grow Stronger
Duo Security Raises $70 Million at Billion-Dollar Valuation
Rubin’s Take: CFTC, EU Haven’t Gotten to the Hard Stuff Yet
Vir Hauls In $500 Million to Take On Infectious Diseases
Exchanges Question Changes to ‘Maker-Taker’ | Fed Chief Decision by Nov. 3 | Rubin’s Take: CFTC, EU Haven’t Gotten to the Hard Stuff Yet
Algeria Adds Voice to Calls for OPEC to Continue Oil Cuts
Douglas’s Take: BOE’s First Rate Rise May Be the Easy One
Germany’s Top Court Denies Request to Halt ECB Bond Buying
Draghi: No Evidence Loose Monetary Policy Prevents Reforms
Taming European Housing Bubbles
Inflation Targeting Works
Bank Indonesia Likely to Keep Rates Steady
Market direction: Neutral