Date: 2017-11-01 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 257.18, high: 257.44, low: 256.81, close: 257.15, volume: 60304800, daily change: 0.0016
News headlines:
Oil Futures Remain Quiet in Asian Trading
Australia September Trade Surplus Widens
Trump to Tap Jerome Powell as Next Fed Chairman
Kraft Heinz Sales Rise on Growth Outside U.S.
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Bitcoin Futures May Be Coming, But an ETF Is No Lock
China’s Xiaozhu Raises $120 Million Backed by Alibaba’s Ma
Trump Signs Bill Scrapping Rule That Made It Easier to Sue Banks
U.S. Dollar Edges Higher as Trump Picks Powell to Head Fed
SouChe Raises $335 Million for Auto-Buying Venture
Creditors Seek to Push Calypso St. Barth Into Bankruptcy
Consumers Don’t Need to Sue to Right Wrongs
Auto Loans Are Getting Longer, Riskier
SEC Warns Celebrities Against Endorsing Offerings
Powell’s Candidacy Offers Continuity in Fed Policy
SEC Letter to Guggenheim Questions Disclosure of African Banking Investment
Armstrong Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
M&G USA Gets Loan OK in Bankruptcy Court Debut
Stocks Bounce Higher to Start November
MetLife Swings to Loss on Brighthouse Charges
Some Press To Get an Address With Just the Right Cachet
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Cites ‘Solid Rate’ of Economic Growth
GE Shows How ‘Black Box’ Assets Boost Profits
Two More Senior Executives to Exit From Under Armour
Hudson’s Bay Receives Offer for Galeria Kaufhof Stores From Signa
Randles’s Take: Capital One Putting Pressure on ‘Buy Here, Pay Here’ Car Dealer
Randles’s Take: Capital One Putting Pressure on ‘Buy Here, Pay Here’ Car Dealer
Oil Prices Waver as Supply Declines
Permira to Buy Corporate-Finance Adviser Duff & Phelps for $1.75 Billion
America’s Most Popular Type of Beer Is in Free Fall
Unable to Pay, Drug Developer Humanigen Is in Talks With Lenders
Nickel Prices Surge on Expected Electric Vehicle Demand
Investors’ Query to the Bank of England: Is This a One-Off Rate Rise?
Ackman Criticizes ADP’s ‘Bed Bug’ Letter
SNB Vice Chairman Defends Negative Rates
New York Times Profit Grows
Apollo’s Profit Rises as Private-Equity Gains Outpace Peers
Quick Hits: BOE Could Follow ECB in ‘Dovish Tightening’
How Advisers Are Protecting Client Data
South Korea’s Companies Eager for End to Costly Spat With China
Judge Approves $90 Million Sale of Georgia Carpet Maker
Standard Chartered Shares Fall After Results Miss Expectations
Disney Lays Down the Law for Theaters on ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
U.S. Factory-Activity Index Slipped in October, But Still Solid
Pitney Bowes to Explore Strategic Alternatives
NBER Paper Studies Market Reforms at the Zero Lower Bound
Why Couples Should See a Financial Adviser Before They Get Married
WSJ Dollar Index Rises
InVision Rides Design Demands to $1 Billion Valuation
ADP: U.S. Private Sector Adds 235,000 Jobs in October
Crapo, Brown End Dodd-Frank Talks | Hensarling Won’t Seek Re-Election | Rubin’s Take: Should Fed Lend to All Clearinghouses?
Hims Sells Its Branded Men’s Products Online
Chernova’s Take: SoftBank’s Inflationary Impact
Hannon’s Take: The Bad News Rate Rise
Crapo, Brown End Dodd-Frank Talks | Hensarling Won’t Seek Re-Election | Rubin’s Take: Should Fed Lend to All Clearinghouses?
BOE Wrong To Raise Rates
Rubin’s Take: Should All Clearinghouses Be Able to Borrow From the Fed?
Fed Likely on Hold, but Could Give Clues on Possible December Rate Rise
Bank of England Sets Stage for Rate Increase
Gold Bugs Embrace Bitcoin, Upending Retail Sellers
Turkey Hikes 2017, 2018 Inflation Forecasts, Citing Lira Depreciation
Analysts Get Bullish on Oil for First Time in 6 Months on OPEC Hopes
Computer-Kit Company Kano Raises $28 Million Series B
Harry’s Targeting $37.6 Million in New Funding
Australian House Price Growth Slows to a Crawl
Vital Proteins Raises $19 Million From Cavu Venture Partners
Singapore Bans Two More Individuals Over 1MDB-Related Breaches
Eurozone Economy Slows Slightly as Inflation Target Remains Elusive
Biswas’s Take: Bowie Tees Up Debt Deal As It Hands Stake to Murray Energy
Market direction: Neutral