U.S. stocks rebounded in late session trading, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing with modest gains for the day.
Economic Reports:
Viacom Inc. reports 3rd-qtr earnings of $0.69/diluted share, up from $0.55/share in the same qtr last year - Full story.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. reports fiscal 1st-qtr net earnings of $0.77/share, down from $1.62/share in the same period last year - Full story.
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. reports 3rd-qtr net income of $0.26/diluted share, down from $0.64/share in the year ago period - Full story.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. reports 3rd-qtr net income of $0.30/diluted share, down from $5.62/share in the year ago qtr - Full story.
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. reports 3rd-qtr earnings of $0.15/diluted share, up from $0.12/share in the prior year period - Full story.
MasterCard Inc. reports 3rd-qtr net income of $3.45/diluted share, dramatically improved from a loss of $1.48/share in the same qtr last year - Full story.
Stanley Works has reached an agreement to purchase rival Black & Decker Corp. for approximately $4.5 billion - Full story.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire the remaining 77.4% of outstanding shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for $100/share in cash and stock - Full story.
General Motors and Ford Motor Co. report increased sales for the month of October, while Chrysler LLC reports a drop in October sales - Full story.
Johnson & Johnson announces a global restructuring plan, designed to strengthen the company's position and generate around $1.4-$1.7 billion in annual cost savings - Full story.
Ford Motor Co. announces a plan to sell approximately $3.3 billion in stock and convertible debt in order to raise more cash - Full story.
Major foreign markets have posted lower results for Tuesday. London's FTSE was down 1.32%, Frankfurt's DAX closed down 1.43%, and Paris' CAC finished down 1.52%. Japan's Nikkei did not trade today, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 1.76%, and Sydney's All Ordinaries Index finished down 0.14%.
Economic Calendar:
Wed: ADP Employment and ISM Services;
Thurs: Productivity (Prel) and Initial Jobless Claims;
Fri: Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Hourly Earnings, Wholesale Inventories, and Consumer Credit.
Aaron Jacobs - News Editor
Macro*World Research
aaron.jacobs@mworld.com
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Market Overview (11/03/2009 04:02 PM ET)| Trading Volume(mil): | | NYSE: 1,381 | | NASDAQ: 2,155 |
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| Amsterdam EOE | 300.1 | -2.7 | Tue 12:08 | | Brazil Bovespa | 62,643.2 | +1,097.7 | Tue 15:16 | | Frankfurt DAX | 5,353.4 | -77.5 | Tue 11:45 | | FTSE™ 100 | 5,037.2 | -67.3 | Tue 11:48 | | Hang Seng | 21,240.1 | -380.1 | Tue 03:01 | | Madrid General | 1,174.5 | -24.8 | Tue 11:37 | | Mexican IPC | 28,886.5 | +273.2 | Tue 15:59 | | Milan Stock Exchange | 21,946.9 | -371.6 | Tue 11:30 | | Nikkei Dow | 9,803.0 | -231.8 | Mon 02:00 | | Paris CAC 40 | 3,584.3 | -55.2 | Tue 12:13 | | Seoul Composite | 1,549.9 | -9.2 | Tue 04:03 | | Shanghai Composite | 3,114.2 | +37.6 | Tue 02:00 | | Stockholm General | 286.1 | -3.9 | Tue 12:39 | | Straits Times | 2,621.6 | -23.9 | Tue 04:10 | | Swiss Zurich | 6,213.4 | -77.9 | Tue 11:31 | | Sydney All Ord | 4,540.0 | -6.3 | Tue 00:47 | | Toronto Exchg | 11,025.9 | +147.5 | Tue 17:05 |
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