Morgan Stanley posted third-quarter earnings applicable to common shareholders
BB&T Corp. reported third-quarter net income available to common shareholders
SunTrust Banks Inc. reported third-quarter net income available to common shareholders
M&T Bank Corp. and KeyCorp have also disclosed their third-quarter financial results.
Highland Capital Management LP filed for Chapter 11
In Kentucky, Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville and Peoples Bank & Trust Co. have agreed to merge
Moody's Corp. declined to comment on a media report that it may have to drop a plan to seek control of China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co. Ltd., the largest corporate ratings company in China.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against 18 traders in a scheme to manipulate more than 3,000 U.S.-listed securities
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: China loosens interbank bond rules; Macquarie faces lawsuit in Germany
Europe: Bank of China could bid for Goodbody; RBS boosts Brexit fund; Basel progress
Middle East & Africa: Afreximbank confirms $250M London IPO; Qatar Islamic Bank's Q3 profit up YOY
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US credit unions open a net 22 branches in Q3: U.S. credit unions opened 77 branches and closed 55 during the third quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng jumped 0.69% to 26,848.49, while the Nikkei 225 dropped 0.09% to 22,451.86.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 increased 0.58% to 7,209.21, and the Euronext 100 decreased -0.60% to 1,098.22.
On the macro front
The housing starts report, the jobless claims report, the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey, the industrial production report, the EIA natural gas report, the EIA petroleum status report, the Fed balance sheet and the money supply report are due out today.
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