USA Today - 31.10.2019

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MARKET PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
Sector Close Chg. 4wk^1 YTD^1

COMMODITIES Commodities Close Prev. Chg. % Chg. % YTD

TOP 10 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ETF, ranked by volume Ticker Close Chg. % Chg %YTD

FOREIGN CURRENCIES Currency per dollar Close Prev. 6 mo. ago Yr. ago

FOREIGN MARKETS Country Close Prev. Change %Chg. %YTD

Technology 83.72 +0.51 +6.9% +35.1%
Industrials 79.36 +0.28 +6.8% +23.2%
Consumer discret. 121.50 +0.75 +3.4% +22.7%
Financials 28.84 -0.02 +7.4% +21.1%
Utilities 63.90 +0.56 +0.3% +20.7%
Consumer staples 61.25 +0.28 +2.0% +20.6%
Telecom 58.48 +0.22 +4.1% +16.5%
Materials 58.85 +0.05 +5.4% +16.5%
Health care 94.86 +0.53 +7.9% +9.7%
Energy 58.21 -1.21 +3.2% +1.5%

iShs Emerg Mkts EEM 4 2.92 +0.19 +0.4% +9.9% VanE Vect Gld Miners GDX 2 7.45 +0.24 +0.9% +30.2% SPDR Financial XLF 2 8.84 - 0.02 - 0.1% +21.1% SPDR S&P500 ETF Tr SPY 3 04.14 +0.93 +0.3% +21.7% iPath Sh Term Fut VXX 1 9.47 - 0.49 - 2.5% - 58.6% SPDR S&P O&G ExpPdtn XOP 2 1.23 - 0.82 - 3.7% - 20.0% iShs iBoxx HY CpBd HYG 8 7.11 - 0.11 - 0.1% +7.4% iShares Brazil EWZ 4 5.28 +0.66 +1.5% +18.5% US Oil Fund LP USO 1 1.47 - 0.11 - 0.9% +18.7% iShs China Large Cap FXI 4 1.33 - 0.13 - 0.3% +5.8%

Cattle (lb.) 1 .13 1 .13 unch. +0.0% - 9.2% Corn (bushel) 3 .91 3 .86 +0.05 +1.2% +4.2% Gold (troy oz.) 1 ,493.20 1 ,487.40 +5.80 +0.4% +16.8% Hogs, lean (lb.). 66. 64 +0.02 +2.3% +7.9% Natural Gas (Btu.) 2 .69 2 .52 +0.17 +2.1% - 8.5% Oil, heating (gal.) 1 .91 1 .96 - 0.05 - 2.2% +13.5% Oil, lt. swt. crude (bar.) 5 5.06 5 5.54 - 0.48 - 0.9% +21.3% Silver (troy oz.) 1 7.82 1 7.78 +0.04 +0.2% +15.4% Soybeans (bushel) 9 .16 9 .18 - 0.02 - 0.3% +3.8% Wheat (bushel) 5 .09 5 .12 - 0.03 - 0.4% +1.2%

British pound. 7759. 7775. 7671. 7873 Canadian dollar 1 .3179 1 .3090 1 .3393 1. Chinese yuan 7 .0554 7 .0658 6 .7349 6. Euro. 8988. 9001. 8912. 8817 Japanese yen 10 8.97 10 8.81 1 11.37 1 12. Mexican peso 19.1406 19.1307 18.9417 20.

Frankfurt 12,910.23 12,939.62 -29.39 -0.2% +22.3% Hong Kong 2 6,667.71 2 6,786.76 - 119.05 - 0.4% +3.3% Japan (Nikkei) 2 2,843.12 2 2,974.13 - 131.01 - 0.6% +14.1% London 7,330.78 7,306.26 +24.52 +0.3% +9.0% Mexico City 4 3,741.62 4 3,851.06 - 109.44 - 0.3% +5.1%

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE

SOURCE Morningstar, Dow Jones Indexes, The Associated Press

S&P 500’S BIGGEST GAINERS
Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD
Gen Electric (GE) 10.11 +1.04 +11.5 +33.
Garmin Ltd (GRMN) 96.35 +8.44 +9.6 +52.
Centene Corp (CNC) 54.04 +4.13 +8.
IPG Photonics (IPGP) 133.56 +9.11 +7.3 +17.
FMC Corp (FMC) 90.97 +6.06 +7.1 +41.

S&P 500’S BIGGEST LOSERS Company (ticker) Price $ Chg. % Chg. YTD C.H. Robinson Wwde (CHRW) 7 7.08 - 13.44 - 14.8 - 8. McKesson Corp (MCK) 1 36.79 - 12.61 - 8.4 +23. Yum! Brands Inc (YUM) 10 3.34 - 6.38 - 5.8 +12. Devon Energy (DVN) 2 0.25 - 1.15 - 5.4 - 10. Nordstrom Inc (JWN) 35.21 -1.90 -5.1 -24.

MARKET NOTEBOOK Issues NYSE NASDAQ Advancing 1, Declining 1, Unchanged 101 Total 2,

1, 1 , 186 3 ,1 0 4 Issues at^93 New 52 Week High 143 New 52 Week Low 41

70 Share Volume Advancing 1,828,887, Declining 1,798,290, Unchanged 54,291,

9 3 7, 4 5 7, 5 0 5 888,163, 23,380,

Total 3,681,469,155 1,849,001,

+115.

Closing: 27,186. Change: +.4% YTD % Chg: +16.5%

S&P 500 • STANDARD & POOR’S

+9.

NASDAQ COMPOSITE

+27.

RUSSELL 2000

-4.

Closing: 1,572. Change: -.3% YTD % Chg: +16.6%

News from across the USA

ALABAMAFlorence: A new facility
has opened with the aim of reducing
poverty and its eﬀects on families.
The Shoals Dream Center is envi-
sioned as a hub for an array of ser-
vices to aid the area’s families, The
TimesDaily reports.

ALASKAFairbanks: The state agency
overseeing air quality has agreed to
submit a cleanup plan by mid-De-
cember for this city that has some of
the nation’s most polluted winter air.

ARIZONATucson: The University of
Arizona has announced it is changing
its abbreviation from UA to UArizona
in an eﬀort to increase search engine
optimization results for the college.

ARKANSASJonesboro: Raccoons
have been spotted hanging out on the
third ﬂoor of Arkansas State Univer-
sity’s Dean B. Ellis Library.

CALIFORNIASacramento: Major
ride-sharing companies proposed a
state law Tuesday that would let
them continue to treat drivers as
independent contractors while also
guaranteeing them a minimum wage
and money for health insurance.

COLORADODenver: Hundreds of
state employees have prepared to
have their emails eliminated to re-
move access to government records
that would otherwise be public. The
Denver Post reports the aﬀected em-
ployees work for the Department of
Regulatory Agencies.

CONNECTICUTWaterbury: Gov. Ned
Lamont has signed an executive or-
der that creates an entity charged
with coming up with a plan for better
coordination between state agencies
and the business community.

DELAWAREDover: A federal magis-
trate is recommending dismissal of a
lawsuit against Delaware State Uni-
versity oﬃcials by a woman who says
she was sexually assaulted by a fel-
low student.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashing-
ton: The 33rd Annual 17th Street High
Heel Race took oﬀ Tuesday evening
with a parade and race near Dupont
Circle, WUSA-TV reports. The event
is the district’s second-largest annual
LGBTQ community event.

FLORIDAOrlando: A memorial to the
survivors of the Pulse nightclub mas-
sacre will have a reﬂecting pool with
rainbow-colored lines radiating from
it, and a nearby museum will re-
semble a spirograph. Design concepts
were announced Wednesday.

GEORGIAAtlanta: Oﬃcials are mov-
ing forward with plans for two new
parks. The Atlanta-Journal Constitu-
tion reports the City Council has
approved the purchase of land for a
park in the Home Park neighborhood.
They also approved funding to buy
two properties for the $40 million
Rodney Cook Sr. Park being built in
the Vine City neighborhood.

HAWAIIHilo: Residents of the Leilani
Estates neighborhood, who consider
visitors trying to get a look at damage
from a volcanic eruption last year a
nuisance, are relieved to see interest
beginning to wane, the Hawaii Tri-
bune Herald reports.

IDAHOBoise: Latino students make
up 18% of the enrollment in the
state’s public schools, but their
achievement scores continue to lag
state averages.

ILLINOISChicago: A teacher strike
has canceled classes for a 10th day in
the city’s school district. Contract
talks resumed Wednesday.

INDIANASeymour: John Mellen- camp, the subject of a new mural in his hometown, endorsed the project by adding a few brushstrokes Tues- day. The rock star painted his ini- tialson the exterior of a music store in Seymour, which he immortalized in 1985 hit “Small Town.”

IOWAWaukee: Authorities are in- vestigating another gender-reveal party explosion a day after a blast at a similar gathering killed a woman in a nearby town. They say no one was hurtSunday, but a neighbor’s windows may have been broken. KANSASDodge City: A monkey that was injured last month trying to protect his oﬀspring during an apparent break-in at a zoo has died. Oﬃcials at Wright Park Zoo say the tufted capuchin monkey, Vern, 32, was found unresponsive Tuesday.

KENTUCKYMurray: Murray State University students are using GPS devices to track box turtles. LOUISIANANew Orleans: A $2.1 million research project at Tu- lane University is aimed at helping members of the United Houma Na- tioncope with climate change and economic inequality.

MAINEGardiner: University of Maine Advanced Structure and Composites Center lab manager Paul Bussiere plans to create a pros- thetic leg for a duck attacked by a fox, the Bangor Daily News reports.

MARYLANDAnnapolis: Exelon Corp., the energy company that runs the Conowingo Dam, will in- vest more than $200 million in en- vironmental projects, according to an agreement announced Tuesday. MASSACHUSETTSCarver: The cranberry industry is looking to solar power for relief from plum- meting fruit prices. Cranberry farmers in the state are proposing to build solar panels above their bogs.

MICHIGANDetroit: The funeral for John Conyers, who served more than 50 years in Congress, will be held Monday at Greater Grace Tem- ple. The public will get a chance to pay respects Saturday and Sunday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

MINNESOTAMinneapolis: Data show the University of Minnesota’s 2019 freshmen class is the biggest in 50 years and has the most students of color in the school’s history.

MISSISSIPPIJackson: With the nationwide closure of Fred’s Phar- macy, Kemper County residents ﬁnd themselves without a pharmacy and must drive about 30 minutes away. MISSOURIKansas City: The mayor is proposing an ordinance to help police keep ﬁrearms from those with a history of domestic violence.

MONTANAHelena: The state has spent over $2 million on snow plow- ing so far this year, far surpassing costs by this date for 2017 or 2018. NEBRASKANorth Platte: Oﬃcials have begun the process to get the city’s downtown placed on the Na- tional Register of Historic Places.

NEVADALas Vegas: The state’s casinos took in nearly $1.06 billion in winnings last month – a high for 2019 and a record for September. NEW HAMPSHIREDurham: The University System of New Hamp- shire says tuition for in-state students will be frozen in place for the 2020-2021 academic year.

NEW JERSEYWoodbridge: A small plane crashed through the roof of a home Tuesday, killing the pilot and causing an explosion that set two houses ablaze. NEW MEXICOAlbuquerque: The federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park would be oﬀ limits to oil and gas development under legislation pending before Congress. NEW YORKNew York: The sale of foie gras is likely to become illegal under a move by the City Council.

NORTH CAROLINASpencer: The state has received a federal grant to renovate a 1920s rail car that was built to comply with the racist Jim Crow laws of the 20th century. NORTH DAKOTABismarck: The state auditor is retracting an audit critical of the city of Williston after oﬃcials provided more information to the state.

OHIOCleveland: A federal civil rights lawsuit says a 10-year-old Muslim boy was questioned about his patrio- tism and religious beliefs by a student teacher at a school in the Lake- view Local School District and was ordered to undress to determine whether his parents had abused him.

OKLAHOMAOklahoma City: Health oﬃcials say the frequency of con- genital syphilis cases has risen sharply in the state during the past ﬁve years and continues to increase. OREGONSalem:State biologists tallied a minimum of 124 wolves statewide last year, according to the annual wolf report released on Wednesday. The number represented an 11% increase over the previous year, but only a growth of 14 animals since 2015.

PENNSYLVANIABethlehem: A prose- cutor says he will recommend dismissal of charges against a woman who authorities say handed her 1- month-old baby to a bus driver and walked away in tears. RHODE ISLANDProvidence: The city has come up with what it calls a “climate justice plan” to reduce its car- bon footprint while accounting for the needs of low-income and minor- ity neighborhoods.

SOUTH CAROLINACharleston: Envi- ronmental groups are taking steps toward suing Frontier Logistics, a company they say is responsible for polluting the state’s waters with tiny plastic beads. SOUTH DAKOTASioux Falls: Univer- sity leaders tell state lawmakers they’re working to implement a new law aimed at ensuring free speech and intellectual diversity on campus.

TEXASHarlingen: The critically en- dangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle had an oﬀseason for nesting this year along beaches in the state, with 190 nests recorded. UTAHSalt Lake City: A state liquor commission has announced it is run- ning out of bar licenses for potential business owners again after a similar shortage two years ago.

VERMONTMontpelier:The state has a new poet laureate. Republican Gov. Phil Scott appointed Mary Rueﬂe to the honorary position this week. VIRGINIARichmond: Democrats hoping to seize control of the Legisla- ture in next month’s elections say passing the long-stalled Equal Rights Amendment will be a top priority next year.

WASHINGTONYakima: Yakima County oﬃcials have announced a proposal to turn a jail into a homeless shelter and use an additional 0.3% sales tax for funding. WEST VIRGINIARichwood: An 11-foot python that was on the loose was found Tuesday, about a month after it got out of its tank, broke through a window screen and slithered outside.

WISCONSINMadison: The state has the widest achievement gap between black and white students of any state based on results of a test known as the nation’s report card. Overall, Wis- consin’s scores were higher than the national average.

WYOMINGCody: Farmers are wrap- ping up a diﬃcult year for sugar beets. A cold snap followed by a week of mild temperatures is threatening the harvest in the Bighorn Basin. From USA TODAY Network and wire reports

HIGHLIGHT: TENNESSEE

Justin Ownby celebrates his brief pumpkin-boat victory. CHRISTIN OWNBY

Cleveland: You’ve heard of a pumpkin being turned into a carriage, but what about into a boat? Justin Ownby has tried for years to grow the perfect giant pumpkin, with limited success. This year, though, he outdid himself. “We’ve pumpkin spiced everything else; why not pumpkin spice a boat?” he said. Ownbyowns a family farm with his wife, Christin, and their four children. A massive pumpkin in his patch grew to more than 900 pounds and several feet across this year, big enough to carve out space for a grown man to sit inside it and paddle across a pond – before it sank under him. “It’s ﬁsh food now,” Ownby said.

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