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Top Stories : 2016February03Wednesday

Currencies: Dollar eyes largest daily drop vs. euro in 2 months

Chipotle will recover from ‘most challenging quarter in its history,’ analysts say

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury yield falls to one-year low

Market Extra: Tumbling Treasury yields point to lower rates for longer

The Wall Street Journal: Activist hedge fund Orange Capital to shut down, return $1 billion to investors

10 things: 10 things your spouse won’t tell you

Commodities Corner: Why oil prices shouldn’t really be rallying

Earnings Outlook: GoPro to shed light on gloomy holiday quarter

The Sniff Test: Comcast spent tons of money buying back shares, but earnings still fell short

The Margin: Donald Trump loses Iowa but wins Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Real-time headlines : 2016February03Wednesday

Rick Santorum dropping out of presidential race, CNN reports

March WTI oil up $2.27, or 7.6%, at $32.15/bbl on Nymex

Nymex WTI oil hits session highs ahead of settlement

LinkedIn shares down 8%

April gold up $14.10, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,141.30/oz on Comex

Gold futures settle at highest level since Oct. 30

Dow industrials turn positive, up 25 points to 16,179

SPDR Financial ETF drops 1.8%; on track to close at a 2-year low

Wells Fargo's stock slides 2.8%; on track for lowest close since March 5, 2014

Editatas starts trading at $18, above issue price of $16

Market Pulse : 2016February03Wednesday

Chipotle upgraded to outperform at Wells Fargo on high recovery potential

Editas Medicine opens above issue price in its market debut

BeiGene, first IPO of 2016, begins trading above issue price

WTI oil turns lower as EIA reports fourth straight weekly rise in crude supplies

Chipotle upgraded at Bank of America based on survey results

U.S. stocks open higher as oil rebounds

Tighter financial conditions could factor into Fed's March decision: Dudley

Autodesk to lay off 10% of its workforce

Rand Paul dropping out of presidential race: reports

Treasury to 'modestly reduce' size of notes, bond auctions

Breaking News: 2016February03Wednesday

Dow industrials shake off triple-digit decline in bid to snap losing streak

Nasdaq bears brunt as latest wave of selling pushes U.S. stocks lower

January growth in U.S. services sector is slowest in two years: ISM

Fed's Dudley: Tightened financial conditions may factor into March rate decision

Rand Paul reportedly dropping out of presidential race

Chipotle shares down nearly 6% in premarket trades

Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion to resolve claims related to FHA lending

U.S. adds 205,000 private-sector jobs in January: ADP

Breaking news: Starboard takes 6.7% stake in Marvell Technology

Yahoo to lay off 15% of workforce and close five offices

Internet Stories: 2016February03Wednesday

The Wall Street Journal: Activist hedge fund Orange Capital to shut down, return $1 billion to investors

Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: Forget bigger — Alphabet is way better than Apple

The New York Post: IAC to make another bid for Angie’s List, sources say

Need to Know: Which of these four scenarios is going to goose the VIX?

Etsy officially a do-good company, but the stock ... not so good

MarketWatch First Take: Marissa Mayer is racing against the Yahoo board, and she’s running on fumes

The Wall Street Journal: U.S., EU agree on new data-transfer pact

The Margin: Uber changes its logo, leaving some befuddled

The Wall Street Journal: Amazon said to be planning hundreds of brick-and-mortar bookstores

Financial Services: 2016February03Wednesday

The Wall Street Journal: Activist hedge fund Orange Capital to shut down, return $1 billion to investors

10 things: 10 things your spouse won’t tell you

Capitol Report: Treasury says it told Congress about debt-ceiling planning

In One Chart: Ugly earnings may mean a scary 20% S&P 500 plunge

London Markets: FTSE 100 suffers third straight loss; pound pushes higher

Apollo Global profit hurt by energy bets

Market Extra: Goldman boss Blankfein likens central-bank moves to his cancer treatment

Outside the Box: It’s the earnings, stupid (and they’re going down)

This man wants to upend the world of high-frequency trading