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Top Stories : 2017October27Friday

Everything coming to Netflix in November, and what’s leaving

‘Justice League’ opening weekend box office could be one of the biggest of 2017

CVS, Aetna bonds clobbered by takeover report

Netflix’s new junk bonds are already under water

Currencies: Dollar stares down best weekly gain of 2017

American Girl dolls are dying, and taking Mattel with them

Called to Account: GE’s pledge to be more accountable comes after SEC’s urging, stock plunge

Business equipment spending steals spotlight in Q3 GDP report

L.A. Times newsroom is in a fight with Tronc to unionize

Market Snapshot: Stock market hits records as tech rally powers gains

Real-time headlines : 2017October27Friday

December WTI oil trades at $53.75/bbl, down from $53.80 before the rig data

U.S. total weekly active drilling-rig count down 4 at 909: Baker Hughes

U.S. weekly active oil-rig count edge up by 1 to 737: Baker Hughes

Shares of Axalta up nearly 20%

Shares of Viacom are down more than 4% in afternoon trade

Nasdaq, up 134 points, aims for best daily point climb in more than 2 years

S&P 500 carves out fresh intraday record at 2,579.46 in afternoon trade

S&P 500 hits intraday all-time high at 2,579.47

Nasdaq, up 127 points, on track for best one-day point gain rise since March 1, 2016

Dec. Brent oil up 73 cents, or 1.2%, at $60.03/bbl on ICE Futures Europe

Market Pulse : 2017October27Friday

Baker Hughes reports a slight rise in U.S. oil-rig count

Axalta shares rocket 20% after report of potential merger talks

Intel shares soar toward 17-year high on strongest day in more than 3 years

Nasdaq on track for best daily point rise in more than 2 years as tech sector powers record rally

Microsoft's record stock rally delivers more than 45-point tailwind to Dow industrials

Trump leaning toward appointing Powell to top Fed spot: report

Treasury yields dip after news report says Trump favors Powell as next Fed chief

Twitter's stock surges toward 13-month high after UBS boosts rating, price target

Dow dragged lower by Chevron, Merck; Nasdaq sets fresh intraday record on tech earnings

Google parent Alphabet's market cap jumps above $700 billion for first time

Breaking News: 2017October27Friday

Best session in three years puts 17-year high in reach for Intel's stock

Nasdaq on track for biggest one-day point gain since March 2016

Oil rally sends Brent crude past $60 mark for first time in more than two years

Microsoft alone has given the Dow a 45-point boost early Friday

Google parent Alphabet's market cap clears $700 billion bar for first time

Nasdaq on cusp of logging triple-digit Friday advance

U.S. consumer-sentiment gauge at 13-year high despite downward revision

Microsoft, Intel and Apple fuel blue-chip Dow as it reverses Friday skid

Spanish stocks dive after parliamentary vote in Barcelona

Catalan parliament votes to declare independence from Spain

Internet Stories: 2017October27Friday

Everything coming to Netflix in November, and what’s leaving

Netflix’s new junk bonds are already under water

L.A. Times newsroom is in a fight with Tronc to unionize

Market Snapshot: Stock market hits records as tech rally powers gains

Market Extra: CVS-Aetna merger ‘makes a lot of sense’ as Amazon enters market — analysts assess the deal talk

Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: Sell these 5 scary stocks now

Deep Dive: Weekend roundup: 401(k) scare and opportunity | Tech giants clean up | Video games can make you smarter

5 strange things about ‘Stranger Things’ season 2

Financial Services: 2017October27Friday

Currencies: Dollar stares down best weekly gain of 2017

Business equipment spending steals spotlight in Q3 GDP report

This is why you shouldn’t count on Social Security

Europe Markets: Spanish stocks end sharply lower as Catalonia moves to declare independence

London Markets: FTSE 100 steps higher as British pound weakens

Despite over $130 billion of damage, hurricanes didn’t derail the economy as much as some had feared

Spain ETF falls as Catalonia declares independence

Market Extra: Here’s why Aetna-CVS may be the last blockbuster deal you see for a while

Catalans declare independence from Spain, as central government prepares to move in