Stocks Mixed; Mars Buys Wrigley for $23B

Stocks lacked direction on Monday, ahead of tomorrow’s FOMC meeting.

The Dow fell -20.11, the Nasdaq Composite rose +1.47 , and the S&P 500 slipped -1.47.

Shares of WM. Wrigley Jr.
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surged more than 23% after the company reported earnings that beat estimates and agreed to a $23 billion merger with privately held Mars.

Ford
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shares jumped nearly 10% after Kirk Kerkorian’s Tracinda announced it owns 4.7% of the company and plans to increase its holding.

Humana
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beat recently lowered estimates by $0.02. HUM rose nearly 4%.

Loews Corp.
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fell more than 5% after the company missed the consensus forecast by $0.25.

And, Verizon
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reported earnings that were in-line. VZ shares rose more than 2%.

Market Snapshot

Dow

-20.11 12871.75

NASDAQ

+1.47 2424.40

S&P 500

-1.47 1396.37

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