Date: 2014-12-11 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 205.91, high: 205.98, low: 202.93, close: 203.16, volume: 159856400, daily change: -0.016
News headlines:
Critical Report Lands India Analyst in Jail
Starboard Builds Up 6% Staples Stake
China Pumps Cash Into Banks
Local China Government Pulls Bond Backing
Critics See Overreach in Prosecutors’ Insider-Trading Push
Leighton to Sell Construction Unit to Chinese Company
S&P Cuts Jefferies Rating
Microsoft Move Is Win for Bitcoin
Canadian Firm Recoups Cash in Bribery Case
SEC Targets Risks at Fund Firms
Big Banks Slapped for Offering Glowing Research to Win IPO
Financial Briefing Book: News Digest
Corporate Watch: News Digest
Jury Trial Fails to Resolve Questions Over Access to Generic Drugs
AT&T, Verizon Tax Breaks Don’t Add Jobs
NLRB Rules on Union-Organizing Emails
Hearst Joins DreamWorks in AwesomenessTV Venture
Oil’s Drop Spills Into Other Assets
Halliburton to Lay Off  1,000 Workers
RadioShack Plans More Cost Cuts
United Technologies CEO Hunting for Major Acquisition
Former Taco Bell Chief Takes On Yum
Money-Market Assets Rise $18.47 Billion
J&J Tuberculosis Drug Poised for Expanded Reach
Commerzbank Faces $1 Billion Penalty
Cheap Gas Fuels Retail Hopes
SEC Orders Former Adviser to NFL Players to Pay $1.7M
Americans’ Debt Levels Off
Falling Gas Prices Redefine Pay at Pump
GM Plans $5 Billion Mexico Expansion
Asian Morning Briefing: Oil Prices Extend Decline
Warner Bros. Names Williams As Finance Chief
SeaWorld CEO to Depart
UBS to Widen Bonus Pay on Advisers’ New Assets
Quiksilver Posts a Narrower Loss
CBS Extends CEO’s Contract Again
Fastest Asia-U.S. Shipping Route? Canada’s Ports
Dollar Rises Against Yen, Euro on Strong U.S. Data
KBR Plans to Restructure
Re-Max CEO Margaret Kelly to Retire
Hot M&A Market May Create Buying Opportunities for Private-Equity
Don’t Get Too Sentimental on Market
Toys ‘R’ Us Reports Narrower Loss
Arabica Coffee Slips Into Bear Market
Delta Projects 11% Pretax Income Rise
Experimental Trial of Merck Ebola Vaccine Suspended
Gold Drops on Upbeat U.S. Data
Fight Over Trump Brand Stuck in Bankruptcy Court
Ex-CFO: I Warned on Espírito
How to Buy a Greek Island
Corzine Bid to Tap More Insurance Money Opposed
Ford Launches New Version of In-Car Multimedia System
Leveraging Social Media’s Personal Side
Economists See Stronger Growth in 2015
Cenovus Cuts Capital Budget
Coke Continues Push to Refresh Board
Tumbling Oil Price Hits Stocks, Ruble
Oil Slide Drives Central Banks to Act
Vonnegut: What Are Advisers Worth?
Russian Official Calls for Harsh Punishment of Currency Speculators
U.S. Import Prices Drop
Oil’s Decline Puts a Chill on Drilling
Wal-Mart Guarantees Christmas Eve Delivery
Luxe Living in Mallville
German Firms Set for Gender Revolution
Bank of Canada Chief Warns on Impact Of Financial Reform, Oil Prices
U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in Eight Months
Lululemon Profit Beats Guidance
Europe Presents Olive Branch to U.S. in Derivatives Skirmish
At Sony Pictures, Drama in Email
Virgin Galactic’s Troubled History
Loan Effort Prods ECB on Easing
Russia Raises Interest Rates
Jobless Claims Fall
Danaher Gives Rosy Earnings Outlook
Ciena Posts Surprise Loss
Teva Provides Low-Key Revenue Outlook
Gulf Markets Fall on Lower Oil Prices
Volcker’s Lesser-Known Investments
Airbus Talks Up A380 Demand
VistaJet Poised to Order More Planes
China Injects $65 Billion Into Banks
Norway Surprises With Rate Cut
Swiss Central Bank to Keep Lid on Franc
Fiat Chrysler Prices Share Offering
Profit Up at Retailer Inditex
Oil Plunge Dims Outlook for LNG Projects
Time Inc. to Sell Sunset Magazine Campus
For Gold Miners, Little Solace in Cheaper Oil
Former J.P. Morgan Manager Joins Bitcoin Startup
Market direction: Fall