Date: 2015-02-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 206.61, high: 207.45, low: 205.83, close: 206.93, volume: 91087800, daily change: 0.0006
News headlines:
Treasury Auctions Set
Newcrest Looks to Sell Gold Mine
Total Plans Job Cuts, Asset Sales
J.P. Morgan Executives Pushed Out in Hiring Probe
Bottom Fishers Play the Energy Angle
Corporate Watch: News Digest
A ‘Swear Jar’ for Drug Makers
AmEx-Costco Divorce Shakes Up Card Industry
Financial Briefing Book: News Digest
Fidelity Records Record Revenue
TransCanada to Seek U.S. Approval for New Pipeline
Scoring on Falling-Yen Bets Gets Harder
Indigestion Hits Top U.S. Food Firms
It’s Time to Retire the Old Mail Truck
S&P Cuts Puerto Rico Rating Further
U.K. Labour Party Ratchets Up Anti-Bank Rhetoric
Russian Asset Sales Muddy Sanctions
Lawyers for Rural/Metro Shareholders Awarded $25 Million in Fees
ConAgra Names Hillshire Brands’ Connolly CEO
WPX Energy Cuts 2015 Capital Plan to $725 Million
McGraw Hill Swings to Loss
CBS Revenue Rises on Higher Ad Sales
AIG’s Operating Income Drops
Nike CFO Blair to Retire
Renault Lifted by Europe Sales
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rise, Nearing Record Highs
Chinese Shake Up Aluminum
Glenview Capital Takes McDonald’s Stake
Kraft Makes More Management Changes; Revenue Rises 2.2%
Columbia Sportswear Profit Rises 51%
Kellogg Posts Loss, Cautions on Outlook
Shire Profit Surges on AbbVie Breakup Fee
Campbell Soup Cuts Guidance
Dollar Drops Against Yen
Manulife Financial Earnings Drop 51%
Groupon Revenue Rises 20%
New Rules on Bank Capital, Swaps May Clash
Painkiller in Short Supply Following Hospira Recall
EDF 2014 Profit Rises 5.2%
Levi Strauss Swings to Loss
Oil Rises on Weak Dollar, Warnings
U.S. Shoppers Show Restraint Despite Savings at the Pump
Consumer Sentiment Poised to Gather Steam
Bunge Quarterly Profit Falls
GM Frets Buyback Would Freeze Credit Rating
Fininvest to Sell 7.8% Stake in Mediaset
Goldman Sachs Adds Trader to Sales Desk in Toronto
Fed to Release Big Banks’ Stress Test Results on March 11
Fight for Aer Lingus Heats Up
Marriott Adds 25 Million Shares to Buyback
L’Oréal Posts Robust Sales
Monte dei Paschi Shares Rally
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Takes Ownership in Gold Firm AUX
Italian Prosecutors Seek Corruption Charges Against Former Eni CEO
Time Provides Weak Sales Outlook
A Beach Town for Spotting Animals—and Celebrities
Economists See Cheap Oil Weighing on Capital Investment
Investors Snap Up Online Financial Advisers
TD Bank Reviewing Costs; More Layoffs Possible
Is the Exxon Tiger Ready to Pounce?
Firm Settles SEC Case Over Chinese Poultry Company
Pilgrim’s Pride Sees Chicken Demand Outpacing Production
Ukraine Deal Lifts Europe Stocks
Romantic Rooms Set the Mood
Foreign Owners Will Face the Pain of Capital Gains Tax in the U.K.
European IPO Volume at Record Level
Nationwide Mutual’s Operating Profit Falls
U.S. Jobless Claims Climb Amid Wintry Weather in Northeast
Two Former Freedom Officials to Plead Guilty in Spill Case
Helping a Widow Let Go
Credit Suisse to Cut Costs Amid Franc Pressure
News Corp General Counsel Steps Down
Sweden Cuts Rate, Announces QE
Voices: Kris Carroll, on Reassessing Modern Portfolio Theory
Teck Resources Earnings Fall on Lower Commodities Prices
Cenovus to Cut 15% of Workforce
Global Oil Demand Expected to Grow in 2015, Says Shell CEO
Founding Family Steps Back From Bombardier
Bundesbank to Buy €10 Billion Monthly for QE
Commerzbank Feels Squeeze Even as Net Rises
Eurozone QE Could Fall on Barren Ground, Warns ECB Economist
Dr Pepper Revenue Tops Expectations
Scripps Networks Results Disappoint
BOE Signals Rate Rise
Manchester United Revenue Falls on Champions League Exclusion
Husky Energy to Cut Capital Spending
Avon Sales Drop on Strong Dollar
Hospira Profit Tops Earnings Expectations
Japanese Stocks Rise on Upbeat Earnings Outlooks
Nielsen Revenue Growth Sluggish
New Pernod CEO Faces Tough Test
Former Korean Air Executive Found Guilty in ‘Nut Rage’ Incident
Société Générale Profit Soars
Rio Tinto’s Buyback Plan Points to Shift
Hermès Sales Growth to Slow
Yen Boosts Japan’s Shares
Eurozone Industrial Output Stalls
Kaisa May Modify Debt Repayment Terms
Malaysia Growth Speeds Up Despite Oil Rout
Baidu Outlook Disappoints
Emerging-Market Currencies Tumble
Publicis Sees Pickup in Growth
Study Finds Trends in Votes About ‘Say on Pay’
Global Demand for Gold Fell in 2014
Market direction: Neutral