Date: 2015-03-16 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 206.77, high: 207.93, low: 204.58, close: 205.83, volume: 162410900, daily change: -0.0061
News headlines:
MIDEAST STOCKS-Weak oil may depress Gulf; investment deals could support Egypt
TABLE-Bangladesh January money supply rises 13 pct on year
KKR, Varde and Deutsche buy GE Capital consumer finance arm for $6.3 bln
UPDATE 1-China has plenty of room to manoeuvre policy - Premier Li
KKR, Varde and Deutsche buy GE Capital consumer finance arm for $6.3 billion
CORRECTING and REPLACING VÃ¤rde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank Consortium Purchase GE Capitalâs Consumer Finance Business in Australia and New Zealand
RPT-Weak euro to help European companies, force U.S. rivals to adapt
Dreary home market spurs Spanish banks on to foreign climes
GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Has the Fed's "patience" been exhausted?
Credit Suisse not planning new capital raising -newspaper
Credit Suisse not planning new capital raising: newspaper
Oil prices stabilizing, will continue to firm up: Saudi adviser
BRIEF-Bitkom hikes 2015 sales forecast for German IT, telecoms industry
Dreary home market spurs Spanish banks on to foreign climes
MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf falls after oil dips; investment deals lift Egypt
Egypt's Sawiris to diversify Orascom, invest $500 million in Egypt
UPDATE 1-China investigates auto executive Yunnan official for graft
REMINDER/Media Advisory: Media availability with Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Steven Blaney, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson
REMINDER/Media Advisory: Media availability with Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Steven Blaney, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson
Amazon Millionaires Launch Amazing.com
Sisi confident after investment summit: now the hard part
Has the Fed's 'patience' been exhausted?
Wall St Week Ahead-Investors in 'patient panic' over Fed language
Investors in 'patient panic' over Fed language
UPDATE 1-Box Office: 'Cinderella' Reigns With $70.1 Million, 'Run All Night' Falls Flat
UPDATE 1-Sisi confident after investment summit; now for the hard part
Sisi confident after investment summit; now for the hard part
China can prevent systemic financial risks: Premier Li
China has plenty of room to maneuver policy: Premier Li
Eaton shares could rise 20 pct in next year: Barron's
RPT-KKR, Varde and Deutsche buy GE Capital consumer finance arm for $6.3 bln
Basel watchdog shifts emphasis to fine-tuning bank rules
China's luxury big spenders: young, trendy and not so rich
In China, trust firms shift, rather than reduce, shadow banking risk
Asia Pacific Stock Exchange Goes Live With New Trading Technology Powered by Nasdaq
Asia Pacific Stock Exchange Goes Live With New Trading Technology Powered by Nasdaq
Basel watchdog shifts emphasis to fine-tuning bank rules
In China, trust firms shift, rather than reduce, shadow banking risk 
Veneto Banca hires adviser as sector reform seen spurring M&A;
China's luxury big spenders: young, trendy and not so rich  
Ecopetrol and Pacific Rubiales Energy Announce their Decisions Concerning the Rubiales Field
Greek finance minister says liquidity problems "insignificant"-German TV
Greek finance minister says liquidity problems 'insignificant': German TV 
Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny Helps Launch Global Sustainability Centre to be Headquartered in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland Supported by 300 Million Euro Fund Creating More Than 250 Jobs
FOREX-Friendless euro sinks to fresh depths, dollar firms
Friendless euro sinks to fresh depths, dollar firms
Holcim proposes share-exchange changes in Lafarge cement deal - Bloomberg
PRECIOUS-Gold near lowest in over three months ahead of Fed meeting
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 16
UPDATE 1-Holcim proposes share-exchange changes in Lafarge cement deal - Bloomberg
PRESS DIGEST- British Business - March 16
Murray Energy Corporation And Foresight Energy GP LLC Announce Transaction Creating the Premier Coal Mining Company in the United States
BRIEF-Murray Energy and Foresight Energy gp llc announce transaction
Bankers to file for IPO for Australia's MYOB within weeks - sources
KKR, Varde, Deutsche seek to securitise A$7 bln of GE Capital debt-sources
RPT-KKR, Varde, Deutsche seek to securitise A$7 bln of GE Capital debt-sources
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Min Ong to Lead Energy Business in Singapore
Fitch: Tough Competition to Squeeze Smaller Thai Securities Companies
UPDATE 1-KKR, Varde, Deutsche seek to securitise A$7 bln of GE Capital debt-sources
DIARY-Top Economic Events to March 27
DIARY-Emerging markets economic events to March 26
Fitch: Thai Insurers' Solid Capitalisation Supports Growth
Inter Lubric China 2015: The Ticket for China's Lubricant Industry
TA Associates Announces Investment in YeePay
Nikkei hits 15-year high on earnings, shareholder returns hopes
Bain-backed MYOB to file for $2.3 billion Australia IPO by end-March: sources
Australia shares narrow losses as attention shifts to high $US benefits
ANZ turns to Singapore dollars for Basel III capital
UPDATE 3-China investigates auto executive, Yunnan official for graft
India Morning Call-Global Markets
REFILE-BRIEF-Span Diagnostics says accepted resignation of Paras Desai as CFO
FOREX-Friendless euro drifts down to new lows, dollar firms
Australia's APX upgrades trading platform with Nasdaq technology
MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - March 16
China investigates auto executive, Yunnan official for graft
BRIEF-Sinolink Securities' net profit in 2014 doubles
China's January-February fiscal income growth cools as economy slowsCredits & Debits: News Digest
The Big Number
Business Watch: News Digest
Experts: Murder Case Spares the Durst Name
CIO Journal: Legacy Code Creates  Security Headaches
Rakuten Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Would-Be Finance Star Charged With Stealing
Oil Hits Six-Year Low
Costco’s Canadian Unit Banned From Importing Fish
Financial Briefs: News Digest
A ‘Merger of Equals’ Is More Fragile
In Shift, Firms Give Investors New Clout Over Board Seats
Brown-Forman Shows Some Love to Old Forester
Free Advice Helps End a Dispute Over Advice
Investors Gird for Fed Move in June
Valeant Wins Salix After Raising Offer
Lufthansa Pilots Union Calls for Strike
Permira Sells Rest of Stake in Hugo Boss
Mattel Brings Back Departed CEO as Consultant
Gulf Airlines Force Question: Join or Compete?
Ruling Limits Options for Atlantic City’s Revel Casino
Labor Group Seeks Accountability at Fast Food Chains
Earnings Forecasts Turn Down
BHP Outlines Plan to Spin Off South32
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rise
Jamba: Will Need More Time to File Annual Report
German Banking Association Bails Out Real-Estate Lender
National CineMedia Terminates Deal for Screenvision
Kodak Narrows Loss on Cost Cutting
FHFA Squares Off With Firms at Trial
Investors Turn to Stocks as European Bond Returns Fall
Altegrity Wins Approval for Financing Deal
Oracle’s Saving Grace: Low Expectations
Sotheby’s Picks Sports Executive as CEO
Machinists Seek to Hold Union Election at Boeing’s S.C. Plant
Coffee Prices Get Jumpy
Gold Pares Gains Ahead of Fed Meeting
GE Notes Banking Arm’s Weak Returns
Adidas Won’t Renew NBA Partnership
Tensions Flare Over Tanker Seeking Libya Oil
Deloitte Names Ucuzoglu as Head of Audit Practice
Euro Regains Some Ground
ICE Futures to Pay $3 Million Over Errors
Probe Targets PetroChina Vice Chairman
Voices: Lisa Woll, on the Rise of Social-Impact Investing
OPEC Warns U.S. Oil Boom Could Decline
European Commission Clears Actavis Deal to Buy Allergan
Drop in Manufacturing Takes Shine Off Small Gain in Industrial Production
GM Ignition-Switch Death Claims Up to 67
China Rongsheng Signs Initial Pact to Sell Shipbuilding Operations
Advisers Manage Hollywood’s Shrinking Wealth
AIG to Acquire Controlling Stake in NSM Insurance
Life Time Fitness Going Private
Murray Energy to Acquire Controlling Interest in Foresight
WPP’s Sorrell Set for $53 Million Share Award
Visteon CEO to Step Down
Banco de Madrid Files for Bankruptcy
A. Schulman to Buy Citadel Plastics for $800 Million
Toyota to Raise Wages by Most in 13 Years
NRG to Repurchase Additional $100 Million
Equity ETF Sets Record Amid Global Demand For China Stocks
Spectrum Brands Appoints Andreas Rouve as CEO
Bank Indonesia Constrained by Weak Rupiah
Scripps to Buy Controlling Stake in Polish Broadcaster TVN
Russian Economy Shrank 0.7% in First Quarter
China Stocks Up on Stimulus Hopes
Airbus, Korea Aerospace Sign Helicopter Deal
India Wholesale Price Index Drops
Cement Deal in Doubt as Holcim Rejects Terms
Market direction: Neutral