Date: 2014-12-16 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 201.98, high: 202.53, low: 198.78, close: 199.51, volume: 189965800, daily change: -0.0069
News headlines:
Petrobras CEO Finds Herself in Crosshairs
Sears Struggles as It Bets on Technology
Digits: Highlights from the Blog
Financial Briefing Book: News Digest
Coca-Cola Names Chief Customer Officer
Blackstone Puts Money on Singapore’s Sentosa Island as High-End Resort
Honda in China Sets Recall Over Air Bags
Jefferies Swings to Loss
Pimco Emerging Fund Takes Hit
Corporate Watch: News Digest
U.S. Banks Relax Loan Standards
Las Vegas ‘Player’ Gets Bounced From Casino
The Pantry Nears Deal to Be Sold
Putting Musical Skills to Use
Darden’s Olive Garden Shows Progress
U.S. Oil Prices Snap Losing Streak
Northrop Grumman to Provide Drones for South Korea
RadioShack Replaces Finance Chief Again
Oil Price Drop to Weigh On GE 2015 Earnings
Mercedes-Benz USA Weighs Move From New Jersey
SeaWorld to Cut About 300 Jobs in Restructuring
American Apparel Fires CEO
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks End Lower After Volatile Session
Dollar Lengthens Slump Against Yen and Euro
Portugal’s Banco BPI Eyes Novo Banco
Carlyle Puts ITS Technologies & Logistics on Auction Block
FedEx Acquires Bongo International
Hong Kong Is Second for IPOs
Verisk Ends Effort To Acquire EagleView
Dave & Buster’s Loss Narrows
Benchmark Overhaul Hits Hurdles
Cubic Buys DTech to Expand Defense Unit
OSX Brasil Recovery Plan Faces Possible Delay
Western Banks Curtail Flow of Cash to Russian Entities
Joy Global’s Joyless Year
Ford Starts Deliveries of 2015 F-150
Ruble’s Decline Concerns European Companies
Bank of America Names New Co-Heads of Global FICC Trading
Gold Sinks as Traders Brace for Fed Decision
Repsol Deal Brings Capacity, Risk
MGM Reaches Deal Over CityCenter Tower
LightSquared Has Now Lost $1.8 Billion Since 2012 Chapter 11 Filing
Raymond James Hires Two Wells Fargo Teams
Merrill Lynch Fined $1.9 Million
Navistar Loss Narrows But Misses Expectations
Shockwaves From Oil Plunge Hit Stocks, Currencies
Moody’s Cuts American Realty Capital Properties to Junk
Wal-Mart Weighs Appealing Wage Suit to U.S. Supreme Court
Ruble Tumbles Despite Rate Rise
FedEx Earnings: What to Watch
The Biggest Breakaway of 2014
Survey: U.S. Teens’ E-Cigarette Use Tops Traditional Cigarettes
Voices: Greg Hammer, on Offering Tax-Preparation Services
Bravofly to Acquire Lastminute.com
China Plans to Ban Local Government Debt From Securitized Products
Actavis Unveils Management Changes
PetSmart Deal Includes Breakup Fee of Up to $510 Million
Swedish Central Bank Holds Benchmark Rate
When Dad Has a Much Younger Fiancée
NYSE Group Plans to Slash Costs for Retail Investors
Pharma Deal’s Victor Now Must Execute
Time to Accept Bitcoin for Fortune, Health Magazine Subscriptions
Nucor Offers Disappointing Outlook
Chrysler Changes Name to FCA US
Progressive to Buy Home Insurer ASI
U.K. Inflation Hits 12-Year Low
Home Builder Taylor Morrison Sells Canadian Unit
Scana to Sell Two Wholesale Businesses
ICBC Banker Wrapped Up in Two Lawsuits
CVS Sees Earnings Growth on Deals
Encana Boosts Planned 2015 Spending
Persian Gulf Stock Markets Tumble Again
Salix to Clear Wholesaler Inventory, Withdraws Guidance
Selling Liquor With Whisky Fog and Flamethrowers
Greek Shipowners Bet on Liquefied Natural Gas
Major U.K. Banks Get Clean Bill of Health
Hertz Agrees to Higher Interest Rates
3M Sees Growth in 2015; Raises Dividend
China Stock Link Has Slow Start
ECB’s Weidmann Casts Doubt On Big Purchases of Government Bonds
Ocwen Mortgage-Pact Compliance Under Fire
Germany’s Metro Swings to Profit
RBS Sells Irish Real-Estate Loans
Chinese Builder Greenland to Expand in Existing Markets
NBC to Live Stream Its Network
Ford Recycles to Cut Truck Costs
Ex-U.K. Financial Regulator to Join Oliver Wyman
Market direction: Rise