Date: 2015-03-31 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 206.98, high: 208.61, low: 206.96, close: 208.25, volume: 96180400, daily change: 0.0122
News headlines:
CBRE to Buy Johnson Controls Workplace Unit
Financial Briefs: News Digest
Business Watch: News Digest
Labor of Love for Flatiron’s Superintendent
Corn Prices Fall on Stockpile Forecast
Privacy Group Sues FAA Over Drone Rules
Wal-Mart Boosts Pressure on Suppliers
A Sweet New Job for Comcast CFO
Dollar Rallies for Fourth Day
Lew Criticizes China for Not Opening Up Economy
Kraft, Dietitian Group to End Program
GoDaddy Raises $460 Million in IPO
Congress Wants More Answers on Possible Fed Leaks
P&G Sells Vicks VapoStream to Helen of Troy
Dollar’s Strengthening Likely Isn’t Over
ECB Stimulus Lifts European Bonds
Businesses Seek New African Frontiers
Samson Resources Says It May File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Actavis CEO’s 2014 Compensation Was $36.6 Million
Wendy’s Backs Shareholder Move on Boards
EU Seeks Information on Luxembourg’s Tax Dealings With McDonald’s
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Slide; Dow Posts Quarterly Decline
UTi Worldwide Loss Widens
Etsy IPO to Potentially Raise More Than $300 Million
Iran Talks Weigh on Oil Prices
U.S. Stocks Slide
Laricina Gets Creditor Protection
Ally Financial To Stay In Detroit
Rents Fall, Vacancies Rise as Moscow Confronts Flagging Economy
Battered Oil Shows Signs of Life
RadioShack Rescue Deal Clears Bankruptcy Court
Gold Prices Turn Lower
Bank of Montreal Targets Doubling U.S. Customer Base
Chevron’s Board Approves Executive Pay Increases
Moscow Stadium Project Pushes Ahead
Quintiles, Quest Create Lab Services Venture
Subsidy Aims to Stem Falling Russian Apartment Sales
Charter to Buy Bright House Networks
US Airways Miles Moved to American Loyalty Program
Hungary Amends Law To Freeze Assets In Criminal Financial Cases
CBRE to Buy Johnson Control Unit for $1.48 Billion
China to Begin Deposit Insurance
Euro Stocks Fall, Oil Leads Declines
Asia Stocks Keep Powering Higher
Investors Still Bullish on Highflying European Stocks
ADM to Adopt No-Deforestation Policy for Soy and Palm Oil
Bombardier Cut Former CEO’s Pay
Warburg Pincus Commits Up to $500 Million to Oil and Gas Startup
Spain’s ‘Bad Bank’ Reports Loss for 2014 on Higher Provisions
New Basel Capital Rule Raises Objections in Japan
Berkshire Hathaway Buys 2 Virginia Papers
‘Incapacity Directive’ Helps a Client with Dementia
U.S. Consumer Confidence Improves
Stone Point Buys Software Company Black Mountain
International Paper to Expand Fluff Output
State Street Names New Asset Management Chief
Dollar’s Rise Boosting Currency-Hedged ETFs
Harman Buys Luxury-Car Stereo Business
U.K. Growth Data Fuel Election Debate
Eurozone Price Falls Ease
Nielsen to Merge Into U.K. Unit  as Part of Planned Relocation
Endurance to Buy Reinsurer Montpelier Re
TransUnion Files for IPO
Conn’s Will Explore Loan Portfolio Sale as Profit Drops 44%
Citigroup Sells Citi Cards Japan
Stimulus Hope Spurs Stocks in China, Japan
Asian Shares Succumb to Profit-Taking
Movado Warns of Slow Growth, Currency Headwinds
Growth in Home Prices Moderates, but Affordability Still Faces Headwinds
King Dollar Reaffirms Its Global Supremacy
City Comes to the Suburbs in New Developments
Market direction: Neutral