Date: 2017-05-03 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 238.84, high: 238.98, low: 238.3, close: 238.77, volume: 57375700, daily change: 0.0004
News headlines:
China Caixin Services PMI Falls to 11-Month Low in April
Australia Trade Surplus Narrows in March
Avis Strikes Deal to Delay Agitation From Biggest Shareholder
Fed Sees Growth Rebounding, Stays on Track for Rate Rises
Senate Strikes Down Rule to Help State-Sponsored Retirement Plans
Puerto Rico Enters Bankruptcy
Dow Edges Higher as Fed Stands Pat
Tronc Posts Loss on Private Share Buyback
New Mountain Capital Nears Deal to Buy VWR
Square Inc. Narrows Loss
New Brooklyn Condos, Straight Out of the Cinema
Trump Administration Names Acting Comptroller of the Currency
Embattled Mortgage Lender Home Capital in Talks With Possible Buyers
What is Title III and Why is Puerto Rico in It?
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--May 3
Housing Recovery Helps Home-Improvement Firms Avoid Retail Blues
VWR Corp. Plays Big Role Stocking Medical Labs
Old Facade’s Figures in Search of a Home
Kraft Heinz Top Line Hit by Declining U.S. Sales
OCC’s Curry to Successor: Supervision Isn’t Partisan
Analytics Startup Decibel Insight Raises $9 Million
Novo Nordisk Struggles to Raise Prices
Nafta Talks Won’t Hurt Booming U.S. Farm Exports: Perdue
Pennsylvania Toy Seller Files For Bankruptcy
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
AIG Swings to Profit, Helped by Cost Cuts
Dollar Remains Stronger After Fed Decision
Anadarko Tried to Be a Good Neighbor. Then a Home Exploded
Natural-Gas Prices Inch Up in Slow Season
SquareTwo Creditors Get More Time to Review Bankruptcy Plan
Oil Edges Higher Despite Disappointing Inventory Data
Bidding War Heating Up Over Mountain Pass Rare Earths Mine
Kayne Anderson Buying Sentio Healthcare Properties
Wall Street Pushes Back on Mnuchin’s Idea of Ultralong Debt
Senate Panel to Revive Mortgage-Overhaul Efforts with First Hearing Next Week
Copper Falls as Inventories Rise
Rupari Seeks Up to $1.4 Million in Bonuses for Top Executives
Mexico’s Pemex Chalks Up Second Straight Quarterly Profit
Ciber Moves Forward With Sale Process
Intercontinental Exchange Transaction Revenue Declines
Novo Nordisk Narrows Guidance as Earnings Beat Forecasts
Allianz Profit Slightly Below Forecasts
China’s HNA Becomes Deutsche Bank’s Biggest Shareholder
Summers: Fintech Won’t Destabilize the Financial System
New York Times Says Subscriber Growth Is Highest in Its History
Quick Hits: Mnuchin Says Fed Bank Oversight Pick Coming
Solvay 1Q Net Income Rises to EUR235M From EUR15M
Southern Seeks $3.7 Billion From Toshiba for Nuclear Plant
LafargeHolcim Swings to 1Q Net Income of CHF226 Million
Firm Retention Summary: Ciber Inc.
Grain Traders Have a Problem: Too Much Grain
Kraft Heinz Earnings: What to Watch
U.S. Service-Sector Activity Accelerated in April
Stress Tests, Supervisory Guidance, and the Supply of Credit
General Mills Operating Chief to Become CEO
U.S. Oil Inventories Decline Less Than Expected
Federal Reserve’s Balance-Sheet Challenge Awaits Janet Yellen
Carlyle Posts Higher Earnings
ECB Paper Examines Eurosystem Monetary Policy Instruments Since 2012
Will Animal Attraction Help Developer Sell New York Condos?
J.P. Morgan to Shift Up to 1,000 Jobs Out of London Ahead of Brexit
Next Insurance Refuels to Back Its Pivot
WSJ Dollar Index Rises
Banks Pull Back on Car Loans as Used-Auto Prices Plummet
Radiology Partners Powers Up With $200 Million
ADP Reports 177,000 Rise in Private Payrolls
Rising Rates May Trip Oil Companies
Clayton Confirmed as SEC Chair | Otting Pick for OCC Would Signal Shift | SEC Probes Solar Companies | Democrats Stall Choice Act Vote | Community Bank Lobbyist to Retire | Deng’s Take: Party’s Role in China’s Financial Tightening
Zinsli’s Take: The Return of Billion-Dollar Valuations
Bonsai Raises $7.6 Million for Industrial and Robotics AI
Eurozone’s Economy Continued to Grow in the First Quarter
Outset Gets $76 Million for Dialysis Technology
Obama’s Legacy: A Retirement Rule That Is Tough to Kill
Deng’s Take: Party’s Role in China’s Financial Tightening
Clayton Confirmed as SEC Chair | Otting Pick for OCC Would Signal Shift | SEC Probes Solar Companies | Democrats Stall Choice Act Vote | Community Bank Lobbyist to Retire | Deng’s Take: Party’s Role in China’s Financial Tightening
Imperial Invests in Caffeine Products to Counter Smoking Slump
Hannon’s Take: Chipping Away at the Output Gap
Transcript: Q&A With Malta Finance Minister Edward Scicluna
China General Nuclear Seeks Banks for IPO of Power Assets Bought From 1MDB
SEC Probes Solar Companies Over Customer Cancellations
Volkswagen Reports Upbeat Earnings Despite Emissions Scandal
Oil Forecast to Fall Sharply if OPEC Doesn’t Extend Production Cuts
Trump Adviser Jared Kushner’s Undisclosed Partners Include Goldman and Soros
Randles’s Take: Gawker Subpoena Request Highlights Suit Over Reader Comment
Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds Most Exposed to Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy
Market direction: Neutral