Date: 2016-09-19 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 213.48, high: 213.69, low: 212.57, close: 213.37, volume: 155236400, daily change: -0.0089
News headlines:
Oil Prices Lose Steam; Central Banks Decisions in Focus
China Stocks Slip on Fresh Fears Property Market Is a Bubble
Wells Fargo CEO: ‘I Accept Full Responsibility’ for Unethical Sales Practices
Australia’s Central Bank Says Rates Supporting Growth
Burberry CEO Sharpens Focus on Brand as He Hands Over Reins
Port of Melbourne Leased to Lonsdale Consortium
Steel Dynamics Sees Third-Quarter Profit Below Wall Street View
Alden Global Reports 9.5% Stake in Pier 1
Markets Tighten Ahead of Fed
U.S. Stocks Seek Direction
Russian Bank VTB Fined $5 Million for Alleged Fake Trades
Should Wells Fargo Bankers Give Back Their Pay?
Carrie Tolstedt: In the Eye of the Wells Fargo Storm
Pipeline Break Lights a Fire Under Gasoline Prices Across Southeast
Carl Icahn Sells More Than Half of Chesapeake Stake
The Importance of Central Banks’ Independence
FedEx Details Plans to Raise Rates Next Year
The Old Fed is Dead
Corporate Judgment Call: When to Disclose You’ve Been Hacked
Forecast Uncertainty in the Neighborhood of the Effective Lower Bound
Venezuela’s PdVSA Bonds Fall After Swap Proposal
SeaWorld to Suspend Quarterly Dividend
Ascena Shares Drop as Outlook Misses Expectations
Ernst & Young to Pay $9.3 Million to Settle Charges
Freddie Mac Starts Pilot Program With Looser Standards
Dollar Lower Against Yen
Saudi Oil Exports Rose in July
Unilever Buys ‘Green’ Products Maker Seventh Generation
Suburban Women May Be Clinton’s Lifeline
Mortgage Servicer Fined Over Bogus Fee Charges
Oil Prices Rise on Libya Unrest
Tesla’s Merger With SolarCity May Be Delayed by Lawsuits
Brickley’s Take: Hercules Offshore Braces for Confirmation Fight
Republic Creditors Scrutinize American Airlines Settlement
E-Cigarette Producer NJOY Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Buyer
Investor Jonathan Litt Raises Stake in FelCor to About 6.4%
Finra Board Seat Goes to Ex-Bear Stearns Partner in Tight Race
Natural Gas Down on Upcoming Cooler Weather
Domestic Regulation, International Effects
The CFPB Proves Its Purpose, Despite Ongoing Attacks
The Big Number
Quick Hits: BOE Credit QE Boosts Supply; Central Banks Seen Helping Stocks
Siemens Takes Cautious Approach to 2017
Gold Prices Bounce From Two-Week Low
Koch Tries Its Hand at Carpet Cleaners
Kmart to Close Another 64 Locations
NextEra Sweetens Deal for Energy Future’s Oncor
Depomed to Hold Nov. 15 Shareholder Meeting
Schilling Agrees to 38 Studios Settlement
Zero Raises $2.5M for Mobile Credit Card Rewards
New Air Force Bomber to Be Named the Raider
Tech Data to Buy Avnet’s Technology Solutions Unit
U.S. Home-Builder Gauge Matches Highest Level Since 2005
EU Probes Luxembourg’s Tax Treatment of Engie
The Fuss Around the Fed
PT Medco Energi to Buy Oil-and-Gas Stake in Indonesia
Voices: For Advisers, Cross-Discipline Partnerships a Wise Move
VoxEU Post Studies How Health Insurance Competition Affects Consumers
Community Health Systems Exploring Alternatives
Saudi Aramco Awards Local Contractor Pipeline Deal
SunEdison’s TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global Explore Sale
John McAfee’s MGT Capital Subject to SEC Subpoena
WebMD CEO Departs By ‘Mutual Agreement’
Hibor Hits Highest Level Since January
Infoblox to Be Taken Private in $1.6 Billion Deal
Garland’s Take: Tracking Valuations Isn’t Easy These Days
White Ops Raises $20M Series B to Catch Ad Fraud
Rubin’s Take: The Fight Over Swipe Fees, Redux
Eldorado Resorts to Buy Isle of Capri Casinos
Dollar Pulls Back vs. Yen, Sterling
Thalmic Labs Raises $120M To Help Humans Interact With Machines
OMsignal Raises $10M, Launches Smart Sports Bra
Rubin’s Take: The Fight Over Swipe Fees, Redux
Torry’s Take: Grappling With Old Rules And A ‘New Normal’
Germany’s Bundesbank Backs ECB on Concerns Over Inequality
Don’t Overlook the BOJ
Political Foundations of the Lender of Last Resort
Asian Shares Mostly Higher Ahead of Central Bank Meetings
Airbus Says It Will Deliver Despite Engine Delays
Australia’s ASX Market Halted Over Technical Fault
A Fed Insider Warns of the Risk of Low Rates
Rizzo’s Take: Primorsk Seeks Liquidation Plan Approval
Nutanix Seeks to Sell Up to $209 Million of Stock in IPO
E-Cigarette Producer NJOY Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Buyer
Market direction: Neutral