Date: 2017-04-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 234.9, high: 235.18, low: 233.34, close: 235.06, volume: 88045300, daily change: -0.0012
News headlines:
Singapore Central Bank Plays Down GDP Contraction
What Investors Need to Understand About ‘Investment Return’
Falling Dollar Pressures Asian Stocks
Berkshire Hathaway Likely to Support Wells Fargo Directors
Tornado-Siren False Alarm Shows Radio-Hacking Risk
Forget France, Italy May Be Markets’ Big Risk
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 12
Trump and Xi: Tensions Turn to Friendship
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Dollar Falls After Trump Says It’s ‘Getting Too Strong’
Berkshire Hathaway to Sell Some Wells Fargo Shares
Bond Liquidity Back to Precrisis Levels
Judge Approves Weil Gotshal to Represent China Fishery Group
Brazil Cuts Its Benchmark Rate a Full Percentage Point
United Promises Refunds After Man Dragged From Flight
Drug Shortages Push Up Prices of Similar Drugs
Einhorn Ratchets Up GM Pressure
Blink Health Gets $90 Million for Discount Network
Life Partners Scheme Has a Silver Lining
Halt Medical Files for Bankruptcy
Trump Comments Boost Gold in Late Trading
Financial Stocks Drop Ahead of Bank Earnings Season
Natural Gas Settles Higher, Snapping Losing Streak
Trump Administration Scraps Obama Plan for Student-Loan Servicing
Oil Falls After EIA Data Show U.S. Output Continues Growth
Ticketmaster Owner Enlists Pearl Jam in Battle for Seattle’s Music Scene
Poking Holes in Justice Department’s Argument Against CFPB
Elliott Calls for Ouster of Akzo Nobel Chairman
Judge Appoints Examiner to Oversee Wonderwork
United Road Towing Owner Medley Capital Wins Bankruptcy Auction
Analysts See Small Addition to U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Bank of Canada Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 0.50%
U.S. Budget Gap Reaches $176.2 Billion in March: Treasury
Ford Keeps Its Eyes on the Road Despite Tesla’s Passing It
Fed’s Dudley Says Repo Market Still Unsettled
Unilife Files for Chapter 11, Seeking a Buyer
Firm Retention Summary: Aerospace Holdings Inc.
Activist Investor Urges BHP to Exploit a Tax Quirk
U.S. Futures Giant CME Pulls Back From Europe
Suburban New York Housing Market Turns Red Hot
Kaplan Says Fed Could Start Shrinking Balance Sheet This Year
Grocery Innovator Whole Foods Faces Pressure to Conform
U.S. Oil Inventories Fall More Than Expected
ChemChina Takeover of Syngenta Clears Another Hurdle
Prada Net Income Down 16% as Sales Decline
Glynn’s Analysis: Aussie Jobs Data Could Jolt RBA
U.S. Import Prices Fell in March Due to Lower Oil Prices
Treasurys Hold Gains Amid Geopolitical Concerns
Yen Down Against Dollar
KPMG Fires Six Over Leak | What’s New in GOP’s Dodd-Frank Replacement Plan | Fed: Big Lenders Still Spurn Small Businesses | Talking About Bitcoin More Than Using It | Hayashi’s Take: Votes on CFPB’s Prepaid Rule Carry Deeper Meaning
Metals: Trump Tweets Add to Geopolitical Pressure on Copper
Fed Drops ‘London Whale’ Probe
Delta Says Passenger Revenue to Turn Positive Despite Slip in Profit
Applied Materials Lays Bet on Avegant’s Mixed-Reality Gambit
Teamable Turns Employees’ Social Networks Into Recruitment Tool
Qualtrics Gets $2.5 Billion Valuation as IPO Window Beckons
Zakrzewski’s Take: Augmented Reality Finds Opening in Phones, Tablets
Fairless’s Take: ECB Faces Political Headache as Eurozone Economy Recovers
Hayashi’s Take: Votes on CFPB’s Prepaid Rule Carry Deeper Meaning
KPMG Fires Six Over Leak | What’s New in GOP’s Dodd-Frank Replacement Plan | Fed: Big Lenders Still Spurn Small Businesses | Talking About Bitcoin More Than Using It | Hayashi’s Take: Votes on CFPB’s Prepaid Rule Carry Deeper Meaning
Uganda Cuts Interest Rate to Boost Economy
Ant Financial Will Consider Raising MoneyGram Bid Only If Rival Offer Is Superior
OPEC Production Keeps Declining as U.S. Shale Surges
People Love Talking About Bitcoin More Than Using It
U.K. Wages Grow At Slowest Pace in Three Years
Elliott-Led Group Seeks to Remove Chairman of Akzo Nobel Supervisory Board
China Stocks Resume Declines on Sustained Selloff
Oil Up on Renewed Hopes of Extension to Production Cuts
Rizzo’s Take: Medical Charities Do Battle in Bankruptcy Court
Rizzo’s Take: Medical Charities Do Battle in Bankruptcy Court
Wal-Mart to Discount Some Online Orders When Picked Up at the Store
Market direction: Fall