Date: 2017-03-09 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 237.34, high: 237.64, low: 236.4, close: 236.56, volume: 78168800, daily change: -0.0019
News headlines:
Toshiba Pressed to Decide on Westinghouse Bankruptcy Plan
Stocks Flat on 8th Anniversary of Crisis Low
Oil Stabilizes After Falling Below Key Support Level
Soda Loses Its U.S. Crown: Americans Now Drink More Bottled Water
MGM Near Deal to Buy Out Viacom and Lions Gate in Epix
AIG CEO Peter Hancock to Resign After Turnaround Plan Falters
Nikkei Solidly Higher Amid Yen, Yield Moves
Merrill May Not Do Away Entirely With Commissions in IRAs
Peru’s Central Bank Keeps Reference Interest Rate on Hold at 4.25%
Vacancies at Financial Regulators Taking Longer to Fill
Group Including Jahm Najafi, Pamplona Capital Bidding for Time Inc.
Jon Corzine Says MF Global Relied on Auditor in PwC Case
CFPB Moves to Delay Prepaid-Card Rule
Emirates New Athens-Newark Route Raises Ire of Big U.S. Carriers
Wells Fargo Shakes Up Consumer Banking Unit
Natural Gas Gains on Stronger Demand, Weaker Supply
Repsol Discovers Major Oil Field in Alaska’s North Slope
Podcast: A Simple Alternative to the Fiduciary Rule
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Euro Rises Against Dollar
Trump Praises Small Banks at White House Meeting
Cradlepoint Lassoes $89 Million for Idaho
Ulta Shares Fall as Beauty-Products Maker Offers Softer Outlook
Insider Stock Buying Lowest in Three Decades
ZIM Shipping Names New CEO in Face of Possible Sale
Metals Lose Ground Amid Expectation of U.S. Rate Rise
BlackRock Hires Former Credit Suisse Banker to Lead Credit Push
Lawsuit Says Dune Energy Executives Underestimated Oil Spill Costs
U.S. Household Net Worth Reaches Record $92.8 Trillion
ECB Won’t Apply Brakes to Stimulus—Yet
Shell to Sell Canada Oil-Sands Businesses for $7.25 Billion
Avaya Receives Bid for Networking Unit
Corn, Soybeans Fall on Forecasts for Huge South American Crop
New on Your Restaurant Tab: A Labor Surcharge
Analyzing the ‘Structural Break’ in International Bank Funding
Peirce, Fairfax Unlikely to Be Renominated as SEC Commissioners
Signet Jewelers, Following Sexual Harassment Claims, Plans Independent Review
Central Bank Video Briefing: The Fed’s March Meeting and Beyond
AmEx’s Lending Push Goes Beyond Cards
Atlanta Fed to Submit Forecasts at FOMC Meeting
Sears Commits Chunk of Proceeds From Craftsman Sale to Pensions
Former Operating Chief of New York Fed’s Supervision Group Exits Bank
Bonanza Creek Shareholders Unveil Rival Restructuring Strategy
Lego Looks to Plants as Building Blocks for Bricks
5 Takeaways From Mario Draghi’s Comments on ECB
Euro, Bond Yields Climb After ECB Signals Fresh Stimulus Less Likely
OPEC Faces Quandary as U.S. Oil Inventories Swell
Emirates Airline Bookings Plunge 35% After Trump Travel Ban
Televisa Faces More Regulations in Broadcast Television
Chevron Says Climate Actions Pose Minimal Risk to Operations
What Can Save Newspapers? Axel Springer Bets on Classified Ads
Grocery Heavyweights Expand Delivery Services
Troubled U.K. Lender May Tap Creditors, Investors for $900 Million
Draghi: Substantial Monetary Accommodation Is Still Needed
Voices: Why Educational Programs for Clients’ Children, Grandchildren Are Win-Win
Bond Yields, Euro Rise After Draghi Says No More T-LTRO
Staples Posts Quarterly Loss
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise
Hedge-Fund Trump Bump Turns to Slump
Signet to Close Stores, Invest in Digital Amid Soft Sales
Exxon Buys Stake in Offshore Mozambican Gas Field for $2.8 Billion
Congress Faces Tough Task on Flood Insurance | Nason Out of Running for Fed Regulatory Job | SEC Pick Clayton Discloses Possible Conflicts | Dodd-Frank Rule Leads to Bank Deal | Burne’s Take: Where Does Next Crisis Lurk?
Filipino Real Estate Developer Gunning for Unicorn Status
Counter-Drone Startups Take Flight
Martin’s Take: Hospital’s Watson ‘Moonshot’ Fails to Launch
Burne’s Take: Where Does Next Crisis Lurk?
Congress Faces Tough Task on Flood Insurance | Nason Out of Running for Fed Regulatory Job | SEC Pick Clayton Discloses Possible Conflicts | Dodd-Frank Rule Leads to Bank Deal | Burne’s Take: Where Does Next Crisis Lurk?
Blackstone’s Take: Cautionary Swiss Tale for Czech Central Bank
Germany’s Schäuble Sees Common Ground With U.S. on Global Bank Rules
What to Watch at Thursday’s ECB Meeting
Germany’s Schäuble Calls for ‘Timely Start’ to ECB’s Exit From Easy Monetary Policy
China Inflation Heads Off in Two Directions
Germany’s Ifo Urges ECB to Scale Back Stimulus
Rio Tinto Chairman Jan du Plessis to Step Down
Median Manhattan Apartment Rents Down Slightly in February
PPG Makes $22 Billion Offer for Paint Rival Akzo Nobel, Is Rejected
Peterffy Blames Retreat on Fast-Trading ‘Sharpshooters’
Scurria’s Take: MF Global Leverages Corzine Settlement Against PwC
Scurria’s Take: MF Global Leverages Corzine Deal Against PwC
Market direction: Neutral