Date: 2015-06-02 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 211.94, high: 212.34, low: 210.62, close: 211.57, volume: 93338800, daily change: 0.002
News headlines:
Hong Kong Apartments Fit for a Mosquito
Brown-Forman to Buy Slane Castle Irish Whiskey
Banks Curtail Employee Use of Voice Mail
Treasury Scrutinizes Credit Unions
Energizer Authorizes Share Buyback Ahead of Corporate Split
Regulator Finds Deficiencies in 11 Audits by Deloitte & Touche
Toys ‘R’ Us Turns to an IPO Veteran
CD Yields Tread Water
Takata Air-Bag Failures Linked to Multiple Factors
Builders Spar With Government Over Labor Labels
SEC Eyes Broadened ‘Clawback’ Restrictions
Endo Plans Stock Sale to Fund Par Deal
Warren Sharply Criticizes SEC Chairman in Letter
Safeway to Pay Hedge Funds to Settle Buyout Suits
Oil Boosted by Weak Dollar
Cinemark Receives Justice Department Query
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Ease
Boeing Starts Assembly of 737 Max Jet
Activist Investor Wins $2M Arbitration Award From UBS
Guess Swings to Profit But Gives Downbeat Guidance
Ascena Profit Falls 27% on Higher Costs
FIFA Sponsors Welcome Blatter’s Resignation
Vera Bradley Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Discontent Simmers Among McDonald’s Franchisees
U.S. Stocks Ease
America’s Latest Tech Hub: Chicago
Mattel Reshuffles Top Execs
Natural Gas Rallies as Bears Exit
Coal Miners Throttle Back
Medtronic Swings to Loss
Ashley Furniture Industries Confirms Talks on Possible Sale
Starting Pay for a Wal-Mart Manager: $10.90
Russia Seeks Common Ground with OPEC
Merrill Snags $300 Million Duo from UBS
Euro Jumps Against Dollar
Judge Says Irish Media Can Report Remarks on Newspaper Owner
Conn’s Quarterly Profit Slides 44%
Tobacco Firms Ordered to Pay $12.5 Billion in Canada
Brown-Forman’s High-Proof Share Price
Midsize Banks Approach Stress Test Deadline
Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Battles Weak Oil Prices
Price for Luxury Goes Sky High in Hong Kong
Wi-LAN Licenses Qimonda Patent Portfolio to Samsung
Hungary’s Central Bank Forces Lenders to Fund Government
Voices: Bruce Gendein, on Qualified Retirement Plans
Some Saudi Firms to Remain Closed to Foreign Investors as Market Opens
Exxon Wants to Use Trucks to Move Oil After California Spill
American Apparel Gets Restraining Order Against Ex-CEO Charney
Men’s Wearhouse Founder George Zimmer Returns With Tailor Service
Euro Surges on Greek Hopes, Inflation
Delta Cuts Passenger Unit Revenue Guidance
Itau, Bradesco, Santander Bid on HSBC’s Brazil Unit
Biggest MasterCard Issuers Scuttled Deal on Target Data Breach
The Challenge of Vetting ETF Strategists
Samson Resources Weighing Debt Restructuring Options
Cracker Barrel Beats Expectations
IHS CEO Key Resigns, Succeeded by Chairman Stead
Rivals Race to Dominate China’s Online Travel Market
Inflation Returns to Eurozone
Dollar General Profit Tops Expectations
Are Stock Bulls Just Resting?
Nikkei Rally Ends After 12 Days
Petrobras Confirms Bond Sale
Australia Tests Limits of Monetary Policy
Housing-Hungry Hong Kong Weighs Price of Green Space
India Cuts Key Interest Rate Again
Oil Flat Ahead of OPEC
U.S. Dismisses Case Against Malaysian High Roller
Judge Awards $12 Billion to Quebec Smokers
Exodus From Pimco Fund Slows
Market direction: Neutral