Date: 2017-03-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 237.36, high: 237.77, low: 236.76, close: 237, volume: 65103700, daily change: -0.003
News headlines:
China’s Consumer Inflation Hits a Low Point
Fox News Settles Sexual Assault Claims by Former Contributor
Radio Shack Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Again
DOJ Officials Protest $28 Million Bill From Life Partners Bankruptcy Leader
Oil Prices Edge up in Asia After Tumbling Overnight
Stocks Slip as Oil’s Decline Weighs on Energy Shares
As Forex Helps Japan Stocks, Pressure in Australia
To Reduce Trade Deficit, White House Wants Partners to Buy American
Robert Goldfarb to Become Smaller Owner of Firm That Bears His Name
Stocks Have Tripled Since Crisis, but Low Rates Are Still Squeezing Savers
Japan’s Base Wages Grow at Fastest Pace Since 2000
SEC Chair Nominee Clayton’s Ethics Report Reveals Range of Possible Conflicts
Goldbely Touts Cheese Steaks by Mail
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--March 8
Analysts See 61 Billion-Cubic Feet Drain from U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Oil Posts Biggest One-Day Decline in 13 Months
Senators Seek Review of Criminal Justice System
The Fed Should Give Wall Street a Shock
Has the Fed Responded to House and Stock Prices?
KPMG Names William B. Thomas as New Global Chairman
High-Rise Condos for Low-Rise Sheepshead Bay
Deals Rise at SoHo Condo Project
A Skeptic’s Guide to the Active Fund-Management Revival
David Nason, Candidate for Fed Regulatory Job, Takes Himself Out of Running
Lynn Tilton Asks Court to Toss $1 Billion Racketeering Suit
Natural Gas Prices Jump on Wintry Forecast
Dollar Rallies After Strong Hiring Data
Los Angeles Voters Reject Proposal to Restrict Some Development
Glynn’s Analysis: Australia’s Central Bank in a Policy Bind
Court of Appeals Upholds $213 Million Judgment Against Renco
New Real-Estate Search Tool Sparks Backlash
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Rise More Than Expected
Questions for the Next SEC Chairman
How to Overhaul Credit-Rating Agencies
Dodd-Frank Rule Leads to $175 Million Digital Bank Deal
Anthony Scaramucci Loses White House Communications Post
Oil Companies Take to Thrifty Bets
Bonanza Creek and Creditors Fight Call for New Leadership
Fast-Growing Lender Hid Payments to Some Borrowers
Gold Pulls Back on Rate Increase Expectations
Bad Banker Database Needs Federal Statute, Says New York Fed’s Lawyer
GE to Sell Water Unit to France’s Suez, Canadian Pension Fund
Battery Maker Aquion Energy Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Quick Hits: ECB Not Expected to Change Course; Yuan Fix Surprises Traders
Adidas’s New CEO Promises to Outrun Rivals
Boeing Confident On Output Increase
Violin Memory Disclosure Statement Approved
Bristol-Myers Squibb Names New  R&D Chief
Spero Therapeutics Raises $51.7 Million Series C to Tackle Bacterial Infections
Pence Aide Cautions Overhaul of Dodd-Frank Won’t Begin Before June
Idaho House Panel Rejects Asbestos Lawsuit Bill
Private Sector Added More Jobs Than Expected in February
Saudi Stock Market Woos Foreign Investors
Vera Bradley Gives Downbeat Outlook for Year Ahead
Dollar Inches Higher, Yields Firm After ADP Report
Japan’s Economy Grows at Faster Pace in 4th Quarter
U.S. Productivity Rose at 1.3% Rate in 4th Quarter
Express Inc.’s Store Traffic Dwindles
Fast-Growing Lender Hid Borrower Problems | SEC Pick’s Hearing Set | Dodd-Frank Revamp? Not Until June, Aide Says | Barclays About-Face: Take More Risk | MF Global, PwC Square Off | Witkowski’s Take: Worries Swirl Fintech Charter Could Be Diluted
U.K.’s Iranian-Owned Banks, Freed of Sanctions, Now Face Trust Barriers
Yingde Shareholders Vote to Remove Chairman
Turkish Central Bank Governor Says Caution is the Watchword
Gormley’s Take: Startups Play It Safe on Genetic Data for Consumers
Smart Thermometer Startup Kinsa Collects Series B
Virta Health Targets Type 2 Diabetes Reversal With Launch Funding
Fluxx Wins Funds for Grant-Tracking Tools
Witkowski’s Take: Worries Swirl Fintech Charter Could Be Diluted
China Bitcoin Withdrawals on Hold, Awaiting Regulators’ Approval
Fast-Growing Lender Hid Borrower Problems | SEC Pick’s Hearing Set | Dodd-Frank Revamp? Not Until June, Aide Says | Barclays About-Face: Take More Risk | MF Global, PwC Square Off | Witkowski’s Take: Worries Swirl Fintech Charter Could Be Diluted
Fairless’s Take: ECB Could Ease Up on the Easing
China’s Three-Year Run of Trade Surpluses Hits Surprising Wall
A Radical About-Face for Battle-Scarred Barclays: Take More Risk
SoftBank to Move 25% Stake in ARM to Saudi-Backed Fund
Going Dutch: What Elections in the Netherlands Mean for Markets
Gleason’s Take: It’s Even Money Whether Atlantic City Defaults
Gleason’s Take: It’s Even Money Whether Atlantic City Defaults
Market direction: Neutral