Date: 2017-03-27 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 234.38, high: 235.04, low: 232.96, close: 233.86, volume: 112504900, daily change: -0.0007
News headlines:
Foreign Investors Flock to Iran as U.S. Firms Stay on Sidelines
Puerto Rico Creditors Unite Against Federal Board’s Plan
Brazil’s Vale Names Fabio Schvartsman as CEO
Oil Prices Up But Uncertainty Over OPEC Deal Looms
Nikkei Up, Led by Electronics and Machinery Makers
Rate Increases Should Be Done Gradually, Fed’s Kaplan Says
Olive Garden Owner Pays $780M for Cheddar’s Chain
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--March 27
Court Approves Energy Future Make-Whole Settlement
Central Banks Reluctantly Took Dominant Role Post-Financial Crisis
Pimco Settles Contract Suit With Bill Gross for $81 Million
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review Visa, Mastercard Fees Case
Fed’s Evans: Three 2017 Rate Rises Plausible, Four Possible if Inflation Picks Up
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Appeals Process for Corporate Insider Disputes
Valeant Former CEO Sues Company Over Unmade Payments
Jim Gianopulos Named Head of Paramount Pictures
Alexion Names New CEO Following Internal Sales-Practice Probe
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Pace Diversified Files for Chapter 11
Dollar Falls to Lowest Level Since November
Measuring Labor Utilization
The Bogus Debate About Financial Reform
Dow Suffers Longest Losing Streak Since 2011
Supreme Court to Hear Case that Could Limit Lawsuits Against Companies for Disclosure Failures
Corporations, Not Banks, Are in Need of New Scrutiny
Saudi Arabia Drops Tax Rates for Oil Firms Ahead of Aramco IPO
The Rise of Shadow Banks in Mortgage Lending
Acting SEC Chief: Investors Have ‘Little Insight’ Into Banks’ Stability
Avaya Executive Bonus Plan Comes Under Fire
Natural Gas Declines, Reversing Early Gains
Fed’s Williams Says Fed Should Begin to Reassess Inflation Target
Transcript: Q&A With San Francisco Fed’s John Williams in Washington
Wells Fargo’s Robo Adviser to Cost More Than Rivals’ Options
Hospital Stocks Rise Amid Broader Slump
Oil Declines on Skepticism Over Extension of OPEC Output Cut
Metals: Gold Hits One-Month High
Ezra Holdings Wins Court Order Protecting Vital Assets
Quick Hits: PBOC’s Yuan Plans, Concerns About Policy at Bank of Japan
Top ECB Supervisor Pushes Need for Consolidation
Voices: Steps 401(k) Advisers Can Take to Avoid Legal Claims
Viewpoint: Economic Conditions Create Wide Divide Between Optimists, Pessimists
Firm Retention Summary: Sungevity Inc.
Lawyer Invokes Immunity for FBI, Prosecutors in Hedge-Fund Probe
Podcast: Highs and Lows of Living a Nomadic Life
Markets Are Witnessing a Yellen Fed at Its Humblest
Nuveen Chief Executive Leaves Firm for Post at Olayan
In Populists vs. Establishment, the Establishment Strikes Back
Fed Paper Studies How Banks Would Fare With Negative Interest Rates
Seller of Hijacked DVR in Colorado Laundromat Pledges to Tighten Security
EU Clears Dow-DuPont Deal With Conditions
Texas Manufacturing Activity Rose in March
SEC Case Against Florida Banker Over Real-Estate Loans Goes to Trial
Transcript: ‘Fireside Chat’ With New York Fed’s William Dudley in Queens
‘Project Scalpel’: Behind Big Banks’ Plan to Save $2 Billion
Can Financial Discipline Be Taught in College?
Art Auction Houses Offer Cash Advances
FASB Proposal Looks to Trim ‘Hedge Accounting’ Requirements
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
How to Find Ideas for Retirement ‘Second Acts’
If You Want to Work in Your 60s, Switch Jobs in Your 50s
Which Would You Choose: $1 Million or $5,000 Monthly?
Sinopec to Lift 2017 Capex Up to 44%
Eurozone Banks’ Recovery Falls Short of Clean Bill of Health, Says ECB
ECB’s Praet Says Eurozone Still Needs Stimulus
Sealed Air to Sell Cleaning Unit to Bain for $3.2 Billion
Prisoners Code for Companies From Behind Prison Walls
Zakrzewski’s Take: Virtual Reality No Longer Just Fun and Games
Turvo Automates Supply-Chain Tracking
A Life’s Ambition, Matroid Launches
Regulators OK Regionals’ ‘Living Wills’ | NY Fed Working on Cyberdefenses | Trial Begins in SEC Crisis-Era Suit Against Florida Bank | Lawyer Argues for FBI Immunity in Hedge-Fund Probe | Verlaine’s Take: Why an EU ‘Bad Bank’ Won’t Work
How Companies Can Benefit More From Their Corporate Giving
Verlaine’s Take: Why an EU ‘Bad Bank’ Won’t Work
Dominion Diamond to Explore Strategic Alternatives
Regulators OK Regionals’ ‘Living Wills’ | NY Fed Working on Cyberdefenses | Trial Begins in SEC Crisis-Era Suit Against Florida Bank | Lawyer Argues for FBI Immunity in Hedge-Fund Probe | Verlaine’s Take: Why an EU ‘Bad Bank’ Won’t Work
More Chinese Consumers Say No to Fake Goods
Wessel’s Take: Fed Staff Studies Offer Clues to Future Policy
Bank of England Flags Risks of Consumer Borrowing Surge
German Business Sentiment at Multiyear High in March
ECB: Lending to Households Accelerated in February, Loans to Firms Slowed
Dollar Slides After US Bill Fails
Metal Prices Hammered by China Curbs, Trump Uncertainty
A Correction Now Might Not Be So Bad, Some Investors Say
China to Further Liberalize Financial Sector
South32 Rewards Investors With US$500 Million Bonus
Now Negotiable: Credit-Card Annual Fees
Palank’s Take: Vanguard, Shareholders Compromise on Equity Representation
Palank’s Take: Vanguard and Shareholders Reach a Compromise
Former Fed Official Warns Politics Poses Threat to Recovery
Market direction: Rise