Date: 2016-06-15 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 208, high: 208.74, low: 206.92, close: 208.04, volume: 125059300, daily change: -0.002
News headlines:
Yuan Shudders Despite China’s Push to Steady the Currency
BOJ Standing Pat Makes Asian Shares Choppy
RBA Says China Faces Significant Imbalances
Oil Falls for the Sixth Day on U.S. Oil Data, Brexit Risk
Capital Controls Hamper China’s MSCI Hopes Again
PBOC Sold $8.3 Billion of Foreign Exchange in May
Whole Foods Must Clean Up Its Act, FDA Says
Australia Unemployment Rate Unchanged
What Technology Skills Are in Demand?
Cavium to Buy Networking Products Company QLogic
Peak Hosting Files for Bankruptcy Amid Videogame Dispute
Philip Green Apologizes for Retailer BHS Collapse
Weak Business Investment Weighs on Policy Makers
Investors Flee Banks in U.K. and Europe, as ‘Brexit’ Jitters Mount
Spreecast Ends Service, Pivots to Mobile Livestreaming App
Nu Skin Raises $210 Million From Chinese Investors
ASML to Buy Hermes Microvision
Wary Fed Rethinks Pace of Rate Hikes
Bank of Canada Chief Says Uneven Recovery Will Persist
Rhapsody to Use Napster Name to Raise Profile in Crowded Music World
Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--June 15
Hearing Aid Maker EarLens Raises $53.6M
CVRx Raises $46.5M Toward $85M Series G
Transcript: Janet Yellen’s Postmeeting Press Conference
Republican Lawmaker’s Plan Details Curbs on Bank Regulators
Equity Crowfunding Faces Challenges in First Months
Stocks Fall Fifth Day in a Row
5 Takeaways From the Fed’s June Meeting
Printer-Maker 3D Systems Taps Kodak for New CFO
Visium Insider-Trading Case Ensnares Former FDA Official
Tribune Adds Dreier to Board
Exxon Seeking Injunction Against Climate-Change Investigation
The Two Niche Markets Where a ‘Brexit’ Would Be Good News
Analysis: Rate Outlook Change Reflects Shift in Fed Thinking on Economy’s Woes
Wal-Mart to Cut Back-Office Jobs at About 500 U.S. Stores
Allecra Therapeutics Brings In €22M Series B
Yellen: ‘Helicopter Money’ May Have Role in Extreme Emergencies
Iran Nears Tentative Deal to Buy Boeing Planes
Betting on Fed’s Next Rate Move Revives a Once-Sleepy Market
New York State Regulators Clear Altice Purchase of Cablevision
Jabil Circuit Further Cuts Outlook, Citing Weakness in Mobility
Reassessing the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s Conclusions
Fintech Picks Up the Slack
Top FSOC Staffer to Leave His Post
Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard
Pinterest Acquires Team That Built Fleksy Inc.
Signet Jewelers CEO: No Evidence of Diamond-Swapping
Yellen Sees Wages Picking Up
Natural Gas Prices Inch Down on Heavy Stockpiles
Janet Yellen Says ‘Brexit’ a Factor for Fed Keeping Rates Unchanged
Yellen Says Fed Should Remain Cautious in Adjusting Policy
Yellen Sees Higher Rates, but Fed’s Choices Aren’t Automatic
Oil Prices Lower on Oversupply Concerns
Voices: Dividend-Paying Stocks Offer Meaningful Benefits
Dollar Falls as Fed Softens Outlook for Rate Increases
Analysts Expect 66 Billion-Cubic Foot Add to U.S. Natural Gas Stocks
Fed Forecasts See Lower Rate Path In 2017, 2018
Live: Janet Yellen’s Press Conference
Liquidity Measures Alone Didn’t Stymie Treasury Market
SpaceX Rocket Crashes in Latest Attempt at Barge Landing
UberChina-Didi Fight Drives Merger Talk
North Dakota Sees Record Drop in Monthly Crude-Oil Production
PulteGroup Founder Wants CEO Candidates Identified Soon
Judge Grants Caesars a Reprieve
NBER Paper Looks at Labor Mobility and Licensure Requirements
China’s Newest Bubble: Food for Pigs
KaloBios Wins Confirmation of Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Siemens, Gamesa Near Wind-Power Deal
Nigeria Central Bank Drops Foreign-Exchange Peg
Birchbox, a Pioneer in Subscription Beauty Sales, Scales Back
ECB’s Constâncio: Inflation Likely to Rise Faster Than Expected
Birchbox Retrenches Amid Rapid Rise in Competition, Cash Squeeze
Prosecutors Bring New Charges Against Caspersen
Why Apple Doesn’t Have a Venture-Capital Arm
ECB’s Weidmann Doesn’t See Dangerous Deflation Spiral
Argentina, Monsanto Give Mixed Signals Over Royalty Dispute
U.S. Crude Supplies Fall; Refinery Runs Decline
U.S. Industrial Production Fell 0.4% in May
Copper Jumps on Weaker Dollar
Abu Dhabi Fund to Pursue 1MDB Claims in Arbitration Court
Endo Expects FDA Panel Review for Opana ER This Fall
U.S. Producer Prices Climbed, Boosted by Energy
Private-Equity Firm Buys Ebony, Jet Magazines
Chinese Banks Increase Pace of Lending
New York Manufacturing Unexpectedly Claws Back to +6
Celgene Ups Repurchase Program by $3 Billion
Dynegy to Buy Stake in Joint Venture
New Hedge Fund Gets the Michael Milken Touch
Felix & Paul Studios Grabs $6.8M for Movie Experiences In Virtual Reality
Zinsli’s Take: Exchange Plan Not So ‘Wacky’ Anymore
Bridesmaid-Dress Rental Startup Vow To Be Chic Gets Hitched With $5M Series A
Sapho Raises $9.5M Series A
Rgenix Closes $33M Series B Round, Plans First Cancer Clinical Trials
Autodesk Backs 3D Robotics, MakeTime, Seebo out of Forge Fund
Arch Coal Tweaks Chapter 11 Plan, Creditors Threaten to Sue
Tracy’s Take: Why Liquidity Rules Might Be Ripe for Tweaks
Hilsenrath’s Take: Handicapping Fed Communication
Tracy’s Take: Why Liquidity Rules Might Be Ripe for Tweaks
Tech Giants Race to Develop Machine Intelligence
Australia’s Crown Resorts to Spin Off Most of Its International Operations
Stanford Professor’s Startup Raises $57M for Novel Networking Chips
JPY Winning Battle of Safe Havens Against CHF
China’s Uber Rival Didi Drives Off With $7B in Equity, Debt Funding
Investors Look for Clues on Path of Fed Interest-Rate Rises
Greece’s Central Bank Urges Action
French Nuclear Firm Details $9 Billion  Refinancing, Shake-Up
Singapore’s Economy Likely to Keep Slowing This Year
Legal Publisher in Settlement to Drop Noncompete Agreements
Live Video Discussion: The State of Equity Crowdfunding
Market direction: Neutral