Date: 2016-02-18 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 191.16, high: 193.32, low: 191.01, close: 192.88, volume: 136009500, daily change: 0.0163
News headlines:
Santos Loss Swells on Impairments
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Global Hacking Scheme
Oil Prices Fall on Record High U.S. Crude Stocks
Eichner at Risk of Losing Harlem Development Site to Creditor Durst
RBA Board Member Revives Fears Over Aussie Dollar Strength
Abe Administration Cautious on Tax Increase, Senior Official Says
VimpelCom Agrees to Settle Uzbek Bribery Claims
Don’t Make Me Do This: Rise of the Reluctant Activist
Independence Health Group Explores Strategic Options
Are Asset Managers Vulnerable to Fire Sales?
Should Shareholders Break Up Too-Big Banks?
Fears of a China Crisis Are Greatly Exaggerated
Investors Clamor for Energy-Share Offerings Despite Oil Slump
Bracing for ‘Brexit’: Traders Get Defensive on British Pound
New Bond Rules Target Large Broker Fees
Jitters Crash Stocks’ Party
Curbing the High, Hidden Costs of Bonds for Small Investors
Applied Materials Gives Upbeat Profit Outlook
Euro Falls Against the Dollar
GE to Install LED Lighting at 5,000 J.P. Morgan Bank Branches
McDonald’s Raises CEO’s Salary by 18%
FBI Raids Office of Big REIT Sponsor UDF
Fed Williams Cheerful About U.S. Outlook, Eyes Gradual Rate Rises
Boston Beer’s Downbeat Guidance
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat Gets Pay Raise
Nordstrom Reports Tepid Holiday-Quarter Results
TrueCar’s Results, Outlook Miss Projections
Fidelity Logs Record Revenue Despite Investor Shift to Index Funds
Atwood Oceanics Eliminates Dividend
New York Fed: Mutual Funds Vulnerable to ‘Runs’
Fed Proposal on Crisis-Proofing Banks Is Sound, Analyst Says
New York Fed: Corporate-Bond Liquidity Ample
Bankers’ Bonuses Lose Value as Stock Portion Takes Hit
Perrigo Swings to a Loss, Pulls in Full-Year Guidance
Air France-KLM Shares Take Flight After First Net Profit Since 2008
China’s Policy Moves Worry Investors
EPA Heightens Fight Against Pests in Biotech Corn
BOE Weighs Shariah-Compliant Facilities
Ip’s Take: How Sanders, Trump Threaten Market Confidence
New York Fed to Conduct Small-Value Treasury Purchase Operation
Cybercrime Costs Estimated at $450 Billion a Year
Hope Dims for Wal-Mart’s Effort to Ignite Growth
Brazil’s Coopeavi Expects 20% Drop in Its Robusta Coffee Production
Oligarch Says Credit Suisse Mismanaged His Money
Anglo American Cut to Junk by Standard & Poor’s
Fannie, Freddie Regulator Warns of Risks of Shrinking Capital
Oil Gives Up Gains as Inventories Build
GM’s Financial Arm Runs Online Bank
Norwegian Air Shuttle to Consider Spinning Off Leasing Unit
Dish Network’s Sling TV Has More Than 600,000 Subscribers
P&G CEO Says Company Hasn’t Been Delivering
SodaStream Swings to Profit
Iraq to Cap Oil Output If Other Producers Follow Suit
Argentina Negotiates With Hedge Funds Ahead of Court Deadline
Volvo Car CEO Expects Record Profit
Plaintiffs’ Firm Sues Mercedes Over Diesel Emissions
Norway Central Bank Chief Focused on Stimulating Economic Growth
ECB Minutes Add Fuel to Expectations of Further Stimulus
Rabobank Profit Rose 22% in 2015
Iraq Will Cap Output if Other Producers Follow Suit
Discovery Communications Profit Dented By Currency
Conference Board’s Leading Index Notches Another Decline in January
Toro Profit Rises on Demand for Mowers, Golf Sprinklers
Hedge Fund Citadel Cuts Employees in Wake of Losses
Bull Market Fades for Manure Power
U.S. Crude Supplies Rise; Refinery Runs Surge
Cyber Payments Scam Uses ESMA Identity
Coca-Cola Raises Dividend by 6%
SunEdison to Close Facility, Cut Jobs
Dish Network Reports Slide in 2015 Earnings
The Only Thing We Have to Trade Is Fear Itself
U.S. Fixed Mortgage Rates Unchanged in Latest Week
PG&E’s Earnings Hurt By Fines, Penalties
Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant
BAE Systems Sees Recovering Defense Budgets Driving Growth
Poland’s Policy Makers Split Over Rate Rise
ECB Profit Rises in 2015
Philadelphia Fed Index Improves but Stays Weak
Starwood Profit and Revenue Decline
Entergy Profit Better-Than-Expected
Virgin America’s Profit Rises on Lower Fuel Costs
Build-a-Bear Shareholder to Nominate Board Candidates
Six Flags Swings to Unexpected Profit
ConocoPhillips Names New Financial Chief
MGM Resorts Loss Widens
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to Lowest Level Since November
Valspar Profit Falls, but Tops Views
Hyatt Revenue Increases But Profit Falls
EUR/USD Pares Losses Briefly After ECB Minutes
Centrica Begins Oil and Gas Pullback as Profit Falls
Duke Energy’s Profit Falls Short of Expectations
Nestlé Shares Drop on Slowest Sales Growth in Six Years
Vale Iron-Ore Production Rises in Fourth Quarter
Hilsenrath’s Take: Fed Discussion Drifts Toward Delay
Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates as Risk
		
			
		
	Appetite Perks Up
European Court Says Iran’s Bank Mellat Was Unfairly Sanctioned
China PBOC to Conduct Open-Market Operations Daily
Bank of Japan’s New Opponent on Negative Rates: Main Street
Asian Shares Rise, Buoyed by Oil Gains
AccorHotels Net Profit Climbs
Eurozone Current Account Surplus Declines in December
Malaysia’s Slowing GDP Growth Beats Forecasts
Gold Fields Hurt by Low Prices, Write-Down
Boeing Engineers’ Union Approves Contract Deal
Kuroda Seeks Global Coordination to Tackle Market Volatility
Profits in Japan Bend to the Yen
Wal-Mart Works to Win Back Shoppers
Market direction: Neutral