Date: 2017-02-28 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 236.64, high: 237.31, low: 236.35, close: 237.11, volume: 56515400, daily change: 0.0016
News headlines:
Commodities Bump Helps Australia Keep Its 25-Year Streak
Fidelity Buyouts Target Older Staff
BOJ Sato Urges Flexible Adjustments to 10-Year Yield Target
Target Gets a Lesson That Low Prices Matter
Oil Prices Caught Between U.S. Inventories Growth and OPEC Cut
Bullard Sees No Need to Raise Rates Very High
China February Official Manufacturing PMI Rises
Fed Officials: March Rate Increase ‘on the Table’
AMC Entertainment Revenue Rises, Acquisition Costs Weigh on Profit
Weaker Yen Helps Nikkei Open Higher; ASX 200 Down
Hershey Plans 2,700 Job Cuts to Boost Profits
Australia’s Economy Avoids Recession
Japanese Business Spending Rises More Than Expected in 4th Quarter
Related Cos. Takes Stake in Ladder Capital
House Committee Finds Inconsistencies in Work of Financial Stability Panel
In a First, BOJ Reveals Detailed Schedule of Bond Buying
Stock-Volatility Wagers Pick Up Despite Calm Market
Valeant’s Revenue Falls 13%
Inside Harvard’s Radical Plan to Reverse a Decade of Poor Returns
Weight Watchers’ Member Rolls Rise for First Time Since 2012
S&P 500 Advanced 3.7% in February
South Korea’s LG Electronics to Build U.S. Factory in Tennessee
Shasta Crystals Takes Additional Funding From Skymoon
IRS Audits to Go After Offshore Earnings and Transfer Pricing
Etsy Loss Widens on Higher Expenses
Dollar Gains on Interest-Rate Expectations
Fed’s Williams: March Rate Rise to Get ‘Serious Consideration’
Fed’s Harker: Three Rate Rises Appropriate in 2017 if Economy Stays on Track
New York Development Group Secures Loans for Luxury Condo Project
Fed’s Dudley Says Rate Rise Likely in ‘Relatively Near Future’
Developers Plan Revamp of Ridgewood Box Factory Building
Ross Stores Offers Cautious Guidance
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Picks Startups for Manhattan Complex
WonderWork Defends Founder in Ongoing Feud With Rival Charity
U.S. Crude Oil Stocks Seen Increasing in DOE Data
Oil Prices End Lower on Creeping Production
GM’s Barra Signals Concern About Tax Proposals Affecting Imports
Trump Name Spells Lawsuit Over Discarded Casino Signs
Fidelity, Schwab Slash Online Trading Commissions
Optima Gets Final OK on Bankruptcy Loan
Stech’s Take: Rural Nebraska County Weighs Bankruptcy
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Saudi Aramco to Invest $7 Billion in Malaysia Project
Natural Gas Rallies After Prices Trigger Buying
Six Retail Chains, Six Survival Strategies
U.S. Consumer Confidence Rose in February
Brexit and the City of London
Prison Bonds Are Going Through the Roof Thanks to Trump’s Immigration Policy
The Newest Bank Blockchain: Will This Be the Breakthrough?
Cocoa Group Forecasts Surplus for 2016-17 Season
Two Regional Fed Boards Wanted to Raise Discount Rate in January
BP Sets Break-Even Target at $35 a Barrel
Offshore Venture EMAS Chiyoda Enters Chapter 11
Firm Retention Summary: United Road Towing Inc.
Airbus Sells Majority of Defense Electronics Business to KKR
Bank of England Incoming Deputy Governor Faces Potential Conflict Over Barclays
Bank of Canada Expected to Keep Interest Rate Unchanged
Comcast to Buy Rest of Universal Studios Japan for $2.3 Billion
Judge Clears Vanguard’s Memphis Nursing Home Sale
BIS Chief Warns of Risk of Political Backlash Against Global Finance
Quick Hits: Bernanke Defends Dodd-Frank Provision; BOE Balance May Stay Large
Video Discussion: Financial Regulation Under Trump— Feb. 28
Abengoa Bioenergy Creditors May Vote on Payment Plan
ECB to Stress-Test Banks for Higher Interest Rates
Bernanke Defends Dodd-Frank Provision for Failing Firms
U.S. Housing Market Roars Into 2017, Case-Shiller Says
Fidelity Investments Offers Buyouts to Older Workers
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index Rises
Eurozone Business Confidence Grows Despite Impending Elections
Advisers to Snap-Hungry Clients: Wait Until After the IPO
Barnes & Noble Education Sales Weaken Amid Lower Enrollment
Chicago PMI Rises to 57.4
U.S. Banking Industry Annual Profit Hit Record in 2016
A New Way to Look at Crazy Stock Valuations
Sempra Energy Increases Earnings Guidance
SeaWorld Attendance Declines, Loss Widens
U.S. GDP Advanced 1.9% in Final Quarter of 2016
QVC Operator Liberty Interactive Profit Falls
Canadian Capital Spending to Rebound in 2017
Fed’s Kaplan Sees Rate Rises Sooner Rather Than Later
Chance of China Intervention Helping U.S. Coal Miners
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Boosted by Strong Equity Investments
Scotiabank Profit Climbs 11%
European Lawmakers Vote on Tougher Anti-Money-Laundering Rules
Domino’s Pizza Results Boosted by Domestic Sales
Warner on Banking Priorities | NYSE Considers New Model | Ross Confirmed for Commerce | Dodd-Frank Expert, Others Tapped for NEC | Incoming BOE Official Faces Barclays Questions | Ackerman’s Take: Trump Could Pack SEC
Bank of Montreal Earnings Beat Expectations
Gold Edges Lower Ahead of Trump’s Speech
Geron’s Take: Can Digital Upstarts Survive Without Contractors?
Ackerman’s Take: Trump Could Pack SEC With Republicans
Malaysia Central Bank Seen Standing Pat This Week
Dollar Dips as Market Awaits Trump
Warner on Banking Priorities | NYSE Considers New Model | Ross Confirmed for Commerce | Dodd-Frank Expert, Others Tapped for NEC | Incoming BOE Official Faces Barclays Questions | Ackerman’s Take: Trump Could Pack SEC
Blackstone’s Take: Swiss Franc Offers Insight on Political Risks
NYSE Said to Be Considering ‘Inverted’ Model for New Exchange
Australian Economy to Dodge Recession
SpaceX Proposes Taking Tourists Around the Moon
Scurria’s Take: Cumulus Ruling Sends Message On Disputed Workouts
Scurria’s Take: Cumulus Ruling Sends Message on Disputed Workouts
J.P. Morgan Executives: Let the Good Times Roll
Market direction: Rise