Date: 2017-04-20 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 234.52, high: 234.95, low: 233.18, close: 233.44, volume: 68699900, daily change: -0.0018
News headlines:
Oil Market Quiet in Absence of Clear Signs from OPEC
BHP Billiton Venture to Invest $204 Million in Australian Coal Mine
Australia Won’t Block CKI’s $5.5 Bln Takeover of Duet Group
Room for Further Nikkei Gains Today Limited
Deutsche Bank Fined $157 Million Over Alleged Violations
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 20
Verizon Customers Defect as Competition Ramps Up​
Political Path Narrows for Exxon Deal With Russian Firm
Alpine Immune Sciences To Go Public Through Reverse Merger With Nivalis
Ocean Rig Is Sheltered From Highland Capital’s Litigation Threat
Dollar Pares Losses on Renewed Hopes for White House Policies
U.S. Bid to Stem Steel Imports Faces Hurdles
Visa Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Results but Profit Falls on Charges
CFPB Sues Mortgage Servicer Ocwen, Alleging Botched Services
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Trump’s Stock Rally Is Causing Problems for This Bank Merger
Rattled Investors Seek Shelter Amid Global Tensions
Fed Balance-Sheet Data Published Early
For Verizon, Tables Get Turned on Tablets
Stocks Gain on Tax-Plan Hopes, Upbeat Earnings
Transcript: Discussion With Fed’s Jerome Powell in Washington
FCC Reverses Obama-Era Limits on TV Stations’ Owners
Mattel’s Sales Slump Confronts Its New CEO
Municipal District in Nebraska Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. Watchdog Reviewing How Bank Examiners Changed Approach After Financial Crisis
Appeals Court Says Bankruptcy Deal Bars Lawsuit Against Kerr-McGee
Christie: State Takeover Helps Atlantic City Turn the Corner
Natural Gas Settles Lower After Stockpile Data
Trump Signals Provide Comfort to Central Bankers, Finance Ministers
Regional Carrier Republic Cleared for Departure From Bankruptcy Court
Prince Tribute Concert at Center of New Dispute
Crude Steadies After Wednesday’s Slide
Metals: Copper Rises From Recent Lows
Virtu Agrees to Buy Rival Amid Tough Conditions in Speed Trading
Fed’s Powell Suggests Assessing ‘Living Wills’ Every 2 Years Instead of Annually
BOE’s Carney Doesn’t See Headwinds From Snap Election
Tesla Recalls Model S and Model X Vehicles Over Faulty Parking Brakes
Mnuchin Promises ‘Significant Changes’ in Regulatory Review
Citizens Defends Financial Checkup Program for Customers
European Officials Caution U.S. on Reducing Financial Rules
Morgan Stanley Treasurer Celeste Mellet Brown to Leave for Fannie Mae
Transcript: ECB Chief Economist Peter Praet Discusses European Monetary, Financial Outlook
Central Bank Video Briefing: The Economic Agenda
Danone Raises Guidance After Closing WhiteWave Buy
Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund Finds New Cash Source as Oil Prices Slump
Russia Central Banker Sees ‘Very Benign’ Inflation
Activist Investor Marcato Seeks Ouster of Buffalo Wild Wings CEO
Natural Gas Slides After Stockpile Data
FCC Approves Deregulation Plan for Business Data Services
Schäuble Defends Germany’s Trade Surplus
Adeptus Health Seeks Chapter 11 Protection in Deal With Deerfield
CSX’s New CEO Promises ’Different Strategy’
Gladly Dials Up $36 Million
Sky Earnings Fall on Weaker Advertising Market, Soccer TV Costs
Ontario Takes Steps in Bid to Calm Housing Market
In Macroprudential Policy, Don’t Mistake Symptoms for Causes
Citigroup Names David Chubak to Run Retail Business
EBay Results Beat Expectations
Payday Loan Borrowers Want Other, Less-Costly Options
Carstens Says Bank of Mexico Has Stabilized Inflation Views
Pernod Third-Quarter Revenue Tops Analysts’ Expectations
Brazil’s Vale Iron Ore Production Up 11% in Quarter
Schäuble Says We Need a New Global Economic Goal: Resilience
Conference Board’s Indicators Index Rises Again
Eurozone Construction Booms in February
Traders Wrestle Control of the Bond Market Back From the Fed
After Tax in Vancouver, Home Price Boom Migrates to Toronto
Quarles Would Be a ‘Clone’ at the Fed
ECB Paper Questions Continued Impact of Postcrisis Monetary Policy Changes
BMW Earnings Rise as New Models Reach Showrooms
Firm Retention Summary: SquareTwo Financial Corp.
Hedge Fund Manager Blasts Lynn Tilton at Delaware Trial
Philadelphia Fed: Manufacturing Expands at Slower Clip
Voices: On Working With, and Retaining, Newly Widowed Clients
Macquarie to Buy U.K. Green Investment Bank for $2.9 Billion
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise for First Time in Four Weeks
Wal-Mart Brings Price War to Groceries
Travelers Results Battered by Catastrophe Losses
Regulator’s Mea Culpa on Wells Fargo Scandal | Financial Choice Act Hearing Next Week | Volcker Open to Tweaking Dodd-Frank, but Not Volcker Rule | Ricketts Ends Bid for Commerce Post | Hayashi’s Take: Why Fiduciary Rule’s Delay Points to Its Eventual Survival
Health-Care Deals Hit by Obamacare Limbo
Getaround Raises $45 Million as Mobility Services Heat Up
Haggin’s Take: IPO Price Range Bummer? Not for Accel, Greylock
Hayashi’s Take: Why Fiduciary Rule’s Delay Points to Its Eventual Survival
Regulator’s Mea Culpa on Wells Fargo Scandal | Financial Choice Act Hearing Next Week | Volcker Open to Tweaking Dodd-Frank, but Not Volcker Rule | Ricketts Ends Bid for Commerce Post | Hayashi’s Take: Why Fiduciary Rule’s Delay Points to Its Eventual Survival
Derby’s Take: In Wake of Lacker Leak Implosion, Bullard Describes How He Walks Fine Line
Bank Indonesia Stands Pat on Rates
Brexit and Global Asset Prices
Euro Shrugs Off French Political Risks
BlackRock Offers Vote of Confidence to China’s Stock Markets
OPEC Likely to Extend Production Cut Deal, Says Saudi Minister
ABB Sales Edged Down at Start of ‘Transitional Year’
Unilever and Nestlé Struggle with Cautious U.S. and European Consumers
Saudi Wants Possibly Modest Oil-Output Deal Extension
Oil Prices Jump on Saudi’s Optimism for Extending Cuts
Nestlé Struggles to Boost Sales Amid Changing Tastes and Sluggish Economic Growth
Biswas’s Take: Distressed Investors Attempt to Pick Survivors in Retail
Biswas’s Take: Distressed investors attempt to pick survivors in retail
New Rival for Sapphire Reserve, Platinum Rewards Cards
Kleinfeld’s Leaving Arconic Shows Investors Like All to Play Nice
Market direction: Neutral