Date: 2015-03-04 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 211.47, high: 212.05, low: 210.08, close: 211.12, volume: 110325800, daily change: -0.0041
News headlines:
China Rongsheng Won’t Proceed with Warrant Issue
Washington Strips New York Fed’s Power
China to Launch Trial Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Trading Link
China Stocks Fall
Business Watch: News Digest
Financial Briefs: News Digest
‘Selfie’ Shtick Targets Dividends
European Stimulus Sparks Bond Blitz
Brazil’s Struggles Hammer the Real
McDonald’s to Curb Antibiotics in Chicken
Big Firms Finally Start to Ramp Up Spending
Simon Property Eyes Rival
Pentagon Plans Cost-Plus Deal for New Bomber
Orange Juice, Sugar Touch Lows
Carlyle to Sell 20 Million CommScope Shares
Frostbitten Costco Treads on Thin Ice
Caesars’ Junior Creditors Can Keep Voice in Case
Date Set for Hearings in Sysco-U.S. Foods Antitrust Suit
Hunt for Street’s ‘Wolves’ Comes Up Short
Semtech Posts Narrower Loss
RadioShack’s Bankruptcy Could Take Toll on Junior Creditors
Fed’s Yellen, in 2009, Urged ‘Bold Action’ on Growth
FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Drug for Lung Cancer
Antibiotic-Free Beef Is a Taller Order
U.K. Probes Financial Crisis-Era Emergency Cash Auctions
H&R Block Revenue Surges
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks End Lower
General Dynamics Boosts Dividend
Goldman Sachs Specialty Unit Nears Listing on NYSE
Dollar Rallies Against Euro
Handbag Prices Begin to Hit Their Limit
Wal-Mart Sees Mobile Payments As Future Option For Customers
U.S. Oil Prices Rise
Bombardier Children’s Stake in Company to Drop Below 50%
Gold Slips Ahead of Jobs Data
U.S. Refiners, Striking Workers Digging In for Protracted Battle
Exxon Reduces Capital Spending
Texas Instruments Boosts CEO’s Compensation
When a Client Asks, ‘Am I Wealthy?’
Shell’s Ollila Says Society Must Find ‘Middle Way’ on Climate Change
Turkish Lira Hits Another Low
American Eagle Shows Strength Among Teens
U.K. Open to Talks With LetterOne Over Gas Fields
Beige Book: Hiring, Spending Solid at Start of Year
UPS Financial Chief Says Weaker Euro Boosting European Exports to U.S.
Many More EU Firms Face Caps on Bonuses
Emirates Airlines Sees Need for 100 to 200 Airbus A380s
Dolce & Gabbana Signs SoHo Lease
Yale Endowment Cuts Real-Estate Target
Z Capital Preparing to Put Mrs. Fields, TCBY Owner on the Block
Euro Hits 11-Year Low
Adviser Develops a Niche Focused on Divorce
Kettal’s High-End Backyard Designs
Tiffany Says Dutch Court Set Aside Swatch Arbitration Award
Dick’s Calls Adidas ‘Important Partner’
Bankruptcy Judge Clears Girls Gone Wild to Pay Old Debts
Citi’s Fix-It Man Guides Bank Through Stress Test
Businesses Report Modest Hiring
Math Melee Divides the Prime From the Remainder
Rosneft Posts Sharply Lower Net
ITV Completes Turnaround Plan
CSX Sees Coal Shipments to Fall at Least 5%
Reliance Buys Stake in Shipbuilder Pipavav
MTN Rides Africa Mobile Data Boom
Starboard Still Seeking Staples Board Change
A Chastened Adviser Refines His Style
U.K. Wins Case on Euro Clearing
Oil Companies Begin to Give Up on Yemen
Brazil’s Real Weakens Further
Baxter Buys Autoimmune Specialist SuppreMol
PetSmart Results Top Expectations
Tribune Profit Falls Amid TV Separation
Malaysia Orders Auditor to Verify 1MDB Accounts
Trump Entertainment’s Fight with Union Heads to Appeals Court
Exelon, Pepco Boost Benefits Package
American Eagle Revenue Rises Amid Fewer Promotions
Saudi Oil Minister Denies Price War
Quiksilver Delays Earnings Release
Brown-Forman Profit Rises 5.1%
Abercrombie Sales Drop 14%
E.W. Scripps Earnings Disappoint
Deutsche Adds Strikes to Woes
India Cuts Interest Rate for Second Time in 2015
Bristol-Myers, Bavarian Nordic Ink Prostate-Cancer Deal
Indian Shares Hit Intraday High After Rate Cut
U.K. to Sell Eurostar Stake for $1.16 Billion
Areva Proceeds With Overhaul
Standard Chartered to Steady Ship
EQT Considers Cashing Out in Singapore
Olam CEO Backs Role of Short Sellers
RBI Takes Aim at Rupee’s Strength
Macquarie to Buy 90 Airliners
Vanguard and BlackRock Are Raising Their Voices
Market direction: Neutral