Date: 2015-05-14 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 210.47, high: 211.22, low: 209.74, close: 210.02, volume: 94667900, daily change: 0.0002
News headlines:
Perella Weinberg Banker Charged in Insider Case
Bank of America’s Woes Test ‘Fixer’ CEO
Party City Posts Higher Revenue, Narrower Loss
Economists’ Forecast: Here We Grow Again
Moody’s Serves up Ratings Changes for Banks
Blackstone Buys a Piece of Hedge Fund Magnetar
Natural Gas Soars to Nearly Four-Month High
FedEx Loses Motion to Dismiss DOJ Drug-Shipping Charges
Justice Department to Tear Up Past UBS Settlement
Mergermarket, Former Employees Dispute Headed to Mediation
Pimco Pulls Out of Stock Strategies
Global Gold Demand Fell in Quarter
El Pollo Loco Results Beat Forecast
OSHA Cites DuPont in Deadly Gas Leak
Actavis in Talks About Settling Probe of Warner Chilcott Sales
E. Coli Becomes a Business Opportunity
State Street Expects to Face Enforcement Action
Asian Morning Briefing: S&P 500 Sets New Record
Kohl’s Joins Macy’s, J.C. Penney in Reporting Weak Sales
David Neeleman Mulls Bid for Portugal’s TAP
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Adds to Canadian Equity Trading Team
Dillard’s Posts Slight Profit Drop
Dollar’s Downturn Continues Against Euro, Pound
Applied Materials Posts Profit Near High End of Guidance
Dairy Queen Orders Sodas Out of Kids’ Meals
S&P 500 Closes at Record
Nordstrom Profit Falls
Laundry-Pod Poisonings Piling Up
New York Seen Cutting Fund’s Return Assumption
Oil Prices Fall on Steady Production
Bombardier to Cut Production of Most Lucrative Jets
SEC Reviews Dubious Avon Bid
Perry Ellis Raises Guidance
Farmland Prices Flat Year Over Year in Parts of Midwest
Sahara Group Nearer to Checking Out of Prized Hotels
Calpers to Trim Timber Holdings
Lehman Sues Over Old Swaps
Industrial View Only Partly Cloudy
Christie’s Sells Rothko for $82 Million, Hits Milestone
SEC Charges Nationwide Life Insurance With Violating Pricing Rules
Tide Retreats in Europe’s Oil Capital
Dynasty Financial Hires Fortigent Co-Founder
Euro Pares Gains, Stocks Rise
Deutsche Bank Chairman on the Future of the Bank, Industry
Lear Rejects Call to Split
Draghi: ECB Stimulus for ‘as Long as Needed’
CFTC’s Massad Criticizes Legislation to Reauthorize Agency for Five Years
Portugal’s Golf Resorts Improve Their Game
Thinking of Selling? They Already Know
Vonnegut: ‘Harrowing’ Fight for Brokers Who Take On the Firm
Higher Rental Income, More Shoppers Propel Westfield
Fed’s Powell: Exempt Small Banks From Some Rules
U.S. Producer Prices Fall 0.4%
Manchester United Swings to a Loss
China Pushes Yuan
Voices: Patricia Farrar-Rivas, on Gender-Lens Investing
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall, Still Near Historic Lows
Kansas City Southern Withdraws 2015 Revenue, Volume Guidance
U.K. Should Hold EU Referendum as Soon as Possible, Says Carney
Lone Star Case Revives Questions About Investment in Korea
Crown Castle to Sell Australian Business
Bank of Russia to Replenish Foreign-Currency Reserves
Banco Do Brasil Profit More Than Doubles
Sally Beauty Confirms Data Breach
Children’s Place Raises Guidance
Citigroup Closes Exclusive Credit Program
BP Hires Former MI6 Chief John Sawers
Japan Shares End Lower
Mexico Cracks Down on Junk Food in Schools
Russia’s Economy Seen Contracting Again in 2016
India’s Gold Demand Rises 15%
Manhattan Apartment Rents Rise Modestly
Market direction: Neutral