Date: 2017-05-04 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 238.77, high: 238.88, low: 237.7, close: 238.48, volume: 73137700, daily change: -0.0012
News headlines:
Chinese Tycoons Take to Skies in Pursuit of Deals
Australia’s RBA More Confident on Inflation Rise
Why the ‘Fear Gauge’ Is Missing the Market’s Anxiety
Senators Set to Write Their Own Version of the Health Bill
Activist Investor Barington Calls on Avon to Replace CEO McCoy
Gymboree Plans Store Closures as Part of Upcoming Bankruptcy Filing
Puerto Rico Somewhat Unique Among U.S. Municipal Bankruptcies
Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Is ‘Beginning of the Story’ for Investors
GE’s Immelt Warns Trump on Perils of Protectionism
Wal-Mart Wants to Know When Your Milk Is About to Expire
Shake Shack’s Same-Store Sales Fall
Gene-Therapy Startup Vivet Therapeutics Nabs $41 Million Series A
The Balance Sheet for Republicans After Big Health Vote
Canadian Imperial Sweetens Its Offer for PrivateBancorp
Arconic Names Two Directors Ahead of Shareholder Vote
Drop in Commodities Damps U.S. Stocks
Trump Administration Asks for Time to Deliberate MetLife Case
Trade Uncertainty Holding Back Growth, Says Bank of Canada’s Poloz
Dollar Slips as Traders Weigh Economic Data, Commodity Selloff
Natural Gas Falls On Larger-Than-Expected Inventory Build
Deepening Gasoline Glut Pushes Oil to a Five-Month Low
Metals Slide on Global Growth Concerns
Oil Slides 4.8% to a Five-Month Low
Appeals Court Rejects Former Lehman Employees Bid to Collect
Voices: Why to Build a Financial ‘Dream Team’
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Morgan Stanley Dumps Vanguard Mutual Funds
Interconnectedness Between EU Banks and Shadow Banks
Voters Support More Financial Regulation, Not Less
Senators Grill Aviation Officials Over Customer Service
ECB’s Draghi Says Anxiety About Monetary Union Is Misplaced
Central Grocers Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Transcript: Q&A With Comptroller Thomas Curry
Monte dei Paschi Swings to Quarterly Loss
Soylent Eyes Retail Channel With $50 Million Round
AB InBev Struggles to Put Vigor Back Into Bud Light
Fidelity International Launches Fund in China for Wealthy Mainland Investors
Rolls-Royce Holdings Sees Earnings Tailwind From Weak Sterling
U.S. Productivity Fell in the First Quarter
Statoil Earnings Beat Expectations on Higher Prices and Production
Firm Retention Summary: Suniva Inc.
Gold On Track For Biggest Loss of 2017
Shell Profit Soars as Oil Sector Bounces Back
After Brexit, Cracks Start to Show in the Pound
U.S. Factory Orders Rose Slightly in March
SSRN Post Studies Monetary Policy at Work
EU May Force U.K. Clearinghouses to Relocate Due to Brexit
Euro Lifted by Data, Confidence Before French Election
Puerto Rico Bond Insurer Becomes First to Challenge Restructuring Plan
Analysts See 58 Billion-Cubic-Feet Addition to U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
U.S. Trade Activity Picks Up in First Quarter
ECB Chief Economist: It’s Too Early to Cut Stimulus
Trump Names Acting Comptroller | Senate Strikes Down State-Retirement Plan Rule | Senate Panel to Discuss Fannie, Freddie Overhaul | Hayashi’s Take: Durbin Fight Shows Challenge of Repealing Dodd-Frank
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 238,000
Westinghouse, Chicago Bridge Take Fight to Delaware Supreme Court
Eurozone’s Recovery Broadens
HSBC Receives First Dividend From U.S. Unit in More Than a Decade
Analytics Dashboard Heap Adds to Pile With Series B
Investor-Friendly Terms Rise in Late-Stage Deals
UJET Wants to Shorten Customer Support Calls
Haggin’s Take: ‘Participation’ and the Right to Enrichment
Hayashi’s Take: Durbin Fight Shows Challenge of Repealing Dodd-Frank
Nordstrom Is Latest Retailer to Change CFOs
U.K. Economy Revved Up in April
Trump Names Acting Comptroller | Senate Strikes Down State-Retirement Plan Rule | Senate Panel to Discuss Fannie, Freddie Overhaul | Hayashi’s Take: Durbin Fight Shows Challenge of Repealing Dodd-Frank
South Korean Stocks Hit Record, but Nuclear Fears Pose Threat to Rally
Harrison’s Take: Once, We Couldn’t Believe the Fed Would Move. Now We Can’t Believe It Won’t
SocGen to Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Dispute With Libya Fund
Norway’s Central Bank Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged
Big Oil Gets In Early on Argentina Shale
Australia to Block Elliott’s Plan to Move BHP Billiton’s Listing to London
Oil Prices Pull Back as U.S. Data Back in Focus
RBA Chief Warns Homeowners Rates Will Rise Eventually
Air France-KLM Reports Wider Loss but Notes Improved Bookings
Metals Slide Accelerates in China
Biswas’ Take: Are Retailer Liquidation Fears Overblown for Rue21 and Gymboree?
Biswas’ Take: Are Liquidation Fears Overblown for Rue21 and Gymboree?
Market direction: Neutral